September 30, 2008
Timico Group, which provides unified communications products to enterprises, has completed two 1Gb IP connections in preparation for the launch of BT's 21st century network. 21CN is an end-to-end Internet Protocol-based network which will enable faster and more efficient delivery of converged services. Timico is now ready to commence trials of customer migrations over to BT’s 21CN link, allowing customers ...
Timico prepares for 21CN network
by Jan HarrisTimico Group, which provides unified communications products to enterprises, has completed two 1Gb IP connections in preparation for the launch of BT's 21st century network. 21CN is an end-to-end Internet Protocol-based network which will enable faster and more efficient delivery of converged services. Timico is now ready to commence trials of customer migrations over to BT’s 21CN link, allowing customers ...
WiMAX arrives in America
by David MastersWiMax has arrived in the US, with telecoms company Sprint unveiling the price plan for its next generation XOHM WiMax service. Although WiMax is already available in some areas of the US, Sprint is the first service to make WiMax laptop modems available. Baltimore, on the east coast of the US, will be the first city in the country to be offered ...
Global benchmark for mobile broadband
by David MastersAn alliance of sixteen of the world’s leading phone companies, chip makers and computer manufacturers is working together to make laptops that are mobile broadband ready out of the box. Wireless chips will be built into laptops and netbooks, making it easier than ever to access 3G broadband on the go. Consumers buying a laptop will be given the freedom to access ...
September 29, 2008
O2 has denied rumours that it plans to offer subsidised Apple laptops alongside its mobile broadband. Mobile Today reported on Thursday that O2 planned to join the ranks of operators giving away cheap laptops alongside their mobile and fixed line broadband products. The report added that the operator had struck a deal with iPhone maker, Apple, to use Apple’s popular laptop – ...
O2 says Macbook bundle rumours ‘untrue’
by David MastersO2 has denied rumours that it plans to offer subsidised Apple laptops alongside its mobile broadband. Mobile Today reported on Thursday that O2 planned to join the ranks of operators giving away cheap laptops alongside their mobile and fixed line broadband products. The report added that the operator had struck a deal with iPhone maker, Apple, to use Apple’s popular laptop – ...
Number porting stays slow after Vodafone legal victory
by David MastersThe UK’s four biggest mobile operators have backed out of talks that would have seen the time it takes to change networks cut from two days to just two hours. Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Vodafone have all severed communications with UKPorting, an organisation set up by telecoms watchdog Ofcom to speed up the process of switching networks. UKPorting was forced to suspend ...
New pocket-sized projector for mobile TV
by David MastersMicrovision, a world leader in developing ultra-mobile projectors, is set to unveil a new pocket-sized projector this week, at the CEATEC conference in Tokyo, Japan. The next generation PicoP projector is designed to connect up to mobile phones, iPods, personal media players and other mobile devices, solving the annoyance of having to squint at a small screen when watching videos whilst ...
September 26, 2008
The UK’s big five mobile operators have signed a deal with the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) to work out the best way of using phone handsets as marketing tools. O2, Orange, T-Mobile, 3 and Vodafone are all backing research by the IAB that will see the launch of a detailed report into the potential of mobile advertising – globally worth an ...
Mobile marketing gets IAB backing
by David MastersThe UK’s big five mobile operators have signed a deal with the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) to work out the best way of using phone handsets as marketing tools. O2, Orange, T-Mobile, 3 and Vodafone are all backing research by the IAB that will see the launch of a detailed report into the potential of mobile advertising – globally worth an ...
IMImobile awarded gold for UnlSpace
by David MastersIndia-based IMImobile won the Gold award this week at the Mobile Search Awards 2008 for the ‘Best Entertainment or Information Service’. Industry experts voted IMImobile’s USG platform, UnlSpace, as the clear winner. UnlSpace allows mobile phone users to access social networking sites, allowing them to create and exchange content whilst on the go. Users of the UnlSpace platform can easily upload and share ...
TalkTalk Gives Away D-Link Routers to Customers
by Alan HartenTalkTalk and AOL Broadband's business has grown by more than 21% in 2007, which means they now have 2.6 million users. It looks like one of the big beneficiaries from this success will be D-Link, the well known router manufacturer. The companies have entered into a twenty four month contract that will see D-Link supply routers that TalkTalk will give to ...
New Consumer Friendly EU Telecoms Laws
by Alan HartenJust six years ago the EU issued regulations governing mobile phones. These were thorough and far reaching laws that helped consumers avoid unscrupulous providers. But such is the speed of change in the mobile market that these laws do not tackle issues that had not even been invented with the legislation came into force. Malcolm Harbour MEP has now steered a ...
Mobile broadband overtakes Wi-Fi hotspots
by David MastersMobile broadband has overtaken Wi-Fi hotspots as the service of choice for accessing the internet away from home and office. A survey by analysts Point Topic found 47% of British people on the go using mobile broadband, compared to 42% using Wi-Fi hotspots. This is a significant turnaround from last year, when 40% used Wi-Fi and 30% used mobile broadband. O2 has a ...
September 25, 2008
Top Philippine internet supplier PLDT (Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company) has begun a nationwide implementation of new broadband availability in previously un-connected broadband areas. To this end the company has selected ECI Telecom to provide the company with its Hi-FOCuS™-5 Multi-Service Access Node, known as MSAN. This is a main office and outside plant solution that will help PLDT broaden it ...
Philippines PLDT Spreads VoIP and IPTV Availablity
by Alan HartenTop Philippine internet supplier PLDT (Philippines Long Distance Telephone Company) has begun a nationwide implementation of new broadband availability in previously un-connected broadband areas. To this end the company has selected ECI Telecom to provide the company with its Hi-FOCuS™-5 Multi-Service Access Node, known as MSAN. This is a main office and outside plant solution that will help PLDT broaden it ...
Netbooks ousted by MIDs in 2013
by David MastersMobile Internet Devices (MIDs) will become the Ultra-Mobile Device (UMD) of choice within the next five years, according to technology analysts ABI Research. ABI expects current annual sales of 10 million MIDs to jump to 200 million by 2013, hugely outselling netbooks, and standing shoulder to shoulder with laptop sales. At the moment, netbooks sales make up 90% of the UMD market, ...
September 24, 2008
Highly respected industry analysts, Frost & Sullivan, have decided to give this year's Award for Growth Excellence to Aware, Inc. According to F&S the company has the edge when it comes to DSL test and diagnostics solutions. They have an excellent track record when it comes to cutting-edge technology and they also carry a weighty portfolio of products and their customers ...
Frost & Sullivan Reward ‘Aware’ For Its Growth
by Alan HartenHighly respected industry analysts, Frost & Sullivan, have decided to give this year's Award for Growth Excellence to Aware, Inc. According to F&S the company has the edge when it comes to DSL test and diagnostics solutions. They have an excellent track record when it comes to cutting-edge technology and they also carry a weighty portfolio of products and their customers ...
EU proposes price-cap on roaming texts
by David MastersMobile operators, already fuming at European Union plans to cut termination fees, are likely to be sparked into raging fury at proposed legislation to slash the cost of texting whilst abroad. EU telecoms commissioner, Vivian Reding, wants to see the maximum cost of texts sent whilst roaming capped at €0.11 (£0.09), down almost two thirds from the current average of €0.29. The ...
Android G1 official unveiling
by David MastersDetails of the world’s first Android phone available for consumer purchase – the T-Mobile G1 – were officially unveiled yesterday by Google and T-Mobile. The 3G smartphone runs Google’s Linux-based open-source Android operating system. Because Android is open source, software developers can create custom-built applications for the phone, putting its functionality and potential in the hands of anyone with computer code know-how ...
Will Travel Costs Open Up Virtual Meeting Rooms?
by Alan HartenVideoconferencing looks set to increase rapidly as a way to conduct long distance business. The technology has been around in one form or another for sometime, but it has failed to really take hold in perhaps the way that could have been expected. Major companies are now having to deal with carbon footprint goals and flying is not very helpful in ...
September 23, 2008
Telent, a UK provider of network and communications services, has acquired telecom services provider, Premises Networks Management Plc, in order to strengthen its presence in the telecommunications sector. The acquisition will also allow Telent to better serve medium to large enterprises. Premises Networks specialises in hosted, ICT and VoIP solutions, and unified communications and mobility, from design and supply right ...
Telent acquires Premises Networks Management
by Jan HarrisTelent, a UK provider of network and communications services, has acquired telecom services provider, Premises Networks Management Plc, in order to strengthen its presence in the telecommunications sector. The acquisition will also allow Telent to better serve medium to large enterprises. Premises Networks specialises in hosted, ICT and VoIP solutions, and unified communications and mobility, from design and supply right ...
Polatis New Latching Switches Run Without Power
by Alan HartenPolatis has chosen ECOC 2008 this week in Brussels to debut a new selection of switches. These zero power Latching Switches will offer low levels of signal loss and decreased power consumption. The switches, in fact, require no power but can still maintain an optical signal connection. They also only need 7W of power when reconfiguring a path. The company believes ...
Acer to enter smartphone market
by David MastersAcer, the world’s third largest PC manufacturer, plans to release a range of smartphones in the first quarter of 2009. The company will join the ranks of Research in Motion, HTC, Apple. and Asus – companies which have all launched own-brand smartphones, and are profiting from smartphones entering the mainstream, rather than being limited to business customers. Acer will leverage its global ...
