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April-June 06

April

Podcasting goes mobile

Don't be fooled by the name, mobile phones do have a place in the latest technological phenomenon. Indeed, the multifaceted mobile handset has serious podcast potential.

TV like you have never seen it before

With personal IP TV and mobile TV, the media industry can get the focused channels it needs and telecom will provide the new technology.

Mobile monitoring helps deliver better hams

Innovative use of GPS and GPRS technology helps farmers improve the quality of ham production.

Partnership boosts Surinam's infrastructure

State-of-the-art technology without state-of-the-art infrastructure? Improbable you would think, but exactly what Ericsson will provide to Surinam this June on the strength of its partnership with Cisco.

Mobile viruses: a growing threat

If you think your mobile phone is safe from virus attacks, think again. The number of mobile viruses is increasing, leaving the industry to believe that a new trend is on its way.

A safe haven for mobile internet

The internet just got more mobile-phone friendly, thanks to the dotmobi, the world’s first domain name optimized for consumers using the internet on mobile devices

Entertainment going mobile

For the first time in UK chart history, a song has reached number one based on download sales alone. This is a significant break with tradition, but the music industry is already looking beyond the PC to the next big thing – the mobile platform.

Let me tell you about here

Mobile devices, GPS and bright ideas are creating a new place – the geospatial web. It's where individuals can stick thoughts on locations and where physical location determines content.

May

Broadband gets a boost with VDSL2

Want more from your network than simply higher bandwidth? Broadband today delivers a whole lot more than high-speed internet access – it can provide a full raft of IP-based services.

Kickoff to spur mobile broadband

Mobile broadband and new data services are becoming a crucial part of European operators’ offerings to consumers and enterprises. The World Cup will put HSDPA to the test.

Where the customer is king

Hong Kong operator SmarTone-Vodafone sees customer satisfaction as the key to its success.

3G may set new social trends

The first ethnographic survey of 3G use in the UK shows that the combination of still and video cameras on phones could inspire a whole generation of users.

Business in a box

Few people doubt the business benefits of moving to Voice over IP (VoIP) – higher efficiency and productivity, improved integration and long-term cost savings. But until now, using IP multimedia services has put enormous demands on enterprises.

Choosing the best path to mobile TV

Mobile TV can be risky business if you don't know where you are going and how to get there. Several issues need to be resolved to make the journey a smooth one.

You only need one number

The time for simplicity has come. The operational nightmare for operators of having to manage a muddle of different interfaces with a large number of vendors could soon be a lot less frightening.

A generation hounded by technology

Young Swedish consumers have a love-hate relationship with communications. A study shows that rather than the stereotypical view of a generation addicted to entertainment on the go, they are logging on out of fear they will be left behind.

June

WiMAX gives a boost to wireline coverage

New access technologies are rapidly changing the playing field for operators. Now WiMAX is coming on to the pitch as an effective means of providing broadband for rural areas.

Network technology keeping us safe

Ericsson is helping security organizations transform their communications, and will discuss how at a defense conference in London this month.

Stuck in the digital mess? You need content management

It is easy to get lost in the labyrinth of complex hardware and software and a maze of mobile media content. But there is a way out: put content management back on track and maximize service uptake at the same time.

IPX goes from strength to strength

The Ericsson IPX Internet Payment eXchange service breaks down barriers between content providers and consumers, allowing for broad mobile campaigns. Operators benefit, too.

Japan: tomorrow’s mobile services today

Where can you use your mobile phone to turn on your DVD recorder or pay for your train tickets? Where else but Japan, the cutting-edge capital of the mobile world.

Telecoms to reap World Cup bonanza

No sporting event in the world unites its citizens like the passion, color, sights and sounds of the FIFA World Cup.

Asia center of telecoms world

All eyes are on Singapore this week with the launch of CommunicAsia 2006.

Design package provides IP edge

Operators need new tools and know-how to be able to position themselves in the emerging IP environment. Ericsson's new Efficient IP Design package gives operators an edge.

Reducing costs for rural networks

At CommunicAsia 2006, Ericsson launched a new version of its Expander solution for rural markets, which offers an unparalleled way to reduce costs for operators.

Danes hard push to future network

The future is a network that connects to you: that's the way one strategist for Danish operator TDC sees it. The vision is guiding TDC's ambitious migration path to an IMS platform in an all-IP network.

Making the case for developing markets

Ericsson has shown operators how to profitably address low-ARPU market segments at CommunicAsia 2006. Mobile subscribers in Asia are expected to exceed one billion in the near future.

Telecom’s leap forward: timing evolution right

Next-generation networks are being built on IP, so operators need to get ready for IMS now. A phased, moderated approach to this significant shift in technology moderates the risks and maximizes the benefits of moving forward.

3 bets on push e-mail

Mobile operator 3 Scandinavia uses Ericsson's push e-mail service to attract more business customers in the growing 3G market. Ericsson hosts the service, allowing 3 to concentrate on its core business.

Happy birthday: 15 years of GSM

GSM turns 15 today, with two billion reasons to celebrate. The first commercial GSM call made in Germany 15 years ago marked the birth of the most significant communications revolution in history. Two billion people now own a GSM phone.