October 17, 2007
L UXGSM and Research In Motion (RIM) have partnered to launch the Blackberry Curve 8310 Smartphone in Luxembourg. RIM have claimed that the Blackberry Curve 8310 is the lightest and smallest smart phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. RIM also claim that the Blackberry Curve has an improved media player, which plays a variety of popular audio and visual formats. The phone ...
Blackberry Curve 8310 Smartphone arrives in Luxembourg
by Rebecca McCarthyL UXGSM and Research In Motion (RIM) have partnered to launch the Blackberry Curve 8310 Smartphone in Luxembourg. RIM have claimed that the Blackberry Curve 8310 is the lightest and smallest smart phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. RIM also claim that the Blackberry Curve has an improved media player, which plays a variety of popular audio and visual formats. The phone ...
Latvian Mobivox users get “free” calls
by Rebecca McCarthyInternational calling service Mobivox has announced that it’s free calling service is now available in Latvia. Mobivox users can connect for free ( though local phone costs still apply) via a mobile or landline and talk to other Mobivox users in over forty territories for free. Mobivox users register on the mobivox.com website then upload their contacts. When they want to ...
Post Office launches broadband service
by Jan HarrisThe Post Office, a subsidiary of Royal Mail, has expanded its telecoms services with broadband internet access for the home. The company is offering a standalone broadband service with 8-Mbps of bandwidth for £9.95 per month, including DSL modem rental. Customers can upgrade to an enhanced version for £15.95 per month, which includes a wireless router, security suite, and parental ...
October 16, 2007
Orange France, has won the contract to be the exclusive carrier of the Apple iPhone in France. The phone is due to launch in the European country on November 29th. The iPhone is a combination of a number of products into one handset. It acts as a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod, and mobile internet device. Another major selling point is ...
Apple goes Orange in France
by Rebecca McCarthyOrange France, has won the contract to be the exclusive carrier of the Apple iPhone in France. The phone is due to launch in the European country on November 29th. The iPhone is a combination of a number of products into one handset. It acts as a mobile phone, a widescreen iPod, and mobile internet device. Another major selling point is ...
BBC and the Cloud sign free content deal
by Rebecca McCarthyThe BBC has signed a deal with Wi-fi provider The Cloud to expand public access to it’s on-line content. The scheme launches today, it allows members of the public the access the bbc.co.uk website for free using wireless devices via The Cloud’s network of wireless hotspots throughout the country. The Cloud’s seven thousand five hundred hotspots are spread through a variety ...
Belgacom selects Alcatel-Lucent to provide VDSL2 network
by Rebecca McCarthyBelgium based Belgacom has chosen Alcatel-Lucent as it’s supplier for it’s fibre-to-the-node VDSL2 network. The deal will allow Belgacom to provide triple-play services, this includes multiple IPTV channels simultaneously on a multiple of TV sets and High definition TV in Belgium. The VDSL rollout is expected to take place in Spring 2008. The roll-out is part of a scheme by Belgacom ...
Half of UIQ bought by Motorola
by Rebecca McCarthyUS firm Motorola has purchased half of Swedish firm UIQ, a company responsible for graphic interfaces on mobile phones, in particular smartphones. The 50% stake was purchased from another mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson who only purchased UIQ last year, the financial details of the deal have yet to be disclosed. UIQ is a specialist in smart phone software – ...
LG still maintains expansion plans
by Rebecca McCarthyKorean firm LG is still considering overseas acquisitions to provide new growth avenues as the firm sets it’s sights on becoming one of the largest electronics companies in the world. The firm is already the world’s fifth largest mobile handset producer. The company is interested in M&A opportunities if they will help to expand the companies value. It has been confirmed by LG ...
Whitehaven leads UK digital switchover
by Jan HarrisThe analogue signal will be switched off in Whitehaven, Cumbria, tomorrow, making it the first place in the UK to switch over to digital TV. The Cumbrian town, with a population of 25,000 has been chosen to lead the UK's transition to digital TV because it is a discrete area for broadcasting signals. This means that switching its TV ...
October 15, 2007
The Health Protection Agency is to launch an investigation into the health effects of Wi-Fi networks in places such as schools, homes and offices. Although the Agency stresses that there is currently no scientific evidence that Wi-Fi and WLANs have a detrimental effect on health, it does believe that a further study is prudent. The investigation, which will take around two ...
Health Protection Agency to study Wi-Fi safety
by Jan HarrisThe Health Protection Agency is to launch an investigation into the health effects of Wi-Fi networks in places such as schools, homes and offices. Although the Agency stresses that there is currently no scientific evidence that Wi-Fi and WLANs have a detrimental effect on health, it does believe that a further study is prudent. The investigation, which will take around two ...
October 12, 2007
Telefonica shares rose by eleven percent on Thursday as the company promised to speed up it’s debt reduction programme as well as scale back acquisitions and increase dividends by a third. Telefonica is the world’s fifth most valuable telecom operator. The firm anticipates a massive increase in new mobile phone connections in Latin America, as well as an rise in demand ...
Telefonica plans growth
by Rebecca McCarthyTelefonica shares rose by eleven percent on Thursday as the company promised to speed up it’s debt reduction programme as well as scale back acquisitions and increase dividends by a third. Telefonica is the world’s fifth most valuable telecom operator. The firm anticipates a massive increase in new mobile phone connections in Latin America, as well as an rise in demand ...
PlayStation phones on the horizon?
by Rebecca McCarthySony Ericsson is considering tapping into Sony’s popular PlayStation and Bravia brands, to create a new range of high end handsets. Sony in conjunction with NTT DoCoMo is already producing a Bravia phone with mobile TV features in Japan. A PlayStation phone is also a distinct possibility, although Sony has been keen to stress that the technology required to produce the phone ...
Profits fall but sales increase for Sony Ericsson.
by Rebecca McCarthySony Ericsson has increased it’s market share of mobile phone shipments, but has seen profits actually fall. The firm has reported a pre tax profit of five hundred and forty six million dollars in the three months preceding September 30th, a fall of eleven percent from last year. The fall in year-on-year profits was the firms first since the first quarter of ...
Sanyo jettisons Kyocera
by Rebecca McCarthyElectronics group Sanyo is close to closing an agreement which would see it’s struggling mobile phone business to Kyocera. The move comes as part of a larger restructuring scheme currently under way at Sanyo. Sanyo confirmed on Thursday that Kyocera had priority biding rights to purchase it’s mobile phone division. The business is valued at around seventy billion yen but Sanyo hasn’t ...
AT&T links Iron Mountain site with IP VPN
by Jan HarrisAT&T Inc has been selected by information protection and storage services company, Iron Mountain, to provide an Internet Protocol-based Virtual Private Network connecting 157 of Iron Mountain's European business locations. Following substantial business growth, Iron Mountain required a network that would accommodate a rise in traffic volume, and which would address the different requirements of widespread locations. Iron Mountain also ...
October 11, 2007
The departure of Gary Forsee as CEO of Sprint Nextel could cause problems for it’s five billion dollar nationwide wireless service based on the WiMax technology. As previously reported the company’s board of directors is focusing on external candidates to replace CEO Gary Forsee who left suddenly on Monday. The new CEO will have to work on many of the company’s ...
WiMax in trouble after Sprint Nextel CEO departs
by Rebecca McCarthyThe departure of Gary Forsee as CEO of Sprint Nextel could cause problems for it’s five billion dollar nationwide wireless service based on the WiMax technology. As previously reported the company’s board of directors is focusing on external candidates to replace CEO Gary Forsee who left suddenly on Monday. The new CEO will have to work on many of the company’s ...
Hutchison Whampoa to sell a stake in 3G Australia
by Rebecca McCarthyHutchison Whampoa announced that it intends to sell a ten percent share in Hutchison Telecommunications Australia to New Zealand based Telecom Corporation. The 297.3 million dollar deal will also allow Telecom Cooperation to increase it’s stake up to 19.9 per cent in the future. Hutchison Whampoa will also benefit from a one off, one hundred and sixteen million ...
Ted Baker moves into mobiles
by Rebecca McCarthyFashion group Ted Baker has announced that it is going to launch a range of branded mobile phones. The company is looking to diversify after sales dropped by 4.1 percent in the wholesale fashion industry. Along with a kid’s clothing range at Debenhams the launch of the phones is a move by Ted Baker to diversify, the group is also looking ...
Carphone Warehouse casts doubts about high speed broadband.
by Rebecca McCarthyCarphone warehouse questioned the merits of investing in a high-speed broadband network. The company questioned whether the public demand was high enough to justify the massive investment required. Carphone Warehouse’s shares went up as they announced a rise in profits due to an increase in broadband customers. The announcement was spurred by Ofcom which is asking for public opinion on proposals that ...
Ofcom panel calls for broadband speed clarity
by Jan HarrisOfcom's independent consumer panel has called on ISP's to be clearer on broadband speeds. Ofcom Consumer Panel chairman, Colette Bowe, has written to six leading ISPs, asking for their views on how clearer information could be given to potential customers on the speed their broadband services are likely to provide. The panel's concern centres on how broadband speeds are advertised. ...
