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Wireless Added to Co-Branded Vonage-Motorola Router
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Motorola has announced that it has struck a deal with VoIP service provider Vonage to build in the VoIP service for a co-branded wireless router. The VT2542 internet phone adapter and wireless router has class-of-service features that prioritise voice over data to maintain voice quality while other demands are being made on network ...
TelecomTactics Survey 2006: Telecom Manufacturers Round Out System Portfolios
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A look back at business telephony system introductions in 2006 indicates that leading telecommunications manufacturers are rounding out their telephony system portfolios and focusing on growing businesses. Very small offices, mid-size enterprises and larger businesses with multiple sites all intend to grow and profit, and thus, require a ...
Nokia, Siemens Say Their Joint Venture to Start Operations April 1
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FRANKFURT, Germany -- Nokia Corp. and Siemens AG said that their 50-50 joint venture will start operating on its own at the start of April as it competes with industry leader Ericsson AB. The companies said the venture -- made up of the Finnish cell phone maker's network business group and Siemens' carrier-related ...
EU Telecoms Ministers Reach Informal Agreement on Setting Limit on Roaming Charges
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HANOVER, Germany -- European Union telecommunications ministers agreed on a plan to cut mobile phone roaming fees at a meeting today, a spokesperson for EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding said. Ministers from the 27 EU nations met at the yearly CeBIT technology trade show in Hanover. The spokesperson said they reached ...
Seven Steps to Safer WiFi
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We've all done it: You need quick access to email, so you jump on that free WiFi connection at the local coffee shop, the airport, or a conference hotel. What are the chances you'll get hacked, anyway? Think again. If you use unsecured WiFi in the clear, without any encryption or security, you're asking for it. Your ...
Mobile Data Gains Momentum
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European mobile data service revenues are growing faster and sooner than expected, according to two new analyst reports, which point to the introduction of flat-rate pricing as the main catalyst for growth. Financial analysts have been looking for signs of improvement from European mobile data revenues for the past year, and in the ...
Share Shortfall Forces Ericsson To Extend Tandberg Tender
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Ericsson's surprise $1.39 billion tender for Tandberg Television expired last night without the demanded 90 percent of Tandberg Television shares having been tendered -- although it did get a majority -- forcing it to extend the offer until Friday. If it doesn't get the needed 90 percent by then, Ericsson says, it may ...
EU Wants One Mobile TV Standard
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European Commissioner for Information Society and Media Viviane Reding called upon the European telecommunications industry to speed up its efforts to agree on a single technology platform for delivering mobile television. As it stands, the Digital Video Broadcasting for Handhelds technology, or DVB-H, standard has seen limited ...
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