(13 June 2012, Hong Kong) - Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Limited (??Comba Telecomor the ??Group??, Hong Kong Stock code: 2342), a global leading wireless solutions provider has been named as the number one Tower Mounted Amplifier (TMA) vendor by revenue by ABI Research, a market intelligence company specializing in global connectivity and emerging technologies.
According to the ABI Research report ?? Tower Mounted Amplifiers for Cellular Base Stations??, the market for TMAs is expected to reach almost US$500 million in 2012 with Comba Telecom identified as the vendor with the largest market share.
Located close to the base station antenna, the TMA is a low noise amplifier that improves the system sensitivity which translates to better coverage and improved system performance.
Mr. Lance Wilson, ABI??s Research Director of Mobile Networks, said, ??With a moderate investment, deploying TMAs can provide significant base station performance improvement for mobile network operators. Based on our analysis of the market, Comba Telecom currently leads the global TMA market with the largest share of revenue amongst other vendors.
Ms. Carol Ye, Deputy General Manager for Comba Telecom??s Antenna and Subsystems division said, ??We are pleased to be recognized again as the market leader in the TMA space by ABI Research. We have placed a lot of R&D resources to develop a portfolio of cost-effective TMA products with smaller footprints. Most importantly, the market and our customers recognize the value proposition of Comba Telecom??s TMA which is reflected by our market share.
Ms. Ye added, ??Comba Telecom has always focused on looking ahead of the curve and anticipating customer needs in advance. Besides the TMA products, we already have a portfolio of solutions to improve system performance such as our remote radio head products which have been deployed by our customers around the world.
Comba Telecom??s Tower Mounted Amplifier (TMA) portfolio supports 800/850/900/1800/1900/2100/2600MHz frequencies providing uplink amplification, and supporting both uplink and downlink channels. With high performance and integrated low-noise amplifiers, Comba Telecom??s TMA creates a balanced Downlink (DL) and Uplink (UL) thus improving base station receiver sensitivity.
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Samsung Galaxy S3: AT&T to Ship the Device by June 21 - mobilenapps.com
- Samsung Galaxy S3 at Media Day in London(Photo: Samsung | Mobile & Apps)
While Samsung Galaxy S3 was released in UK last month, Samsung fanboys located in U.S. are still waiting to get their hands on the device. And if the latest reports surfacing online are to be believed, then it is coming to AT&T by June 21.
Folks at Droid Matters claim to have received information from multiple AT&T customers who have preordered Samsung Galaxy S3 from the carrier that the device is expected to arrive on AT&T on or before June 21. The smartphone is already up for preorders on AT&T Web site. Surprisingly, the smartphone will turn red on AT&T, while it is only available in two variant (marble white and pebble blue) worldwide. However, the red edition of Galaxy S3 will be hitting AT&T shelves sometime later this summer.
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Samsung confirmed earlier that company's latest flagship smartphone is hitting all major U.S. carries. T-Mobile and Sprint will also join the launch party with AT&T on June 21. However, Verizon Wireless is expected to launch the device in the first half of July. Another carrier, U.S. Wireless, is also getting the device, but the release date on that carrier is still unknown.
The Galaxy S3 packs a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED HD display. AT&T Galaxy S3 device runs on dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor with 2GB of RAM. The device has 16/32GB of internal storage with microSD card support up to 64GB. Reportedly, Samsung will also be launching a 64GB variant of Galaxy S3 later this year.
Samsung's latest flagship model runs on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The Galaxy S3 comes with impressive software features like S Voice, Pop-up Play, Smart Eye tracking, Burst shoot camera mode and S Beam. It has 8-megapixel camera at the back that can record fullHD 1080p videos.
Samsung is also offering 50GB of free Dropbox storage to Galaxy S3 owner. Unfortunately, AT&T has opted out of the promotional offer and AT&T Galaxy S3 owners will only get the regular 2GB online space for free when they sign up.
Samsung TecTiles a warmup act for mobile payments - CNet
Samsung's free TecTile app can program NFC stickers.
(Credit: Screenshot by Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)Samsung may present its new TecTiles near-field communications (NFC) stickers-and-app combo as a campaign for consumers to do more with their phones, but in the long run, Samsung hopes for much more.
The electronics-maker told CNET that TecTiles should ultimately help serve Samsung its slice of the mobile payments pie. Its TecTiles app lets you program an NFC sticker to do various things when you tap a compatible phone to it, like turn on or off certain phone settings, or check in to a location on your social networks.
Yet, NFC, a technology that uses short-range communication similar to Bluetooth, has yet to go mainstream in any capacity.
Part of the problem, according to Samsung, is that ordinary people are unused to physically using their phone to do things. Consumers know how to swipe cards and punch numbers, not to press a phone onto a terminal and authorize payment through an app.
Once upon a time Google Wallet stood as the best chance for NFC to take off, with Samsung providing the first phone to receive the app capabilities. Yet, Google Wallet's development stalled thanks to a Verizon push-back that kept the app off of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and by narrow requirements for using the app with a single bank and credit-card combination.
In addition, not many businesses accept Google Wallet, as CNET editors Brian Bennett and Roger Cheng discovered when they took Google Wallet on a test drive through Manhattan. They almost didn't make it out of a cab when the app stuttered.
Just this week, another report suggested that Sprint is working on a Google Wallet alternative.
It's no wonder, then, that Samsung thinks that NFC needs some positive press, and is furthermore tasking itself with making NFC lovable in ways that aren't related to payments. Once people feel comfortable with TecTiles, Samsung reasons, then using the technology to buy stuff is a logical next step, rather than a scary leap.
To that end, TecTiles can be seen as a social experiment, a warmup act before the main usage takes the stage.
Samsung's thinking seems to line up with others in the payment space, like American Express, which estimates a 4- to 6-year tipping point before mobile payments take off with gusto.
When NFC buying does succeed, Samsung wants to make sure that it's one of the movement's key players. And if that fails, well, at least Samsung will be able to make a few bucks or win a few hearts in the process.
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