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Thursday, Nov 15, 2007
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Table Of Contents:
* Mobile Web leaders push for open standards
* GSM group backs LTE for mobile broadband
* Qualcomm buys mobile banking company
* Nokia unveils successor to the N95 phone
* Sprint hints at cutback on ambitious nationwide WiMax rollout
* Carrier security outsourcing making connections
* Microsoft, GSMA promote 3G laptops
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MOBILE WEB LEADERS PUSH FOR OPEN STANDARDS
The technological barriers and business models that have led to the
current morass of proprietary handheld devices, closed-off carrier
networks, and specialized wireless applications must be eliminated if
the mobile Internet is to become as powerful and ubiquitous as it should
someday be, according to industry leaders.
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GSM GROUP BACKS LTE FOR MOBILE BROADBAND
The board of the GSM Association voted to back LTE (Long-Term Evolution)
as the mobile broadband standard to succeed HSPA (High-Speed Packet
Access), the CEO of the group said Tuesday.
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QUALCOMM BUYS MOBILE BANKING COMPANY
Qualcomm has agreed to buy mobile banking company Firethorn Holdings for
about $210 million in the latest move into software and services by a
mobile hardware vendor.
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NOKIA UNVEILS SUCCESSOR TO THE N95 PHONE
Nokia has unveiled a new high-end mobile phone with a 5-megapixel camera
and a built-in GPS navigation system.
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SPRINT HINTS AT CUTBACK ON AMBITIOUS NATIONWIDE WIMAX ROLLOUT
After a much ballyhooed announcement last July that saw Sprint Nextel
and Clearwire promise a nationwide rollout of high-speed mobile WiMax by
the end of 2008, the deal between the two companies has officially
fallen through.
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CARRIER SECURITY OUTSOURCING MAKING CONNECTIONS
Massive telecommunications carriers, including AT&T, BT, and Verizon,
are promoting their ability to take over a significant portion of
customers' IT security operations, and some enterprises are already
buying into the model.
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MICROSOFT, GSMA PROMOTE 3G LAPTOPS
Microsoft and the GSM Association are promoting 3G mobile
telecommunications by asking companies to build laptop PCs that
automatically connect to the Internet wirelessly over mobile phone
networks.
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