4/24/2006 04:09:00 AM|W|P|Tanguy De Lestré|W|P|Both Neuf Telecom and Free (ILIAD) have anounced new products 'boxes' last week with following characteristics:NET also + routing of calls from a combined WIFI/GSM handset + 'roaming' on other Free box of other customers So calls anywhere close to a Free box can be forwarded over this network with substanial price reductions for the user, and the exising GSM network is totally bypassed. To be followed.|W|P|114614701674051128|W|P|Quad-play: the mobile inroads of an internet provider|W|P|tanguy.delestre@gmail.com5/02/2006 09:14:00 PM|W|P| Tanguy De Lestré|W|P|This article indicates imminent product launches of France Telecom to counter ILIAD (Free)
http://www.silicon.fr/articles/14978/France-Telecom-se-lance-dans-la-bataille-des-services-convergents.html4/17/2006 07:28:00 AM|W|P|Tanguy De Lestré|W|P|On your agenda's http://www.citychallenge.be The second city callenge takes place in Brussels on the 14th of May. I participated last year and had quite some fun at the event, although organising such an event proved to be quite challenging! Brussels Challenge 2006 is multi-media walk using the latest GSM features: WAP Cartography & Géolocalisation LBS Email/MMS Photograph Digital Video Be part of one of the 120 teams from 3 to 7 players that will go through 30 checkpoints to visit Brussels in a special way!|W|P|114615914610673050|W|P|Second GSM citychallenge in Brussels 14th of May|W|P|tanguy.delestre@gmail.com4/10/2006 04:15:00 AM|W|P|Tanguy De Lestré|W|P|(source: NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER) Unlicensed Mobile Access technology has its origins with the wireless (cellular/mobile) community and the technology's specifications have been developed with collaboration from the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and other standards bodies.UMA's main objective is to allow a common way for dual-mode wireless handsets to move (roam) between "unlicensed" wireless network connections like those provided in a Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11) or a Bluetooth transmission, and a GSM or General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network connection. Unlike the multi-part IMS architecture, the UMA architecture is less complicated, with the principle component called the UMA Network Controller (UNC). The architecture also includes security components like AAA and security gateways.The UNC typically sits inside the "unlicensed" network zone and sits between the Unlicensed Mobile Access Network (UMAN) and a carrier's "licensed" mobile network. The UMS knows where to route calls as they come and go through a wireless access point; it connects to wireless access points (like an 802.11 router) via the IP network core on the "unlicensed" side and to the core mobile network on the other side. It is responsible for monitoring and (in cooperation with the AAA server) for users' authentication as the move in and out of the UMAN range, and it is designed to complete a transparent hand-off between the networks. The UNC is also responsible for storing the user's location so the mobile network "knows" where to route calls for a dual mode handset that is in range of the UMAN. Specifically, the UNC "tunnels" GSM/GPRS connections over a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi connection.|W|P|114614740307087037|W|P|What is UMA unlicenses mobile access|W|P|tanguy.delestre@gmail.com4/03/2006 07:21:00 AM|W|P|Tanguy De Lestré|W|P|Several Belgian companies and university research centres have launched a large-scale two-year project on mobile TV., called MADUF (Maximize DVB Usage in Flanders). The € 4.4-million project specifically focuses on researching and testing the opportunities of DVB-H technology in Flanders. Belgacom, Proximus, Telenet, VRT, Siemens, Option and Scientific Atlanta, the research centres of the universities of Leuven, Ghent and Brussels as well as IMEC all participate. The project is headed by the IBBT. The project has no prospect for an imminent commercial launching of mobile TV. Press releases (Dutch) http://www.vrt.be/extra/defVRT_projectmobieletv%202maart2006.pdf http://www.ibbt.be/site/index.php?id=200|W|P|114658365206654723|W|P|DVB-H Trial in Flanders|W|P|tanguy.delestre@gmail.com