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Australia

Exclusively mobile

14 December, 2007

Increasing numbers of media personalities are teaming up with content providers to develop original entertainment exclusively for mobile handsets.

Busy year for Optus as well

13 December, 2007

Soon after Vodafone's 3G announcement, Optus confirms that it will accelerate plans to offer national 3G HSPA mobile voice and broadband services across Australia by 2009.

iPhone hacking not for the faint-hearted

11 December, 2007

Despite the ability to use special unlocking software to have full use of imported iPhones on local mobile networks now, a veteran hacker believes consumers are better off waiting for the official launch next year due to warranty issues when the process fails.

Vodafone to realise 3G ambition

11 December, 2007

Vodafone has announced it commitment to building a nationwide third generation mobile phone networks with fast broadband speeds by the end of 2008.

New kid on Telstra block

10 December, 2007

The Age reviewer David Flynn takes a look at the features of the 'Hiptop Slide' which is being marketed by Telstra as the "BlackBerry for tweens, teens and twenty-somethings".

Minogue mobile

10 December, 2007

Kylie Minogue fans now have a new way to indulge their obsessions via universal handset access to web-based content with their mobile phones.

New Zealand

Co-location concerns

14 December, 2007

The Commerce Commission has recommended an investigation into the lack of equipment co-location in the mobile telecommunications industry with only 0.5 per cent of towers reportedly capable of hosting more than one network operator.

Telecom gets worldmode Blackberry

13 December, 2007

Telecom subscribers now have the ability to purchase a worldmode Blackberry and roam to international markets without a corresponding CDMA network.

Prison prohibition

13 December, 2007

A recent case of an inmate interfering with the admission of evidence by the use of a mobile phone behind bars has given the Corrections Department more impetus to follow through with its campaign to ban handsets in prisons entirely.

Mobiles to help quit smoking

12 December, 2007

As part of a study undertaken at Auckland University MMS clips of role models quitting smoking will be sent to the volunteers on their mobile phones to help them give up the habit.

NextG to impact on Telecom roaming

11 December, 2007

With Telstra expected to turn off its CDMA network next month Telecom subscribers will need to rethink their roaming strategy when venturing across the Tasman.

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The Hallmark Moment could soon be entering the Avatar Age

Vidiator has struck a deal with Hallmark Inc. to help the card company's customers send 3-D animated greetings directly to cell phones

Hallmark is looking at several options in the mobile realm, said Julie O'Dell, spokeswoman for the greeting card company, which is based in Kansas City.

Hallmark already is offering customers the option to send e-cards and download Hallmark-designed wallpapers -- or colourful backgrounds and animations -- for their cell-phone screens, including the popular Hoops&Yoyo singing duo. Customers who click on Hallmark's web page also can download ring tones and send free text messages to cell phones.

O'Dell said Hallmark is working with Vidiator because the company has the technology to help the greeting card company expand its business to mobile-phone users.

Vidiator CEO Connie Wong said the high-tech greeting -- using an animated image, or avatar, representing the sender -- is a key part of Vidiator's strategy to expand information options as consumers upgrade to sophisticated mobile phones that have more capacity to receive data

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Mind Commerce's latest report is now available-“It’s the antenna, Stupid!” Understanding the Role & Importance of MIMO

The holy grail of telecommunications services is a quadruple play where all services are offered on one access technology from one service provider. WiMAX has the potential to be that technology. In a fixed wireless configuration it can replace the telephone company's copper wire and cable TV's coaxial cable. In its mobile variant, WiMAX has the potential to replace cellular networks. In order for service providers to adopt WiMAX, platforms will have to demonstrate a strong quadruple play business case.

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