Monthly Archives: February 2011

Smartphone Market Predictions

Posted on 2011/02/28 by

With Nokia and RIM struggling, the smartphone market appears to be a contest between Apple and Android products for supremacy.    RIM, which was Verizon’s flagship smartphone partner two years ago when it released the BlackBerry Storm, has seen its share … Continue reading →

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BLUETOOTH Proximity Marketing Use-Case

Posted on 2011/02/25 by

BlueUmbrella presents an innovative approach to the applied-use of the existing Bluetooth technology and services available in most feature and smart phones as well as PDAs. The BlueUmbrella solution uses tiny, low cost beacons installed in a known indoor location … Continue reading →

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Comprehensive Solution Providing Pure OSS/BSS Vendors

Posted on 2011/02/24 by

This class comprises of vendors that are OSS/BSS domain specialists and have solutions that can cater to all major OSS/BSS functions.  Amdocs is one of the largest OSS/BSS solutions vendors. It looks at OSS/BSS from an integrated customer management point … Continue reading →

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Evolution of Service Delivery Platforms (SDP)

Posted on 2011/02/23 by

We saw an unprecedented change in late 1990s in enterprise applications as the grip of client-server architectures gradually relaxed and allowed the entrance of n-tiered architectures. This represented the advent of the application server, a flexible compromise between the absolutes … Continue reading →

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M2M Billing Business and System Considerations

Posted on 2011/02/22 by

For a company entering the wireless services part of the business, or indeed a carrier entering the M2M market, billing is pivotal to success. In M2M, billing is not as straightforward as in basic consumer services that may include all-you-can-eat … Continue reading →

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M2M & RFID in Healthcare

Posted on 2011/02/21 by

RFID and WSNs have separately been used in medical healthcare applications such as emergency care, stroke rehabilitation, dental implants, and patient and staff tracking in hospitals. However, by integrating these two technologies their potentials will be extended. The treatment quality … Continue reading →

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Solutions in the M2M Business Model

Posted on 2011/02/18 by

Asset Tracking  This service is a mobile GPS/GPRS based system networked on the central server. Usually monitored devices are put on a wireless network and installed in remote equipment which sends DATA directly to the central server. This type of … Continue reading →

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Using M2M To Remain Competitive

Posted on 2011/02/17 by

A company that adopts an M2M solution may improve its customer care or overall performance. The particular M2M solution may never deliver a direct ROI, but the operation’s improved performance as a result of the M2M solution’s implementation has allowed … Continue reading →

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Hybrid TV

Posted on 2011/02/16 by

Pure-IPTV (also known as TelcoTV) has generally not proven attractive to customers; their expectations are set by the broadcast TV service they receive on Satellite, Cable or over the air. Those expectations include channel line-up, picture quality and geographic availability.  … Continue reading →

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Mobile OS Overview

Posted on 2011/02/15 by

The cell phone market ranges from inexpensive low end units to the high end units that are generally referred to as the “Smartphone”.  Smart phones are handheld computers that support voice calling, email, Personal Data Assistance (“PDA”) functions, entertainment and … Continue reading →

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