The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the European Commission (EC) have granted Orange and T-Mobile the right to merge their UK networks. The merger had raised concerns of a monopoly on the UK’s retail mobile telephone market. In 2010 alone, the network coverage of Orange and T-Mobile together is forecasted to expand from 3,000 to 16,0000 masts.
Weekly Intelligence Brief
Global operators to invest billions in mobile broadband, Porsche revs up its Spyder plug-in hybrid, and more …
Mar 5, 2010
Toyota executives face Congressional questioning, Telmap launches location-based social networking, and more …
Feb 25, 2010
Highlights from the annual Mobile World Congress, Google creates some Buzz, NAVTEQ launched Enhanced 3D City Models, and more …
Thousands of mobile companies descended on Barcelona, Spain, for the annual Mobile World Congress, from February 15th to 18th. The Congress was a celebration of innovative mobile solutions, a discussion of industry challenges and opportunities, and a forum for mobile companies to unveil new phones and platforms.
Feb 22, 2010
T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom, and Telit Communications form an M2M alliance, NASA and the US Air Force get into cloud computing
Samsung unveiled plans to expand its role in the Russian wireless market. The electronics company will provide Yota, one of Russia’s primary mobile service providers, with more than 5,000 cellular base stations and access control routers.
Feb 11, 2010
Galileo gives the EU its own global navigation system, Deutsche Telekom announces AutoLinQ and more...
Feb 4, 2010
AT&T connects with KORE, Sharp’s solar-powered mobile phone shines, Chevrolet and GM ramp up their EVs, and more …
Jan 28, 2010
Nokia chooses the woZZon search engine as its mobile app of the future, and more …
Jan 21, 2010
Intel and Google bring the Web to the dashboard, Motorola’s new phone does the Backflip, a Korean plug-in coffee cart, and more
Industry leaders and automotive enthusiasts gathered for the start of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., which runs until January 24.
Jan 14, 2010
Google’s Nexus One calls in; the International Consumer Electronics Show kicks off; and more…
Google released its much-anticipated Nexus One smartphone, marking the Internet search giant’s first foray into the retailing business. Google hopes the Nexus One will rival Apple’s iPhone and increase the availability of handsets using Google’s Android software.
Trying on Google’s Goggles, BMW drives MILE Traffic and Travel services in Europe, and more…
Software giant Google has unveiled a visual search application for smartphones called Google Goggles. When users with the new mobile application take a picture, Google launches a search for information associated with that image, whether it is a bottle of wine at a vineyard, the façade of a restaurant in Manhattan, or a street sign in the backwoods of West Virginia. Once the search is complete, users receive a list of links on their smartphones just as they would on their computer after a conventional Google word search.
Dec 18, 2009
Microsoft’s Bing Maps takes on Google’s Maps Navigation, Volvo Construction Equipment adds on CareTrack, and more…
Microsoft released a new version of Bing Maps, still in Beta, that offers a suite of new features, including street-side and enhanced aerial views and three-dimensional modeling, which enables users to rotate images 360 degrees in one spot.
Dec 11, 2009
Panda’s GPS-driven insurance premiums, Molex makes the MOST of its junction box, and more…
Dec 3, 2009
MyGuide’s Eco Navigator, Stanford University’s autonomous car, and more…
MyGuide Americas has announced a new personal navigation device that enables drivers to track their carbon footprints.
Nov 26, 2009
Fall into Mercedes-Benz’s mbrace, Alcatel-Lucent’s ng connected car program, and more…
Mercedes-Benz US, in collaboration with Hughes Telematics, has released a new telematics platform that integrates the Internet, smartphones, and cars into a seamless package
Nov 19, 2009
Trimble’s green fleet management system, caribo’s new carpooling app, and more news from Telematics Munich 2009
Trimble [http://www.trimble.com/] released GeoManager 9.1, which pinpoints vehicle location, status, speed, and time information. Â
Nov 13, 2009
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