Telcoflash: Telecom Market News

A few set of market information released this week: According to In-Stat, there would be more than 132m converged cellular/WiFi devices in use by 2010. More than 20 combo devices are already available. Carriers would not be able to resist the trend much...

Microsoft push towards unified comms Microsoft is working on advanced unified communications. Teaming with Siemens, they will integrate Microsoft Exchange Server and MS Office Live Communications Server with Siemens' HiPath 8000 softswitch. Teaming with...

Google targets mobile Google announced a mobile version of its Google News and Google Mail, following the strategy of most internet giants to bring all their internet portal services on mobile phones. It has also signed deals with Sony-Ericsson , Motorola,...

FON rolling out European network Spanish Wi-Fi startup FON has begun rolling out its European network, made of 1 million internet routers. Each router is available at €5, and provides global hotspot sharing by their owners for one year. FON is backed...

OMAN to be a hub between Middle East, Asia and Africa Omantel has signed a MoU with Reliance's Flag Telecom to build a high-speed undersea link and make Oman a key interim transition between Middle East and Africa. Internet services and leased lines will...

WiMAX for developing countries While the technology can be adopted everywhere, analysts said the developing countries should be its main market. The rationale behind is that countries without current fixed broadband infrastructure (cable or DSL or fiber),...

WE mobile market still growing According to Analysys, the WE mobile services market is expected to grow at a 6% CAGR to reach €198m in 2011. While the market is close to saturation, growth will not come from subscriber additions but from new rich-media...

Healthcare: New tests from an Italian research team found that cellphone placed near the head may excite an area close to the phone, and the effect last for about one hour after the cellphone usage. The study does not report if this is harmful or not....

Free mobile content According to Jupiter Research, 50% of European mobile handset owners are unwilling to pay for premium services and content, while 32% are willing to pay for mobile content and services beyond basic messaging. Europeans primarily use...

Cisco and ATT are jointly investing $15.5m in the Internet video provider Akimbo Systems. IBM launches new blade servers (BladeCenter) featuring far less consumption (-163%) and enhanced performance (+90%). Big Blue also introduced four new Xtended Design...