http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk Latest Mobile Business News At 15:00:00 EST en-us Copyright 2008 Miles Publishing Limited http://mbmagazine.co.uk/rss/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS/Small_Header.gif http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk MACH, provider of cloud-based managed communication services, today announced that TELE Greenland is using its Roaming Implementation Service to rapidly build and expand its roaming business. Since deployment and seven months into the project, the state-owned mobile network operator says it has expe... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15580 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:22:08 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15580 In a growing number of countries, texting whilst driving is illegal and increases the chances of a crash even more than alcohol. Now, SMS services and infrastructure vendor Telsis is first in the world with an all-phones service, DriveSafe, that can lessen the temptation many people feel to text ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15581 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:31:21 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15581 A burgeoning market for healthcare peripherals and increasing smartphone processing power will result in the number of patients monitored by mobile networks to rise to 3 million by 2016, finds Juniper Research's latest report on the mHealth sector. Remote patient monitoring, using the smartphone ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15582 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:32:22 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15582 In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) case filed before it, the Supreme Court of India issued today a judgment cancelling all 122 of the 2008 spectrum licenses granted to 8 operators (including Swan) and imposing a fine on all licensees who sold equity to foreign investors after issuance of the lice... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15584 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:02:20 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15584 Responding to the publication of Ofcom's new research into broadband speeds, Communications Consumer Panel Chair Bob Warner said:"It's good news that average broadband speeds are improving. However, we remain concerned that many people with ADSL-based broadband connections continue to experience muc... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15579 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:20:30 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15579 ShoreTel, provider of IP phone systems with fully integrated unified communications (UC), announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M5 Networks ("M5”), a recognized leader in hosted Unified Communications. As a result of the acquisition, ShoreTel will be uniquely positioned to provi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15583 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:59:12 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15583 Alcatel-Lucent and Belgacom, Belgium's leading provider of integrated telecommunications services, are offering enterprises a new tool to enable them to improve operations and identify potential cost savings. Alcatel-Lucent's ‘Application Assurance' solution provides unprecedented visibility into wh... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15555 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:03:47 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15555 UK consumers are achieving 22 per cent faster broadband speeds at home than they were 12 months ago, new Ofcom research reveals. In November 2011, the average actual UK residential broadband speed was 7.6Mbit/s, compared with 6.2Mbit/s in November/December 2010, and 6.8Mbit/s in May 2011. Th... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15556 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:10:55 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15556 According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, global shipments of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) declined to about 33 million units in 2011. In mature markets where the installed base of PNDs is already high, the device category is facing increasing competition from ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15560 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:17:58 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15560 ioSafe, provider of disaster proof hardware, has announced a new partnership with Micro-P. This new alliance is effective immediately and sees Micro-P distributing the full range of ioSafe's fireproof and waterproof data storage products throughout the UK. Founded in 2005, ioSafe's patented tech... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15561 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:25:49 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15561 Inmarsat, a world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has selected Metaswitch to expand and enrich its FleetBroadband maritime communications service, the first maritime communications service to provide cost-effective broadband data and voice, simultaneously, through a compact antenn... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15557 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:11:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15557 GetJar, the world's largest free app store, announced that Minclip.com, the world's largest website dedicated to online games, is launching the brand new Android release of its marquee title Fragger exclusively on GetJar.com. Previously available online at Miniclip.com and on iOS, Fragger has been p... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15562 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:42:16 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15562 A "Freephone” Mobile Voice Short Code (MVSC) service has been deployed across all mobile networks to offer a number of benefits to businesses including a mobile friendly alternative to traditional Freephone numbers to further encourage two-way communication with customers. Until now, using a mobi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15548 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:35:18 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15548 Trusteer has discovered a concerning development in some new Ice IX configurations that are targeting online banking customers in the UK and US. Ice IX is a modified variant of the ZeuS financial malware platform. Amit Klein, CTO of Trusteer, said "In addition to stealing bank account data, thes... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15553 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:54 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15553 ANOVO is pleased to announce that a new contract has been signed to extend the current call centre technical services offered to Phones 4u. Both companies have been working together since 2007, continually evolving the service to the current high levels where customer experience and retention ha... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15554 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:01:33 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15554 Vidyo Demonstrates Multipoint Video Conference, Connecting Amazon's Kindle Fire, Samsung Galaxy Nexus™ on ‘Ice Cream Sandwich', VidyoPanorama and more at ISE 2012 1 February 2012 Vidyo will demonstrate its award-winning multipoint video conferencing software on Amazon's new Kindle Fire, today... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15558 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:13:03 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15558 Platform as a service (PaaS) is a core layer of the cloud computing architecture, and its evolution will affect the future of most users and vendors in enterprise software markets, according to Gartner. "With large and growing vendor investment in PaaS, the market is on the cusp of several years... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15559 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:14:13 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15559 Panasonic has announced that it is forming a new company, Panasonic System Communications Company Europe (PSCEU), which will integrate 12 different B2B product categories, project management and services into one organisation. The new PSCEU is made up of four business divisions: Communication... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15545 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:04:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15545 A new report commissioned by Kelkoo and carried out by the Centre for Retail Research, provides the first available estimates of mobile shopping sales in 2011 across 13 European countries and includes mobile retail forecasts for 2012. The report reveals that, for the third year running, consumers in... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15536 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:34:49 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15536 The abundance of innovative connected devices is fuelling a rise in the consumption of digital content and home networking. In turn, this is driving demand for faster broadband speeds and advances in networking technology to improve consumer experiences and create new revenue stream opportunities. C... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15537 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:35:28 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15537 The telecoms industry rebounded in 2011, with service provider revenues and capex growing robustly compared to the same period in 2010, according to Ovum. In a new report*, the independent telecoms analyst found that service provider (SP) capex and revenues grew an estimated 12 per cent and seven... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15538 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:35:54 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15538 Mobilesplease is delighted to announce the launch of its new website today. Now comparing over one million mobile phone deals on a daily basis, Mobilesplease.co.uk is the ideal starting point for finding the best handset and contract combinations on the market. The mobile phone market has real... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15539 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:36:26 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15539 T-Mobile announces the launch of The Full Monty, a ground-breaking new mobile phone plan that offers consumers the freedom to make unlimited calls, send unlimited texts, and use as much mobile internet as they want – with no fair use restrictions. The first of its kind for the UK, The Full Monty pla... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15540 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:37:47 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15540 Inspire Bradford Business Park has appointed IT and communications company essensys to provide all ICT and telecommunications services at the development, due to open in March 2012. Founded in 2006, essensys is a provider of fully managed IT and communications services to serviced offices and fl... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15533 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:37:23 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15533 Varlink, specialist distributor of mobile computing and associated data capture products, has further enhanced their in house technical support capabilities with the addition of competitive third party service level agreements to their product portfolio. With their experienced in house technical ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15519 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:05:05 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15519 Cellcrypt, provider of encrypted voice calling on mobile phones, today announced that Cellcrypt Mobile Baseline for BlackBerry is in CESG CAPS evaluation. CAPS (CESG Assisted Products Service) is a UK Government Cryptographic Evaluation Service run by CESG, the UK's National Technical Authority f... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15521 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:09:34 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15521 Redshift Research findings highlight the consumerisation of IT and the increasing use of personal mobile devices in the workplace, but also underline worrying disparities and disconnect between ground level employees and the lofty C-level decision makers. According to the report, much of this pr... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15525 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:46:09 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15525 Skyfire Labs, provider of mobile video optimization and cloud solutions for mobility, has announced it has raised $8 million in its Series C financing. Verizon Investments, a subsidiary of Verizon Communications, participated in the round, alongside current investors Matrix Partners, Trinity Venture... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15520 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:06:47 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15520 In response to a now urgent need among UK financial institutions, Fujitsu has entered into a partnership with market leader Natterbox with exclusive rights to offer their network-based recording and retention management solution for mobile devices. The joint offering provides full, robust compliance... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15522 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:12:25 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15522 51Degrees.mobi, provider of device detection and web optimisation solutions, has today published an analysis of the mobile devices its online partners detected browsing the internet last year. The 51Degrees.mobi Mobile Web Trends 2011 white paper shows that the proportion of mobile web visitors i... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15516 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:58:28 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15516 As part of the Science Museum's on-going programme of events around the projected Making Modern Communications Gallery, Geoff Varrall, founder and head of telecoms & radio consultancy RTT, this week launched a new book entitled ‘Making Telecoms Work: from Technical Innovation to Commercial Success'.... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15518 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:04:28 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15518 New research from web hosting experts UK2 and YouGov has revealed that more than half of the UK's public WiFi users are potentially putting confidential data at risk by connecting mobile devices to unsecured networks. According to the survey, over half of all UK adults who ever use public WiFi (5... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15497 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:05:56 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15497 Avanade, a business technology solutions and managed services provider, has announced the release of its report, Dispelling Six Myths of Consumerisation of IT, based on a survey of more than 600 senior business and IT leaders conducted in 17 countries. The report challenges commonly held beliefs... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15509 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:36:50 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15509 Catalin Cosoi, Global Research Director at antivirus solutions provider Bitdefender says there is a growing problem of legitimate smartphone apps being swapped with malware after achieving positive ratings. "Third-party Android markets have always been the favorite means of malicious app dissemin... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15517 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:03:13 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15517 Enabling it to further build on opportunities in the emerging Hypernet market and drive competitive edge, Halo Networks, a London-based mobile access enablement start-up, is re-launching as AirSense Wireless. Backed by venture capital funding from Nauta Capital and DN Capital, AirSense Wireless will... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15500 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:02:38 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15500 Motorola Solutions, announced today its fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 results highlighted by fourth-quarter sales of $2.3 billion, up 5 percent from the fourth quarter of 2010 and full-year sales of $8.2 billion, up 8 percent from 2010. The revenue growth reflects solid demand in all regions acr... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15498 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:45:45 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15498 Bosch, global supplier of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods and building technology, has announced the launch of its premium mobile sat nav app for Apple users in the UK. Drawing on extensive experience and infrastructure in the automotive sector, Bosch Navigation 1.5 looks se... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15499 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:48:37 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15499 Nokia Corporation and De' Longhi SpA, a global leader in household appliances, have announced that they have agreed terms for De' Longhi to acquire Nokia's production facility in Cluj, Romania, subject to approvals by the relevant authorities. The transaction is expected to be finalized during th... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15501 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:55:29 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15501 TeliaSonera is ranked as number 13 at the Global 100, a list of the100 most sustainable large cap companies in the world. The list was presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. TeliaSonera is considered the best telecom operator in managing environmental, social and governance ris... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15502 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:00:45 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15502 The Communications Consumer Panel is concerned by the trend for some communications providers to use the small print in contracts to increase fees, which some consumers say is causing them hardship. Therefore, the Panel has welcomed plans by Ofcom to investigate General Condition 9 – the condition t... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15503 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:02:10 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15503 Everything Everywhere and BT Wholesale today announced an extension to the UK's first live multi-operator customer trial of next generation 4G LTE broadband. The trial has seen the two companies collaborate to provide wireless broadband to 180 customers living in and around St. Newlyn East in C... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15504 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:05:35 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15504 Research released today by enterprise ICT solutions and services provider Damovo UK has revealed that over three quarters (76%) of IT directors believe that the consumerisation of IT is ‘overhyped'. While recognising that business and consumer technology is converging, the majority felt that a l... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15507 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:29:15 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15507 According to a recent round table discussion held by UKFast, Cloud technology is levelling the playing field for small businesses, allowing them to compete with larger companies despite the grim economic climate. With little capital outlay in setting-up and elastic scalability, the cloud is enabl... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15508 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:31:50 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15508 Roke Manor Research (Roke), a Chemring Group company, will be demonstrating SmartSwitch at this year's Mobile World Congress. SmartSwitch is the first app that allows mobile networks to actively promote free WiFi and eliminates ‘bill shock' when travelling internationally. SmartSwitch could be us... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15493 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:32:59 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15493 iPass, provider of mobility services for both enterprises and service providers, today announced that it has expanded its partnership with iBAHN, a worldwide leader in Internet solutions for the hospitality and meeting industries, to cover 225 additional European hotel conference centres as part of ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15484 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21:14 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15484 Ubidyne will be featuring its new LTE 700MHz active antenna solution at next month's Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona. The uB700 Antenna Embedded Radio with flexible beam forming and tilting capabilities has just completed independent network trials with a leading US mobile operator, deliveri... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15487 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:25:15 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15487 Alcatel-Lucent is enabling H3G, one of the leading mobile operators in Austria, to meet growing subscriber demand for mobile Internet, video and other data services by dramatically increasing the speed and capacity of its data network. H3G Austria – which currently handles the largest volume of ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15488 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:26:29 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15488 GlobalPlatform has announced it will hold a two-day card specification training session at The Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas on 1 and 2 March 2012, to educate participants on the importance of GlobalPlatform Specifications, their capabilities and functionality. The session precedes CARTES North America (5... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15485 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:21:54 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15485 The City of Austin, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the Tech City Investment Organisation (TCIO) and the British Consulate-General in Houston are leading a group of innovative Austin-based digital media and gaming companies on a two-day showcase of London's Tech City, one of the fastest growing tech c... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15486 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:24:26 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15486 The GSMA today announced nominees for the 17th annual Global Mobile Awards. The winners will be presented on Tuesday, 28th February at the GSMA Mobile World Congress, in an afternoon ceremony hosted by comedian and songwriter Tim Minchin. In total, 158 nominees have been shortlisted for this year's ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15491 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:30:35 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15491 Electronic equipment manufacturers remained the centre of the semiconductor world in 2011, accounting for $105.6 billion of semiconductors on a design total available market (TAM) basis — 35 per cent of semiconductor vendors' worldwide chip revenue, according to Gartner. This represented a year-on-y... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15492 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:31:34 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15492 Skrill, one of the world's largest digital wallet providers, today announces the launch of Skrill 1-Tap – a new product connected to Skrill's digital wallet that brings quick and easy mobile payments to merchants and customers. By implementing Skrill 1-Tap, merchants can offer customers the opportun... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15482 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:17:01 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15482 The long-anticipated wiring of the Rome Metro's passenger trains and stations for wireless coverage is becoming a reality. CommScope, Inc., a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has been chosen by Italian operators Telecom Italia, Vodafone, WIND and H3G to provi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15483 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:19:17 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15483 O2 today announces it has signed an agreement to provide Tragus restaurants with its market changing wifi service, which is free for both O2 and non-O2 mobile customers. The deal is the first O2 Wifi has struck with a restaurant chain and will see hotspots rolled out initially in over 120 renowned ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15489 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:27:22 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15489 A new report from analyst firm Juniper Research forecasts that shipments of Ultrabooks will grow at three times the rate of tablets over the next five years. However, tablets volume will remain higher, with 253 million shipped in 2016, compared with 178 million Ultrabooks. The report finds that ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15490 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:29:29 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15490 The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF), designed to promote trust, security and transparency within the sector, has launched a group specifically to focus on the legal issues associated with cloud computing. The new group – chaired by Conor Ward, Partner, Hogan Lovells, has been created to provide clarit... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15474 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:39:07 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15474 Headset vendor Sennheiser Communications has appointed Christian Bauers as Head of Telecoms Sales and Marketing for Sennheiser in the United Kingdom. Christian has been with Sennheiser Communications for over six years and has held a number of senior executive positions including Business Manager fo... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15475 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:43:59 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15475 Industry expert David Adams has penned a white paper identifying twelve gaps in notification strategies. Based on industry research and the real life experience of businesses and organisations in different sectors, the report outlines best practice for testing software and processes to reveal potent... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15476 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:46:34 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15476 NEC Laboratories Europe today announced that its vehicular communication system successfully completed the multi-vendor interoperability tests for Car-2-X (Car-to-Car and Car-to-Infrastructure) communications system and was verified to be a mature implementation by the ETSI Centre for Testing and In... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15466 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:53:15 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15466 Kaspersky Lab, developer of secure content and threat management solutions, today announced that it has become a Golden Member of the Samsung Enterprise Alliance Programme. The new global partnership will mean closer cooperation between the companies and the inclusion of Kaspersky Lab's products on ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15467 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:53:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15467 Pioneering developer of small cell mobile technology, ip.access, today confirmed it had signed a distribution agreement with E-Pay International, one of the leading systems integration and managed services suppliers to telecoms operators in the Middle East. Under the terms of the agreement, E-Pa... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15468 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:03:11 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15468 Demand from wireless technologies that will help ensure the smooth running of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will more than double within London during the seven week event, according to analysis by Ofcom. Careful management of London's airwaves will be essential for the coverage ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15469 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:06:08 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15469 Doro is proud to announce that four of its easy-to-use home telephones will be available both online and from selected John Lewis stores. The four products are part of Doro's care range and address specific needs faced by many of today's phone users. Available now, the handsets are a mix of corded a... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15470 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:06:51 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15470 See your wheels in a whole new light with Squash My Car for iPhone and Android Pimp your ride into miniature and show the world on twitter using #squashmycar Petrolheads, big kids and toy car fans will love the new 69p Squash My Car app for iPhone and Android devices, released on 23rd January 20... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15465 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:51:40 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15465 Apple today announced iBooks 2 for iPad, featuring iBooks textbooks, an entirely new kind of textbook that's dynamic, engaging and truly interactive. iBooks textbooks offer iPad users fullscreen textbooks with interactive animations, diagrams, photos, videos, unrivaled navigation and much more. i... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15457 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:11:44 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15457 BE Wholesale, wholesale broadband division of the O2/Telefonica group, has today announced the launch of its new partner incentive, ‘Flying Start'. The promotion offers resellers and wholesalers free connections on all new orders and migrations from February 1st to April 30th, 2012. The initiati... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15459 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:22:03 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15459 The latest research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) has again highlighted end user concerns over migrating to a Cloud service model. The research conducted in December 2011 highlighted that widely held view that many organisations cite their number one concern, namely the mitigation of risk, wh... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15460 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:22:40 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15460 ZTE Corporation, global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has announced the availability of its first Windows Phone device in the UK – the ZTE Tania. The ZTE Tania is great for both business and personal use, and makes it easier than ever to connect and share with fr... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15461 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:23:25 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15461 The majority of smartphone and tablet users believe that apps have made their lives better. In fact more than half say they use their phone more for apps than any other purpose such as emailing, texting or even calling, according to research from The Times newspaper. The Sunday Times Apps List 20... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15462 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:25:26 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15462 StrikeAd, London and New York based mobile advertising specialist, has announced it has secured £2m second round investment from venture capital firm DFJ Esprit. The investment, which follows first round finance from Germany-based venture capital firm eValue announced in February 2011, will enable S... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15458 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:21:22 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15458 Microsoft SharePoint users are aware of the risks that exposing sensitive data can cause to their organization, yet unbelievably they are using the collaboration tool as an excuse to turn a blind eye. A study, sponsored by Cryptzone, IT threat mitigation experts, discovered that while 92% of respond... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15463 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:26:22 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15463 Turkcell and Research In Motion have announced the commercial availability of an NFC mobile wallet application, the Turkcell Cep-T Cüzdan, for BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone customers in Turkey. The power of the BlackBerry Bold 9900 combined with the Turkcell Cep-T Cüzdan application enables Tu... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15436 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:14:18 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15436 Synchronica, the international provider of next-generation mobile messaging services, has secured an agreement with a handset manufacturer, based in China, to bundle Synchronica¹s Mobile Gateway onto its portfolio of low and ultra-low-cost MediaTek powered handsets. The order is valued at US$1.5 ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15438 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:17:04 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15438 In 2012 Visa Europe expects to see contactless cards hit 50 million in circulation in Europe, and the first launches of mobile phones enabled to make point-of-sale transactions. Visa Europe will also launch its new ecommerce digital wallet service in the latter half of the year. Significant prog... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15441 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:25:31 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15441 Service revenues or fees from m-commerce transactions are expected to reach US$37 billion by 2016, according to the latest research published by Informa Telecoms & Media. The biggest opportunity to earn service revenues will be from the mobile remote payments for physical goods and services and ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15442 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:26:57 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15442 Quortus, provider of transformation of core networks into edge-based applications, has announced that it has joined the Femto Forum, the independent industry and operator association that supports femtocell deployment worldwide. As a member of the Femto Forum, Quortus will work to help the associ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15446 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:51:34 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15446 Monitise, the technology and services company delivering mobile banking, payments and commerce networks worldwide, notes the announcements released by its strategic partner Visa Europe, predicting that by 2020 over half of all Visa transactions in Europe will be on a mobile device. "The surge in ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15440 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:21:39 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15440 Alfresco, the open platform for social content management, has announced the availability of Alfresco Mobile 1.2, the newest version of its iOS apps for the iPhone and iPad. The apps are available in the Apple App Store, for free to all Alfresco platform users. The apps now enable round-trip edi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15445 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:49:30 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15445 If you are already failing in your new year's resolution to stay on top of your email this year, you are not alone. January 16 or ‘Blue Monday‘ has been named the most depressing day of the new year as its when many of us give up on our recently made resolutions. But if you join in the 5th Interna... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15439 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:20:00 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15439 Telecoms software innovator OpenCloud today announced the launch of its latest product – Rhino Sentinel, a service layer suite for Communication Service Providers (CSPs). Based on open-standards, Rhino Sentinel provides CSPs with rapid, simple and cost effective development, and maintenance, of ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15443 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:28:30 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15443 Huawei, global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced it has been selected to deploy western Africa's first LTE TDD commercial network for ZODA FONES, Nigeria's leading telecoms operator. Adopting Huawei's end-to-end SingleRAN LTE TDD solution, this netwo... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15447 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:56:39 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15447 83% of small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK believe that next year will be just as prosperous or even better than 2011, according to the second annual survey of SMEs predications for the year ahead from Orange. This is up from 76% in last year's survey. The survey also highlighted that... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15426 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:30:16 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15426 Following the recent liquidation of WAN optimisation specialist Expand Networks, and the purchase of certain of its assets by Riverbed Technology, VAD Wick Hill, an Expand distributor, announces that it will continue to support Expand customers in the UK on an FOC and best endeavours basis. Addi... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15437 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:14:53 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15437 Axin and Huawei Marine have announced the finalisation of a survey agreement for the trans-Tasman Optikor Network. The survey to be launched is a critical element of the project, as the data collected will allow Huawei Marine to deploy a system properly designed for the changing conditions along... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15444 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:47:57 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15444 BuzzCity's latest quarterly report, released today, showcases the trends and forces in the mobile advertising industry. BuzzCity has seen tremendous growth with mobile ads served more than doubling in 2011, and year-on-year growth of 139%. More than 126 billion ads were served in 2011, compared with... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15421 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:44:17 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15421 INSIDE Secure, provider of semiconductor solutions for secure transactions, today announced the availability of the latest version of its award-winning, open-source, open NFC protocol stack for the new Google Android 4.0 release, aka Ice Cream Sandwich. The open NFC version 4.3.3 for Google Andro... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15422 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:45:56 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15422 Despite the challenging economic climate and threat of further global recession, a new report from Juniper Research finds that mobile banking users worldwide will reach 530 million by 2013, up from just over 300 million in 2011. Indeed, Juniper finds that mobile services are becoming a fundamental c... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15423 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:47:07 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15423 A new study conducted by Plantronics and the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic reveals that office-based workers have seen significant reductions in back and shoulder pain by wearing a headset for calls. In just four weeks, half of the participants who suffered neck ache and headaches at the... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15416 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:01:20 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15416 Ofcom has set out a number of new proposals for making 4G mobile spectrum available in the UK. This includes introducing new measures expected to extend coverage to at least 98% of the UK population and revised plans to promote competition. Demand for mobile data in Western Europe is estimated to... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15409 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:16:49 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15409 Lee Jones, COO at Red Box Recorders, says there is no denying that for many financial services organisations the changes made last year to voice recording regulations for mobile phones will represent a considerable addition to their overheads whilst creating a number of grey areas in terms of busine... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15411 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:23:05 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15411 Everything Everywhere is not to receive a chunk of sub-1Ghz spectrum from Ofcom in the upcoming 4G spectrum auctions. Instead, Ofcom is set to encourage a fourth player to compete harder in the market, potentially 3UK. Between March and May 2011, Ofcom consulted on its assessment of how 4G spect... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15399 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:30:01 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15399 NEC Corporation (NEC) has announced the successful experimental demonstration of 1.15-Tb/s ultra-long haul optical transmission over 10,000 kilometers using optical superchannel technology. This is the first instance that a terabit/s channel generated from a single laser source has been transmit... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15402 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:37:35 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15402 "la Caixa” and Visa Europe have begun rolling out their contactless payment system in Barcelona. The new technology permits quick and contactless payment in stores and improves the ATM user experience. The bank, chaired by Isidro Fainé and directed by Juan María Nin, is to make all cards and POS ... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15403 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:45:51 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15403 Channel Telecom, the fast growing provider of business telecommunication services to the UK channel, has held a ‘Reward and Recognition' evening for its channel partners and suppliers to celebrate success over the past year. In a fun packed evening over 50 invited guests from a range of companies in... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15398 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:57:58 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15398 Punctuating 30 years of nanotechnology research, scientists from IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) have successfully demonstrated the ability to store information in as few as 12 magnetic atoms. This is significantly less than today's disk drives, which use about one million atoms to store a single bit of in... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15408 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:10:18 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15408 Catch Media, provider of a patented licensed Smart Cloud technology platform, Play Anywhere, today announces its partnership with Now Network Media, a subsidiary of Now Advertising Production, headquartered in Hong Kong, an international hi-tech targeted mobile advertising company, to develop, manuf... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15400 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:31:07 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15400 Avaya, a global provider of business communications and collaboration systems and services, today unveiled Avaya IP Office 8.0, the new version of the company's unified communications (UC) solution for small and mid-size enterprises (SME). The new version introduces a range of advancements for imp... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15401 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:37:02 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15401 Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, is showcasing its full range of LTE devices at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012, including its first LTE smartphone, the Huawei Ascend P1 lte. In addition, Huawei will showcase its latest LTE modem, the E327... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15404 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:46:38 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15404 PC and Mobile security experts BullGuard have urged caution over the use of QR Codes on smartphones, claiming that they could become a likely target for hackers and malicious users looking to steal your personal data in 2012. The strange black squares that have been cropping up in increasing numb... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15378 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:44:08 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15378 Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, is delighted to announce the appointment of Jill Styring as UK and Ireland Marketing Director for Devices. Styring takes charge of Huawei Device's brand and marketing functions in the UK and Ireland, and will lea... http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15382 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:48:17 GMT http://www.mbmagazine.co.uk/RSS_News_Articles.cfm?NewsID=15382