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Articles tagged with: Imei
Cumbria Police Get IMEI Scanners to Identify Stolen Mobile Phones
Police in the UK are to test an imei reader that can be used to scan mobile phones and verify if the handset is registered with the national stolen handset database. Cumbria Constabulary is set to take part in the two week pilot at the end of this month. more
India Blocks Import of Handset Lacking Unique IMEI
India's government has slapped a ban on the importing of mobile phones that do not come supplied with an International Mobile Equipment Identity (imei) number. Typically, low-cost handsets from Chinese manufacturers come with supplied without unique imeis. more
Mobile Phone Thefts Down in France
Thefts of mobile phones in France fell 10.19 percent to 156,500 in 2008 from 174,250 in 2007, according to the French National Police Administration. The administration attributed the fall to the joint efforts of the police, mobile operators and handset makers. more
30 Million Handsets Could Be Shut-Down in India by Mid-April
India's mobile phone networks have agreed to an aggressive 10-day deadline to disconnect all mobile phones which either do not have a unique imei serial number, or use Chinese style blank imeis. The regulator ordered the clampdown citing security concerns following recent terrorist attacks in the country. more
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India Delays Plans Which Could Have Shut-Down 25 Million Mobile Phones
India's Department of Telecom (DoT) has reportedly delayed the implementation of an plan to block all mobile phones without an official imei number - which could have cut some 25 million handsets off the mobile networks. The ban on the handsets was due to come into effect this week. more
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India to Shut Down 25 Million Mobile Phones in January
It is being reported that as many as 25 million mobile phones could be cut off in India from next month - following a security clamp down on unregistered mobile phones following ongoing terrorist attacks in the country. According to the Mobile World subscriber tracker, the country ended September with around 315 million mobile phone subscribers. more
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Monitoring Customer Handset Capabilities on your Network
Operators no longer have to stab in the dark to find out which services will potentially be successful among their customers. Sicap has unveiled the details of a service that gives operators a complete picture of devices being used in their network. more
Related Tags: bluetooth, gprs, sicap
119 iPhones Stolen from UK Retail Store
A total of 119 iPhones, worth around £30,000 have been stolen from a branch of O2's retail chain n South-Eastern UK. A report in the UK trade magazine, Mobile said that thieves broke into the store in Basildon after it had closed on Monday night. more
30% Drop in Blocking Stolen Phones in Australia
The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA) has released figures showing blocks on lost and stolen mobile phones from the mobile telecommunications industry's handset blocking program fell nearly 30.2% in the 12 months to September, 2007. more
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UK Clamps Down on Mobile Phone Theft
The UK government has tighten the laws to prevent mobile phone theft, and starting this week, anyone caught re-programming a mobile phone to evade imei blocking will face five years in jail and an unlimited fine. more
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