10 March 2010
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Orange joins the mHealth alliance to develop West Africa

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In a partnership aimed at advancing mobile technology to improve public health, healthcare systems and patient care in the developing world, Orange has joined the mHealth Alliance to develop mobile health solutions in West Africa...

BBC English lessons a hit with Bangladeshi mobile users

Crescent Lake, DhakaMobile users in Bangladesh have accessed more than 1 million English lessons using a new service, BBC Janala (‘Window’), which is promising to transform the way people learn language through m-technology in the developing world...

MWC Blog: WAC - Owning the content, owning the network

Casa Battlo, BarcelonaThe emergence of the Wholesale Applications Community was perhaps the most significant event of Mobile World Congress 2010. Developing Telecoms' editor-in-chief Alec Barton ponders how this will affect the industry...

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NEC to Show Smallest All-in-One Compact LTE Base Station at MWC 2010

NEC Corporation will showcase the world’s smallest, all-in-one compact LTE (Long Term Evolution) b [ ... ]


Vodafone Qatar: second fixed-line licence delayed for up to two years

The second stage in Vodafone’s fixed-line strategy for Qatar has been delayed until 2011 or even 2 [ ... ]


3GVision exhibiting i-nigma barcode reader at Mobile World Congress 2010

3GVision has confirmed that it will be among the exhibitors at the 2010 GSMA Mobile World Congress i [ ... ]


NEC demonstrates Digital Signage Solution at Mobile World Congress 2010

NEC Corporation showcased its new digital signage solution at Mobile World Congress. The new solutio [ ... ]


Genaker delivers Push-to-Talk for iPhone and BlackBerry

Genaker, a supplier of mobile business productivity solutions, has unveiled a Push-to-Talk over Cell [ ... ]


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Mobile World Congress 2010

World’s First HSPA+ Android Smartphone

huawei_u8800_300x225The world’s first HSPA+ smartphone, powered by the Android operating system, was announced by Huawei at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The U8800 smartphone will be commercially available in the third quarter of 2010, and is able to support high-speed Internet access, which is faster than existing 3G smartphones...

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Market Trends

Eastern European market characteristics offer unique opportunities for technology innovators and basic card providers – Frost & Sullivan

chipandpinPoland and other Central and Eastern European countries with less developed banking systems, labour markets and IT and communications infrastructures can leapfrog over the established banking and payment infrastructures present in other parts of Europe to become more entrenched in smart card based payment methods, according to new analyses from Frost & Sullivan...

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iDate: global mobile equipment worth US$385 billion 2009 - and more this year

The world mobile equipment market represented a total US$385 billion last year, according to iDate, which is predicting a rise of 1.5% for 2010. Vendors are forecasting the Middle East, Africa and Latin America as future growth areas - once they sort out 3G auctions...

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Viewpoint

MWC Blog: Optimism, Apps and Aspirations

The Sagrada Familia, BarcelonaDeveloping Telecoms' editor-in-chief Alec Barton gives his impressions of Mobile World Congress 2010...

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Development Agenda

Yota wins Peru WiMAX bandwidth bid

The Russian WiMAX operator Yota has been granted bandwidth spectrum use in Peru by the Latin American country’s Ministry of Transport and Communications, following the operator’s winning bid for the $3.9 million contract...

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ABI: mobile person-to-person payments better in new markets (perhaps)

 ABI Research has conducted a survey on using mobile phones for person-to-person payments. Interest was low in the seven countries surveyed. Interest in the developing markets was greater - but ABI did not ask anyone in those countries. Michael Schwartz reproaches...

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Networks

DTAC reduces carbon emissions across network

DTAC, the second largest mobile operator in Thailand, is gearing up to handle increased growth in mobile data, while furthering its commitment to reducing its environmental impact. It aims to significantly lower its carbon emissions with new network architecture and technology from Nokia Siemens Networks...

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World’s First HSPA+ Android Smartphone

huawei_u8800_300x225The world’s first HSPA+ smartphone, powered by the Android operating system, was announced by Huawei at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The U8800 smartphone will be commercially available in the third quarter of 2010, and is able to support high-speed Internet access, which is faster than existing 3G smartphones...

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Services

Eagle Mobile puts incomplete calls on auto mode

Albanian newcomer Eagle Mobile has introduced a policy of putting incomplete calls on auto mode. It has brought in Kirusa’s Auto-Voice SMS system to monetise these calls...

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Out There Media, VimpleCom join for mobile advertising projects

Mobile advertising specialist Out There Media has announced a partnership with VimpelCom, a international provider of telecoms in Russia. This year, a series of commercial pilot projects will be launched in Russia, where there are 51 million VimpelCom subscribers...

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