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ITU Receives Six Proposals for 4G Mobile Technologies

..vice providers, market and user organizations, universities, research institutions and national administrations. ITU Secretary-General, Hamadoun Touré, expressed his appreciation for this worldwide effort. "We note with excitement that th more

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4.6 billion mobile subscriptions by the end of 2009

The International Telecoms Union (itu) is reporting that mobile growth is continuing unabated, with global mobile subscriptions expected to reach 4.6 billion by the end of the year, and mobile broadband subscriptions to top 600 million in 2009, having overtaken fixed broadband subscribers in 2008.  more

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Deutsche Bank to Roll Out Mobile Payments to 80 Countries

..y. As well as benefiting consumers, Luup's services benefit financial institutions and corporate clients by opening up new markets, new channels and new revenue streams. Not only will mobile payments offer a new, convenient channel for existi more

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Western European Mobile Phone Market now in Recession

... "Vendors are not taking this situation lightly, and are undertaking plans to run lean and maintain user interest," said Jeronimo. "Cost reduction and operational efficiency have become cornerstones of corporate strategy mov more

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Chinese Handset Production Growth Down to Single Figures

..olume of mobile handsets is expected to maintain its slower growth in China in 2009, which will in turn weaken its driving force for mobile handset chips market. GPS, mobile TV, Wi-Fi and payment through mobile phones are all the potential appl more

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Mobile Communications Is Uniquely Placed to Drive Economic Growth

.. Jon Fredrik Baksaas, CEO of Telenor Group and Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, set out how the wider use of mobile broadband services can stimulate growth and help the world recover from the economic crisi more

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Global Mobile Traffic to Increase 66 Times in Five Years

.. air or data cards will constitute more than 80 percent of global mobile traffic by 2013.Latin America will have the strongest mobile growth at 166 percent CAGR, followed by the Asia-Pacific region at 146 percent.Asia-Pacific will a more

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Emerging Markets Mobile Penetration to Rrise from 46% in 2008 to 95% by 2013

Mobile penetration rates are forecast to rise from 46% in 2008 to 95% by 2013 according to a new survey of 34 emerging market countries published by Tariff Consultancy. Already subscribers in the 34 countries total over 2.1 billion users (based on operator statistics as of mid-2008) which accounts for half of the world's mobile users (based on itu estimates). By 2013 the 34 countries will have grown to 4.3 billion mobile users and will account for around two thirds of global mobile users  more

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39% of Voice Calls Fall Below Industry Minimum Standard for Quality

Ditech Networks has published the results of its worldwide voice quality audit, which showed that an average of 39 percent of all mobile calls fall below the industry minimum standard for voice quality, often called the "churn zone". The data was captured in the largest audit conducted in the mobile services industry to measure how mobile devices and the caller's environment affect voice quality.  more

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The NGMN Alliance Oulines Development Plans for Next Year

The NGMN Alliance - a group of network operators - says that it has defined its roadmap for the year ahead following a meeting of all its partners. The purpose of this forum was to ensure that the vision of the NGMN Alliance, namely, realisation of the global mobile information society with its many benefits for the end users, is on track. The accomplishments of the past year include agreement on a new IPR regime, clarifying the spectrum requirements for the next generation of mobile networks, initiation of trials for various candidate technologies, and continued contributions to standards development organisations.  more

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