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September 3, 2010

Wireless charging tech gets first standard

Filed under: ConvenientPower,Daily News,Energizer,Mobile Apps and Content,Nokia,Qi,WPC,Wireless charging,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

Wireless inductive charging technology is set to surge with the release of the first industry standard for wireless chargers for mobile phones and other gadgets.

The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) announced the Qi 1.0 spec, an open standard finalized in July that covers low-power charging up to 5

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September 2, 2010

FASTTAKES: TelstraClear, Google, Bharti, Nokia, Cisco, Motorola

Filed under: Android,Bharti,Cisco,Daily News,Fixed Access,Google,IPV6,India,Itron,Mobile Apps and Content,Motorola,Nokia,Operator Services,Public,TelstraClear,Wireless Access,WorldXchange — fmmonteverde @ 7:00 am

TelstraClear and WorldxChange have forged what they say is the first full VoIP interconnection service agreement involving a Tier 1 carrier.

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August 31, 2010

RIM wins temporary India reprieve

Filed under: Blackberry ban,Daily News,IM,India,Messaging,Mobile Apps and Content,Network management,Nokia,Public,RIM,Telecom Network Security,email,mobile phones,security,smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 6:09 am

RIM has staved off a ban on BlackBerry – at least for the next two months – as the government tests monitoring technology it has offered as a fix to their dispute over access to encrypted data.

The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) will evaluate RIM’s technical solution for 60 days to determine whether it

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August 30, 2010

NSN weights private equity investment: FT

Filed under: 2G and 2.5G,3G,Business and managed services,Daily News,Fixed Access,Fixed Broadband,NSN,Nokia,Operator Services,Public,Siemens,Wireless Access,finance — fmmonteverde @ 7:08 am

Nokia and Siemens are considering opening up their jointly-owned telecoms vendor to private equity investment, and are holding talks over a potential deal worth up to $1 billion.

With the NSN JV continuing to be a drain on both balance sheets, the owners believe an infusion of capital could aid turnaround efforts and pave the way for a possible IPO, executives from

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August 26, 2010

Intel, Nokia set up 3D R&D lab

Filed under: Daily News,Intel,MeeGo,Mobile Apps and Content,Nokia,Public,Qualcomm,R&D,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 7:07 am

Intel and Nokia have jointly opened a research center to develop 3D user interfaces for phones, while Qualcomm unveiled one for mobile apps and services.

The Intel and Nokia Joint Innovation Center will aim to create 3D interfaces for their MeeGo platform, the

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August 24, 2010

Nokia wins RCom contract

Filed under: Business and managed services,Daily News,India,Merger and acquisition,Mobile Apps and Content,Motally,Nokia,Operator Services,Ovi,Public,RCom,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 8:06 am

Nokia continues to build up its mobile applications platform with a combination of small acquisitions, rebranding under the Ovi label, and deals with operators.

Its latest purchase is of privately held Motally, a US specialist in mobile analytics.

Motally offers in-application tracking and reporting and aims to help developers and cont

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August 23, 2010

FASTTAKES: Nokia, Qualcomm, Bharti, iiNet, Vimpelcom, Sistema Shyam

Filed under: Bharti,Daily News,Fixed Access,Mobile Apps and Contents,Motally,Nokia,Operator Services,Orascom,Public,Qualcomm,Reliance,Sistema Shyam,VimpelCom,Wireless Access,iiNet — fmmonteverde @ 8:00 am

Nokia has boosted its in-app tracking capabilities by purchasing US mobile analytics firm Motally.

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August 19, 2010

Micromax eats into Nokia’s India share

Filed under: BusinessWeek,India,Micromax,Mobile Apps and Content,Nokia,Public,mobile phones — fmmonteverde @ 7:28 am

On a hot summer afternoon in 2007, executives at a small Indian pay phone company called Micromax noticed a curious sight. In a village in the eastern part of the country, they watched people line up next to a man with a car battery strapped to the back of his bicycle and hand him a few rupees to plug their cell phones in for a half hour’s worth of charge.

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India mulls expanded security rules

Filed under: Daily News,Google,India,Messaging,Mobile Apps and Content,Network management,Nokia,Public,RIM,Regulation,Skype,Telecom Network Security,mobile phones,security,smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 7:01 am

India is considering extending tough new security rules covering imports of telecoms equipment to include all communications services offered in the country.

The government proposes to force firms to provide details of how to crack data encrypted at over 40 bits – the maximum level its security forces can currently deal with – in a move that could hit sm

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August 18, 2010

Apple captures half of all handset profits

Filed under: Android,Apple,Daily News,Google,LG,Mobile Apps and Content,Motorola,Nokia,Public,RIM,Research Notes,Samsung,mobile phones,smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 7:11 am

Apple nabbed nearly half of the available profits in the $6 billion mobile phone market in Q2, according to Asymco.

Apple took 48% of overall market ebit during the quarter, despite generating only 3% of sales, Asymco said.

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