Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch highlights a key fundamental that we often forget at the bleeding edge of the mobile world: The basic stuff has to actually work. For all the talk about 4G and LTE and genius amazing whiz-bang gizmos, the basic reality is that when I hit ‘dial’, I expect my call to [...]
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Would You Like A Briefing On Network Signalling? And Some Beer?
I’ve had a lot of conversations recently about Unlimited Drinks, our networking event series, especially since I published this post yesterday. Last night I was speaking to a chap who works for a mobile operator in the marketing section. I’d mentioned network signalling. He asked how I knew about that. I said I’d had a [...]
Three and o2: Faster, better, quicker?
Does anyone remember the post I wrote a little while ago about Network Controlled Fast Dormancy? I titled it, ‘Nokia Siemens Networks makes your iPhone battery last longer‘. Quite a lot of UK readers were rather keen to find out if their network supported the NSN technology which, if implemented fully, should (amongst other things) [...]
Nokia Siemens Networks makes your iPhone battery last longer
Got an iPhone? Is it running on iOS 4.2? Good. Next question: Does your mobile operator run on Nokia Siemens Network equipment? No? Oh. Well, let’s just assume you said yes, right? Well that’s very, very good news. You see Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) equipment supports many of the mobile operator’s network infrastructure. And — [...]
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I’ve been hearing lots about Vodafone in recent weeks and I’m delighted to write that their new initiative is now publicly en-route.
Orange updates Scottish and Irish infrastructure
France Telecom announced today they’ve just completed the upgrade to both their networks in Scotland and Northern Ireland. This means both 3G and what they’re calling 3G+, but what we’re calling HSPA coverage has now reach a new high in the UK for Orange. They now boast, in their words, they can ‘offer over 94% [...]
LG Mobile Developer Network: Look how complicated this is!
Yup, you read that right. YES there is an LG Mobile Developer Network. Finally. Excellent. Unfortunately it is stuck in the year 1997. Yes indeed! If you’d like to get your application on to LG handsets, it’s as simple as: 1. Spend AGES writing a sodding proposal. (Ok so it’s only two pages…) 2. Formally [...]
All I Want For Christmas…
In an ideal world, I would ask for happiness, and the end of this dismal time of year. But of course I’m not here to discuss that! No, no, no… What do I want from the world of Mobile this Christmas? Firstly, I call for originality. I personally think originality should be the first aspect [...]
Tomorrow: Jay Fenton reviews the Teleware Private Mobile Network
You remember the Private Mobile Network Unit that I took to the Maldives? Well Jay Fenton has produced a brilliant review that’s coming our way tomorrow morning. Jay is one of the world’s foremost experts on telephony. And that sort of thing. It’s actually hard to specifically identify where his skills begin and end. Yes [...]
Nottingham University launches WiMax network next week
If you’re living in the Radford, Forest Fields and Haddon Park areas of Nottingham, you’ll shortly be serviced by a rather wicked WiMAX network, courtesy of Nottingham University. Ostensibly the network is a pilot — aimed at connecting students, teaching staff, business and local residents. The network launches on the 29th of September (the day, [...]
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Trying DaaS on my iPad — it really does rock
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