News analysis
Turkcell 3G license cancelled
The Turkish Telecommunications Authority has revoked the 3G license granted to Turkcell, after three other licenses remained unbid for following the closure of the tender period on 7 September.
Remote device testing for apps developers
Applications developers in Europe will soon be able to test applications on real devices without incurring the costs of purchasing handsets and subscriptions, with a succession of in-country launches of Device Anywhere from Mobile Complete.
Thomson aiming at Nokia with OMA BCAST
Thomson has developed a content and access solution based on OMA BCAST standard, that it says will help operators choose their mobile TV platform with more confidence it will be interoperable with different handsets and security platforms on
Palm pulls plug on Foleo
Palm has decided to axe the Foleo mobile companion product on the eve of shipping. The company said that, with Foleo based on a second platform and separate development environment, it wanted to focus its efforts one platform
Gartner sees no easy way out for Motorola
Mature mobile phone markets picked up in the second quarter of 2007 after a slowdown in the first quarter, according to market analyst Gartner, although there was little respite in terms of market share for Motorola.
Nokia makes new Windows Mobile services available
Continuing a trend established a couple of years back, Nokia and Microsoft have deepened support for Microsoft services on Nokia devices by making new Windows Live services available on some S60 phones. Compatible Nokia Series 40 handsets willANALYSIS: Nokia to stop its chipset development
Nokia has said it will stop developing its own chipsets, instead outsourcing the production of total solution chipsets to a list of preferred providers.The company will keep investing in its modem technology though, which it regards as critical to its ability to differentiate. Companies chosen to provide Nokia with chipset solutions will license Nokia¹s modem technology, but build the rest of the chipset according to their own development paths.
Nokia¹s EVP of Technology Platforms,
WIRE: Alcatel-Lucent deploys HSUPA solution for mobilkom austria
Alcatel-Lucent has today announced that mobilkom austria has deployed Alcatel-Lucent's HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) solution in all Alcatel-Lucent NodeB's of its Austrian network. This enables mobilkom austria to offer its customers mobile broadband service with an