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Purple Labs to acquire Sagem's mobile application software portfolio and associated software engineering team
Purple Labs, a software provider for mass-market mobile phones, has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire the mobile applications suite and software engineering team of Sagem Mobiles, the French manufacturer that develops mobile phones
Wireless broadband to exceed two billion customers by 2015
Wireless broadband services will create significant opportunities for revenue growth, and cellular technologies will take the largest share, according to the latest report from Analysys Mason.
Turkcell to take 80% stake in BeST in Belarus
Turkcell, the provider of mobile communications in Turkey, has announced that it signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire a 80% stake in Belarusian Telecommunications Network (BeST). The completion of the transaction will be subject to
WIN 'opens door' to Greece for brands and media owners to sell mobile subscription services
WIN, a specialist in interactive mobile entertainment and information, says it has opened the doors to Greece for premium mobile content services to be sold by large brands and media owners. According to WIN, the untapped market had previously
Mobile Data Association announces findings on UK mobile phone usage
The Mobile Data Association (MDA), the non profit UK association for vendors and users of mobile data and their advisors, has today announced its latest quarterly data report on mobile phone usage across the UK. The report covers
Triple-play operators must overcome content and branding hurdles, says Analysys Mason
The triple-play market is not reaching its full potential. Content and branding issues are hampering operator strategies to increase customer numbers, according to the latest report by Analysys Mason.
Sistema selects NDS Technologies to deliver converged IPTV and mobile TV in Russia
NDS, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has announced that Russian media specialist Sistema Mass Media (SMM) has selected the NDS Unified Headend to manage and protect TV content delivery to subscribers across both IP and
comscore m:metrics reports mobile map use grows 82 percent in the US, 49 percent in Europe
comScore m:metrics has reported that the use of mobile maps is increasingly popular in the United States and Europe, with 8 percent of American mobile subscribers and 3 percent of European subscribers accessing maps from the mobile phone