RIM introduces the BlackBerry Curve 9320 (Canada)

By Editor on May 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Research In Motion announced a stylish new smartphone for socially-connected customers. The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 smartphone features all the core BlackBerry messaging and social-centric features that keep people connected, and it offers global 3G connectivity backed by long battery life to allow users to make the most of their day.

Carlo Chiarello, EVP, Smartphone Business at Research In Motion, said that the new BlackBerry Curve 9320 is designed to make it incredibly easy for users to stay socially-connected. The new BlackBerry Curve 9320 will be especially popular with customers upgrading to a smartphone for the first time and existing Curve customers looking for a step up in speed and functionality.

The BlackBerry Curve 9320 has everything a customer needs to stay in touch with the people and things that matter most to them. It features a dedicated BBM key, bringing the power of RIM’s popular mobile social network up in an instant, as well as the best keyboard in its class for quick and easy typing. It includes a built-in FM radio, allowing users to tune into their favorite local stations, and listening to the FM radio does not require a data plan or use data services. Designed to allow both 3G connectivity and long battery life, customers can get up to 7 hours of talk time or up to 30 hours of FM radio listening or music playback with headphones.

Customers can easily interact with their social network in real time, using preloaded apps for Facebook and Twitter. The new Social Feeds 2.0 app is also preloaded, allowing users to post updates to multiple social networks simultaneously and capture updates from news sources (RSS), social apps and instant messaging apps all in one consolidated view. The integrated camera includes a flash and supports video recording, and pictures can be tagged with their location thanks to the smartphone’s built-in GPS.

The BlackBerry Curve 9320 comes with the new BlackBerry 7.1 OS, which supports features such as Mobile Hotspot and Wi-Fi calling where available. Parental Controls is a brand new, on-device feature that provides parents and guardians with simple options to help protect children by restricting access to specific functions, features and applications.

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Etisalat discusses cooperation with Ericsson during High-level delegation meeting

By Editor on March 8, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Leading Middle East and North African operator, Etisalat recently hosted a senior delegation from Swedish-based company Ericsson at Etisalat’s head office in Abu Dhabi.

Etisalat Chairman HE Mohammad Omran, welcomed the delegation which comprised of senior management from Ericsson headquarters as well as regional and country heads. The delegation included Ericsson President and CEO Hans Vestberg and Executive Vice Presidents (EVPs) Jan W¤reby, Johan Wilbergh and Magnus Mandersson. The regional Ericsson representatives included Anders Lindblad, Head of Region; Rafiah Ibrahim, EVP and Head of GCU Etisalat and Ray Hassan, Head of Country unit GCC.

In addition to the Chairman, the top management attendees from Etisalat included Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, Group Chief Operating Officer and Nasser Bin Obood, Acting CEO.

The meeting follows the recent partnership announcement between the two corporations to bring mobile healthcare solutions to the UAE.

Amongst the topics of discussion were general trends, challenges and opportunities within the telecommunications sector, with a view to potential future cooperation on such issues. They also discussed future collaboration in different sectors including mobile and fixed networks.

Etisalat is now one of the world’s largest operators and the largest telecommunications company in the Arab world. It operates across 18 markets servicing over 135 million customers out of a total population of approximately two billion people within its coverage areas.

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Integra Telecom Names Brian Lippold EVP and COO

By Editor on November 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Integra Telecom Inc., a fiber-based, integrated wholesale and retail telecommunications provider for business, has hired Brian Lippold as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Lippold will oversee Integra’s wholesale carrier business and lead Integra’s national account strategy. Lippold has a proven track record in building capabilities to serve the wholesale, government and national account segments of the market.

Brian brings extensive telecom knowledge and experience to Integra’s executive management team,â€ said Dudley Slater, CEO of Integra Telecom. Integra’s reputation of providing quality service combined with our extensive fiber network assets, position the company to capture greater market share. Brian’s mission is to leverage our extensive metro fiber network to serve important segments of the market that we have either not served or served on a limited basis in the past. I look forward to Brian working with Steve Wachter, Integra’s chief operating officer for the small to enterprise business segments, together meeting the telecommunication needs for businesses of all sizes.â€

Lippold has more than 20 years of telecommunications management experience including leadership positions at Fairpoint Communications, Level 3 Communications Telcove and Long Distance North.

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Nokia EVP claims they might sell their handset manufacturing business. (updated)

By admin on November 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Nokia Executive Vice President Anssi Vanjoki: We may sell our handset manufacturing business

Nokia’s EVP, Anssi Vanjoki in an interview to a German publication (Wirtschaftswoche) admitted that Nokia may look to sell it’s hardware manufacturing unit.

After all, RIM (blackberry), Apple and Google don’t make their own handsets, they have all outsourced the hardware bit of it. Then, Why should Nokia?

Interestingly, the smartphone segment is different from the mass market phone segment, but then there is pretty stiff competition there too.

As we all know, in Q3 2009, Apple did knock Nokia off to become the Most profitable handset vendor.

After the “sweet” comments from Vanjoki, Nokia is in damage control mode now and Nokia spokesman Thomas Jonsson has issued a statement claiming that the “Logistics and Manufacturing network” are a very important “competitive advantage” for them (Nokia) and a core part of their business, and that they have no plans to change their business. model”.

Nokia‘s EVP, Anssi Vanjoki in an interview to a German publication (Wirtschaftswoche) admitted that Nokia may look to sell it’s hardware manufacturing unit.

After all, RIM (blackberry), Apple and Google don’t make their own handsets, they have all outsourced the hardware bit of it. Then, Why shouldn’t Nokia?

Interestingly, the smartphone segment is different from the mass market phone segment, but then there is pretty stiff competition there too.

As we all know, in Q3 2009, Apple did knock Nokia off to become the Most profitable handset vendor.

(Update) After the comments from Vanjoki, Nokia is in damage control mode now and Nokia spokesman Thomas Jonsson has issued a statement claiming that the “Logistics and Manufacturing network” are a very important “competitive advantage” for them (Nokia) and a core part of their business, and that they have no plans to change their business model.