Ericsson's Customer Lab offers extensive backing to software companies that are developing applications for the Parlay/OSA gateway, called Network Resource Gateway. Ericsson's support offering includes a free software development kit, facilities for remote interoperability testing and demo set-ups for strategic applications.

Broad content is important for getting the wheels spinning on the MMS market. So is cooperation between stakeholders. But you can’t do everything by yourself, so team up with the best partners in the business and do what you are best at.

Driving into a ditch didn’t spell the end of the race for one Ericsson Mobile Application Awards entrant. In fact it was so thrilling that the application won first prize in the gaming category in Zurich in November.

MMS was in the spotlight in the NOBA Developer Day held on December 9 in Stockholm. Speakers presented MMS from marketing, technical, operator, handset and billing perspectives. More than 60 developers took part in the Ericsson Mobility World event.

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Thirty-six nationalities at the Mobile Internet Forum provided a real opportunity for networking recently. Zurich was the place to be last month for operators, application developers and venture capitalists looking for new business opportunities.

Mobile content should be like fast food – pre-packed and easily accessible. This was the message from the key speaker at the Mobile Internet Forum in Zurich in November.

Don’t forget the smaller markets. This was the warning to content providers at the Mobile Internet Forum in Zurich in November. Growing interest in new applications, coupled with fewer competitors, makes smaller markets ripe for the picking.

Entertainment applications earn top points for driving traffic – now we have hard and fast evidence to prove it. Ericsson Mobility World recently compared traffic and revenue growth at two operators. Ericsson’s multimedia solution, the MMS Service Center, enables both operators to offer the services to their customers.

Can mobile positioning technology be used as global positioning or is it only useful for local services? Find out the answer in this month's Tips & tricks.