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RSS global a-zVisa launches mobile payments platform
News Nokia's head of NFC global market development, Gerhard Romen, agreed. Visa has launched a mobile platform that it says will "lay the foundation" for commercial deployment of contactless mobile payments and near-field communications (NFC) services... [10 Jan 2007]
Tech Visions: Wireless sale of the century
Comment Ventures like Amazon, eBay and Google were able to get started on the back of a single end-to-end global information network. This event could turn out to be a defining moment for the future of mobile computing, says Silicon Valley-based Howard... [17 Dec 2007]
Advertising: Mobile's next big thing
News ABI Research predicts that by the end of this year advertising on mobiles will generate global revenues of $1.9bn. The era of mobile advertising is upon us - according to new research, revenues from ads on phones will skyrocket by the end of the... [30 Nov 2006]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News Angela Stainthorpe, research analyst and author of the report Global Mobile Roaming: Operator Strategies and Market Trends, said in a statement: "Considering the impetus behind the voice legislation introduced last year, SMS roaming is without... [02 Jul 2008]
Wireless broadband to be cellular feast
News WiMax will contribute just two per cent of global revenue by then after failing to achieve significant market share, according to the analyst. Telecoms analyst Analysys Mason predicts there will be a total of 2.1 billion wireless broadband... [05 Aug 2008]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News But he said this is an issue that is likely to trouble small businesses before it annoys consumers - as SMEs might feel they are losing a competitive edge for accessing and competing in global markets where fibre deployments have - or may... [22 Nov 2007]
DNS security still "as vulnerable as ever"
News However, a problem Infoblox noted is more than 50 per cent of DNS servers still allow recursion and zone transfers, "indicating that the global DNS system is as vulnerable as ever". The security of domain name system (DNS) continues to be an issue... [21 Nov 2007]
Mobile broadband to be an HSPA affair
News Wilcox said mobile WiMax is likely to net "a single digit per cent proportion of the global mobile broadband subscriber base by 2012", with EV-DO (A and B) being the next most prolific technology after HSPA, driven by markets in the Americas and... [08 Aug 2007]
Sun heats up open-source with MySQL buy
News And though many of the more traditional companies use MySQL - from auto companies to financial institutions to banks and retailers - many have been waiting for a Fortune 500 vendor willing to step up, to provide mission critical global support". [16 Jan 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News To ensure interoperability for global operators and consumers, the WiMax Forum supports the end-to-end certification process, from equipment development to test equipment validation and, finally, product certification. [20 Jun 2008]
Web 2.0 security risks being ignored
News Meakin and Rashke were speaking at a seminar attended by financial analysts and global banks organised by security specialist Worklight. Almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of US companies do nothing to block third-party collaboration tools, such as... [31 Jan 2008]
Botnets: 'We're screwed', warn security experts
News Botnets are the biggest global threat facing the internet today, according to security experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco this week. President of the Internet Security Advisors Group, Ira Winkler, said: "The statistics are... [10 Apr 2008]
Dongle mania to kill off wi-fi hotspots?
News According to the GSM/3G supplier forum, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, there are currently 185 commercial HSDPA networks in 80 countries. The Infonetics Research Mobility: Broadband, Phones, Subscribers and Services report predicts the... [28 Mar 2008]
Box-tickers risk serious data breaches
Comment David Cole, academy team leader and senior consultant at risk management consultancy DNV IT Global Services, thinks he has the answer. Life would be simple if curing security headaches were just a matter of buying some new technology. [28 Mar 2008]
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment These include AT&T's Global Network Client, iPass' Mobile Office and Orange Business Services' Business Everywhere. But now the problem for mobile workers is how to tap into all that increased connectivity, says George Malim. [12 Jun 2008]
