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Australia
Breaking the bus boredom
20 March, 2008
Australian bus operators are introducing wireless hotspot on board its coaches as one way to break the boredom on long trips across the country and entice travelers back from discounted airfares.
Fear of failure
19 March, 2008
According to this blog, past failures in foreign investment ventures is to blame for Telstra's recent reticence to invest in markets such as India which is reportedly growing at a rate of 8.77 million new subscribers per month.
Mobile revenue grows 10%
19 March, 2008
Analysts believe that a strong Australian economy has helped the mobile phone sector grow by 9.9 per cent in 2007.
Wi-Fi countries ranked
18 March, 2008
Australia is sitting in eighth place on the list of the most frequent users of Wi-Fi in the world by registering 35,778 sessions that lasted an average of 90 minutes each, according to the latest data from iPass's "Wi-Fi Hotspot Index" for the second half of 2007.
iPhone odds shorten for Telstra
17 March, 2008
Telstra is most likely to win the iPhone license in Australia due to it having the market position that Apple will be looking for and an impressive track record on customers using non-SMS mobile data.
New Zealand
MVNO's mired by Vodafone delays
20 March, 2008
More than a year after three firms signed wholesale agreements with Vodafone, the number wireless operator in New Zealand is still testing the system it will use for others to piggyback on its network and market their own brand.
What's new on our site?
Postcard from Mobile World Congress 2008 (formerly 3GSM)
TeleResources Managing Director has returned from his annual pilgrimage to Spain to attend the hugely popular MWC. Having recently outgrown Cannes, the event continues to grow and attracted a record approximate 55,000 delegates... How big will it get?
Written by Maurie Dobbin, Postcard MWC 2008 records the highlights (and some not so highlights) of his trip to Barcelona, in search of the latest and greatest in wireless.
To view the accounts and pictures of MWC 2008 Click Here
Upcoming Events
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
For more information and to register please CLICK HERE
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.
For more information please visit: www.terrapinn.com or email karin.lee@terrapinn.com
Mobile Content World Australasia 2008
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27-30 May 2008
Sydney
Mobile Content World Australasia 2008 is a high-quality conference that will feature international and local keynote presentations from world leading authorities, best practice case studies, interactive panel sessions featuring key stakeholders and facilitated workshops.
With keynote presentations from Google, BBC Worldwide, BigPond and Telecom Italia and the inclusion of our Mobile Advertising Day- a new addition for 2008- the conference looks set to be even bigger and better than last year.
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