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MWC Preview: mobile payments become reality

bprincipi — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:50:13 +0000

by staff from releases

With Mobile World Congress only days away, news is already beginning to flood the airways. Mobile payments are one of the many hot topics that are sure to be talked about next week. Visa and Samsung have already revealed they will be showcasing a mobile payments application for the Summer Olympics in London at MWC, while other companies like Ericsson added new services to its already existing m-commerce portfolio. Below are just a few of the many mobile payments announcements TelecomEngine expects to come out of Mobi

France Telecom loses 201,000 customers in six weeks

bprincipi — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:44:44 +0000

Reuters

France Telecom is cutting its dividend and putting off a promised share buyback to conserve cash in the face of brutal competition from a new mobile player and Europe's ongoing debt crisis. France has been locked in a mobile price war since mid-January, when Iliad launched its ultra low-cost mobile offers, leading France Telecom to lose 201,000 customers to date.

Deutsche Telekom to invest in T-Mobile USA

bprincipi — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:29:13 +0000

Reuters

Deutsche Telekom aims to return to rising subscriber numbers and earnings growth at its T-Mobile USA unit after a deal to sell it for $39 billion to AT&T fell through, the company's chief said on Thursday.

MWC Preview: M2M - new partnerships, new technology

bprincipi — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:22:53 +0000

by staff from releases

As Mobile World Congress quickly approaches major companies are beginning to release news. While predominately a telecom show, Mobile World Congress will also be displaying some of the latest innovations in the machine-to-machine industry. Ericsson will be showcasing a new electric vehicle charging service, while other companies like DoCoMo and Jasper Wireless reveal M2M partnerships. Below are just a few examples of M2M news that will be coming out of MWC.

MWC preview: LTE and small cells

bprincipi — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:34:53 +0000

by staff from releases

Mobile World Congress kicks off on Monday in Barcelona, which means major news will be coming from the telecommunications industry, specifically in regards to LTE. As LTE networks are being built out across the world new technology and services are being created.

M2M World Congress 2012

David Hall — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:45:42 +0000

Date

Start Date:

Thursday, April 26, 2012

End Date:

Friday, April 27, 2012

London:

M2M World Congress 2012 is the world’s leading m2m conference focusing on m2m applications, systems and hardware for automotive, healthcare, asset and fleet management, manufacturing, security, retail point of sales, smart grid, smart metering, smart home and consumer electronics industry. It is the world's leading Machine to Machine (M2M) event,
bringing together high-level decision makers from M2M value chain across all industries.

Qualcomm, Orange announce wireless health collaboration in Europe

bprincipi — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:14:16 +0000

Qualcomm Life Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporate, and Orange Business Services, on Thursday announced a collaboration in which Qualcomm Life will use Orange Business Services' M2M connectivity services in Europe to connect health care providers and patients and enable secure remote monitoring for various chronic diseases.

Verizon, Motorola partner on enterprise services

kmoore — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:04:06 +0000

On Monday, Verizon Enterprise Solutions and Motorola Solutions announced the two companies will work together to help grow machine-to-machine (M2M) connections, and deliver vertical enterprise services with wireless data and voice.

M2M companies report 4Q11 financial results

bprincipi — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:03:49 +0000

By staff from releases

Among the first machine-to-machine (M2M) companies to release fourth quarter financial results for 2011 are Digi International, Numerex and Sierra Wireless. Results varied overall, with some companies experiencing a decline in fourth quarter revenue due to internal decisions and circumstances. Digi International’s fourth quarter revenue declined due to the flood in Thailand, which impacted its operations. Sierra Wireless saw a decline in revenue largely due to an absence in revenue from Barnes an

MACH reveals M2M revenue protection to reduce fraud

kmoore — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:50:51 +0000

By staff from releases

MACH, a provider of cloud-based managed communication services, recently announced the launch of its M2M Revenue Protection Solution, which is designed to help M2M (Machine-to-Machine) service providers reduce losses from fraud and malicious activity on their networks, including SIM cloning, call selling, and Denial of Service attacks, while reducing losses caused by human error.