Six operators to launch LiMo handsets this year February 11, 2009
Posted by aikservices in KTF, LiMo, Linux, Mobile Network Operator, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, SFR. Softbank Mobile, SK Telecom, Swisscom, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone.Tags: KTF, LiMo, Linux, Mobile Network Operator, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, SFR. Softbank Mobile, SK Telecom, Swisscom, Telecom Italia, Telefonica, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone
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Six operators will launch mobile phones based on the LiMo operating system this year, announced the LiMo Foundation, an industry group promoting Linux software for mobile services. The operators planning LiMo devices include NTT Docomo, Orange, SK Telecom, Telefonica, Verizon Wireless and Vodafone. Further active operator participants in the LiMo Foundation include KTF, SFR, Softbank Mobile, Swisscom and Telecom Italia. To date 33 commercial handset models have been certified as LiMo Compliant, of which 10 will be on display at the Mobile World Congress by NEC and Panasonic. LG and Samsung will also show new prototype models at MWC in Barcelona.
The LiMo Foundation also announced that all technologies specified for the R2 release of the LiMo Platform have been contributed on time, and LiMo members are currently introducing reference implementations for devices. The LiMo Reference Implementations will include code specified within both LiMo Platform R1 and LiMo Platform R2. This code includes source code contributions from members as well as components originating from open source communities. LiMo Reference Implementation contributors include Access, Azingo, LG Electronics, Purple Labs and Samsung Electronics. The latest technologies in the LiMo Platform include support for features such as advanced multimedia, location-based services, device management and enhanced security. The LiMo Foundation also announced its endorsement of the OMTP Bondi specification, which future LiMo handsets using a web runtime will support for widgets.
Etisalat to sell Apple’s iPhone 3G in UAE, Saudi Arabia February 3, 2009
Posted by aikservices in 3G, Apple, Etisalat, iPhone, Middle East, Mobily, Orange, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Vodafone.Tags: 3G, Apple, Etisalat, iPhone, Middle East, Mobily, Orange, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Vodafone
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UAE-based operator Etisalat has signed an agreement to sell Apple’s iPhone 3G mobile phone in the United Arab Emirates from later this month. The operator will simultaneously launch the device in Saudi Arabia through its operator there, Mobily. The iPhone 3G, available in 8GB and 16GB models, is already available in some countries in the Middle East, through agreements with Vodafone and Orange affiliates.
U.K. mobile-phone sector to shed thousands of jobs: report December 30, 2008
Posted by aikservices in France Telecom, Job Cuts, Mobile, Orange, Telecom, UK, Wireless.Tags: France Telecom, Job Cuts, Mobile, Orange, Telecom, UK, Wireless
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Thousands of workers are expected to lose their jobs across the U.K.’s mobile phone industry in early 2009, the Guardian reports Saturday, without citing sources. According to the report, some of the biggest job cuts should be seen at mobile operator Orange, owned by France Telecom, which employs 12,000 people. Management consultants are being used by a range of firms to advise on cost savings, the newspaper says.
Orange upgrades 3G in N Ireland and Scotland, network performance improves by 20% December 26, 2008
Posted by aikservices in 3G, Europe, HSPA, Ireland, Mobile, Orange, Scotland, Telecom, UK, Wireless.Tags: 3G, Europe, HSPA, Ireland, Mobile, Orange, Scotland, Telecom, UK, Wireless
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Orange has boosted its 3G and 3G+ (HSPA) networks in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Some 760 sites have been upgraded across the areas, resulting in a 20% improvement in network performance for both voice and data, claims Orange.
Orange Vice President for IT and networks Pete Marsden said, “We are investing heavily in updating and improving our infrastructure to meet our goal of being the best UK network for coverage and reliability.”
Orange is offering over 94% population 3G coverage and over 70% HSPA across the UK.
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