Monthly Archives: June 2008
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Operators To Define Requirements For NFC Handsets
June 30, 2008 :This summer, the GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, plans to release a preliminary set of minimum requirements for handsets containing Near Field Communications (NFC) chipsets. Developed by mobile operators supporting the GSMA’s Pay-Buy-Mobile initiative, the requirements … Continue reading
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GSMA Teams Up With European Payments Council
June 30, 2008 :Alliance will accelerate deployment of mobile payment services The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, and the European Payments Council, which represents 8,000 banks in the European Union and EEA and Switzerland, are to work together to … Continue reading
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Michael O’Hara Joins GSMA As Chief Marketing Officer
June 26, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade group for the mobile industry, has announced the appointment of Michael O’Hara – former General Manager for Marketing and Industry Management for the Communications Sector at Microsoft Corporation – as its new Chief Marketing Officer … Continue reading
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GSMA And NGMN Alliance Will Work Together To Steer The Future Of Mobile Broadband
June 19, 2008 :The GSMA, the global trade body for the mobile industry, and the NGMN Alliance, the group focused on the evolution to the next generation of mobile networks, have agreed to cooperate to help steer the development of … Continue reading
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Momentum Grows Behind Mobile Broadband At 850MHz
June 17, 2008 :850MHz accounts for more than 40% of global HSPA connections The number of mobile broadband (HSPA) connections in the 850MHz frequency band worldwide has leapt to more than 13 million from 1.3 million one year ago thanks to rapid growth … Continue reading
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The GSMA Calls On Europe To Seize The Digital Dividend
June 12, 2008 :Spectrum harmonisation across the EU is vital to ensure affordable handsets The GSMA, the global body for the mobile industry, has called upon European policy makers to set aside around 25% of the spectrum currently used for analogue television for … Continue reading
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EU Mobile Data Market Growing Rapidly Driven By Spread of Mobile Broadband
June 11, 2008 :EU data roaming traffic growing at 75 per cent per annum Usage of mobile data services, which enable people to access the Internet, email and other multimedia on the move, is growing rapidly in the European Union as mobile broadband … Continue reading
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GSMA Announces Winners Of 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition – Americas Tournament
June 4, 2008 :201 organisations from 27 countries attend inaugural Americas event The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for the mobile industry, today announced the winners of the Americas leg of the 2009 Mobile Innovation Global Award Competition. The winners were … Continue reading
