Articles tagged with: Wind and Iden

Fitch: European High-Grade Telecoms Maintain Good Liquidity

..an TMT group. "Many telecom companies have been keen to take advantage of the open window by securing early refinancing flexibility even though financing costs have escalated." Recent demand for telecom paper has remained strong as mos more

EU calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies

Half of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission has now called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007. more

Study Finds Disconnect Between Smartphone Adoption and Ability to Manage Mobile Devices

The mobile device automation vendor, Zenprise has published the findings of an Osterman Research study which found that most enterprise IT departments are not equipped to handle the rapid increase in smartphone adoption. Of those surveyed, only two in five expressed confidence that all elements of their mobile messaging platform are fully protected against downtime. more

Recession to cut mobile entertainment growth by nearly $13 billion over next 5 years

Growth in user spend on mobile entertainment services will slow dramatically over the next two years unless key markets emerge from recession, according to a new report from Juniper Research. In addition, the report argued that slower deployment of content services meant that revenues were likely to be lower than previously forecast even after markets emerged from the downturn. 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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Nokia Adds Hotmail Support to Mobile Email Platform

Nokia has added windows Live (Hotmail) email support to its own Nokia Messaging platform. Nokia Messaging is currently free to download and set-up, and supports the world's most popular email accounts - windows Live Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail - and accounts from thousands of other email providers. The application enables access of up to 10 personal email accounts on a Nokia device, and through one single icon. more

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ZTE Aims to be a Top-5 Phone Manufacturer This Year

China's ZTE is close to breaking into the top-5 of global handset manufacturers after it saw handset shipments jump by 40% in 2008 to reach 45 million units, according to the Taiwan based DigiTimes publication. The company had set itself a target of gaining a top-5 placement by 2011, but did accept that shrinking market share in competitors could bring that date forward. more

Devicescape Launches White-Lable Wi-Fi Password Manager

Wi-Fi software developer, Devicescape has announced a new program to customize its "Easy Wi-Fi" application specifically to a service provider's own network footprint and brand. This new program gives service providers their own "locked Easy Wi-Fi" application which automates access only to their own network and roaming partners, in order to deliver a hassle-free experience to their customers. more

Dot com diet keeps telecoms in good shape

..ark days, on the whole telecoms should stand up against the crippling headwind of the recession. The dot com crash put the industry through its paces and as a result we should see far less distressed debt and insolvencies than other sectors suc more

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Turning Soldiers' Helmets into a Wireless Mesh Network

..identify the window that a rifle is firing through even when the rifle is completely inside the building, the technique preferred by trained snipers. These tests were performed with sensors in fixed locations. One of the problems with using a more