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Qualcomm Joins the African Telecommunications Union

qualcomm says that it has joined the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) as an associate member. The Company will work together with the ATU's 18 other associate members and 46 members toward harmonizing policies and regulations for information and communications technology (ICT) development in Africa.  more

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Cellular Modem Shipments Exceeded 35 Million in 2008

Shipment data for the cellular modems used to connect laptops and netbooks to the Internet indicate that more than 35 million of the devices hit the market in 2008. Of that total, the majority were the external USB modems that mobile operators have been pushing for some time. Continued growth has been bolstered as mobile operators have bundled USB modems with netbooks in attractively subsidized price plans.  more

Related Tags: eu, ict, abi-research, ericsson, usb-modem, netbooks, usb-modems, laptop, modem, usb, modems

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Laptops to come with "Mobile Inside" Logo

A group of IT and mobile companies have united behind a GSMA-led initiative to create a new category of always-connected Mobile Broadband devices, which the GSMA says will offer a technical alternative to Wi-Fi services.  more

Related Tags: orange, gemalto, wi-fi, t-mobile, microsoft, teliasonera, ericsson, mobile-broadband, telefonica, telecom-italia, toshiba, lenovo, dell, idc, 3, gsma, mp3, notebook, chipset, wifi

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Vodafone Spain and Qualcomm Use 3G to Improve Communications for the Elderly

The Vodafone Espaƒħa Foundation (FVE), the Spanish Red Cross (CRE) and qualcomm have announced an alliance to launch a pilot project named "3G Connecting Generations." The project aims to take advantage of HSPA broadband technology to connect the elderly to their caregivers and families by unifying voice and videoconferencing through a familiar device like television.  more

Related Tags: contact-center, hspa, vodafone, health, video-calls, Spain

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