August 29, 2008
Nokia remains at the top of the pack as the world’s largest supplier of mobile phones, according to new figures released by analysts Gartner. In a slumping worldwide telecoms market Nokia increased its global market share during the second quarter of this year to 39.5%, compared with 36.7% during the same period last year. According to Gartner’s report, Nokia’s portfolio of phones ...
Nokia remains dominant despite credit crunch
by David MastersNokia remains at the top of the pack as the world’s largest supplier of mobile phones, according to new figures released by analysts Gartner. In a slumping worldwide telecoms market Nokia increased its global market share during the second quarter of this year to 39.5%, compared with 36.7% during the same period last year. According to Gartner’s report, Nokia’s portfolio of phones ...
Sony Ericsson faces uncertain future
by David MastersVoices at the top of Sony have cast doubt over the future of the company’s joint mobile phone venture with telecoms group Ericsson. Sony CEO, Sir Howard Stringer, has admitted that it could be time to reconsider the future of Sony Ericsson after a ‘difficult year’ for the business. Sony has lowered its profit forecast for the coming financial year to 17% ...
Britain’s red telephone boxes face extinction
by David MastersRed public telephone boxes, a landmark in the UK countryside, are edging closer to extinction after proposals by BT to protect them from removal received a lukewarm reception from local councils. BT has earmarked hundreds of public payphones around the UK for removal because they are no longer profitable. Most of these are red telephone boxes in rural areas. Local councils ...
Layer42 enhances its Californian network
by Alan HartenSanta Clara, California network and services company, Layer42, has announced that it has made significant improvements to its network with the successful installation of equipment supplied by Transmode. This particular installation involved Transmode’s TM-Series equipment, which will give Layer42 higher bandwidth initially over the fibre network that currently connects the cities of San Jose and San Francisco. The TM-Series ...
August 28, 2008
Walmart owned supermarket chain, Asda, has announced severe price cuts to its pay-as-you go mobile phone service. From 1st September flat rate call prices will be slashed in half from 16p to 8p per minute, whilst text messages will be reduced from 5p to 4p each. The announcement follows a similar price cut in calls by furniture chain Ikea, which offers its ...
Asda Mobile joins price war
by David MastersWalmart owned supermarket chain, Asda, has announced severe price cuts to its pay-as-you go mobile phone service. From 1st September flat rate call prices will be slashed in half from 16p to 8p per minute, whilst text messages will be reduced from 5p to 4p each. The announcement follows a similar price cut in calls by furniture chain Ikea, which offers its ...
Misleading iPhone advert banned
by David MastersThe UK's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned a misleading iPhone advert that claimed iPhone users could access 'all parts of the internet'. In truth, iPhone users can only access sites that don't incorporate Flash or Java. This means the iPhone is unable to access the majority of internet videos, games, and graphics. Because Flash and Java are integral to ...
China’s telephone users almost at 1bn
by David MastersThe number of telephone users in China is edging increasingly closer to 1 billion, although the number of landline subscribers is falling. Official figures from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology show 960 million telephone users in China at the end of July, 608 million of which are mobile phone subscribers. 45.6% of the Chinese population now owns a mobile phone. The ...
What are SMB Wi-Fi Customers’ Plans?
by Alan HartenABI Research, respected market trends analysts, have been delving into the often murky world of small-medium businesses or SMBs and their Wi-Fi tastes. The problem is that there has never been any clearly defined pattern when it comes to the requirements of SMBs and Wi-Fi. To try to get some understanding of the nature of this particular beast, ABI decided to ...
ECI sign Costa Rica deal to corner local market
by Alan HartenECI Telecom has scored another big goal in its quest for worldwide domination of the networking infrastructure solutions market. It has signed up Radiográfica Costarricense S.A. (RACSA), who is the main Costa Rican telecom and internet provider in the Central American country. RACSA is seeking to widen its ECI’s XDM Multi-Service Provisioning Platform (MSPP) and is looking to ECI to combine ...
August 27, 2008
The Financial Times has reported that BT is considering selling its 31% stake in India-based software services company Tech Mahindra. Sources say BT has decided that the shares do not fit in to the company's long term strategy. Tech Mahindra, a joint venture between BT and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, has a market capitalisation of around $2.2 billion, and a number of ...
BT to sell Tech Mahindra stake
by David MastersThe Financial Times has reported that BT is considering selling its 31% stake in India-based software services company Tech Mahindra. Sources say BT has decided that the shares do not fit in to the company's long term strategy. Tech Mahindra, a joint venture between BT and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, has a market capitalisation of around $2.2 billion, and a number of ...
Orange admits capping iPhone download speeds
by David MastersMobile network operator Orange has admitted a cap on the speed of its French 3G network. The cap, which was in place to ease the load on the company's 3G network, limits data transfer speeds to 384kbps, a fraction of what other network operators are offering. Orange is the official iPhone network in France, and the low speed of Orange's 3G broadband ...
August 26, 2008
Advertisers know that consumers are more likely to want a product if it is a 'must have' accessory. And if shoppers think the 'must have' is likely to sell out soon, then they are much more likely to buy now. Which is why mobile operator Orange paid out-of-work Polish actors to line up in front of its stores ahead of Poland's iPhone ...
Actors paid to queue for iPhone
by David MastersAdvertisers know that consumers are more likely to want a product if it is a 'must have' accessory. And if shoppers think the 'must have' is likely to sell out soon, then they are much more likely to buy now. Which is why mobile operator Orange paid out-of-work Polish actors to line up in front of its stores ahead of Poland's iPhone ...
Virgin broadband seeks Olympic speed
by David MastersVirgin Media is looking to sign Olympic sprinting ace, Usain Bolt, to advertise its high speed broadband. The company wants the fastest man in the world to endorse the fastest broadband in Britain, available over its fibre optic network. If Bolt, 22, comes on board, then bosses at Virgin Media want to rename their fastest broadband product. 50mb broadband will be ...
Universities give the 802.11n go ahead
by Grant DraperUniversities in general were already swaying towards the likes of Wi-Fi, but it’s North American Universities in particular, that are heading the early implementation of the new development that is, 802.11n. Of course, it’s still early days, and the current education market penetration is only at 2.3%, but this does represent a good level of interest and incorporation for such ...
Mirial release zero hassle MCS platform
by Grant DraperMirial has finally announced the official release of its latest development in the video conferencing network appliance market, the MCS platform, which will include large deployment and management capabilities in conjunction with a Mirial Softphone user base. The new Mirial tool will allow service providers to up the anti and offer their customers yet more features, such as video conferencing services, ...
Centennial Wireless expand into All-IP Network
by Grant DraperRedback Networks Inc., are a highly reputable company who strive to develop IP based routers and switches, and have a worldwide coverage in excess of 75 percent, mainly due to being able to brand themselves as an Ericsson company. A recent announcement revealed that both Centennial Wireless, established back in 1988, and Redback Networks Inc., will enter into an ...
Telecoms need Hybrid Solutions to win Market Share
by Alan HartenTelecoms operators across Europe are being urged to jump into the television content business as quickly as possible. This is the opinion of Arthur D. Little (Company) in a report just published entitled “Taking Advantage of the Best of IPTV and SatTV”. If operators “miss the bus” over the next two years they may have missed forever the opportunity to seal a ...
August 22, 2008
The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) has announced the finalists for its InfoVision Awards, which celebrate the technologies, applications, products, advances and services which have been most beneficial to the ICT industry. The winners will be announced during the Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 event on 30 September. The 2008 InfoVision finalists include: Category 1: Access Network Technologies and Services Centillium ...
IEC announces 2008 InfoVision Awards Finalists
by Jan HarrisThe International Engineering Consortium (IEC) has announced the finalists for its InfoVision Awards, which celebrate the technologies, applications, products, advances and services which have been most beneficial to the ICT industry. The winners will be announced during the Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 event on 30 September. The 2008 InfoVision finalists include: Category 1: Access Network Technologies and Services Centillium ...
RadioFrame pushes MC-Series Basestations
by Alan HartenRadioFrame Networks is to initiate a more intensified sales and marketing intuitive to boost its small footprint, low-cost wireless base stations and MC-Series product portfolio for iDEN operators. The MC-Series base stations, which are already in use with iDEN networks globally, are apparently producing enough financial savings to warrant replacement of legacy iDEN sites as well as further network expansion. As ...
August 21, 2008
Tan Hochen, chairman of Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has resigned from his post to take an early retirement. CHT's largest shareholder, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), has appointed CHT's president Shyue-ching Lu as the company's new chairman. It is rumoured that Hochen was pushed into early retirement by the MOTC. Lu's place will be taken by Shaio-Tung Chang, a senior vice ...
CHT chairman takes ‘early retirement’
by David MastersTan Hochen, chairman of Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has resigned from his post to take an early retirement. CHT's largest shareholder, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC), has appointed CHT's president Shyue-ching Lu as the company's new chairman. It is rumoured that Hochen was pushed into early retirement by the MOTC. Lu's place will be taken by Shaio-Tung Chang, a senior vice ...
