Saudi Arabia’s Bravo has selected Huawei Technologies to deploy its Business Support System (BSS) solutions, with a view to increasing Bravo’s overall operational efficiency. The BSS solution will primarily aim to eliminate the limitations of Bravo’s legacy billing system.

According to Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Ageel, CEO of Bravo, they have signed this agreement with Huawei because of the commitments to their customers in terms of increasing the efficiency of Bravo’s operational infrastructure. Their commitment to customers, in private and public sectors, drives them to constantly revolutionize – to reach the best level of efficiency in all of Bravo’s departments’.

The project is scheduled for completion before the end of 2011, but it will be an additional year before Bravo can expect to see the benefits of its implementation.

Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility Holdings, Inc. (Motorola Mobility) today announced that it has completed its previously announced spin-off from Motorola, Inc. and its shares will begin trading this morning on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “MMI.”

Motorola Mobility is comprised of two industry-leading global technology businesses. The Mobile Devices business is an innovative provider of smartphone devices designed to fit every lifestyle. In 2010, the Mobile Devices business launched 23 smartphones globally, including the highly successful family of DROIDâ„¢ by Motorola devices as well as BRAVOâ„¢, DEFYâ„¢, FLIPSIDEâ„¢, MILESTONEâ„¢ and others. The Home business is one of the largest providers of digital set-top boxes and end-to-end video solutions. Motorola Mobility will leverage the capabilities of both the Mobile Devices and Home businesses to deliver innovative smartphones, tablets, set-tops and other converged devices as well as content delivery and management, and interactive cloud-based services to consumers in the home and on the go.

“We are pleased that Motorola Mobility has reached this important milestone. After more than two years of planning, today we begin operating as a financially strong, independent company trading on the New York Stock Exchange,” said Sanjay Jha, chairman and CEO of Motorola Mobility. “We are well-positioned to build on the strong momentum we have in smartphones and end-to-end video solutions and to take advantage of opportunities resulting from the convergence of media, mobility, computing and the Internet.”

“With more than 20,000 employees globally, 24,500 patents granted and pending, and a highly recognizable brand, we are able to deliver cutting-edge devices with differentiated software experiences. In addition, we will continue to work aggressively to capitalize on the next generation of converged devices and experiences to provide consumers with more intuitive and personalized services,” Jha added.

As chairman, Jha serves on the Motorola Mobility Board of Directors with Jon E. Barfield, William R. Hambrecht, Keith A. Meister, Thomas J. Meredith, Daniel A. Ninivaggi, James R. Stengel, Anthony J. Vinciquerra and Andrew J. Viterbi.

Jha and members of the Motorola Mobility management team will ring The Opening Bellâ„¢ at the NYSE today in honor of the initiation of trading of Motorola Mobility shares.

Motorola, Inc. stockholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 21, 2010, the record date for the distribution, received one share of Motorola Mobility common stock for every eight shares of Motorola, Inc. common stock they held.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A new strategy for 2010-2012 has been unveiled by Telefonica based on the four pillars of customer focus, an integrated services offering, new platforms and a common culture. The strategy has been named as Bravo.

Out of the four pillars, customer focus seems obvious but financial crisis raises question. Choice of ‘customer satisfaction’ rather than the usual ‘shareholder value’ can be applauded. The second pillar indicates that Telefonica wants to offer a quad-play across all its 25 markets and in most countries where it operates; this target does not imply any big changes.

The last pillar targeting a “common culture’ just indicates that the company wants to present a good image. The third pillar of new platforms sounds unclear but at the same time it can be connected to comments from chairman Cesar Alierta, according to whom, customers will have more devices, all connected (…) the domination of smart phones will play a key role.

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Faith
Mobile has announced plans to partner with Crisp Wireless to deliver its mobile offering, beginning on September 8. Faith
Mobile is a subscription-based mobile content provider that offers downloadable faith-based content from a number of organizations and Christian creative artists. Content offerings that will be delivered via FaithMobile’s mobile platform include audio and video clips, ringtones, wallpaper and screensavers. The company’s current content partners represent around eight million mobile users. Faith
Mobile also plans to launch a branded teen portal called FaithXL this fall. Crisp Wireless enables revenue-generating downloadable applications and mobile portals for entertainment, advertising, media and sports clients. These include Bravo TV, AOL, Getty Images and USAToday.com. Crisp technology has been utilized by a number of music, film and television clients.

“We are excited about partnering with a technology solution like Crisp, because it offers us such a wide range of options. The whole idea of putting this type of content on the mobile phone is to make that device a portable sanctuary — and Crisp Wireless helps us do that,” said Martha Cotton, director of Faith Mobile. “We are looking to provide industry-first experiences for the faith community as well.”

“FaithMobile presents a focused content offering that resonates loudly within a growing mobile community,” said Michael Nevins, vice president of sales for Crisp Wireless. “FaithMobile exemplifies the kind of rich-content mobile service for which our mLogic Media platform was designed, enabling large-scale, reliable delivery to a dedicated audience.”

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