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ISPs Need to Respond say Grant Thornton |
31/07/09 |
| Steve Everhard, Technology Director at Grant Thornton, commenting on the recent Ofcom report in to real ISP internet speeds says: "Considering the growing need that consu... Read More |
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Telindus say ISPs will be Judged on More than Speed |
31/07/09 |
| Research published by Ofcom has revealed that more than 50 per cent of UK broadband consumers are receiving only half of the speed they are paying for when downloading co... Read More |
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HTC Hero answers the call of Carphone Warehouse |
31/07/09 |
| The Carphone Warehouse has announced it will be the exclusive retailer of the new HTC Hero in Mocha and Pink, the first device to be sold through Carphone Warehouse since... Read More |
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Motorola reports second quarter results |
31/07/09 |
| Second quarter results at Motorola were an improvement on previous quarters thanks to cost cutting exercises and small one time gains. However, revenues still fell at Mot... Read More |
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Mobile money in emerging markets still fragile |
31/07/09 |
| Activity in mobile payment services, and more broadly mobile money services, is accelerating in many emerging markets. The report from research firm, Ovum, finds the mark... Read More |
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Anite expands 3GPP portfolio with SAS-Lite |
31/07/09 |
| Anite, a provider of testing technology for the wireless industry, has launched its SAS-Lite network simulation solution. Designed to expand the range of real world testi... Read More |
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OpenCloud and mLife announce partnership |
31/07/09 |
| OpenCloud and mLife have formed a strategic, pan-European partnership to help network operators bring a new generation of services to their customer base. mLife’s portfol... Read More |
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Network Roll-out and Management – Why Buy the Cow? |
30/07/09 |
| With the race to deploy next-generation infrastructure happening in lean times, how do telcos and operators control network deployment & management costs? Mark Orchart, ... Read More |
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Orange launches Monkey |
30/07/09 |
| UK operator Orange has announced a new youth-oriented prepaid tariff, labelled Monkey, which offers customers unlimited free music in exchange for regular top ups.
Th... Read More |
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Outsourcery adds online backup to SaaS resellers’ arsenal |
30/07/09 |
| Outsourcery, formerly Genesis Communications, has signed an agreement with BackupAgent, to provide secure online backup solutions to its UK SME customers.
The solutio... Read More |
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Daisy launches carbon footprint calculator |
30/07/09 |
| Daisy is encouraging businesses to think green after launching its own carbon calculator and offsetting service.
Working with the Carbon Advice Group, Daisy has alread... Read More |
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Telefónica launches commercial services across Latin America |
30/07/09 |
| Telefónica, global operator, and Huawei, a provider of next generation telecommunications network solutions worldwide, announced the fulfilment in the deployment of the n... Read More |
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Damovo partners with Agito Networks for FMC |
30/07/09 |
| Damovo UK, the enterprise ICT solutions and service provider, and Agito Networks, the company delivering innovative solutions in enterprise mobility, have announced a par... Read More |
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FCS says reduce the mobile call termination rates |
30/07/09 |
| The The Federation of Communication Services (FCS) has joined the Terminate the Rate campaign of organisations calling upon Ofcom to reduce mobile call termination charge... Read More |
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Alcatel-Lucent acquires Velocix |
30/07/09 |
| Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has acquired Velocix, a global provider of content delivery network (CDN) infrastructure and services to internet and broadband service p... Read More |
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Viatel Point out the Broadband Speed Discrepancies |
29/07/09 |
| Ofcom, the industry regulator, this week published its report on the average speeds available to broadband users within the UK. The report details an average speed for o... Read More |
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Huawei opens LTE lab in US |
29/07/09 |
| Huawei, provider of next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced the opening of an LTE laboratory located in Richard... Read More |
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ntl:Telewest Business offers ethernet VPN service |
29/07/09 |
| Organisations are now in the driving seat of their high speed capabilities thanks to a new ethernet VPN service launched by ntl:Telewest Business.
Marking the next st... Read More |
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RIM announces the New BlackBerry Curve 8520 |
29/07/09 |
| Research In Motion (RIM) has announced the new BlackBerry Curve 8520 smartphone for customers in the UK. The handset, a new addition to the BlackBerry Curve series of sma... Read More |
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Traditional call centre is dead, claims new research |
29/07/09 |
| Call centre phone queues, not being able to find information on a company’s website and waiting for email replies are the biggest customer service frustrations amongst Br... Read More |
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Service providers must build bridges to digital economy |
29/07/09 |
| TM Forum, the industry group focused on business effectiveness for the communications and media sectors, has warned service providers to start building bridges between wh... Read More |
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Nortel selects Ericsson as successful bidder |
28/07/09 |
| Nortel Networks Corporation announced that it, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited, and certain of its other subsidiaries including Nortel Networks... Read More |
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Ofcom reveals shocking real UK broadband speeds: SLOW |
28/07/09 |
| Ofcom today published the results of its research into fixed line broadband speeds in the UK, which shows that consumers are far from receiving the speeds they are sold o... Read More |
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TCL Crowdsourcing brings on demand app testing to the UK |
28/07/09 |
| TCL Crowdsourcing has announced that uTest, the marketplace for testing web sites as well as desktop, mobile and gaming applications is now available in UK. The on demand... Read More |
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Data Broadcasting International and SimpleActive awarded Judicial Review against Ofcom |
28/07/09 |
| Last week in the High Court, Data Broadcasting International (DBI) and SimpleActive (SA), both clients of European law firm Taylor Wessing, won permission from the Admini... Read More |
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Orange named as Blyk’s exclusive UK partner |
28/07/09 |
| Blyk, the mobile engagement media, has announced Orange as its exclusive partner in the UK and has confirmed that it will move from its UK MVNO operation at the end of Au... Read More |
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Nortel selects Ericsson as successful bidder |
27/07/09 |
| Nortel Networks Corporation announced today that it, its principal operating subsidiary Nortel Networks Limited, and certain of its other subsidiaries including Nortel Ne... Read More |
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Nokia to acquire cellity |
27/07/09 |
| Nokia and cellity have announced an agreement for Nokia to acquire certain assets of cellity. cellity is a privately owned mobile software company which employs 14 people... Read More |
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Nokia Siemens Networks remains committed to North America |
27/07/09 |
| Following the outcome of the auction for the CDMA and Long Term Evolution (LTE) assets of Nortel, Nokia Siemens Networks remains focused on maintaining its leadership in ... Read More |
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Mobile handset inventories bulk up |
27/07/09 |
| The handset vendors are still telling us it is a frosty market out there but there is a spring in their step as second quarter 2009 results start to pour in.
“269 mi... Read More |
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Blackboard adds iPhone and mobile web platform to suite |
24/07/09 |
| Blackboard, a global education technology provider, has announced a major step forward in its efforts to support students’ mobile lifestyle with the acquisition of Terrib... Read More |
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BT WiFi now in Flybe passenger lounges |
24/07/09 |
| Flybe passengers jetting away this summer can now use WiFi from BT Openzone at six of the airline’s 12 lounges.
Travellers can now surf, work, game or make cheap VoIP... Read More |
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BlackBerry Storm bad choice for businesses |
24/07/09 |
| Choose carefully before rolling out smart phones to your mobile workforce; that’s the conclusion of a recent report from independent European test laboratory, Broadband T... Read More |
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Vodafone says first quarter looking good |
24/07/09 |
| Vodafone’s interim management statement for the first quarter of 2009 shows the company achieved group revenue of £10,743 million, up 9.3%. Organic service revenue was do... Read More |
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Forget the hype: the smart enabler role is a tough call for mobile operators |
23/07/09 |
| Mobile operators’ role as smart enabler is generating a lot of excitement, but a new report from global advisory and consulting firm Ovum, warns that despite the potentia... Read More |
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Handmark unveils Twitter app for BlackBerry |
23/07/09 |
| Handmark, a developer and distributor of mobile content, has released TweetCaster, a new free Twitter application available exclusively for BlackBerry smartphone customer... Read More |
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ROK’s mobile TV service now compatible with BlackBerry |
23/07/09 |
| ROK Entertainment Group, the mobile technologies, applications and services company, has announced its streamed Mobile TV service, ROK TV, is compatible with the latest B... Read More |
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Arieso works with Huawei on UMTS networks |
23/07/09 |
| Arieso, the network optimisation and customer centric network management solution provider, has announced that its ariesoGEO geo-location solution has been enhanced to su... Read More |
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Why does RIM want to bid for Nortel's wireless business? |
23/07/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, ReThink Wireless
The fight over Nortel's assets is heating up, with private equity group MatlinPatterson Global Advisers, as expected, mounting a ... Read More |
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Envirofone appoints finance director |
23/07/09 |
| Envirofone, the UK online mobile phone recycling site, has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a highly experienced finance director.
Nigel... Read More |
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Orange launches new format retail stores |
23/07/09 |
| Orange today announced the launch of three new retail formats that could change Orange’s retail presence on the high street, while the first of its HMV concessions have o... Read More |
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How will the Financial Crisis And Recession Impact the Communications Sector in Europe? |
23/07/09 |
| Chris Buist and David Stansell, experts in Communications, Media & Entertainment at PA Consulting Group have talked to Comms Business Magazine about the Comms Sector in E... Read More |
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PhonepayPlus appoints new director |
22/07/09 |
| PhonepayPlus, the phone-paid services regulator, has announced that Bradley Brady has been appointed director of strategy and stakeholder relations following an extensive... Read More |
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Communic8 launches SmartLinQ GPS Phone with 24/7 careline support |
22/07/09 |
| Communic8, the UK supplier of mobile phones for the elderly and infirm, has scored another UK first. The niche specialist is launching a unique new mobile package that of... Read More |
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Majority of companies overspend on wireless service costs |
22/07/09 |
| Research firm, Gartner, has stated that the majority of companies will overspend on their wireless service costs through to 2014.
Gartner said that in all, 80% of fir... Read More |
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Vodafone and Azerfon sign strategic partnership |
22/07/09 |
| Azerfon, one of the fastest growing mobile operators in Azerbaijan, and Vodafone have announced a non-equity partnership to provide customers with high quality communicat... Read More |
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Apple third quarter results boom |
22/07/09 |
| Apple has reported its best non-holiday linked quarter revenue and earnings in the company’s history, thanks in part to a massive rise in iPhone sales, which rose by over... Read More |
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Huawei launches world’s first commercial LTE eNodeB |
21/07/09 |
| Huawei Technologies, a provider of next generation telecommunications network solutions for operators around the world, has announced that it has launched the world’s fir... Read More |
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Unsubscribe service adds real value for consumers |
21/07/09 |
| All the hype surrounding the launch of new mobile directory service, 118 800, plus the subsequent failure of the site due to unprecedented demand for the unsubscribe feat... Read More |
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Board changes at Ofcom |
21/07/09 |
| Ofcom has announced the appointment of Norman Blackwell as a new non-executive board member for a three year term commencing on 1 September 2009. The vacancy was created ... Read More |
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MoCo integrates fulfilment service with 3’s Sprint Portal |
21/07/09 |
| Airtime distributor, MoCo, has made it easier for dealers to order 3 consumer new post pay connections, thanks to integration of both companies’ online ordering portals. ... Read More |
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Yahoo! still reigns in mobile performance for June |
21/07/09 |
| Keynote Systems has revealed its June Mobile Performance Index for the UK, with Yahoo! still at the top. Yahoo! continued to have the shortest download time amongst all m... Read More |
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Vodafone launches M2M service |
21/07/09 |
| Vodafone is launching a global machine to machine (M2M) service platform to help companies deploy and manage large, wireless M2M projects.
The new platform will also... Read More |
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802 Global supplies digital broadband solutions to Metronet UK |
20/07/09 |
| 802 Global, the UK supplier of wireless products and solutions, has announced that it has supported Metronet UK in rolling out its high speed wireless broadband service i... Read More |
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Mobile Commerce launches mobile monetised search in US |
20/07/09 |
| Mobile Commerce, the UK provider of mobile search and location services, has announced the launch of its Monetised Search service across the US. This marks the availabili... Read More |
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Mainline’s Club event hits the target |
20/07/09 |
| Axe throwing, treasure hunts and ongoing revenue updates were the unlikely order of the day at the latest Club event for dealers, organised by Mainline Digital Communicat... Read More |
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O2 launches the search for the best iPhone app |
20/07/09 |
| O2 has announced that O2 Litmus, the community dedicated to finding and nurturing the very best new mobile, wireless and internet enabled applications and services, has l... Read More |
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Accenture to acquire Symbian Professional Services Operations from Nokia |
20/07/09 |
| Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire the professional services unit of Nokia, responsible for Symbian customer engineering and customer support. The Symbian... Read More |
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Easynet Global Services start financial year with sustained success and new opportunities |
17/07/09 |
| To mark the start of a new financial year, Easynet Global Services is announcing a raft of major customer wins. The managed network, hosting and telepresence company has ... Read More |
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HTC and STRAX sign worldwide distribution agreement for headset |
17/07/09 |
| HTC and STRAX, Germany have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the launch of the latest HTC Bluetooth Headset, BH M300.
The global distribution arrangemen... Read More |
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Symbian Foundation announces app publishing programme |
17/07/09 |
| The Symbian Foundation has previewed Symbian Horizon, a break through application publishing program on schedule for general availability in October 2009.
With Symbia... Read More |
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New mobile banking service, MoBank, launches in the UK |
17/07/09 |
| MoBank, a new mobile banking service started by ex-First Direct and Egg bankers, Steve Townend and Dominic Keen, is now available on iPhone OS 3.0.
MoBank works with ... Read More |
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Nokia results given ‘ok’ by analysts |
17/07/09 |
| Nokia released its second quarter 2009 results yesterday, and research company, IDC, said the manufacturer was doing well in spite of market conditions.
Shipments dec... Read More |
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Emoze now inside the Nokia S40 |
17/07/09 |
| Nokia Series 40 mobile phones are now being shipped with a direct, emoze push messaging software link in the OVI download folder so that users can quickly set up their fa... Read More |
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Sony Ericsson results declared ‘disasterous’ |
17/07/09 |
| As Sony Ericsson announced its results for the second quarter of 2009 yesterday, research firm IDC stated the results are catastrophic for the business.
Shipments dec... Read More |
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Quadtego Launches |
16/07/09 |
| Quadtego Limited, a London based systems integrator have established themselves as a results focused procurement and consultancy business focusing primarily on the profes... Read More |
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Nokia 2Q results good, but still under pressure |
16/07/09 |
| Nokia has announced its second quarter results. The manufacturer made net sales of Euro 9.9 billion, down 25% year on year and up 7% sequentially (down 24% and up 7% at c... Read More |
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Telefónica places an order with NEC for SaaS project |
16/07/09 |
| Global carriers are currently driving the expansion of new service businesses through data centres that provide a wide range of corporate and private services while trans... Read More |
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Businesses will pay dearly when 0870 charges switch, warns firm |
16/07/09 |
| Owners of premium rate numbers should prepare for 1 August, Scottish business telecoms company, HIGHnet has warned.
Businesses reaping revenue from premium rate number... Read More |
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Orange launches campaign for top ups |
16/07/09 |
| Orange has launched a multi-million pound advertising campaign to promote Orange Bright Top Ups, the latest benefit for pay as you go customers who have a one in three ch... Read More |
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Microsoft to bring free Office to smartphones |
16/07/09 |
| by Caroline Gabriel, ReThink Wireless
The intensifying Google-Microsoft stand off is not all about mobiles, but increasingly users will be carrying out the bulk of the... Read More |
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Samsung scores with Chelsea |
16/07/09 |
| Chelsea Football Club and Samsung Electronics are pleased to announce the renewal of their global partnership for another three years, extending the relationship until th... Read More |
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3 UK looks for ad partners for mobile broadband dashboard |
16/07/09 |
| Mobile operator 3 UK has opened up its mobile broadband dashboard as advertising real estate for major brands. The dashboard, which launches every time a user connects to... Read More |
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Sony Ericsson announces Q209 earnings |
16/07/09 |
| Sony Ericsson has announced a second quarter pre-tax loss of Euro 283 million, in line with market expectations.
The manufacturer has taken a hit of Euro 1 million in... Read More |
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Knights Round the Deal Table |
16/07/09 |
| Knight CF advises on two acquisitions
Channel M&A specialist firm, Knight Corporate Finance continues to play a key role in the consolidation of the telecoms industry ... Read More |
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