Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
- previous news
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GSMA drives global standards for MMS take-up
July 14, 2003
The GSM Association (GSMA), the global trade association for GSM mobile
operators, issued a rallying call to the wireless industry to speed the
arrival of enhanced, fully interoperable Multi-media Messaging Services
(MMS) and compatible terminals through compliance with newly agreed industry
standards.
Working closely with the vendor community through the Open Mobile Alliance
(OMA), and with the 3G Partnership Project (3GPP), the GSMA has taken
leadership in driving operator consensus and commitment to new standards.
Now, the Association - the body representing mobile operators globally
- is calling upon the supplier community to work with operators to implement
the standards as quickly as possible and enhance the seamless global delivery
of MMS to consumers while driving operators' data revenues.
The call is to drive acceleration of MMS roaming, national MMS network
interworking, and terminal interoperability. An objective of the GSMA's
Board is that 3GPP's Release 4 specifications concerning network functionality
are implemented by December 2003, and that all new MMS terminals are based
on the OMA standards.
"Our MMS Task Force has helped to agree operator needs and ensure
they are incorporated in the industry standards," said GSMA CEO Rob
Conway. "Now our Board wants the industry to connect by driving through
their implementation and adoption so that more customers can enjoy the
benefits of interoperable MMS services across networks, handsets and international
boundaries."
"This is about putting in place standards that move us to a global
platform of interoperability. We are now asking vendors to ensure full
and rapid implementation in the best interests of their businesses, the
industry, the operators and our consumers," added Craig Ehrlich,
Chairman of the GSMA Board.
The GSM Association's Board -- which comprises boardroom level representatives
of 21 mobile operators including the world's largest by subscriber count
-- has set a strategic and commercial priority to shorten time to market
of new globally interoperable MMS services.
"The availability of international and national cross network MMS
services - not just between all terminals, but between all terminals and
all networks - is seen by the Board as essential to the global success
of MMS," said Ehrlich.
The GSMA is also focused on the evolution of MMS services to provide
greater consumer choice and enhanced capabilities such as improved image
resolution and video clips.
"This is about delivering more handsets and more services on more
networks to increase data usage and enhance the value of our members'
investments and the customer's experience" said Conway. "We
place utmost importance on enhanced interoperability - the cornerstone
of GSM's success - and improved service capability and our board is asking
vendors to do all they can to accelerate compatibility on a global basis.
"
"Let's speed up MMS together is the message," he concluded.
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