Articles tagged with: Teliasonera and At&t

Standards Based Solution for Voice and SMS Services Over LTE Announced

­A gang of telecoms companies have jointly defined the preferred way to ensure the smooth introduction and delivery of voice and SMS services on Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks worldwide. The companies involved are AT&T, Orange, Telefonica, teliasonera, Verizon, Vodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson.  more

Related Tags: sms, lte, orange, -telefonica, verizon, vodafone, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, nokia--siemens-networks, nokia, samsung, sony-ericsson, broadband, interoperability

GSM Association Aims for Global Point of Sale Purchases by Mobile Phone

The worldwide use of mobile phones for payments at point of sale is the aim of a new initiative announced by the GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade organization for mobile operators. The 'Pay-Buy Mobile' initiative is a natural progression for the industry, following the GSMA's program - announced last year - to define a common global approach to enabling Near Field Communications (NFC), the technology used to link mobile devices with payment and contactless systems. more

Related Tags: sim-card, nfc, nfc, near-field-communication, gsm-association, mobile-payments, telenor, docomo, near-field-communications, lg-electronics, ktf, cingular, rogers, gsma

EU Adopts New Telecom Rules That Anger Incumbents

BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission Thursday unveiled its long-expected recommendations for revising telecommunications regulations that would force providers to share their cutting-edge broadband infrastructure with rivals and extend regulation to new areas such as text messaging. more

Related Tags: european-commission, viviane-reding, france-telecom, eu, bt-group, bt, tele2