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2/2/2012  -  In an important milestone for VoLTE, Qualcomm does a voice-call hand-off on an Ericsson network
Most Recent Post: kaps... My question is when might we see a "hand-off" from data billing to voice minutes billing? Will VoLTE conversations be billed...
Ray Le Maistre
Ray Le Maistre
Ericsson Shines a Light on CEM
1/19/2012  -  Swedish giant looks at the impact of OTT service performance on customer expectations
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1/13/2012  -  With major mobile operators in Spain planning to launch services it seems there's still life in the Rich Communication Suite proposal
Most Recent Post: jps1024... This looks like WAP all over again. Remember that one? For the mass consumer market, the only services that customers care...
Ray Le Maistre
Ray Le Maistre
Barcelona's New Battleground
1/12/2012  -  Expect more customer experience management action at this year's MWC
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Sarah Reedy
Sarah Reedy
Samsung Caught in the Act!
3/29/2011  -  2:05 PM The jig is up! Samsung's 'real-life' Galaxy Tab users are revealed to be actors – and the Tab is not that thin either
Most Recent Post: jdogg... That whole presentation was awkward along with the videos.  I think they made it a point to include the "on the go"...
Ray Le Maistre
Ray Le Maistre
MWC 2011 Photo Tour Report Card
3/14/2011  -  12:25 PM All the grades are in for the major vendors -- so who performed the best?
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3/11/2011  -  Our final booth tour of the major mobile network vendors at Mobile World Congress was at the colorful ZTE stand
3/10/2011  -  Continuing our photo booth tours of the major mobile network vendors at Mobile World Congress, we checked in with Huawei, where apps ruled
3/8/2011  -  What did Alcatel-Lucent think was worth showing off at this year's Mobile World Congress? We took our photographer along to find out
Most Recent Post: umutaltun... I see Cisco now has a serious competition. Goog to see that juice back...
3/2/2011  -  Continuing our photo booth tours at Mobile World Congress, we checked in with Cisco – we weren't impressed
3/1/2011  -  The next port of call on our photo booth tour of the major mobile network vendors at Mobile World Congress was Ericsson's Hall 6 setup
Most Recent Post: Arno_K... Nokia Siemens Networks homepage is : http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/ MWC 2011 highlights are available under...
2/28/2011  -  Vodafone UK suffers major service outage following a break-in at an exchange where equipment was stolen
Most Recent Post: Michelle Donegan... Vodafone says voice and text services are now working again in the affected area. The rest of services are now expected...
Mobile World Congress Newswire Feed
ULM, GERMANY: Ubidyne to Show Active Antennas at MWC - 1/24/2012
LEXINGTON, MA: Polaris Preps for MWC - 1/12/2012
SUNNYVALE, CA: Juniper Acquires Brilliant - 2/21/2011
BARCELONA: Huawei Activates Nodal Microwave - 2/18/2011
BARCELONA: Huawei Opens WAC-Enabled Store - 2/18/2011
BARCELONA: Huawei Brings LTE to Etisalat - 2/18/2011
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