WOKINGHAM, England, and TEL AVIV, Israel, July 9, 2007 – Palm Europe Ltd. and Pelephone Communications, Ltd., an Israel-based, leading cellular communications provider, today announced the availability of the Palm® Treo™ 700wx smartphone for Pelephone’s CDMA/EV-DO network.(1) Pelephone, as Israel’s first operator, pioneered the country’s cellular communications revolution, resulting in one of the world’s highest market penetrations of mobile phones. The Treo 700wx smartphone is available now at Pelephone stores and authorized dealers.

Palm® Treo™ 700wx smartphone

The Treo 700wx smartphone combines broadbandlike speeds on Pelephone’s high-speed network with wireless email and rich media capabilities all in one device – bringing Palm’s world-class ease of use to the Windows Mobile® 5.0 platform.    » read more »

ESPOO, Finland, July 4/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new regulatory framework is needed to encourage financial transactions by mobile phones and transform access to financial services in developing countries, claims a new policy report 'The Transformational Potential of M-Transactions', published today (4 July 2007) by Vodafone in partnership with Nokia (NYSE: NOK) and Nokia Siemens Network.

The report, Vodafone's sixth policy paper, of which three focus on the social impact of mobile phones, details new, independent research by leading economists from Frontier Economics and Groupe d'Economie Mondiale as well as consultants to the World Bank.

The suggested changes will have wide spread impact on both the economic development of countries and the financial security of millions of people currently without access to banking services.    » read more »

CCID Consulting: 2007 White Paper on Mobile Phone Service Satisfaction Survey in China formally released

BEIJING, July 4 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- CCID Consulting, the first Chinese professional provider of management and market consulting and IT outsourcing services listed in Hong Kong, recently released its 2007 White Paper on Mobile Phone Service Satisfaction Survey in China (hereinafter known as 'White Paper') and its 2007 Blue Paper on China's Mobile Phone After-Sales Services Industry (hereinafter known as 'Blue Paper').    » read more »