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Weekly Poll Results - Will you buy Apple's iPhone?
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The CommunicationsDirect latest poll results are in. The question posed was, "Do you plan on buying Apple's new iPhone?" Results indicate 52% plan to buy it the first day they can, 44% plan to buy it -- but not until the hype dies down, and 4% will buy a similar device offered by another provider. Be sure to vote in ...Tutorial: Next-Generation Communications Environments: Guiding Principles for Legacy Replacement
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The telecommunications industry is moving toward open, standards based solutions using leading edge computing platforms and operating systems. This standards based approach utilizes an architecture that provides the flexibility to create multipurpose platforms while supporting the rapid adaptation of new technology. Solutions must be ...Top 10 Emerging Mobile Markets
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Developing countries now account for more than half of mobile subscriber growth worldwide, with the top 10 adding around 285 million new subscribers in 2006 alone. With the exception of the U.S., the world's top 10 mobile growth markets are all in countries considered to be 'emerging' in Asia/Pacific, Africa, and Latin ...InfoTrack Report Has Microsoft Predicting Huge VoIP Cost Drop
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In his keynote address last week at VoiceCon Spring 2007, Jeff Raikes, president of Microsoft's Business Division, said that in three years, the typical Voice over IP (VoIP) solution for business would cost half what it does today, primarily because the current proprietary, hardware-based systems would be replaced by more open ...Sprint & Nokia's 10 Gallon WiMax
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Nokia Corp. will deploy four mobile WiMax networks for Sprint Nextel Corp. in Texas during the first half of 2008, the companies revealed yesterday. Reston, Va.-based Sprint first announced in January that it was bringing the world's No. 1 handset maker on board with its WiMax plans. Nokia will deploy WiMax in Austin, ...Mobile Linux Supports VoIP
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A la Mobile is offering a new version of its mobile Linux software that enables converged Wi-Fi and GSM handsets to support VoIP calling. The Linux stack is designed to make it easier for handset manufacturers to offer converged devices. It uses a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based VoIP client as well as Adobe Flash, Java, ...Fixed Mobile Convergence Hasn't Gained Mindshare in Business
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC), while well addressed in the telecom industry, has not yet gained significant mindshare among most business decision-makers, reports In-Stat. FMC, which in its simplest form makes cellular handsets an extension of corporate PBXs, is certainly on the way, but business ...Copyright (C) 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers.