Telecommunications equipment industry
Philip Morris International's Italian branch, Philip Morris Italia, has adopted Webraska's Vodafone Navigator solution to equip its field force with GPS navigation capabilities. The company has acquired approximately 300 licences of Vodafone Navigator, running on Nokia N70 smartphones, to enhance information flow, optimize time, and increase
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China has one of the fastest growing cell phone markets, and with it comes a pressing concern: electronic waste. Major mobile phone manufacturers have launched a project called "Green Box" to collect and dispose of used mobile phones and accessories safely. This initiative aims to prevent environmental and
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Nokia, Royal Philips Electronics, Vodafone, and the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) have announced the commercial deployment of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in Hanau, Germany, following a successful ten-month field trial. The technology enables Nokia 3220 mobile phones to be used as electronic bus tickets and loyalty cards, offering users convenience and
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Nokia, in partnership with Royal Philips Electronics, Vodafone, and Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), has successfully concluded a 10-month field trial of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The trial paves the way for the commercial deployment of NFC-enabled mobile phones as electronic bus tickets and loyalty cards. The technology was tested by 160
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Patricia Russo, the CEO of Lucent, will navigate the combined U.S./French company, which aims to achieve cost savings of approximately $1.7 billion within three years. However, despite the synergies of the combined companies, the merger's weaknesses may outweigh its strengths. The company's track
Telecommunications equipment industry
Mobile Action, a leading developer of mobile management software, has announced the addition of 50 new mobile phone models to the list of cellular handsets that support Handset Manager 9.2. With this expansion, Handset Manager 9.2 now supports more than 60 handsets from major North American carriers, enabling
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Chinese car, battery, and components manufacturer BYD, listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange, is set to invest at least $1 billion to boost sales this year, following a 49% drop in its net profit last year. The firm's president, Wang Chuanfu, attributes the decline to the success
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Wireless broadband access is emerging as the space left between the broadband fixed access and the fully mobile world. WiMAX, a wireless broadband technology, is serving multimedia to mobile multimedia terminals through standards that provide broader bands to the terminal, enabling high-speed internet access, reception of real video files, and
Telecommunications equipment industry
Zhejiang Netcom, a subsidiary of China Netcom, has formed a small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) informatization alliance with Alcatel Shanghai Bell and ten other companies, including Alibaba and Huawei, to gain a competitive edge in China's small and medium size informatization market. This alliance aims to provide relevant
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Picsel Technologies has announced a partnership with Nokia to offer its Picsel Attachment Viewer application to consumers purchasing the Nokia 9300i Smartphone. This marks the first time the application has been sold directly to consumers as a post-market solution. Through bundling the application with the smartphone, Picsel aims to provide
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Pirelli, the Italian conglomerate behind the iconic Girlie Calendar, is set to meet today to approve the flotation of its tyres business, a move that could raise up to *850 million for the company. The sale, which is being handled by Goldman Sachs, is expected to value the business at
Telecommunications equipment industry
In 2005, Shanghai's mobile phone market was dominated by three foreign brands: Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung. According to a report by Zol.com.cn, a leading Chinese IT portal, Nokia ranked first among these brands, with 27.1% of total votes from Chinese mobile users. Nokia's
