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Mobile NFC gains momentum as operators worldwide pledge support for SIM-based solution
China Mobile and China Unicom join leading operators in backing mobile NFC. Besides, GSMA publishes mobile NFC specifications to drive Global interoperability moreOrange Money reaches 3 million customers and plans to extend its offer in cooperation with Western Union
Orange Money has reached the threshold of 3 million customers in the eight countries where it is now offered, thus becoming one of the most powerful electronic money services in Africa
moreTelefónica transforms its organisational structure to reinforce its status as global leader in the new digital world
Executive Chairman and CEO of Telefónica, César Alierta, has laid the foundations for reinforcing the operator’s status as a global player and leader in the digital environment through sweeping changes in its organisation and structure
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Customer centric BSS/OSS meets cloud innovations in Comarch´s booth at Mobile World Congress 2012
Comarch, a manufacturer and integrator of BSS/OSS solutions will be present at the Mobile World Congress, taking place in Barcelona between 27th February and 1st March, 2012. This year OXYCOM, a provider of innovative Cloud Computing platforms will also join Comarch at their stand
moreAntel and Alcatel-Lucent launch LTE services in Uruguay and establish the first commercial 4G/LTE wireless network in LatAm
Antel, a leading provider of communications services in Uruguay, and Alcatel-Lucent are now making the promise of high-speed mobile broadband a reality in Uruguay by delivering the first commercial 4G/LTE wireless network in a Latin American country
moreVodafone in IFA 2011: “The future lies in bandwidth plus mobility“
“The future lies not in bandwidth alone but in bandwidth plus mobility”, according to Fritz Joussen, CEO Vodafone Germany moreInterviews
Surfing the Data Tsunami - solutions for mobile data offload
At peak times, 3G networks can barely handle the traffic surge as users scramble for high-speed, data-guzzling mobile applications. Ironically, most of that traffic is accessing Internet content on other providers' servers, while the carriers are simply bearing the traffic burden, forcing them to invest ever greater amounts of money to ease bottlenecks in the infrastructure for no greater returns
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Wi-Fi - no longer ignored by mobile operators
Operators in Western Europe need to save $30 billion in mobile access network costs between now and 2016 according to latest research from Analysys Mason. The research firm points to Wi-Fi, in a small cell configuration, as the cost-effective alternative to building new base station sites. Analysys Mason recommends that a mixture of outdoor and indoor Wi-Fi access points should be used to augment existing capacity
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