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Australia
Telstra moving as Trujillo planned
22 February, 2008
At about the halfway mark of Trujillo's five-year transformation agenda, management will reportedly sit down to consider a set of longer-term targets after reporting better-than-expected profit growth.
Mobile launch for ANZ
22 February, 2008
ANZ customers now have the opportunity to perform a selection of banking transactions by accessing a new Java-based mobile banking application from their handsets.
Telstra exceeds expectations
21 February, 2008
Telstra has increased its first-half profit by 13 per cent to almost $2 billion and raised its guidance for full-year revenue after pulling in $12.4 billion in earnings.
Not the Aunty as we know it
21 February, 2008
The ABC is considering accepting advertising as part of its expansion into the new medium of video mobile phones through its "off-deck" mobile portal of television, radio and online content.
Financial turning point for Telstra
20 February, 2008
Other analysts believe that the half-yearly results from Telstra this week will represent a turning point of $1.7 billion now that capital expenditure is expected to fall to about $1.2 billion with the completion of the 3G network and IT transformation program.
Free Wi-Fi in Sydney libraries
19 February, 2008
A successful one-month trial of Wi-Fi Internet access in eighteen Sydney libraries has ensured the provision of free Wi-Fi services permanently.
Nothing to write home about
18 February, 2008
Despite recording strong mobile phone and broadband sales some analysts believe that Telstra will post a small rise in first-half profits due to higher costs related to a company overhaul.
New Zealand
Cutting infrastructure red tape
22 February, 2008
While Telecom expects to fast track the rollout of its broadband services, third mobile network builder New Zealand Communications doesn't believe that the government's proposed reforms to the national standards for installing telecommunications equipment will be introduced soon enough to shorten its wait on council consents for cellsites it is planning for a national network.
Mobiles fail to contribute to TelstraClear profit
22 February, 2008
TelstraClear's cable networks were the big earners in its $1.1 million profit for the December half year, growing 24 per cent on the previous year, however mobile revenue fell 1.5 per cent from $349.5 million to $344.3 million as the telco broke its reseller partnership with Vodafone and started selling a new TelstraClear branded service.
Intimate advertising channel
21 February, 2008
More analysis of the potential of mobile advertising and the first significant deal struck between Vodafone and Snakk Media.
Advertising comes to mobile experience
18 February, 2008
Vodafone has finalised the first local deal to bring mobile advertising to subscribers in conjunction with Snakk Media.
The wireless reach of GPS
17 February, 2008
A look at what benefits wireless GPS tracking systems can deliver for SME's.
Vodafone featuring in advertising space
16 February, 2008
Vodafones is seen to be leading Telecom in the race for advertising revenue on mobile phones.
What's new on our site?
TeleResources launches Managed Mobile Video Service
With the mobile video market now exploding, it is essential that companies align investment in cutting-edge technologies with business growth for the future. However, knowing where to start is a significant hurdle in itself for those confronted with a range of different technologies and handset compatibility issues.
The answer is TeleResources. Backed by the most advanced mobile video ASP (application service provider) in the mobile content industry, TeleResources is able to deliver all the features of the Vidiator™ suite of products in a fully managed service.
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Latest report released: Mobile Virtual Network Enablers (MVNE): A Study of Functional Viability
Summary
This report evaluates the working aspects of MVNE's and their operations primarily focusing on the market opportunities (outsourced from MVNOs). The report contains a categorization analysis by MVNE service and by the extent to which various OSS items are outsourced. The report also includes a comparison matrix that acts as a reference and recommendation to help choose MVNEs by service type and specialty.
For more information CLICK HERE
Press release: Vidiator and weComm Partner to Provide Real-time Encoding to Further Enrich "Live Action" Mobile Application
Vidiator and weComm will partner to provide live encoding within rich media applications across a broad range of mobile devices, it was announced today.
The first forthcoming customer deployment is for a mobile sports service that allows subscribers to listen to real-time conversations that are captured between sportsmen at live events. Subscribers are able to select and rapidly switch between several audio channels from different teams in addition to accessing a wealth of live news, information and statistics, all within a branded mobile application.
For more information CLICK HERE
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Upcoming Events
Adtech Sydney
12-13 March 2008
Sydney
Australia's #1 interactive event
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WiMax World Asia
18-20 March 2008
Bangkok, Thailand
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Beacon Events and Trendsmedia have joined forces to organize WiMAX World Asia Conference and Exposition on 18-20 March 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. This event will gather all the top key telecom players in Asia’s WiMAX ecosystem to share their strategic business and technical insights.
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WiMax Forum Congress Asia
9-10 April 2008
Singapore
WiMAX Forum Congress Asia is the leading WiMAX and mobile broadband conference and exhibition for the Asia pacific region.
Designed for the entire WiMAX eco-system, WIMAX Forum Congress Asia will set the agenda and the critical business relationships for the mobile broadband industry.
This is the WiMAX Forum’s official Asian event
Key vendors have given their full support - Motorola, Intel, Samsung, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, Alcatel-Lucent and Alvarion are already confirmed
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TeleResources to run 4G Design Workshop at upcoming "Australian Broadband" Conference
29 April-1 May 2008
Sydney
With almost 3 billion mobile phones in use around the world the wireless industry is a dominant force in the global economy. In almost every country existing wireless networks are being expanded in coverage, capacity and speed while issues such as network quality become increasing important for the delivery of multimedia content. Underlying the ability of the networks to meet this demand is the network design, a vital task that balances capital investment against the challenges of topography, building density and traffic.
This workshop will provide attendees with a basic understanding of how leading edge radio planning tools take into account these factors to deliver reliable networks.
The workshop will be based around Atoll, the world’s leading independent radio planning tool used by Vodafone Group as its tool of choice and chosen by Telstra for all its radio planning needs.
For more information and to register please CLICK HERE
Mobile Content World Asia 2008
5-7 May 2008
Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore
Running on it’s 3rd successful year, Mobile Content World Asia 2008 will be an event developed with the audience in mind, providing a platform for information exchange between industry players and extended business networking. Through the sharing of experiences and expertise, we are committed to igniting a pathway for attendees to learn and devise roadmaps for innovation, inevitably leading to effective monetization of mobile content and entertainment.
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