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Beyond 3G, communications services of the future

July 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Europe's telecommunications industry became the world leader in the 1990s. Now European researchers are working to maintain that lead by developing an innovative services platform for 'Beyond ...


EU preparing to cap text message prices

July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

European mobile phone users could pay less to send cross-border text messages under plans the European Commission is preparing, fed-up that operators have left its calls to cut prices unanswered.


San Diego Supercomputer Center director urges academia to make cyberinfrastructure 'real'

July 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Comprising the "infrastructure" for the Information Age, cyberinfrastructure – the organized aggregate of information technologies, organizations, and human resources – is essential for future research advancement ...


Building a better telecom system

July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

Hurricane Katrina helped University of Texas professor, Alexis Kwasinski, formulate a new plan for the U.S. telecom system: a de-centralized power architecture that would have kept the lights and phones on in New Orleans. ...


Warner Music Group to offer music through Nokia phones

July 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia said Tuesday that the Warner Music Group had agreed to join its soon-to-be launched music service programme, giving its device users access to music published by Warner.


EU opens bidding for Galileo satnav network

July 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The European Commission invited bids on Tuesday for contractors to participate in the construction of the European Union's much delayed Galileo satellite navigation network.


One in two Chinese people uses mobile phone, report says

June 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2

Almost one in two Chinese people now has a mobile phone, while the number of fixed-line subscribers has fallen, state media reported Thursday.


EU warns teenagers of mobile phone ring-tone rip-offs

July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

The European Commission warned children and teenagers on Thursday to beware of mobile telephone ring-tone scams after hundreds of Internet sites were found to be charging too much for the services.


Next-gen broadband at your service

July 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Faster, smarter broadband networks are on the way, thanks to European research. The next step will be to usher in compelling services for European consumers. Already companies are eager to get their hands on the technologies ...


Hurdles seen blocking potential of mobile phone TV

June 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Television viewed on mobile phone handsets could be a huge revenue generator for the telecoms sector but significant hurdles stand in the way, industry players and analysts said Thursday.


Lower costs drawing users to mobile Internet: industry

June 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Lower costs are drawing more and more users to access the Internet via their mobiles, and opening up opportunities for advertisers, industry players said Tuesday.


Space scientist says texting is four times more expensive than receiving scientific data from space

May 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 70 vote(s) | User comments: 13

A University of Leicester space scientist has worked out that sending texts via mobile phones works out to be far more expensive than downloading data from the Hubble Space Telescope.


Networking: Investors eye power-line trend

June 12, 2006 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s) | No comments yet

Institutional and individual investors are eagerly examining prospects in the so-called broadband over power line (BPL) market and are helping finance proof-of-concept projects in the field, experts tell UPI's ...


Samsung is Set to Demonstrate 4th Generation Mobile Technology

August 30, 2006 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 46 vote(s) | No comments yet

Samsung Electronics announced its plan to demonstrate 4th Generation (4G) mobile technology at the annual Samsung 4G Forum in Jeju Island, Korea for the first time in the world. Demonstration will take place ...


Taiwan says pioneering WiMAX points way to the future

June 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | No comments yet

Residents in Taipei have been able to access wireless mobile Internet services in much of the city since a programme launched by former mayor Ma Ying-jeou was completed in 2006. However, users were frequently ...


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