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Effective Testing Principles for the Mobile Data Services Applications

whitepaper Wireless communication technologies like GPRS, UMTS and WLAN, combined with the availability of high-end, affordable mobile devices enable the development of advanced and innovative mobile services. A strategic approach for the quality assurance of...

Tags: gps - gis, data services, assurance, mobile data

[24 Mar 2008]

3G operators must learn to share

News U is for UMTS The imperative to drive 3G services means mobile operators are going to have to get cosy about network sharing. A new report from analyst Analysys - titled 3G Infrastructure Sharing: the future for mobile networks - says sharing of 3G...

Tags: 3g, femtocell, network sharing, evolution

[29 Feb 2008]

SMS gets Oxfordshire residents out of deep water

News U is for UMTS Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC G is for GPS H is for HSDPA

Tags: text, oxfordshire, flood, sms

[26 Feb 2008]

Kerching! Ofcom flogs more spectrum

News U is for UMTS Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC G is for GPS H is for HSDPA

Tags: spectrum, ofcom, operator, band

[22 Feb 2008]

Mobiles on the moon? Nasa prepares trial for takeoff

News U is for UMTS After conquering the farthest corners of the globe, mobile phones are now destined for the final frontier - space. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus

Tags: moon, space, nasa, message

[19 Feb 2008]

Linux-based laptop latest OLPC rival?

News U is for UMTS Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC G is for GPS H is for HSDPA

Tags: olpc, linux, laptop, education

[19 Feb 2008]

Heathrow T3 tackles lost luggage with RFID

News U is for UMTS Passengers flying to and from Dubai out of Terminal 3 with Emirates airline will have a tiny chip embedded in their luggage tags. Airport operator BAA hopes this chip could save airport staff hours of time by slashing the number of...

Tags: rfid, heathrow, baa, chip

[13 Feb 2008]

Orange and T-Mobile join forces on mobile TV

News The service will include 24 TV channels and ten radio stations delivered to multimedia-enabled mobiles phones over 3G UMTS spectrum. Orange and T-Mobile will jointly trial a mobile TV service in West London during the second half of 2008.

Tags: t-mobile, umts, tdtv, mobile tv

[13 Feb 2008]

Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Tuesday

Comment U is for UMTS It's day one proper of the Congress and the queues just got tails. Long tails. I arrive at the Fira early to struggle through the be-suited throng and get my seat at the big name keynotes.

Tags: mobile world congress, china, john, talk

[13 Feb 2008]

Android rocks up at Mobile World Congress

News U is for UMTS Google launched Android, an open development platform in November last year. Phones sporting the Android software are expected out later this year. Google also announced the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of 34 handset...

Tags: mwc, google, android, mobile phones

[12 Feb 2008]

Vodafone CEO warns of Apple, Google threat

News U is for UMTS In his keynote speech at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona today, Sarin said: "We must as an industry learn to both partner and compete with these new players because our customers want to experience entertainment such...

Tags: arun sarin, vodafone, advertising, operating systems

[12 Feb 2008]

Why pay more abroad? EU demands mobile roaming cuts

News U is for UMTS EU commissioner for information society and media, Viviane Reding, speaking today at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, said: "What I want to achieve is very simple - that sending a text message or downloading other...

Tags: reding, mobile world congress, roaming, eu

[11 Feb 2008]

Careless homeworkers increase security risks

Careless homeworkers increase security risks

News U is for UMTS Careless remote and home-working staff are opening up corporate IT networks to an increased risk of damaging security breaches. A survey by Cisco this week found a lack of discipline and vigilance among home workers on the internet...

Tags: homeworkers, cio jury, security, opening

[08 Feb 2008]

BT wi-fi phones fail to light a fuse with consumers

News U is for UMTS Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC G is for GPS H is for HSDPA

Tags: bt, fusion, wi-fi, mode

[07 Feb 2008]

Why O2 isn't willing to share

News U is for UMTS T-Mobile and 3 may have done it - and Orange and Vodafone may be talking about doing it - but O2 isn't planning on getting into bed with fellow operators to share network resources anytime soon.

Tags: o2, 3g, iphone, coverage

[05 Feb 2008]

Virtual tech will 'kill the office'

News U is for UMTS U is for UMTS Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud D is for dotMobi E is for Email F is for FMC G is for GPS

Tags: nortel, second life, wireless, person

[31 Jan 2008]

Nokia to buy Trolltech and keep it on the Qt

News U is for UMTS Nokia is to buy Trolltech, the company whose Linux-based Qt application-development framework is at the core of many PC and mobile applications. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more…

Tags: nokia, linux, trolltech, handsets

[28 Jan 2008]

Peter Cochrane's Blog: Getting thinner fast

Comment U is for UMTS During the past 15 years I have seen one generation of laptop after another get faster and more expansive with a consequential loss of facilities that just seems to go unnoticed. First it was the floppy drive, then the IrDA port...

Tags: wi-fi, mobile, laptops, thin client

[28 Jan 2008]

First Direct banks on Apple

News U is for UMTS The service became fully compatible with Safari last week, while it's been available on the iPhone and iPod Touch since their respective UK launches. Just under 80 per cent of First Direct's customers bank online and 87 per cent of...

Tags: mobile banking, apple, iphone, ipod

[24 Jan 2008]

Integrating UltraCMOS Designs in GSM Front Ends

whitepaper Also worth mentioning is integration of other standards, such as UMTS, into GSM handsets for next generation "World Phone" applications that will likely be handled through additional switched paths. There are many different switching technologies...

Tags: switched, switching, article, address

[23 Jan 2008]

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