Details: Alec Barton; Category: Humanitarian Comms; 14 October 2005; 10873 views

Five major China water resource utilities are establishing critical, real-time flood control monitoring and drought relief systems to protect against the loss of life from the catastrophic floods that hit China each year during the annual rainy season.

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Consumer Ecosystems; 14 October 2005; 13213 views

Vietnam' s largest mobile operator, GPC, has selected Comverse's Multimedia Messaging Service Centre and Mobile Data Gateway to provide expanded multimedia and video messaging services...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Consumer Ecosystems; 14 October 2005; 11285 views

Ukraine' s latest mobile network operator life:) has launched Mobile Internet access over WAP and Multimedia Messaging Services. Jataayu Software's WAP Gateway and Telenity's Canvas family of IP based products and applications are the power behind this commercial development...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Enterprise Ecosystems; 14 October 2005; 10479 views

Sybase Software (China) Co Ltd has recently deployed a Management Information System for the Supreme People's Court of China of Guizhou Province, China...

Details: Michael Schwartz; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 11 October 2005; 16893 views

Fifteen West African nations have today (7 October 2005) agreed to a common regulatory framework for their national ICT markets...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Revenue & Billing; 11 October 2005; 16319 views

Indonesia's second largest telecoms operator, PT Indosat, is looking to increase growth and profitability within its fixed and international business through its upgrade through its upgrade to Intec's InterconnecT v7...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Revenue & Billing; 11 October 2005; 17528 views

Medallion Communications, a newly launched interconnect clearing house for all telecommunications service providers in Nigeria, has commissioned Intec Telecom Systems to provide a combined interconnect transiting switch and interconnect settlement scheme under one platform...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Revenue & Billing; 11 October 2005; 13515 views

Vimpelcom has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Intec Telecom Systems for state of the art online and offline mediation across its mobile network...

Details: Michael Schwartz; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 11 October 2005; 15383 views

As India prepares for its largest ever expansion of telecoms the Indian Ministry of Telecommunications is considering a proposal to make it mandatory for equipment suppliers to manufacture equipment in India. Michael Schwartz assesses India's progress towards becoming a telecoms giant...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 11 October 2005; 17746 views

Venezuela's tax agency Seniat declared last Wednesday that it had imposed fines and ordered the temporary closure of various foreign companies' offices in the country due to tax irregularities.

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 11 October 2005; 15740 views

Burma's (Myanmar's) few mobile phone users are to be permitted use of SMS services for the very first time.

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 11 October 2005; 21476 views

Bangladesh is opening up its telecoms market by inviting open tenders for another GSM licence, for 15 years initially.

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Trends & Forecasts; 11 October 2005; 18097 views

Jordan has overtaken Palestine as the most competitive Arab cellular market, the two followed closely by Algeria.

Details: Michael Schwartz; Category: Wireless Networks; 06 October 2005; 16584 views

Using the opportunity of the Broadband World Forum in Madrid, Nokia has introduced a portfolio of solutions for operators and service providers concerned with the convergence of fixed and mobile networks...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Service Management; 06 October 2005; 11886 views

Deregulation and its consequent competition have led Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago to order three Intec OSS/BSS products to increase efficiency and service quality...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Consumer Ecosystems; 06 October 2005; 17282 views

Nokia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Brazil's Telemar Oi. Trials are to begin of Nokia's fixed-mobile convergence solutions...

Details: Michael Schwartz; Category: Satellite Networks; 06 October 2005; 12639 views

Recent changes to Inmarsat's Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service has seen coverage offered by the satellite network increase by about a third from 99 to 150 countries. Best known until now in the Middle East and Africa, the newly enhanced service now extends to include most of Europe, Asia and Western Australia. The new service, now designated R-BGAN, includes a number of upgrades. Developing Telecoms takes a look at what's new.

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Consumer Ecosystems; 05 October 2005; 16417 views

Account top-up via SMS and balance transfer for subscribers to Jiangxi Mobile Telecommunication Co Ltd are now a reality thanks to a contract signed by Nokia to deliver its Connect eRefill solution to the Chinese mobile operator...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Consumer Ecosystems; 05 October 2005; 14646 views

Emirates Telecommunications Corporation has selected Nokia to supply the first Push to talk over Cellular network solution in the United Arab Emirates...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Consumer Ecosystems; 05 October 2005; 25685 views

T-Mobile has commercially launched Hungary's first push to talk service. It is available in T-Mobile Hungary's 2G and 3G networks and uses a Nokia solution...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Devices & Platforms; 03 October 2005; 158364 views

Nokia is expanding its range of mobiles designed for new growth markets...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Devices & Platforms; 03 October 2005; 14897 views

Earlier this summer, Nokia sold its one billionth phone. The customer is based in Nigeria and Nokia is quick to acknowledge the significance of this event...

Details: Alec Barton; Category: Consumer Ecosystems; 03 October 2005; 14968 views

China's State Intellectual Property Office has revealed that in the first half of 2005 Huawei posted 1,231 patent applications, making the company the most prolific in the country...

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