3G. Wireless Communication Solutions

At the VON Europe conference in Stockholm, Nokia introduced a new software upgrade for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. The upgraded features of the introduced OS 2006 edition include support for rich Internet communications, including pre-installed Google Talk - all on a portable broadband mobile device. Google Talk is Google’s free instant messaging service that enables people to chat and make calls through the Internet.

In addition to Google Talk, which is based on open standards and is compatible with all instant messaging clients that support Jabber/XMPP, the tablet also offers Google as the default search provider, making it even easier for users to get the information they need quickly and easily.

The upgraded Internet Tablet software platform can also support SIP based VoIP solutions for broadband business benefit. Standalone software applications, like the popular Gizmo Project by SIPPhone, is planned to be available for the Nokia 770 Internet Tablet. The Gizmo Project has a rich feature set including the capability to make and receive calls from public telephony networks.

The Internet Tablet OS 2006 edition which is based on popular desktop Linux and Open Source technologies is planned to be available during the second quarter of 2006 in selected countries in Europe and the Americas. It is downloadable free of charge from the Internet.

The upgraded device is expected to knock out for about €370 (US$470)

For more detail go to Nokia.com

Mobile operators the world over fleece their customers for making roaming calls and for making international calls. However, all this could soon change. Using popular services such as Skype, users can make international calls and talk for unlimited lengths of time, for a flat monthly fee of around $20 or less.

This has started in Europe where Italian operator 3 Italia, has introduced a VOIP service in February this year. For around 5 cents per hour – a flat monthly fee of around $18 - subscribers can call fixed-line phones in Japan, South Korea, Australia and most of Western Europe, and both fixed and mobile numbers in the United States, China, Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Since it needs a broadband Internet connection, VOIP works well only on mobile phones that use high-speed third-generation networks, making the technology particularly attractive to 3 Italia, which does not have a second-generation network. But mobile VOIP is also potentially appealing to the bigger mobile phone companies that, in addition to underused 3G networks, have older networks clogged with traffic.

For several years, companies like Skype have been using VOIP to offer free calls between computers, and in the process they have stolen traffic from traditional fixed-line phone companies. In the hands of mobile phone service providers, the same technology raises the stakes. According to a report by the Boston-based consultancy Pyramid Research, $200 billion of fixed-line phone traffic could move to mobile networks in the coming years.

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