Europe

WIND Launches New Web 2.0 Email Experience with Critical Path's Memova Messaging

admin — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:57:16 +0000

Memova Messaging Provides Advanced Web Mail Capabilities forLibero - Italy's Leading Internet Portal

SAN FRANCISCO & TURIN, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2007 -- Critical Path, Inc. (OTC:CPTH), a leading provider of messaging software and services, today announced that Wind Telecomunicazioni S.p.A (WIND), Italy's leading operator of integrated fixed-mobile-Internet communications services, is rolling out Memova(R) Messaging 8.0 - the latest version of Critical Path's consumer messaging platform for broadband and mobile service providers. The platform will provide powerful new Web mail features for WIND's Libero subscribers. » read more »

TDC and RIM introduce the BlackBerry Pearl in Denmark

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:50:51 +0000

TDC Mobil and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) have launched the BlackBerry® Pearl™ smartphone in Denmark, expanding the portfolio of BlackBerry® models available to TDC customers.

The small, smart and stylish BlackBerry Pearl is ideal for mobile professionals looking for a powerful, compact and lightweight smartphone in a traditional mobile phone form factor. In addition to popular and proven features such as phone, "push-based" email, text messaging, organizer and other mobile applications, the BlackBerry Pearl also includes a digital camera, media player and an expandable memory slot.

Like other BlackBerry smartphones, the Pearl is much more than just a mobile phone. The unique “push-based” BlackBerry email services give users synchronised access to both personal and corporate email accounts, with attachment viewing of a wide range of popular file types. The BlackBerry platform is also optimized for wireless efficiency with data compression that results in lower data usage and longer battery life. » read more »

Vodafone Music to offer original and innovative music events

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:35:12 +0000

In line with its strategy of associating itself with major music events in Portugal, Vodafone said it intends to strengthen its links to music through a project involving various innovative and different music events created and produced by Vodafone Portugal involving the music of Portuguese groups.

Called Vodafone Music, the project's objective is to expose music lovers to the music of Portuguese artists. Vodafone plans to introduce Portuguese artists to a wider public by establishing a closer association with the brand through the promotion of innovative and different music events.

In April, May and August, music will hit the streets with the Vodafone Flash Concerts which will take 6 Portuguese artists (Fonzie, Mesa, Fingertips, Loto, Mundo Secreto and Expensive Soul) to 6 of the country's cities (Aveiro, Oporto, Évora, Braga, Faro and Portimão). The event will be completed in a single day, different for each location, in a "flash" operation designed to share Portuguese music with the population of each city. » read more »

Tele2 Signs Agreement With TDC On Access To The Swedish Mobile Network

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:21:29 +0000

Tele2 has signed an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator) agreement with TDC. This means that, as an MVNO lessee, the Danish operator has gained access to Tele2's GSM and 3G networks in Sweden. It is expected that the agreement will come into effect early in 2008 and have a validity term of five years.

- Competition is good both for consumers and for the growth and development of the industry we work in. Our agreement with TDC means that Swedish users of mobile telephony services are now offered a new alternative to choose from and that Tele2 will make increased profits on their current assets, says Niclas Palmstierna, CEO of Tele2 Sweden.

In the past, Tele2 has granted leases for its Swedish mobile network to Spring Mobil, Ventelo and Telenor and it is looking forward to opening up its network to more operators.

Source: Tele2

Swedish football moves into Telia mobile phones

admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:09:37 +0000

Starting in April, Telia’s customers in Sweden can start watching international football games and matches from the premier division of the Swedish football league right on their mobile phones. This new mobile television service is the result of a four-year agreement that Telia has signed to get the exclusive rights to broadcast Swedish football games on mobile phones. The agreement covers both live broadcasts and post-match summaries.

In the first phase, Telia customers will be offered live broadcasts of premier division games as part of the television programming package available through Telia’s SurfPort mobile portal. Viewers can choose if they prefer to watch live broadcasts or receive post-game summaries. The agreement also enables Telia to offer services such as game results and the broadcast of exclusive material during and after football matches. » read more »

Vodafone launches mobile management service for assistance teams

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:26:45 +0000

Vodafone yesterday launched MobileTasks, the third of a group of exclusive services dedicated to the business market (going by the name of MobileSolutions), and which consists of a solution for the management of assistance teams, on the move and in real time.

In fact, nowadays one of the greatest challenges to the business market, for those who have teams of technicians stationed outside the office, is precisely how to guarantee a service of high quality and response periods suitable to their Clients' expectations. Organization, response capacity and quality of service are factors essential for the success of an assistance network.

MobileTasks is here to make these teams' tasks easier, allowing them to optimize their capacity: the technicians are able to receive work orders and give indications on the work being carried out, without having to go to the office, thus saving precious travel time and becoming more readily available for other subsequent interventions. At the same time, at the office there is a clear picture of the state of the tasks pending and those attributed to each technician, allowing for the satisfaction of Clients' queries whenever necessary. » read more »

Cyfrowy Polsat chooses Nokia as its core network supplier

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:22:31 +0000

Cyfrowy Polsat, Poland's largest satellite television broadcaster, is entering the Polish mobile telephony market and has chosen Nokia as its core network supplier. The deal is the first contract in Poland for a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) environment, and includes the industry-leading Nokia mobile softswitch solution, strengthening Nokia's position as the leading supplier of telecommunications infrastructure in the Polish market.

"Having a strong technology partner is essential when entering a competitive market, such as telecommunications in Poland. Taking into account the rich implementation experience of the local Nokia team, we are convinced that we will manage to complete the project quickly and by the planned market entry date," said Dominik Libicki, President, Cyfrowy Polsat S.A.

"Nokia is excited to be working with such an innovative company as Cyfrowy Polsat. We believe our technology, as well as our service capabilities, will be a solid foundation for Cyfrowy Polsat to grow its business. We look forward to further co-operation with Cyfrowy Polsat as its business evolves," said Olof Henricsson, Vice-President for Central Europea, Networks, Nokia. » read more »

Neonode receives Neonode N2 order from MyPhone in Greece

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:21:34 +0000

Neonode, a Swedish developer of mobile devices and a pioneer in buttonless, touchscreen mobile phones, obtains an order for the new Neonode N2 from MyPhone in Greece.

Neonode recently signed a distribution agreement with MyPhone, a distributor of mobile phones, Bluetooth accessories and mobile enhancements in Greece, Cyprus and southeastern European countries. MyPhone also has well-established cooperation agreements with local mobile networks and retailers on all its markets.

Neonode N2

”The Neonode N2 is the latest addition to MyPhone’s portfolio of innovative models. Through this distribution agreement, MyPhone is aiming to spread the news of such Next Generation products by diffusing the new, unique and pioneering Neonode N2 mobile phone across the south-eastern European market,” says Panos G. Skarpelis, Managing Director of MyPhone. » read more »

Pantech Supplies UMTS Phone to M6 Mobile in France

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:09:03 +0000

Pantech Group, a Korean handset manufacturer, today announced that it started to supply its branded UMTS phone to M6 Mobile in France from early March.

M6 Mobile – a mobile communication service arm of M6-Metropole Television, which is the second biggest television company in France – has used Orange’s mobile network for its service and introduced the mobile service early in June, 2005.

Pantech U4000

The product, which is available through M6 Mobile, U4000, is a modern and stylish UMTS phone. It features a video telephony function incorporating a 1.3-mega pixel camera and VGA camera, a 1.9 inch 260,000 color TFT and 72 polyphonic ringtones. Other features include Bluetooth, a Micro SD card slot and an MP3 player. » read more »

Nokia Sues Qualcomm for Patent Exhaustion in Germany and the Netherlands

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:37:29 +0000

Nokia announced today that it has filed complaints against Qualcomm in Germany and the Netherlands requesting declarations that Qualcomm's European patents are exhausted in respect of products placed on the European Union (EU) market with a Qualcomm license, in this instance chipsets supplied by Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments and Qualcomm are publicly known to have entered into a so called Patent Portfolio License in 2000.

If Nokia's claim succeeds, Qualcomm would be prevented in Europe from enforcing its respective patents in relation to Nokia handsets incorporating such chipsets.

The complaints were filed in the Regional Court of Mannheim (Germany) and in the Hague District Court (the Netherlands); both courts have substantial experience in patent matters within the EU.

Since the early 90's Nokia has invested approximately €30 billion in research and development and built one of the wireless industry's strongest and broadest IPR portfolios with over 11,000 patent families. Nokia is a world leader in the development of GSM technologies, and its evolution to WCDMA, which is also demonstrated by Nokia's strong patent position in these technologies. » read more »

SIM Summit 2007 - Czech Republic

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:44:55 +0000

Start: 04/24/2007 - 13:42

End: 04/26/2007 - 13:42

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Venue: Corinthia Towers Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic

Profile: The Only independent SIM event in the market place - 3 days, 2 tracks, 4 workshops, 75 speakers, no vendor pitches

Learn from 75 Industry and Business Leaders including 25 Operators

* Bertrand Salomon, Deputy CEO, Strategic Marketing, Transatel, France
* Toni Pihlar, Specialist, Mobile Payments Division, Mobitel Slovenia
* Benjamin Wee, Head of Technology Department, Eastcompeace Smart Card, Singapore
* Markus Berger-de Leon, CEO, Jamba
* David Gordon, Director of Service Provider Strategy, Intel Corporation
* Guido Mangiagalli, Senior Marketing Manager, Consumer Market Development, Visa Europe
* Ralf Forcher, Managing Director, Daimler Chrysler Services Fleetboard
* Norman Moyo, Marketing Director, Vmobile Nigeria
* Cheol Kim, Head of Product Planning Europe, LGE
* Jean-Gabriel Steinmetz, PSA Peugeot Citroen, France
* Frederic Tassy, Country Director, HTC Europe
* Sergio Cozzolino, Chair GSMA Smart Card Group, VP ICT Mobile Solutions Department, Telecom Italia Mobile
* Jais Agertoft, Technology Manager, Nokia » read more »

VON Europe 2007

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:54:44 +0000

Start: 06/11/2007 - 12:52

End: 06/14/2007 - 12:52

Timezone: Etc/GMT

Venue: Stockholm International Fairs, Stockholm, Sweden

Profile: VON Europe is the definitive event for Europe's IP communications industry. With all the major players from fixed, wireless and broadband service providers taking part, this is the only VoIP event you need to attend. VON Europe has been growing rapidly.

Highlights: An outstanding Conference agenda designed to give you the inside track on communications convergence. Plus, over 150 companies from around the world showcasing the latest technology on the show floor.

Visitors: Skype developers, open source, Instant Messaging, security, VoIP providers, wireless, IMS, FMC, IPTV, investors, industry analysts, enterprises, and service providers are the target visitors.

Exhibitors: Profile for exhibit include Fixed and mobile telecommunications, Cable technologies Document telecommunications, Measuring instrumentation for telecoms ISPs, Telecoms services Broadband networks, Computers and computer technology ASPs, IT and software Last mile technology, Office technology equipment, Satellite communications, Banking technology equipment, TV and radio broadcasting Safety and security systems. » read more »

Sierra Wireless expands European operations to meet customer demand

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:50:20 +0000

Configuration and distribution center located in Hungary to serve Sierra Wireless customers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

February 14, 2007 -- 3GSM World Congress, Barcelona, Spain â€“ Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR - TSX: SW) today announced that based on increased customer activity in the EMEA region, the company has expanded its relationship with Flextronics, its manufacturing partner, to add a configuration and distribution center for Sierra Wireless products in Zalaegerszeg, Hungary. The Zalaegerszeg Center is now operational and supporting configuration, customization, packout, warehousing, and reverse logistics for the companyâ€™s EMEA customers. » read more »

Musiwave Smart Radio Service Selected By 3 Italia

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:32:56 +0000

Musiwave Smart Radio Service Selected By 3 Italia

Personalized Streaming Radio Service Available on Java-Enabled Handsets

BARCELONA, SPAIN, 3GSM World Congress - February 13, 2007 -- Musiwave, an Openwave company (Openwave Systems Inc. NASDAQ: OPWV) and a leading provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies worldwide, today announced its Smart Radio service for Java-enabled handsets has been selected by 3 Italia, the Mobile Media Company controlled by the Hutchison Whampoa Group and UMTS mobile leader in the world with over 6.8 million customers. Launched this month, the 3 Smart Radio service offers 3 Italia's subscribers access to interactive and personalized music streams and themed channels, as well as a catalog of thousands of full-tracks from major record labels via an integrated music download storefront where full track music downloads will be available. » read more »

Orange UK Gives The Green Light To Musiwave-Powered Music Store

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:31:31 +0000

Orange UK Gives The Green Light To Musiwave-Powered Music Store

Musiwave to Provide Mobile and Web-enabled Music Content Through User-Friendly Portal

BARCELONA, SPAIN, 3GSM World Congress - February 13, 2007 -- Musiwave, an Openwave company (Openwave Systems Inc. NASDAQ: OPWV), and a leading provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies worldwide, today announced that Orange UK has launched a Musiwave powered full-track music download store. The Orange branded music store is live now on seven handset models, (Samsung x830, Samsung D900, SonyEricssonW710i , SonyEricssonW850i, SonyEricssonW950i, Motorola KRAZR K1, Nokia 5500), and is expected to be rolled out on all new music handsets through 2007. » read more »

Orange Business Services and RIM launch the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone in France

admin — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:05:03 +0000

Orange Business Services and RIM launch the BlackBerry 8800 smartphone in France

Paris, France and Waterloo, Canada, February 13, 2007 -- Orange Business Services and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the new BlackBerryÃ¢ 8800 smartphone in France. The BlackBerry 8800, thin and elegant, comes with a full ergonomic AZERTY keyboard. It also integrates advanced features including built-in GPS for the Orange GPS navigation application, a multimedia player and expandable memory slot. The new smartphone has all the features that created the popularity of the BlackBerry solution. It also supports a range of applications for work and leisure, including push email, phone, SMS, web browser, organizer and more.

Orange Business Serviceslaunches the new BlackBerry 8800 in France, the essential smartphone for mobile professionals » read more »