Articles tagged with: 3G Americas and Ctia

3G Americas and NGMN Alliance Initiate Cooperation on Next-Gen Networks

3G Americas, a wireless industry trade association representing the GSM family of technologies, and the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance have announced a cooperation agreement between the two associations in support of the development and commercialization of next generation mobile broadband technologies and services.  more

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Report Says that SMS is Not Ideal for Emergency Communications

US trade group, 3G Americas has published a research report focusing on restrictions on the use of SMS as an emergency alert service. The use of text messaging or SMS has become ubiquitous and commonplace for recreational and business purposes. According to CTIA -The Wireless Association, text messaging has set new records in the United States, with 75 billion messages reported in the month of June 2008 alone -- about 2.5 billion messages a day. Accordingly, SMS messaging is now viewed by many as a reliable method of communication when all other means appear unavailable, and some third party companies are offering emergency notification services based on SMS.  more

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Loads of GSM850 handsets due shortly

Some of the industry's largest GSM/GPRS operators and manufacturers have announced there will be an abundant variety of terminals available for USA cell phone networks interested in adopting GSM/GPRS technology for 850MHz networks, accelerating the adoption of the GSM wireless technology throughout the Americas. more

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