Monthly Archives: October 2006
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Steven Evans joins GSM Association as Chief Strategy Officer
October 31, 2006 :The GSM Association, the global trade association for mobile phone networks, has announced the appointment of Steven Evans as its new Chief Strategy Officer, who will join on 1st March 2007. Formerly CEO of BT Mobile and Director of Wireless … Continue reading
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Mobile Phones Could Become Key Weapon in War on HIV/AIDS and Avian Flu
October 17, 2006 :GSMA and Voxiva develop handset software to fight spread of pandemics The GSM Association’s Development Fund and Voxiva, Inc. have joined forces to develop a mobile phone application that will make it much easier for health authorities and governments to … Continue reading
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Mobile Networks to Cover 90% of the World’s Population by 2010
October 17, 2006 :Better use of universal service funds would extend coverage to near 100% Mobile networks will provide coverage to 90% of the world’s population by 2010, compared with 80% today, despite the misplaced policies of many governments, who continue to subsidize … Continue reading
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Microimage & Open-Plug Take Top Prizes at Inaugural Asian Mobile Innovation Awards
October 17, 2006 :The GSM Association (GSMA) last night announced the winners of the inaugural Asia Mobile Innovation Awards at the world-famous Raffles Hotel. Microimage won the award for Most Innovative Mobile Application or Content and Open-Plug scooped the prize for Most Innovative … Continue reading
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Grameenphone Rolls Out Affordable Internet Access Across Bangladesh
October 17, 2006 :Bangladeshi mobile operator, GSMA and entrepreneurs team up to bring villages online Mobile operator GrameenPhone* is rolling out Community Information Centres across rural Bangladesh, giving up to 20 million people the chance to use the Internet and email for the … Continue reading
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Mobile Broadband to Become a Standard Feature in Notebook Computers
October 16, 2006 :GSMA-led initiative delivers guidelines for integrating high-speed 3G in laptops High-speed mobile broadband connectivity – powered by HSDPA – will soon become a standard feature of notebook PCs following the publication of guidelines, developed by a GSM Association-led initiative, that … Continue reading
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Instant Messages to Travel Across Asian Mobile Networks
October 16, 2006 :Asian operators team up with the GSMA to rollout personal instant messaging Mobile operators in Asia plan to enable their customers to exchange instant messages (IM) with friends across different networks as part of the global personal IM campaign run … Continue reading
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3GSM World Congress Asia Heads For Entertainment Centre of Macau in 2007
October 16, 2006 :The GSM Association announced today that its flagship Asian mobile industry conference and exhibition – the 3GSM World Congress Asia – will move to Macau, China in 2007 after three years of exponential growth in Singapore. The 3GSM World Congress … Continue reading
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Operators With 620 Million Subscribers Spearhead GSMA’s 3G Campaign
October 12, 2006 :Exchanging text messages across the world’s 700 GSM networks will become a reality following the successful completion of the second phase of the GSM Association’s trials of a hub-based interoperability structure. First unveiled in February 2006, the GSMA’s new hub-based … Continue reading
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GSMA’s Hubbing Programme to Streamline Global Delivery of SMS Messages
October 12, 2006 :Exchanging text messages across the world’s 700 GSM networks will become a reality following the successful completion of the second phase of the GSM Association’s trials of a hub-based interoperability structure. First unveiled in February 2006, the GSMA’s new hub-based … Continue reading
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Ericsson, GSMA and MTN to Use Biofuels to Expand Mobile Coverage
October 11, 2006 :The GSM Association, Ericsson and multinational telecommunications group MTN have teamed up to establish biofuels as an alternative source of power for wireless networks in the developing world. The three organizations have set up a pioneering project in Nigeria to … Continue reading
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World’s largest mobile broadband network launches in Australia
October 6, 2006 :First HSDPA network launched across rural and urban Australia – three months ahead of schedule Australia has joined the rapidly growing list of countries with live 3G HSDPA high speed mobile networks, following Telstra’s nationwide service launch today – three … Continue reading
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GSMA announces shortlist for the first Asia Mobile Innovation Awards
October 5, 2006 :The GSM Association (GSMA) today announced the six finalists for the first Asia Mobile Innovation Awards, a competition – sponsored by Ericsson – for young, small and start up companies across Asia that are developing technologies, applications and compelling content … Continue reading
