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Political Crisis May Delay Thailand's 3G License Auction

The ongoing political crisis in Thailand may cause yet further delays to the 3G licenses which are expected to occur in the fourth-quarter of this year. more

Moody's changes outlook for Nokia' A1 rating to negative

Moody's has changed its outlook on nokia's ratings to negative, from stable - although it affirmed the A1 ratings for nokia's senior debt and the Prime-1 for short-term debt. The outlook change was triggered by nokia's results for the first quarter 2009, which confirmed a double-digit rate of decline for the mobile phone market in units and a one third year over year revenue reduction for nokia in this segment and it disclosed increasing earnings pressure in the nokia Siemens Networks business. more

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Nokia Shows Off 3rd NFC Capable Mobile Phone

nokia has shown off its third fully integrated Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile phone, the nokia 6216 classic. The new arrival is nokia's first SIM-based NFC device which enables operators to build NFC services on to the SIM card. The nokia 6216 classic is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2009 in select markets with an estimated retail price of EUR 150 before taxes and subsidies. more

Nokia Working on "Augmented Reality" for Mobile Phones

The University of Southern California (USC) and nokia's Research Center (NRC) in Hollywood have announced a research collaboration framework agreement that centers on advanced mobile user experiences. The umbrella framework agreement allows nokia and USC to work together on multiple projects in a variety of areas and will streamline the process for commercializing USC inventions. more

Game-Changing Moves Strengthen Consumer LBS in North America

The consumer location-based services (LBS) market has steadily evolved over the past few years, always promising significant revenue generation, but never quite delivering the critical mass of subscribers that were expected. Now, a number of factors - including the development of third-party location databases and technologies - are poised to finally drive real LBS market growth on mobile phones. more

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Recession or Not, Wireless Backhaul Expansion Continues Strongly

Worldwide revenues from backhaul leasing are expected to double over the next 30 months, according to a new study from ABI Research. The growth curve even accelerates after 2012, resulting in a fivefold revenue increase between 2009 and 2014. more

Visa Makes NFC Mobile Point-of-Sale Payments Commercially Available

Credit card merchant, Visa has announced the launch of the world's first commercial Visa mobile payments service for point-of-sale transactions using Near Field Communications (NFC) technology. The service marks the first time consumers can purchase an NFC-enabled mobile device off the shelf and use that device to make Visa payWave-enabled transactions at the point-of-sale instead of using their payment card. more

Nokia Pulls More Than $5 Billion in Business From Contract Manufacturers

In another blow to the beleaguered electronics contract manufacturing business, nokia - the world's largest mobile handset brand -announced that it has stopped using outside contract manufacturers for the assembly of its phones. more

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Wireless Infrastructure Vendors Hunkering Down for a Tough 2009

Radio Access Network equipment expenditure is expected to contract by 6% as wireless infrastructure vendors brace for a stormy year. The latest market data from ABI Research pegs infrastructure spending at about $49 billion in 2009. more

North America overtakes EMEA as largest satellite navigation market

North America overtook EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) as the largest regional market for PNDs (portable navigation devices) in the final quarter of 2008, according to the latest research from Canalys. In Q4 2008, the US alone accounted for 52% of the worldwide PND shipment total, compared to 36% for EMEA. more

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