Telco Updates
Telco spots on TwitterMessaging • Advertising •
• Warid Congo launches Voice SMS on Kirusa Platform • Jinny Reports Record Revenue Growth • Jinny Software Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Certification • Jinny Call Router Reduces MNO OPEX and Deliver New Revenue-generating Services • Ring Back Tone Advertising • Netsize Launches Mobile Messaging Offer in North America • SMS Traffic Surpasses 1 billion Barrier in Indonesia on Jinny SMSC • Jinny Handles 80% of Messaging Traffic in Kenya • Jinny in ‘Top 5’ MMSC Providers Globally • Jinny’s SMSC to Host Multiple Wireless Carriers Across the Americas • Jinny Software & Seeker Wireless Sign Partnership •
Mobile telecoms •
• Dictionaries for all mobile platforms, latest handsets, in 34 world languages • HDR and advanced image capture technology on TI’s OMAP™ 4 platform • AT4 wireless & Collis offer full portfolio of NFC & Mobile Payments test solutions • NFC certification testing services • LTE-WCDMA inter-RAT testing capabilities • AT4 wireless RIDER NFC tester • accells and Fundamo Partner to Drive NFC in Emerging Markets • Cross-platform document hub with increased free online storage • Mobile Voice Content services in Ghana • First Complete Outdoor Networked Radio • Innovative Mobile Device Development and Application Solutions at Mobile World Congress • Eclipse IDU GE3, an ultra-compact indoor unit (IDU) • Supporting the next generation of 4G/LTE mobile broadband services and devices • Local Roaming Data Solution from Starhome • Scalado reveals high-performance imaging technologies • Markus Sager named as Comfone CEO • COMARCH organizes additional BSS/OSS workshops for telecom operators • Starhome Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit • Cortado Delivers Mobile Desktop Solution for Google Android • Altobridge Establishes Presence in Indonesia • Voice Powered Text Prediction Application • Cortado: Cross-platform smartphones transformed into complete mobile desktops • Starhome Awarded European Patent for Mobile Home Short Code • Strong Portfolio for Remote, Government and Emergency Applications • WiMAX Forum stresses urgency of UK plan to release 2.6 GHz spectrum •
Tools, plug-ins, add-ons •
• The first digital signature solution with UMTS/3G connectivity • FancyFon: Remote Access console for iPad devices • Aava Mobile's Hardware-Enhanced 'Virta Android SDK' Speeds Development of Android App's for x86 Smartphones and Tablets • Mobile users can now remain productive on the move •
LTE •
• NetLogic Microsystems' Processors to Power TD-LTE Coverage at Shanghai World Expo 2010 • Expanded ISO 17025-accreditation test scope for cellular communications to HSPA+ and LTE • Collaboration to Pursue Small-Cell Heterogeneous 3G and 4G/LTE Networks • MTS selects Alcatel-Lucent for end-to-end LTE trial in Ukraine •
Femto • WiMAX •
• Femtocell deployments more than double in last nine months • Femto Forum outlines case for mobile data offload using femtocells • The Femto Forum announces 2nd femtocell plugfest • WiMAX Forum publishes femtocell standard •
Mobile money • Business models •
• • Enhanced mobile payments application designed for operators and handset manufacturers • Netsize Trends Survey released • Leading Pakistani Bank Celebrates US$10 Million Mobile Money Milestone • Qtel Group: Mobile Payments, Mobile Recharge and International Mobile Remittance across Key Middle East, North African and Asian Markets
M-health •
• • PUCC: Wireless healthcare solutions •
ICT •
• NeuroSky MindWave headset • LEDs, OLEDs and AMOLEDs conquer the display market of the future • Results of the survey of 800 small and medium-sized enterprises in Poland • Fast and Secure Access Managed by SKIDATA in South Africa • Optimized security for online transactions thanks to strong owner authentication • DATATRONICS joins EENA (European Emergency Number Association) • IBM Extends Development and Test to the IBM Cloud • ICT solutions and creativity from Croatia •
Contents and regulations • European Anti-Piracy Association with new President
Handy Safe from Paragon •
Protecting people from contents
Cell-Site Infrastructures
Telecom • R&D initiatives
IP EXPO 2011 • London
Mobile telecoms
8º EurasiaCom • Istanbul, Turkey
20-21 March 2012
8º EastAfricaCom • Nairobi, Kenya
17-18 April 2012
11º Caspian Telecoms • Istanbul, Turkey
19-20 April 2012 • Hilton Istanbul Hotel
Mobile VAS Africa • Johannesburg, South Africa
14-15 May 2012
6º NorthAfricaCom • Tunis, Tunisia
15-16 May 2012
Roaming & Interconnect Africa • Johannesburg, South Africa
16-17 May 2012
Cloud Africa • Johannesburg, South Africa
23-24 May 2012
19º KITEL 2012 • Almaty, Kazakhstan
29-31 May 2012
9º West & Central AfricaCom • Dakar, Senegal
13-14 June 2012
2º VAS Africa • Johannesburg, South Africa
3-4 July 2012
2º NigeriaCom • Lagos, Nigeria
18-19 September 2012
15º AfricaCom • Cape Town, South Africa
14-15 November 2012
Telecom markets
Asia
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Markets
• Peter Rippstein named as Comfone EVP Global Sales •New BSS around CENTRAL PRODUCT MANAGER • Altobridge Ranked 20th in Deloitte Technology Fast 50 • IMI completes takeover of WIN • 23 African, Asian and European Operators adopt industry-leading Data Roaming Solution • Key Appointments at Altobridge Bolster Already World-Class Remote Community Solutions Business • Altobridge Wireless Network goes Live in Tonga • omviva Powers E-Recharge for Vodafone Egypt • Location Based Services – The Next Killer Application • Altobridge signs 3-Year Wireless Network Supply and Services Contract with Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) •
TurkmenTEL 2010 • Conference results
“Turkmenistan and the international telecommunication”
Altobridge and Gateway Communications Join Forces
Cost-effective and Green-power-enabled Mobile Connectivity for Remote African Communities
Mobile applications
BLUETOOTH Innovation World Cup 2010
Submissions will be accepted from June 1 through September 15, 2010.
Mobile devices •
• Europe: Vuzix Begins Shipping the First Ever Sunglass Form Augmented Reality Wrap 920AR Video Eyewear • New HD Wireless Microphone • SiTel’s VoIP solutions verified interoperable with BroadSoft’s BroadWorks • AT4 wireless BITE RF Tester T1111 officially validated by the Bluetooth SIG for its Bluetooth® low energy option • A Regulatory and Approval Web Portal, the new service from AT4 wireless • AT4 wireless Taiwan has become PTCRB accredited laboratory for GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSPA devices •
Jinny Software •
SMS Core Network Router • How to Maximise the Value of SMS Today – and Tomorrow •
• Mobile Advertising Trends in Latin America •
Mobile TV: The Worlds first Digital Display Glasses for Mobile TV
Demos: High-definition mobile video solutions