Mobile Europe's Newsweek

Mobile Europe's newsweek
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In the news this week: research commissioned by TruePosition has revealed that, on average, 70% of consumers are receptive to advertisement-sponsored local search services which, says the LBS specialist, could prove to be a 'significant new source of revenue for mobile operators'.
"Location based services have been met with extreme cynicism in Europe over the last few years. They have promised much and delivered little. But these research findings clearly demonstrate that we are now experiencing something of an LBS renaissance," said Robert Morrison, Senior Vice President of Market and Business Development. "The technology, handsets and high bandwidth networks now exist to deliver the accuracy to ensure the best possible user experience. This will pave the way for LBS to deliver the revenues they have always promised and drive demand for the innovative services highlighted in our study."
Elsewhere, the International 450 Association (IA450) has announced its support of dual band CDMA2000 (IMT-MC) in 450Mhz and 2100MHz bands, as a 'superior option' for operators looking to expand network capacity and at the same time maintain strong coverage in low population density areas. Vadim Belyavskiy, IA450 Board Member, Technical Development Director, Moscow Cellular Communications, Skylink (Russia) and Piermario Di Pietro, CEO, Telemobil (Zapp Romania) set out the advantages of network operations in CDMA450 & 2100 MHz band at the 450 MHz Digitalization Conference, recently held in Lisbon, Portugal.


Pick of this week's stories
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01 November, 2007
International 450 Association endorses dual band IMT-MC 450/2100 networks
The International 450 Association (IA450) has announced its support of dual band CDMA2000 (IMT-MC) in 450Mhz and 2100MHz bands, as a 'superior option' for operators looking to expand network capacity and at the same time maintain strong coverage

29 October, 2007
QuickLogic adds a high-speed SPI Host Controller option into its CSSP library
QuickLogic has announced the addition of a SPI (serial peripheral interconnect) Host Controller to its customer specific standard product (CSSP) functional library. The SPI interface gives mobile device designers a low pin-count alternative to SDIO or mini-PCI for

29 October, 2007
New research said to reveal clear opportunities for location based services in the UK, Spain and US
TruePosition, the provider of wireless location technologies and solutions and a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, has announced the findings of a significant research study undertaken with IDC. One key outcome revealed that, on average, 70% of consumers are

29 October, 2007
Geodesic launches Mundu IM
Geodesic, a specialist in mobile networking and communications, has announced the European launch of its Mundu IM tool.

30 October, 2007
Huawei launches new generation WiMAX commercial solution
Huawei Technologies has recently rolled out its New Generation WiMAX commercial solution, with integrated 4G mobile technologies which is claimed to provide operators with 30% cost-savings on base stations while doubling their system capability.