3G Innovations

I was a first time attendee at CES earlier this month, as part of a Cisco contingent attending to meet with many Service Provider customers. For sure, the main attraction for our customers – beyond the lights and magic of Las Vegas – was seeing and learning about the Cisco Videoscape architecture which enables Operators to create unified consumer Digital TV and IP video experiences across a variety of screens. At CES, we introduced a series of new cloud-enabled Videoscape innovations. We showed customers, analysts and the industry how we are leading the evolution to an IP-enabled TV everywhere environment. We underscored that with announcements of several new customers. It was also an opportunity to showcase some of our SP Mobility solutions which were  of great interest to our Service Provider customers, especially those who won’t attend Mobile ... (more)

Cellcrypt Mobile Baseline™ Enters CAPS Evaluation

Certification will allow large-scale UK Government deployment of encrypted voice calls on BlackBerry® smartphones London, UK - January 26th, 2012: Cellcrypt (www.cellcrypt.com), a leading provider of encrypted voice calling on mobile phones, today announced that Cellcrypt Mobile Baseline™ for BlackBerry® is in CESG CAPS evaluation. CAPS (CESG Assisted Products Service) is a UK Government Cryptographic Evaluation Service run by CESG, the UK's National Technical Authority for Information Assurance. Achieving CAPS certification will allow UK Government departments to use Cellcrypt M... (more)

Ericsson: Leaders to discuss how ICT can shape future education at NEST

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN -- (Marketwire) -- 11/11/11 -- * The first NEST - The Networked Society Forum - initiated and hosted by Ericsson, takes place in Hong Kong from November 11-13 * Leaders and authorities from the ICT industry and governments will gather to discuss how ICT can accelerate education and learning for everyone, everywhere * Discussions at the forum will focus on Access for all; Redefining education; and Bridging the education gap * Hosted by Ericsson's President and CEO Hans Vestberg, guests include President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation a... (more)

Strategy Analytics: Global Handset Shipments Reach 1.6 Billion Units in 2011

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global handset shipments grew 11 percent annually to reach 445 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011. Apple was the star performer, capturing a record 8 percent market share worldwide during the quarter. Full-year handset shipments reached 1.6 billion units globally in 2011, with annual growth of 14 percent. Alex Spektor, Associate Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Despite continued macroeconomic difficulties in major markets like Western Europe, global handset shipments grew a reasonable 11 percent annually to r... (more)

Mobile broadband needs more spectrum soon, says UMTS Forum

New White Paper urges ITU to identify further bands at next World Radiocommunication Conference 24 January 2012, Geneva: At the start of this year's World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-12), the UMTS Forum argues that additional spectrum must be urgently identified and allocated to support growth in mobile data. As non-voice traffic grows explosively over the next decade, the mobile industry association warns that operators face increasing challenges to add capacity and coverage to their existing networks. As the efficiency of broadband cellular technologies rapidly approache... (more)