Mobile banking is bringing financial services where none existed before, and convenience to people on the move. Banks, operators, and equipment suppliers are using mobile technology to satisfy consumers' needs.
US-Spanish start-up company myStrands is bringing online and physical communities together with partyStrands. The interactive music service for bars, clubs and private parties lets guests influence the music they hear by sending an SMS.
Ericsson Hungary's deal to supply an entire city with a community owned broadband network is not only the first of its kind - it could be the spark for economic growth in the area.
The growth of 3GSM in 2006 - 472 million new subscribers - represents more users than all other mobile standards have reached together since the beginning of the mobile industry.
Complementing mobile services with Ericsson’s Napster Mobile music offering can bring any music to any device.
The youth market's appetite for digital content and services is a key factor driving new business models and forging new links between the telecommunications and media industry.
In the future digital home, any networked consumer device should be able to communicate with external peers and services. This requires interworking between home networking standards and the operator back end.
Ericsson's mobile music offering, enabling fast service launch, is now making Napster's music available in a steadily growing number of mobile phones.
Using a mobile phone in a theater would normally be considered intrusive, but that is changing as the mobile phone starts to take center stage - complementing the arts like never before.
Commercial products with added digital performance aiming to revolutionize the on-board power industry have been around in the marketplace for years. But the debate around how such products will change the face of the world has never been so intense.
When Warid Telecom set out to build its GSM/GPRS network in Pakistan, it had a choice: it could gain experience through trial and error and refine its business model over time, as many start-ups have in the past, or rely on an experienced vendor to construct and run its entire network. Warid chose the latter.
It sounds counterintuitive, but focusing on the negatives can actually be positive. By having a deeper understanding of fault and performance issues, operators are gaining a competitive edge.
There are still big profits to be made in mobile telephony, as operators in high-growth - or emerging - markets are discovering. But in order to build a thriving business in Africa, the Middle East and other developing regions, operators must think outside the box.
The enterprise segment is already an established target group for operators, but growth forecasts, together with new technologies and the evolving needs of companies, point to a host of additional opportunities for savvy operators.
With its recent acquisition of US broadband and IP company Redback Networks, Ericsson has taken another step towards positioning itself as the only equipment supplier to be able to offer a coherent end-to-end, all-IP solution for both fixed and mobile operators.
To replicate the mobile telephony success story, broadband needs a standardized architecture. A new Ericsson white paper details how this can be realized.
Future mobile access networks will demand upgraded core networks. A standardization project is now developing a new, simplified and powerful architecture designed to meet that need.
With full service broadband about to explode onto the mass market, operators face tough challenges as they seek to change their business to take full advantage of the new opportunities it brings.
Gaming with friends becomes a richer experience when voice, presence and messaging are integrated. IMS-based multiplayer gaming simplifies the introduction of innovative games.
This presentation describes the most common methods of mobile positioning available today and the factors related to accuracy.
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The issue of converged networks found no single path at the CEO Strategies for Growth sessions at the 3GSM World Congress Tuesday. But if the telecoms chiefs agreed on one thing, it is that multimedia was an obvious choice.
The Mobile Innovation Awards showcased two up-and-coming companies at the 3GSM World Congress yesterday. ShoZu and Polymer Vision took home the awards in the application & content, and technology categories.
Through the acquisition of Entrisphere and its GPON solution, Ericsson is well positioned to address the growing high-capacity demands of the deep-fiber broadband access market.
In the business of telecoms, it's not always easy to dive into multimedia offerings. Ericsson can act as a vital link in the triangle of content provider, mobile operator, and network operator, bringing services to as many subscribers as possible and making them easy to use.
Television on the small screen is still the talk of the town in Barcelona. But while last year's focus was on how broadcasters would deliver a finished product to users' pockets, this year mobile TV is getting personal.
Content needs to get to mobile phones now. With a billion devices in consumer hands, more high-speed access networks, and an expanding content catalog, it is time to reap the benefits of entertainment and mobile industry cooperation.
In a world first, Ericsson has demonstrated IMS multimedia telephony over HSPA using the 3GPP standard. For operators it was a chance to see how IMS multimedia telephony calls work in practice over an HSPA network.
Ericsson is reading the signs along the road to mobile space. One says music on the move, another says mobile TV, and a third reads web and e-mail - anywhere, anytime. This place, where the telecom industry is headed, is multimedia.
Rural India is set to benefit from wireless networks built on biofuels, thanks to a collaborative project supported by Ericsson.
Where once there were many systems, now there is one. Bangladeshi mobile users can now experience one of the most advanced and efficient customer-care systems in the world through operator TMIB.
The three Cs - connectivity, convenience and cost-efficiency - will drive strong broadband uptake, with a fourfold increase in subscriptions projected within the next five years.
The 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona marked the first public demonstration of Ericsson Mobile Centrex, showcasing the virtual PBX application as deployed by leading Dutch operator KPN Mobile.
A record number of SMSs are being sent in China as mobile phone users send wishes for the Lunar New Year and welcome the Year of the Pig.
Ericsson has joined the Global Billing Association (GBA) to help drive the industry towards next-generation revenue-management solutions.
New generation Ericsson Enterprise Mobility Gateway, featured this week at VoiceCon Spring 2007 in the US, fits any PBX infrastructure and brings corporate fixed services to corporate mobile telephony.
A few years from now, one in five households worldwide is expected to have a broadband connection, with penetration in some regions reaching 50 percent. The number of mobile broadband users, meanwhile, is expected to exceed half a billion by 2010. This will change not only how people gather information, but also how they work.
Telstra broke an industry record when it designed, built and launched its nationwide 3G/WCDMA network in less than a year. Today, rural Australians are learning what a difference high-speed wireless broadband can make to their lives.
Consumers find megabyte (volume) charging models confusing and want to understand what they are paying for, which is why flat rate-oriented pricing schemes are key to driving mobile broadband.
No longer just hype, Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the future, says Ulf Ewaldsson, Ericsson vice president and head of Product Area Radio. He encourages operators to think ahead to remain strong players in the long term.
The need for a Service Delivery Platform (SDP) is now on top of operator agendas. Ericsson is on its way to becoming one of their leading suppliers.
Ericsson has introduced an innovative way for people to communicate inside, and outside, the office. The Enterprise Multimedia Server (EMS) puts users at the centre of communications as it enables them to keep in touch wherever they are, using their preferred device and network.
Rwanda is preparing for a leap from developing agricultural economy with a troubled past to a peaceful regional IT and communications center.
Virtual phone numbers are seen as a safe way of meeting people in public spheres such as MySpace and Match.com. These free numbers give their users a way to be reached without actually giving out their personal mobile phone numbers.
The number of mobile subscribers using WCDMA networks grew by 102 percent in 2006. Today's 100 million users could soon be 500 million if the trend continues as expected.
Mobility, mobile devices and system reliability will become increasingly important within e-government in the years to come, and telecom vendors and operators will play an important role in facilitating easy-to-use services and applications for citizens.
Operators worldwide are following with interest the development of mobile WiMAX as a way to meet the demand for high-bandwidth data services. But are big investments in mobile WiMAX really the smartest way forward for cost-conscious carriers?
Angel Ruiz, President and CEO of Ericsson North America, welcomes colleagues, customers and guests to what promises to be an exciting three days in Orlando, Florida.
Recent analyst reports from Visiongain, IDC and Pyramid Research point to managed services as a way for operators and vendors to secure sustainability in a mature telecom market. With cost savings of around 15 percent, operators can focus their resources on customer relationships, brand management, and launching innovative solutions.
Broadband TV is set for a huge leap forward, providing a much richer user experience. By acquiring key technologies and competence, Ericsson now has a complete end-to-end solution for the mighty networks required.
The “look-at-me” generation of mobile consumers places high value on self-expression and personalized mobile content. For the mobile and media industries, there is enormous potential in enabling and providing for user-generated content.
North America is home to Ericsson’s largest services market. Several new hosting deals were announced from CTIA in addition to a new deal to build Brazil’s first HSPA network with Telemig Cellular.
Convergence is a hot topic but operators recognize that consumers don’t ask for it by name, they just want the life.
Mobile is not just another channel through which to push the same rehashed content. If the consumer is really going to be in focus, mobile content must be new, original and personalized.
With most of the world's telecommunications networks based on GSM technologies, HSPA and LTE will be the preferred building blocks in many operators' mobile broadband strategies.
See excerpts from the presidential keynotes and what their influence means to the wireless industry in the United States.
The Ericsson network coverage package known as Expander has been broadened to include the company's entire offering for operators in low-ARPU (average revenue per user) markets. Ericsson can now provide continuous support to carriers as their businesses mature - all through one program.
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