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Learn About Futuredial's New Cellphone Service Stationtm FierceWireless, the wireless industry's daily monitor Page 1 of 8 November 5, 2003 Subscribe for free: www.fiercewireless.com This week's sponsor is FutureDial, Incorporated. Cellular Retailers and Corporate Telecom Managers: Get Ready for Wireless Local Number Portability (WLNP)! TM TM Learn about FutureDial's new Cellphone Service Station (CSS ) to help your retail store or corporate cellular phone administrator to transfer phonebook information between over 140 mobile phone models of 6 US carriers. Click Here to Learn More Today's Top Stories 1. Sony claims PSP will be the next Walkman 2. Microsoft targets 100 million mobile Windows devices by 2007 3. IBM, ClickSoftware to debut mobile field force automation 4. Metric: Healthcare mobile device, data market to reach $1.2B by 2006 5. Metric: Russian wireless penetration grows to 22.3% Also Noted: Spotlight On... Free Ad Supported VoIP; Nokia pleased with N- Gage sales; Qualcomm releases BREWChat; Nokia shows off its CDMA2000 1xEV-DV tech; Microsoft uses Broadcom's WiFi chips in networking gear; Visa to launch m- commerce in Thailand; 3 launches mobile streaming video in Sweden, Denmark; DoCoMo offers anti-spam tool for i-mode phones; Verizon Wireless' new BroadbandAccess EV-DO wireless data service; Nokia picks up remains of Tahoe Networks; Review of Orange's SPV E100 Events: > Indoor Wireless Engineering - New Training Events in December 2003 > Secure & Manage your Wireless LAN: Live Seminars in U.S. & Canada - Oct-Nov 2003 > ACCESS: The Service Provider Summit for the Connected Home - Nov 11, Long Beach, CA > Executive Seminars: Multimedia & Broadband in the Home > ZigBee Alliance Open House - Nov 19, San Jose, CA > Wi-Fi Planet Conference & Expo Fall 2003 - Dec 2-5, San Jose, CA > Free Bluetooth Americas Learning Expo - Dec 9-11, San Jose, CA > The Wi-Fi Business Development Summit - Nov 17-18, Selsdon Park, UK Marketplace: > Mobile Device Challenges: Protecting Data at the Network Edge FierceWireless, the wireless industry's daily monitor Page 2 of 8 > Georgia – Where Smart People Do Business. > FutureDial Offers Wireless Local Number Portability (WLNP) Solution > eSeminar - Designing the Optimal Memory System for Wireless Handsets > Download Wi-Fi Solutions Catalog: End-to-End Solutions For Wi-Fi Resellers > No wires. No boxes. No disruptions. No downtime. No limits. > Download Parks Associates' recent White Papers > Sprint has the most complete all-digital wireless network in the nation. Jobs: > Business Development Director - Symbian (six figure package + benefits) * Post a classified ad: Click here. * General ad info: Click here. 1. Sony claims PSP will be the next Walkman Sony yesterday showed off a prototype of its upcoming mobile gaming and media device, the PlayStation Portable (PSP). The PSP is designed to compete with Nintendo's Game Boy, the dominant mobile gaming device on the market, as well as with Nokia's new N-Gage mobile game deck. In addition to gaming, the PSP will feature a built-in media player for both video and MP3s and will likely compete with Apple's iPod portable MP3 player as well. Sony said it plans to eventually add telecom functions to the PSP, leading insiders to speculate that some version of the PSP will sport a built-in cell phone. Sony spokespeople said that the PSP will not be a single device, but rather a series of devices. The PSP will ship sometime by the end of next year. More details about the upcoming device are expected early next year. Sony made an earlier stab at the mobile gaming market in the late 1990s with the PocketStation handheld. The PlayStation PocketStation was a hit in Japan, but failed to cross over into the U.S. Sony yesterday also said it plans to launch a separate device, a portable MP3 player, that will directly compete with the iPod. Sony's new MP3 player will sell for $60, compared with $200 to $400 for the different versions of Apple's iPod. For more on the Sony PSP: - read this story from Reuters PLUS: Sony recently said it is dedicated to Palm OS 6 and that it will stand by its Clie handhelds. Many insiders speculate that the PSP could replace the Clie as the company's chief handheld product. Article ALSO: A look at Sony's PocketStation, the company's first foray into mobile gaming. Related Site 2. Microsoft targets 100 million mobile Windows devices by 2007 Microsoft this week said it plans to put the mobile version of its Windows OS on 100 million cell phones and PDAs by 2007, with cell phones (not PDAs), making up the bulk of this goal. Microsoft launched its Smartphone platform last year through European carrier Orange. Earlier this year Microsoft released its first Smartphone- powered device through a major handset partner, Motorola. The device, the Motorola MPx200, is the first Microsoft-powered phone released in the U.S. According to FierceWireless, the wireless industry's daily monitor Page 3 of 8 researcher Gartner, smart phones -- including those using Microsoft's Smartphone platform, as well as competing products like Symbian's OS -- accounted for 3 million cell phone units last year. Global cell phone shipments in 2002 totaled 431 million units. Gartner predicts that smart phone shipments will top 84 million units in 2007, including devices using Microsoft's software and phones using competing OS platforms such as Symbian and Linux. For more on Microsoft's new Smartphone targets: - see this article from Computer Weekly 3. IBM, ClickSoftware to debut mobile field force automation IBM and ClickSoftware today announced a new mobile field force automation solution. The solution allows users to transfer data from field service employees to ClickSoftware's ServiceOptimization Suite using IBM's WebSphere Everyplace mobile Web platform. The integrated solution allows service engineers to send and receive updated data on customer requests, status of tasks or unexpected delays, and other functions, helping service engineers to better schedule and manage their workloads. The two companies next week will debut the proof of concept at the Service Management Europe Exhibition in the U.K. For more on IBM's newest mobile enterprise initiative: - check out this press release 4. Metric: Healthcare mobile device, data market to reach $1.2B by 2006 According to research from Spyglass Consulting, the market for mobile devices and mobile data services in the healthcare industry is expected to grow from $50 million in 2002 to $1.2 billion in 2006, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 120 percent. The study found that 90 percent of clinicians under the age of 35 use some kind of mobile application on a daily basis. Despite the promise of mobile services, the study found that only 5 percent of healthcare organizations currently plan to deploy some kind of next-generation mobile data solution. For more on the future of mobile data in healthcare: - visit the researcher's site 5. Metric: Russian wireless penetration grows to 22.3% According to the latest findings from J'son & Partners, the Russian wireless market now claims 32.3 million users, which translates to a market penetration of 22.3 percent. Wireless penetration in the Moscow metropolitan region climbed to 64.6 percent. In October, the Russian wireless subscriber base grew 5 percent, adding 1.5 million new users. Russia's leading carrier, MTS, claimed 12.23 million subscribers as of the end of October. The country's second-largest carrier, VimpleCom, claimed 9.9 million subscribers. FierceWireless, the wireless industry's daily monitor Page 4 of 8 For more on the Russian wireless market: - check out J'son & Partners' site ALSO NOTED TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT... Free Ad Supported VoIP Labatt Brewery in Canada last year gave away free VoIP phone service to customers in Ontario, Canada. The only catch: they had to listen to a 10 second commercial for Labatt beer every time they dialed a phone number. This could herald a new trend for ad sponsored VoIP service, similar to free, ad supported email services like Yahoo. Article > Nokia says it is pleased with N-Gage sales; analysts argue otherwise. Article > Qualcomm releases BREWChat for CDMA 1xrtt networks. Company Site > Nokia shows off its CDMA2000 1xEV-DV technology. Article > Microsoft uses Broadcom's WiFi chips in its networking gear. Article > Visa looks to launch m-commerce in Thailand next year. Article > 3 launches mobile streaming video in Sweden and Denmark. Press Release > DoCoMo offers anti-spam tool for i-mode phones. Article > A look at Verizon Wireless' new BroadbandAccess EV-DO wireless data service. Article > Nokia picks up the remains of WLAN network start-up Tahoe Networks. Article > A review of Orange's SPV E100. Article > Will number portability fuel landline to mobile migration in the U.S.? Article > Walter Mossberg tests WiFi hotspots and hotspot finders in today's Wall Street Journal (subscription required). And finally... Rock mocksters Tenacious D staged a fake hunger strike in New York City to get free publicity for their new DVD. Article EVENTS * Post an Event Listing: Click here. * General ad info: Click here. > Indoor Wireless Engineering - New Training Events in December 2003 Technical training from Wireless Valley opens the door to successful in-building wireless network design, testing, and management. Your WLAN or cellular PCS FierceWireless, the wireless industry's daily monitor Page 5 of 8 indoor project will be easier, cheaper, and better with the aid of our expertise. More at: www.wirelessvalley.com/Services/Training.asp > Secure & Manage your Wireless LAN: Live Seminars in U.S. & Canada - Oct-Nov 2003 Come learn from the experts at AirDefense about the in's and out's of wireless LAN security. These educational seminars will provide you with a thorough understanding of WLAN security risks and defenses.
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