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Ufone, one of the leading mobile carriers in Pakistan, has launched the Awaz SMS service based upon the pioneering Voice SMS technology from Kirusa, the world's leading vendor of Voice SMS and a leading developer of mobile value added services...
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ECI Telecom, a global provider of networking infrastructure, announced today that it has signed a cooperative frame agreement with CJSC Synterra, one of Russia's largest national telecommunications operators, for delivery of the XDM AE and BroadGate AE Multi-Service Transport Platform (MSTP) solutions to support the carrier's 60,000 km-long network, one of Russia's largest nationwide transport networks...
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Altobridge has won a three-year, fully managed services contract with leading Mongolian mobile communications provider, MobiCom Corporation. The contract is for the provision of communications across rural Mongolia using Altobridge's unique GSM architecture, which enables operators to dramatically cut the costs of delivering communication services...
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AIRCOM International, the leading independent mobile network planning and optimisation consultancy, has been appointed by Malaysia's Packet One International, to provide planning support to its WiMAX network. Packet One has chosen AIRCOM's ASSET tool to help plan and optimise the network, prior to a full roll out later in the year, making it one of the first to commercially deploy one of the largest WiMAX networks on the 2.3Ghz spectrum in the world...
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WiMAX suffered a major setback when the partnership between US operator Sprint Nextel, one of the technology's strongest advocates, and wireless high-speed Internet service provider Clearwire fell apart in November 2007. Now a new frontrunner has emerged with ambitious plans that may strengthen the case for WiMAX...
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The FOA has created a new certification programme covering "Fiber Optic Network Design"...
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The 200,000 fisherman that work on Lake Victoria will soon be using mobile phones to call for help if they get into trouble on the world's second largest inland lake. In an initiative coordinated by the GSMA's Development Fund, mobile networks will be expanded to cover Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, fuelling economic and social development of the lakeside communities and potentially reducing the number of fishing-related deaths each year...
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GyPSii, the geo-location and mobile social networking provider, has partnered with Shanghai Rannuo and China Unicom to launch its GyPSii service during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing...
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As projects continue in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Andrew Wireless Solutions is helping to ensure wireless coverage is well up to standard in Beijing Metro's six rail lines...
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The ITU has deployed 25 satellite terminals to help restore vital communication links in the aftermath of severe floods that have inundated low-lying districts across Zambia. A total of 3,418 homes and 44 schools collapsed as a result of heavy rainfall, and ensuing floods have destroyed roads and communication links, hampering the coordination and delivery of assistance...
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Veraz Networks recently announced the availability of its latest Network-adaptive Border Controller, the next generation of Session Border Controllers (SBC)...
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Colibria, the leading new generation provider of mobile instant messaging (MIM) and Presence-enabled solutions, recently announced availability of its Colibria Lite client to support low cost Java based handset growth in emerging markets...
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Sonus Networks has announced the latest release of its industry-leading software. Sonus 7.1 which claims to deliver a new levels of IP-voice capability...
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China Unicom, one of the largest mobile carriers in the world, has deployed the marketing delivery platform from Pontis to enable them to plan and deliver marketing offers tailored to their customers' needs...
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Better Energy Systems recently announced two new handheld solar power systems...
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The ITU Regional Cyber-Security Forum recently ended with the adoption of the Doha Declaration on Cyber-Security. Recognising that cyber-security has global implications that need regional and international efforts as well as close collaboration between governments and industry, the Forum urges each country in the region to develop capabilities using a new ITU Cyber-Security Framework...
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Liberalising telecoms in Saudi Arabia and conflict-torn Iraq will result in major growth markets for the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector. What is more, the Arabian Gulf ICT market is one of the fastest growing in the world, with Middle East telecoms and broadband Internet expected to generate US$70 billion in annual sales revenue by 2015. These are two claims by the organisers of Middle East Communications 2008...
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GyPSii, a geo-location and mobile social networking provider, has partnered with Dopod in China to provide location-based information and content features and services for use on mobile phones or via the Internet. The new services will be available to members of the Dopod Club...
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After a series of major - and sometimes spectacular - failures in Internet services in the Middle East and Indian regions, FLAG Telecom (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe) has undertaken the construction of a far stronger cable between Egypt and France...
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XIUS-bcgi, which aims to delivering revenue-generating solutions to mobile operators and MVNOs worldwide, along with the Bahraini-based International Agencies Company Limited, have announced that Zain Bahrain has deployed XIUS-bcgi's InstaRoam product to provide roaming service for start-up mobile operators...
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ECI Telecom has unveiled a new converged framework for next-generation products, solutions and services. The company claims its new ECI 1Net supports smooth transition to Next-Generation Networks...
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A new Networking Skills Gap study commissioned by Cisco has revealed a future gap of nearly 27 percent between supply and demand of Internetworking experts by 2010. The shortage equates to nearly 90,000 qualified professionals who would need to be trained before then to meet the expected demand...
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Fast growing Synchronica has announced a worldwide agreement with Brightstar Corp for distribution of its award-winning mobile push email and synchronization technology Mobile Gateway. The company has also demonstrated its commitment to emerging markets by announcing it has raised an additional US$3.9 million to further fund its push into emerging markets...
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Tata Communications leading provider of a new world of communications, announced today the expansion of its Global VPN service to China through an NNI agreement with China Enterprise Netcom Corporation Limited, a value-added telecommunication services and integrated IT solutions provider and subsidiary of CITIC...
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Digit Wireless, Inc. has announced its Fastap technology has been certified under the Chinese text-entry standard GF 3006 2001 Standard Scheme of Chinese Phonetic Alphabet Input with Universal Keypad by China's State Language Commission...
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Digit Wireless, Inc. was selected by the HeadStart 2008 Organization in India as one of 2008's leading innovators of mobile technology entering the Indian market. The HeadStart award recognizes Digit Wireless as a company pioneering interface innovation in mobility and communications with its cutting edge Fastap Hindi Language Platform...
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Starhome has exhibited its latest roaming solutions to provide users with greater transparency of roaming costs at the Mobile World Congress. The new releases of Roam in Control and Data Charge Advisor offer users the ability to receive real-time notification of roaming charges to monitor and control roaming costs and allow operators to comply with the latest EU legislation for outbound roamers to receive notification of roaming charges on arrival in a new country...
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), The Vodafone Group Foundation, and the United Nations Foundation announced today a ground-breaking "global partnership for emergency communications". The partnership will increase the effectiveness of the information and communications technology (ICT) response to major emergencies and disasters around the world...
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This week, Wayfinder's award winning navigation services are being launched in Chile through the mobile operator Movistar. This is Wayfinder's first entry into the South American market...
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Team Telecom International, which supplies Operations Support Systems to communications service providers, has signed a partnership agreement with TechnoServ A/S, a Russian company dedicated to system integration, IT services and creation of engineering facilities...
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Spice Corporation, an Indian telecoms company, launched several products at the Mobile World Congress 2008. In particular, it claims to be marketing what it calls "The Peoples' Phone - probably the world's cheapest phone at under US$20 to the consumer"...
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Claiming that it will play a real part in bridging the Digital Divide, an alliance of hardware and software vendors took the opportunity of the Mobile World Congress to announce that they had joined up to develop the world's lowest-cost smart entry phone that can enable email and web-based messaging functions...
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Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) will be delivering its largest-ever Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld (DVB-H) agreement in a contract with Global Mediacom designed to being a mobile TV network to Indonesia...
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London Business School Professor Leonard Waverman and global economic consulting firm LECG have published a pioneering - and very revealing - report in to the efficiency of governments and business when it comes to ICT.
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