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Ericsson / News

Ericsson to upgrade BSNL in India

September 7, 2007

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) today announced it had won a turnkey contract valued at USD 1.3 billion to supply GSM and WCDMA/HSPA equipment and related telecom services to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), the largest telecom operator in India.

Under the agreement, Ericsson will be responsible for the expansion and upgrade of BSNL’s existing GSM network and introduction of WCDMA/HSPA functionality. This upgrade marks an important step in BSNL’s network evolution and sets the stage for end-customer access to a range of innovative telecommunications.
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Ericsson / News

Ericsson and Endemol to Develop “Me-On-TV”

September 7, 2007

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and Endemol International B.V. today announced a global partnership agreement to develop interactive TV and user-generated content via Ericsson’s ‘Me-On-TV’ solution.

The Ericsson ‘Me-On-TV’ solution was developed in partnership with Endemol, a global leader in TV and digital entertainment, and Dutch technology company Triple IT.

‘Me-On-TV’ is a network and device-independent technology, allowing consumers to upload, publish and share live or pre-recorded video content via any mobile device, from anywhere to any screen around the world. Consumers can transmit to websites, TV broadcasts, or stay in contact with friends in a community. It also allows broadcasters, internet sites, and mobile network operators to directly manage live and on demand content via state-of-the-are editorial management tools.
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News / Palm

Palm Cancels Foleo Mobile Companion

September 6, 2007

Although it said this day wouldn’t come, Palm has officially announced the cancellation of the Foleo. The Linux-based pseudo laptop was facing criticism from all angles and eventually the company couldn’t justify its release.

Palm CEO Ed Colligan broke the news on Palm’s official blog late on Tuesday after the close of the stock market. Previous reports had suggested a delay in its release, but Colligan has instead cancelled the project.
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Cellphones / News

Yahoo Interested in Bringing Its Own Phone Too

September 6, 2007

The Gphone is so yesterday’s news. Yahoo might just take away from Google’s glory with their own plans on developing a personal mobile phone. Yahoo is a search engine too, so why shouldn’t this work? No logic in that.

Yahoo might have felt that its efforts are not appreciated as much as they should and that Google’s lead on them is getting too big. The solution was that of keeping a close track of their work and dimming the difference as much as possible. In fact, the company might have been working on such a concept for even longer than Google has, but has managed to keep a low basis on it and make less of a fuss about it.
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3G / News

Jaringan 3G Telkomsel Siap Dukung GSM AP

September 5, 2007

Telkomsel siap memberikan kenyamanan layanan 3G berupa jaringan yang luas dan berkualitas untuk mendukung GSM AP (GSM Forum Asia Pasific) yang berlangsung mulai hari ini hingga tanggal 8 September di Bali. Pelanggan juga para roamers akan menikmati pengalaman menakjubkan Dunia 3G Telkomsel di sepanjang jalur utama di Pulau Dewata ini.

Untuk memastikan kesiapan jaringan 3G/HSDPA Telkomsel di Bali, hari ini dilakukan pengecekan langsung di sepanjang jalur utama di Pulau Bali menggunakan kendaraan bus umum yang dilengkapi alat khusus drive test and Monitoring Radio Cellular Performance yang dapat menampilkan performansi jaringan Telkomsel dari sisi ketersediaan sinyal dan kualitas jaringannya.
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