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RSS ecEC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. Speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on data roaming on... [22 Jul 2008]
Dynamic GOP Structure Selection to Support QoS in Vertical Handoff
White Paper The proposed method dynamically changes the interval of I-pictures by using the Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) and the pilot strength (Ec/Io) in order to reduce error propagation due to packet losses. [18 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Mobile operator industry body, the GSMA, has poured cold water on plans by European Commission (EC) telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, to create a single market for mobile text services in Europe and cap the cost of sending an SMS for EU... [16 Jul 2008]
EC to outline slash in roaming rate
News The cost of sending a text message when mobile-phone users are outside their home state in the European Union will drop 70 per cent under new plans, an EU source said. EU telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding will outline plans today that include... [15 Jul 2008]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News Edwards had told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk ahead of the vote that the wording was "definitely wide enough to provide a legitimate foundation in EC law for 'three strikes and you're out'". A set of telecommunications laws has been given... [09 Jul 2008]
MontaVista Linux Powers Traffic Control Devices from Peek Global
White Paper The first project where MontaVista Linux was deployed was in the EC-1. Peek Traffic Inc.is a global provider of solutions for traffic management. Peek provides motorway traffic management systems for motorways and tunnels. [03 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News European mobile operators should brace themselves for enforced price cuts for SMS roaming, predicts an analyst. Yesterday was the 1 July deadline set by European telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, for the mobile industry to voluntarily reduce... [02 Jul 2008]
Attracting Students and Faculty to Western Kentucky With Intelligent Multi-Campus Voice, IM, Video and Mobility Applications
White Paper Avaya also implemented an IP Telephony Solution with Extension to Cellular (EC 500) to offer one-number access to desk and mobile phones. Western Kentucky University wanted to increase the productivity and quality of faculty, staff and student... [01 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News It expects rates to fall by a similar amount over the next three years without EC intervention, it added. The spokesman added: "If they [the EC] decided to bring these mobile term rates down much faster than they're already coming down that would... [30 Jun 2008]
T-Mobile UK slashes Euro data roaming costs
News T-Mobile UK is the latest mobile operator to crack under the steely gaze of EC telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, and slash the price of data roaming and sending text messages in Europe. T-Mobile has announced it is reducing roaming charges by... [20 Jun 2008]
'Pay to receive' calls won't happen, say UK operators
News On Tuesday, however, the operator 3 said in a statement "there is no reason for the EC recommendation to result in receiver pays". Following suggestions by Europe's telecommunications chief that she would not oppose mobile operators that wanted to... [19 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Europe's copyright controversy
Comment The EC move is being heralded as the end to a feud between consumer electronics companies and rights owners that dates back to the 1960s. Although the EC came close to passing new guidelines, it didn't come to fruition because of pressure from... [18 Jun 2008]
EC pledges open standards support
News The European Commission has pledged to support open standards and promote interoperability, to avoid vendor lock-in of European governments to any one technology. In a speech to OpenForum Europe in Brussels on Tuesday, European commissioner for... [12 Jun 2008]
Female CIOs break through glass ceiling
Comment The EC says there is a shortage of around 300,000 qualified tech staff in Europe and that attracting more women into the profession is vital to help close that gap. The lack of women in the IT profession is well documented and the traditional... [11 Jun 2008]
Microsoft pledges Office 2007 ODF support
News Microsoft said yesterday that starting some time next year it will make it easier for users of an open-source rival to work with Microsoft Office. Without adding any special software to Office, users will be able to open documents sent to them in... [22 May 2008]
