Thursday, October 09, 2003
Posted by Roberto
7:44 PM
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INTERNET-BASED TELEVISION
Telecoms operators across the world see selling television as a way to boost the take-up of fast Internet connections such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).
Through compression technology it is now possible to offer standard broadcast quality television over an Internet connection of 1 Megabit per second (Mbs). High definition TV can be offered if a consumer has a broadband Web connection that allows four to five Mbs.
The Platform Players:
Microsoft TV | News Corp-owned NDS | OpenTV | Liberate Technologies
The Set-top Box Makers:
Pace Micro Technology (UK) | Thomson (FR) | Intel (USA)
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Posted by dominik
9:52 AM
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SWITZERLAND: NEW MOBILE RADIO PROJECTS
Switzerland has to give away 3 radio licences for the provision of mobile communication services. The deadline for submissions expired on 30 September 2003. 7 applications had been received by OFCOM. They were submitted by the following companies: Global Network Switzerland AG, In&Phone SA, SITA, Swissphone Systems AG, Télésonique S.A., Tele2 Telecommunication services AG.
Check out the projects on OFCOM. Results will be published by end of this year.
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Posted by Roberto
8:55 PM
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UK: SMS FLAT - MOBILE INTERNET USAGE UP STRONGLY
August 2003 :: British mobile phone users downloaded an average 28.5 million Internet pages per day to their phones; more than three times the level of one year ago, according to data released by the mobile data association (MDA)
MDA expects WAP page impressions to reach eight billion for 2003, with 5.5 billion so far in the year through August. The most popular pages include celebrity gossip, film and gig sites, as well as established news and sports sites
The market for downloadable ringtones will grow again as newer phones are capable of playing "polyphonic" tunes
The number of text messages remained stuck around the 55 million mark for the seventh month in a row, after years of solid growth
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