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Articles tagged with: O2 and Sim
Gartner Says: Carriers Will Struggle Without Major Innovation and Change
Shifts in customer demand, a changing competitive landscape, a weak economy and new government policies will shape carrier strategies during 2009 and 2010, according to Gartner. Carriers will struggle to maintain and grow their market position in this shifting landscape, and success will demand investment strategies that are aligned with the pace of recovery in each country and region. more
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There is a Role for Challengers in the European Mobile Communications Market
The global economic downturn has taken its toll on industries across the globe, and the mobile and wireless communications industry is no exception. In the European market, which is highly saturated and competitive, mobile network operators (MNOs) are in a survival of the fittest battle to maintain and expand their market share. On the fringes of this battle are new entrants, challenging established MNOs to stay in the game. more
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Nortel Software Upgrade Reduces GSM Base Station Power Consumption
Nortel is launching a "Smart Power Management" software platform that the company says helps reduce radio network power consumption in GSM networks and delivers significant energy and cost-savings for mobile operators. Power reductions that can be achieved through this solution were demonstrated in a trial conducted in February 2009 with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) - the parent company of Hong Kong listed China Mobile. more
Related Tags: base-station, tim, china-mobile, cdma, ovi, iden, nortel, bts, gsm, smart, beijing, cmcc
Future sharing opportunities for Mobile Network Operators
Opinion by Steven Hartley, senior analyst at Ovum
The notion of one network is not entirely far-fetched. After the savings of
passive sharing have been realised, where can future savngs come from? In our
forthcoming report 2020 vision for mobilewe predict that operators will seek
increasingly active forms of sharing. Sharing ever more of your infrastructure
might sound ridiculous today, but all forms of sharing sounded ridiculous ten
years ago.
more
Related Tags: t-mobile, eu, ict, mvno, driving, tim, wind, lte, ericsson, ovum, one-network, backhaul, spice, managed-services, option
Dot com diet keeps telecoms in good shape
But are telecoms deals past it as debt levels mature? Telecoms M&A market has recalled the lows of the early noughties with deals values falling 95 per cent over the last two years, a PricewaterhouseCoopers report has revealed. more
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New iPhone Rumours Emerge from Canada
Following on from recent rumours that o2 UK was trying to run down stocks of the Apple iPhone in preparation for a new model, come stories that Canadian operator Fido is also carrying out a similar operation. more
Related Tags: 3g, iphone, apple, ict, hspa, rogers-wireless, rogers, o2-uk, apple-iphone, fido, Canada
Digital Proximity Marketing: Short-Range Wireless Technologies Potential
Although digital proximity marketing is still in the beginning stage of development, it is spreading across Europe, with the UK leading the way. Currently there are more than 35 providers throughout Europe who have helped to showcase these new technologies in the marketing realm. Perhaps the most impressive utility of digital proximity marketing is the ability to inform consumers about their interests in a specific time and space. This strategic positioning makes this new form of marketing exciting and a hot topic today. more
Related Tags: rfid, wi-fi, eu, bluetooth, gps, java, towers, airports, ford, target
O2 Launches Electronic Replacement for "Fridge Notes"
UK based mobile network, o2 has shown off a device which it says will "take the place of all the notes traditionally placed on the fridge door", and will send text message reminders which mean every family member will know who needs to be where by when. more
Related Tags: ethernet, telefonica, text-messages, memory, weather, text-message, telefonica-o2, usb, UK
Telefonica: ICTs can reduce 15% of global emissions by 2020
Telefónica has pledged to lead an information and communication technologies (ICT) industry initiative to cut global Co2 emissions by 15 per cent before 2020. The world's fourth largest telecommunications company reinforced its drive to combat climate change by challenging ICTs to step up the development of energy-efficient devices, applications and networks. more
Related Tags: eu, gsm-association, rsa, ict, itu, edge, lte, telefonica, climate-change, gsm, telefonica-o2, charger
HTC SHows Off Two New Smartphones
.. based HTC Corp. has unveiled two new flagship devices, the HTC Touch Diamond2 and HTC Touch Pro2, which both support HTC's latest TouchFLO 3D interface. TouchFLO 3D has been more deeply integrated into a customized version of Windows Mobile 6 more
Related Tags: windows-mobile, eu, edge, wind, htc, windows, email, display, navigation, music, qwerty, 3d
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