location based services handset
Connecting MPLS Voice VPNs: Enabling the Secure Interconnection of Inter-Enterprise VoIP
White Paper Enterprise customers are using Voice VPNs as a means to drive down cost and increase integration between the handset, computer and mobile devices of the corporate user. For example, utilizing premised based IP PBXs and IP phones at all sites within... [10 Jul 2008]
Google lays out mobile future
News The company has struck deals with the major handset makers - Apple, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson - as well network operators across the globe. Google is aiming to make an impact in the mobile sector by focusing on web-based... [13 May 2008]
GPS-chip boom as mobiles enter the frame
News ABI Research analyst, Jamie Moss, said in a statement: "Handset-based GPS will be critical to strong market penetration [of GPS chips]. But the cost of chips is already dropping as manufacturers look towards mobile location-based services - a... [20 Mar 2008]
Nokia launches 'mobile sat-nav' for walkers
News The Finnish mobile giant also announced four new handset models - including the replacement for the N95 smart phone - and a content sharing platform called Ovi. Cheat Sheets ¦ Mobile location-based services ¦ FMC ¦ 3G [11 Feb 2008]
Location-based services set to boom
News Wireless device company CSR is working with Motorola to establish an open industry forum of handset manufactures, network operators and GPS companies to explore what it calls 'eGPS' - or enhanced GPS technology. [11 Feb 2008]
GPS phones to triple by 2012
News Growth in the GPS-handset user base should also lead to more applications that use such information, Malm added, pointing to the success of currently available location-based services like Google Maps. [16 Jan 2008]
Femtocells to cure 3G headaches?
News Operators are having to face up to the challenge of providing high quality indoor coverage to cater for habitual handset users, which - in one scenario - means more base stations to provide the necessary network density. [26 Nov 2007]
Nokia maps $8.1bn Navteq buy
News Using the handset's embedded software, consumers can view their current location on a map, search for destinations, find specific routes, or locate nearby services such as restaurants, hotels or shops. [02 Oct 2007]
Global mobile TV a money-maker by 2012
News However, there are a few technological hurdles to overcome in the meanwhile - such as handset and spectrum availability and the level of investment. It only launched on one handset. Cheat Sheets Mobile location-based services FMC... [19 Sep 2007]
Vodafone offers unlimited music downloads
News Downloaded tracks and playlists are stored centrally so if a customer's mobile is stolen, lost or upgraded, the replacement handset will automatically have the user's MusicStation tracks and preferences the first time it is switched on. [10 Sep 2007]
Adaptable Real-Time Turn-by-Turn Handset-Based Navigation
White Paper Because aqNav updates location information once every second, it is the only real-time adaptive handset navigation system that is able to re-route callers within seconds of making a wrong turn. It leverages existing wireless voice networks to... [07 Sep 2007]
Mobile users yearning for the simple life
News Just a quarter of users surveyed said they would pay more for a stylish handset or for the latest mobile technology. Cheat Sheets ¦ Mobile location-based services ¦ FMC ¦ 3G Other advanced features that have declined in use include... [20 Aug 2007]
Domino's Pizza delivers SMS ordering
News Only one address can be registered per handset. Cheat Sheets Mobile location-based services FMC 3G The service is integrated heavily into Domino's existing internet ordering system in the back end, with SMS services... [17 Aug 2007]
Businesses converge on FMC tech
News FMC allows users to make calls over both VoIP and mobile networks from a single handset. Cheat Sheets Mobile location-based services FMC 3G Paul Merry, senior analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, said FMC makes sense for... [05 Jun 2007]
Is Google creating a Gphone?
News Google CEO Eric Schmidt has even said mobile subscriptions should be given away for free if users are willing to accept ads on their phones - a statement some believe is a sign of the search giant's attempt to capitalise on its search success with... [14 Mar 2007]
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