Thursday 7 August 2014

Timex boards wearable bandwagon with smartwatch

The wearable trend continues to pick up pace with watch maker Timex claiming to be the first “authentic watch brand” to enter what it has now dubbed, the smartwatch space. The Timex Ironman One GPS+ offers stand alone wireless connectivity without needing to connect to a phone and is pitched squarely at the sports enthusiast sector.
Openet completely virtualizes BSS
Virtualization = agility, says Openet
BSS specialist Openet said Thursday that it has virtualized its real-time charging system, realising an agile and flexible system capable of testing, developing, launching and amending new services and business models much more quickly. The aim is to help operators accelerate the availability of innovative new use cases and applications to generate faster ROI for their network technology investments as they battle decreasing revenues from traditional services and pressure from OTT players.
Google snaps up Siri developer and messaging app
Google has acquired a Californian startup which created a highly praised rich messaging application featuring a full fledged personal assistant along the lines of Apple’s Siri. Emu, which was started by veterans of Apple and Google, will be short lived however. The app only launched a few months ago and Google has confirmed it will be shut down later this month.
Sprint calls off chase for T-Mobile; Hesse on way out
US carrier Sprint is understood to have called off its courtship of T-Mobile USA and is preparing to go it alone. Only two months ago the widely expected deal was thought to be nearing completion, with those in the know putting the price tag for T-Mobile at around $31bn, creating an operator with the same scale as market leaders Verizon Wireless and AT&T.
Vodafone Egypt outsources to Ericsson
Vodafone Egypt has signed up Ericsson as its first outsourcing partner, under a three year managed services agreement, to deliver network field maintenance services and improve the quality of its network in the greater Cairo area.
INTERVIEWS
Evolution Everywhere
EE's CTO and CTO, Fotis Karonis
The CTO and CIO of UK LTE pioneer EE talks to Telecoms.com about his experiences of launching the technology, how it has given EE greater leverage in the wider ecosystem, and why CTO and CIO functions belong together.
Carta Blanco: NFV at Telefónica
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Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is set to become one of the defining trends of the era in the mobile network. Spanish incumbent Telefónica is the first operator to lay out its approach to NFV and its plans are both detailed and aggressive. Mike Hibberd met with Global CTO Enrique Blanco ahead of Telefónica’s NFV announcement, to learn of the changes in store.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Mobile Communications International June 2014
Living in a 4G world: The most pressing issues facing LTE operators today. Featuring:
Fifth Generation – Now officially part of the industry discourse, what does 5G actually mean?
Name your price – How LTE pricing strategies are evolving as markets mature.
Tomorrow the World Phone – Despite the global embrace of LTE, a truly global device remains to be seen.
A WEEK IN WIRELESS
A quick memo
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The business world is like the real world, but with everything slightly altered. That’s because, in the real world, we’re not constantly under pressure to appear to be productive. If we want to spend days on end slumped on the sofa in front of the cricket we can, although as the Informer can confirm, dissent from those close to you is never far away.
READER COMMENTS
Comment by AbbasNice development, I am interested to know, if there is any effect on the quality of signal (between wireless router ...

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Comment by Ashley GuestTypical of Vodafone, blaming root metrics, I've been a Vodafone customer for 10 months and travel the county and can ...

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Comment by J L GuimaraesThanks God that is the real for corporations! We have to celebrate: if things goes different in the corporate world, their ...

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Comment by Scott BichenoThanks Kevin. I wouldn't be surprised to see a bit more M&A activity in the handset market but it's not ...

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Comment by Kevin HowardIn the handset market it is a minefield out there and commoditisation has arrived as Scott rightly points out. The ...

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Comment by James VincentI think what needs to happen is EE need to make more of an effort of getting 4G to match ...

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