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Samsung demonstrates first LTE netbook

Samsung is demonstrating the world's first Long Term Evolution (LTE) netbook PC at Mobile World Congress. Samsung's own in-house designed LTE modem chipset, Kalmia, enabled the development of a small form factor netbook with LTE capability.

Synchronica introduces 'next-generation messaging'

Synchronica, international provider of next-generation mobile messaging services, today announced Mobile Gateway 5, a complete mobile messaging suite that enables operators to offer push email and synchronization, instant messaging, social networking services, and web feeds to consumers and

Aricent and Wintegra collaborate on LTE test solution

Aricent, a global technology and services company focused exclusively on communications, and Wintegra, a provider of access processing semiconductors, today announced plans to deliver a joint Long Term Evolution (LTE) eNodeB testing solution.  The solution will integrate software

ITU sees 5 billion mobile subscriptions globally in 2010

After reaching around 4.6 billion mobile cellular subscriptions by the end of 2009, ITU expects the number of mobile cellular subscriptions globally to reach five billion in 2010, driven by advanced services and handsets in developed countries and

O2 and Telmap to make navigation available to all

Telefónica O2 Germany and Telmap announced at MWC that from March, they will provide complete turn-by-turn navigation with ADAC live traffic information on mobile phones.

fring claims mobile video-calling usage is twice the leading PC video-calling provider's

fring, the application that lets allows internet communication over mobile internet on mobile devices, today announced that, only 2 months after its launch, its mobile video calling usage rates are already a substantial percentage of its users' mobile

Huawei showcases world’s first HSPA+ Android smartphone

Huawei today showcased the world's first HSPA+ smartphone powered by Android at MWC. The U8800 smartphone will be commercially available in the third quarter of 2010, and able to support high-speed Internet access, which is faster than existing

Verizon CTO: LTE launch on track

CDMA wireless giant also comes into the GSMA fold, backs VoLTE initiative

Dick Lynch, Verizon CTO, was always going to be hard pushed to trump his show-stopper announcement at last year's MWC event when he revealed the names of the wireless giant's LTE suppliers.  And so it proved to be.