Apple's latest iPhone, the 4S, was preordered more than one million times in its first 24 hours of online availability to a global audience, but no further official figures or breakdowns were released.
Stapleton added, "The Galaxy S3 is without a doubt the fastest selling pre-order of 2012 so far. We're gearing up for an exceptionally busy launch day at the end of the month as the handset lands on shelves at our stores across the UK."
The Korea Economic Daily also claims that Samsung’s factory is producing five million S3 devices a month, and is already operating at full capacity.
The Galaxy S3, unveiled at an international launch held at London’s Earls Court arena, includes innovative new features such as eye tracking so that the screen stays on while a user is looking at it.
Samsung has already said that it will "substantially contribute" to its second-quarter earnings. In the UK it will be free with monthly tariffs from £28 per month. The manufacturer is hoping the device will replicate the success of its predecessor, the SII, which has sold a total of 20million units.
The S3 also features a 4.8” display, one of the largest on the market, and the ability to automatically initiate a call to a contact onscreen when the phone is held up to its user’s face. Samsung has also added voice control, similar to Apple’s ‘personal assistant’ Siri, and will offer 50GB of online storage via a partnership with Dropbox.com.
Samsung has also announced that the device will be the official phone of the London Olympics, and said that “a limited edition showcase device enabled with Visa’s mobile payment application, Visa payWave, will be available for Samsung and Visa sponsored athletes and trialists”.
Microsoft's smartphone share is now below 2 per cent globally, while LG and Sony's is also falling.
Samsung Galaxy Note LTE Vs Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G: A Battle of Samsung's Titans - ibtimes.co.uk
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Display
The Galaxy Note LTE features a 5.3in Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. The display features TouchWiz User Interface (UI) and comes with a resolution of 800x1280 pixels and a pixel density of 285 pixels per inch.
The Samsung Galaxy S2 Epic Touch 4G, in contrast, features a 4.52in Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass. The display also features the latest TouchWiz UI v4.0. The resolution of the display is 480x800 pixels with pixel density of 206 ppi.
Dimension
The Galaxy Note measures 146.8x83x9.7mm and weighs 178g whereas the dimensions of Galaxy S2 are 130x70x10mm and it is lighter than the Note, weiging 130g.
Operating System
The Galaxy Note was launched with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) but Samsung recently announced the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update. The Galaxy S2 runs on Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread).
Processor
The Galaxy Note is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8660 Snapdragon chip with a dual-core Scorpion processor clocked at 1.5GHz. The Galaxy S2 is powered by an Exynos chip with a dual-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz. Both smartphones pack 1GB of RAM.
Camera
The Galaxy Note is equipped with a primary camera of eight megapixels with LED flash, auto-focus, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection and image stabilisation technologies. The camera can record video at 1080p.
The Galaxy S2, like the Galaxy Note, sports an eight megapixel rear-facing camera with auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection and image stabilisation. The camera can capture video in 1080p at 30 frames per second.
Both smartphones pack front-facing cameras of two megapixels.
Connectivity
The The Galaxy Note offers Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot and Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP and EDR. It supports data speed up to HSDPA 21Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps. The smartphone also supports Near Field Communication and connects to 4G network speeds.
The Galaxy S2 offers Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC (optional), Bluetooth version 3.0+HS and 4G connectivity.
Storage
The Galaxy Note and the Galaxy S2 offer internal storage space of 16GB and offer microSD card with an additional memory up to 32GB.
Battery
The Galaxy Note is powered by a Li-ion battery with a capacity of 2500mAh delivering talk time up to 10 hours while the Galaxy S2 is powered by a Li-ion 1800mAh battery which delivers talk time of more than eight hours.
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 getting Ice Cream Sandwich, promo says - Crave
The mid-range Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 is in line for a scoop of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, if a Samsung promo video is to be believed.
The clip, spotted by Sammyhub, shows the Android-powered Ace 2 swirling around to some uptempo, accessible music. At the 14-second mark the Ice Cream Sandwich logo is shown on screen, along with the words, "Android Gingerbread ICS upgradeable".
It would be spiffing to see Samsung sending the 'sandwich along to Ace 2 owners, as one of my big gripes with the otherwise-promising phone was that it would arrive running out of date software.
This is by no means a guarantee the Ace 2 will get Ice Cream Sandwich though -- you'll note the text reads, 'ICS upgradeable' rather than promising the upgrade or giving any time estimates.
It's definitely a strong hint, but Samsung has proved notoriously slippery when it comes to Android 4.0 -- taking ages to squeeze the update onto the Galaxy S2, and performing several about-turns when it came to updating the original Ace. I've contacted Samsung for more information, and I'll let you know if I hear anything.
The Ace 2 went on sale earlier this week with numerical network Three -- yours for free when you agree to a £22 per month contract, though a £27 per month contract gets you a healthier amount of data.
The Ace 2 has a 3.8-inch display with a 480x800-pixel resolution and a 800MHz dual-core processor, while around the back lurks a 5-megapixel camera. We'll have a full review as soon as possible, so stay tuned.
What version of Android are you using? Are you intrigued by the Galaxy Ace 2? Let me know in the comments or on our Facebook wall.
France Telecom Upped to Neutral - Analyst Blog - NASDAQ
We are upgrading our long-term recommendation on France Telecom S.A. ( FTE ) from Underperform to Neutral thanks to the Conquests 2015 plan, which aims to reinvigorate growth and restore profitability in the business.
France Telecom is progressing well with its Conquests 2015 plan. The company, in the midst of the first or adoption phase (2011-2013) of its five-year plan, is working on various initiatives to enhance growth in the domestic and international markets.
To drive growth in the domestic segment, France Telecom is making efforts to improve its networks and services like IPVPN access, managed services, network resources and Wi-Fi roaming. The company is also shedding underperforming European assets dueto the weak economic conditions in that region and unfavorable regulatory measures that continues to hamper its top line.
France Telecom is strengthening its footprint in the emerging markets including Eastern Europe, Africa and Middle East to boost profitability over the next few years. The company is focusing on network enhancements, cloud computing business, strategic partnerships and network-related IT services to accelerate growth in these markets.
Further, revenue is poised to recover this year owing to recovery in Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt. Better economic conditions in some international markets led to the stable revenue growth in the first quarter. The company is slowly improving from the last year's challenges as it is benefiting from the diversified portfolio and the national roaming contract signed with Iliad SA, the fourth largest mobile operator in France.
Despite the economic uncertainty and competitive pressures, France Telecom will continue to strengthen its balance sheet. The company will maintainthe net debt-to-EBITDA ratio target of 2 times over the medium term and an operating cash flow of €8 billion for this year. In addition, it will provide healthy dividends to its shareholders as it would distribute 40-45% of operating cash flow in the form of dividends in fiscal 2012 and 2013.
Nevertheless, higher VAT rates, persistently weak domestic economic conditions, labor concerns, lower mobile termination rates, unfavorable regulatory measures across its key European markets and intensifying competition from Bouygues, Telecom Italia spA ( TI ) and Vodafone Group Plc ( VOD ) might restrict the upside potential of the stock. Further, increased investments related to expansion and network improvements might accelerate the company's cost of operation, resulting in lower profits going forward.
Considering all the pros and cons, we prefer to have a neutral outlook rather than negative. France Telecom also holds a Zacks #3 (Hold) Rank for the short term (1-3 months).
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Motorola DEFY XT535 Arrives in Hong Kong - Softpedia
Just like most smartphones in the DEFY series, the XT535 is IP67 certified, which makes it dust and water proof (up to 1m for 30 mins). The phone’s design has been changed and now looks more like the DEFY MINI rather than the old DEFY+.
Built to last, Motorola DEFY XT535 sports a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen display (480 x 854 pixels), which features Corning Gorilla Glass coating. The smartphone is less than 12mm thin, which makes it more than 1mm thinner than the previous Motorola DEFY+ model.
Customers living in Hong Kong can now grab the original black with stylish black dust trim version, but additional color-themes might be added in the future.
The DEFY XT535 is powered by Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system integrated with MotoSwitch user interface. The latter enables the smartphone to learn who the users talk to and which apps they use most and keeps all of that information front and center.
On the back, the device packs a 5-megapixel photo snapper with autofocus and LED flash, while in the front there’s a secondary VGA camera for video calls.
Motorola DEFY XT535 is equipped with a 1 GHz single-core processor, 512MB of RAM, 1GB of ROM and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).
Another strong point of the phone is the long-lasting 1650 mAh Li-Ion battery, which is rated by the manufacturer for up 12 days of standby time or up to 9 hours of talk time.
“Motorola DEFY XT 535 takes life-proof to the next level with a sharper camera, bigger screen and faster processing power.Now you can stay connected all day long, through every adventure, and share your fun with everyone who matters most to you,” said Ritchie Ma, general manager of Motorola Mobility Taiwan Limited, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Motorola Solutions Introduces First TEDS Solution for Commercial, Enterprise Users to Increase Mobile Work Team Efficiency - Yahoo Finance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
TETRA WORLD CONGRESS – Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI - News), a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions, today announced the launch of the next generation of its Dimetra IP Micro platform offering advanced TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) voice and data functionality for mobile work teams that require an efficient, secure and reliable communications system.
In addition to voice, Release 3.0 of Dimetra IP Micro provides enhanced security options and an expansive suite of data services that give mobile workers the ability to access and share content such as work order information held in back office systems. Notably, Release 3.0 introduces TETRA Enhanced Data Service (TEDS) to the Dimetra IP Micro platform, enabling enterprises to benefit from up to 20 times greater data capacity as well as enabling support for a much broader range of content-rich business applications. By providing staff members with access to business intelligence wherever they are, the Dimetra IP Micro can help transform business processes and maximize workforce productivity.
The small, expandable and easy-to-deploy Dimetra IP Micro communication system enables enterprises and smaller organizations to benefit from the high resilience and quality of Motorola´s Dimetra IP solution deployed in large, nationwide mission-critical systems.
KEY FACTS
- The solution supports a wide range of features including integrated voice and data services and full duplex IP telephony calls, which are important to commercial and enterprise users such as those in construction, manufacturing, mining and transport, resorts and large hotels.
- The solution provides an interface enabling interconnection to conventional analogue systems, making it ideally suited for enterprises upgrading from analogue to advanced digital solutions and who require a smooth migration path.
- Dimetra IP Micro Release 3.0 supports TEDS, allowing end users access to advanced data services including image sending, video viewing and remote access to documents.
- The new solution offers increased network security with air interface encryption and authentication options.
- Dimetra’s multi-channel interface allows these IP services to be linked directly to existing analogue networks.
- The data services provided by Dimetra IP Micro are unparalleled, comprising SDS, Multi-Slot Packet Data (MSPD) and TEDS. With its comprehensive support of data services, Dimetra IP Micro offers users the flexibility and the capacity to support a wide range of applications.
- Dimetra IP Micro Release 3.0 will be demonstrated on the Motorola stand (Booth G301, Sheikh Rashid Hall) at TETRA World Congress, May 14-17, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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Steve Valentine, head of TETRA Infrastructure, Motorola Solutions
“Dimetra IP Micro Release 3.0 represents a unique stage in the long-term development and lifespan of TETRA networks. It enables enterprises to build on their existing communication system investments and prepare for advanced, secure, data-led business-critical communications in the future.”
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Bouygues Telecom Selects Acme Packet for IMS Network - Yahoo Finance
BEDFORD, MA--(Marketwire -05/23/12)- Acme Packet® (APKT), the leader in session delivery networks, today announced that Bouygues Telecom, a leading fixed and mobile service provider in France, is deploying Acme Packet Net-Net® Session Director session border controllers (SBCs) in its IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network, supplied and integrated by Alcatel-Lucent. Acme Packet's SBCs fulfill numerous IMS functions at both the access and interconnect borders, ensuring security, interoperability, and quality in the network.
Bouygues Telecom is deploying IMS to support multiple services, including migration of existing residential voice to voice over IP (VoIP), interconnecting with other service providers and launching new services, such as visual voice mail.
The Net-Net Session Director fulfills critical IMS functional requirements at the access and interconnect borders of Bouygues Telecom's network. In the access network, SBCs provide the critical Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) and IMS-Access Gateway Function (AGW) for securing, interoperating, and controlling all SIP-based services to subscribers. The Net-Net Session Director provides Interconnect Border Control Function (I-BCF) and the Transition Gateway (TrGW) for controlling fixed and mobile SIP traffic at interconnect borders, encompassing both internal interconnection between Bouygues' fixed and mobile networks as well as between the IMS network and other service providers.
Bouygues Telecom is using Acme Packet's interoperability feature set that includes SIP normalization and SIP to SIP-I interworking that helps accelerate time-to-market and reduce operational costs as the network expands. Net-SAFE®, Acme Packet's security framework, provides denial of service (DoS) attack prevention, topology hiding, and access control to protect Bouygues Telecom's IMS network and ensure service availability. Other key features include accounting for billing and traffic planning, as well as admission control, routing, and quality of service marking for service level agreement assurance.
"Acme Packet's SBC is a key part of our IMS network, built to enable innovative services and deliver enhanced customer experience to our fixed and mobile customers," commented Jean-Paul Arzel, Bouygues Telecom networks director. "We chose the Acme Packet solution due to their culture of innovation, the rich functionality and scalability of its session border controllers, and the company's impressive track record in enabling trusted, high-quality VoIP, and IP interactive communication services."
"Acme Packet brings extensive experience in helping our customers build next generation communications networks," commented Mario Oliveira, Acme Packet's vice president of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and Caribbean and Latin America sales. "Our IMS solution portfolio delivers the security, interoperability, and quality functionalities that Bouygues Telecom and leading service providers demand to be successful in their migration to end-to-end IP communications."
About Acme Packet
Acme Packet (APKT), the leader in session delivery network solutions, enables the trusted, first-class delivery of next-generation voice, data and unified communications services and applications across IP networks. Our Net-Net product family fulfills demanding security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in service provider, enterprise and contact center networks. Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, Acme Packet designs and manufactures its products in the USA, selling them through over 220 reseller partners worldwide. More than 1,600 customers in 107 countries have deployed over 16,000 Acme Packet systems, including 88 of the top 100 service providers and 41 of the Fortune 100. For more information visit www.acmepacket.com.
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About Bouygues Telecom
Created in 1994, Bouygues Telecom has 11,304,000 mobile customers and 1,241,000 fixed broadband customers, and over 1,500,000 client companies. Bouygues Telecom is committed to continually enhancing the customer experience for its mobile and fixed telephone, TV and Internet services. Each day, the company's 9,800 employees develop solutions aligned with changing customer needs and deliver efficient support.
After pioneering the mobile talk-plan concept in France in 1996, Bouygues Telecom introduced groundbreaking unlimited call plans: Millennium (1999) and neo (2006).
In 2007, Bouygues Telecom introduced the first fixed-mobile solutions aimed at professionals.
Bouygues Telecom acquired its own fixed network in 2008 and became an Internet Service Provider (ISP), launching the Bbox broadband router.
In 2009, Bouygues Telecom invented the "all-in-one" solution with ideo the first quadruple play offer in the market.
In 2010, Bouygues Telecom launched Bbox fibre, its very-high-speed offer, and began investing in fibre-to-the-home in high-density areas.
In July 2011, Bouygues Telecom introduced mobile telephony "2.0" with B&YOU, the first web-based, SIM-only call plan.
Bouygues Telecom's mobile network covers 99% of the population. Its 3G+ network provides mobile Internet access for 94% of the population.
Bouygues Telecom is the only operator to be awarded "NF Service Centre de Relation Client" certification from French standards agency AFNOR Certification for all its consumer activities (mobile and fixed). Customer relations centres, a distribution network of 630 Bouygues Telecom Club stores, and a website available 24/7 combine to ensure optimum customer service.
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Motorola India to go solo after Google buy - Hindu Business Line
Motorola, whose mobility business was fully acquired by Google two days ago, said its mobility business will run as a separate company in India.
“Motorola has a long-standing presence in India and the Asia-Pacific region, and that will continue. Mobility is owned by Google but will keep its operations separate,” a spokesperson from Motorola told Business Line.
There are no immediate changes in the regions and operations would continue as before, the spokesperson said.
However, Motorola Mobility's financial performance will be broken out as part of Google's quarterly results, the spokesperson said, adding that Motorola will remain a licensee of Android.
However, when asked about the number of employees in India, where Motorola has an office in Gurgaon, the spokesperson said, “We don't disclose our employee numbers in specific offices.”
Similar to its global operations, Motorola here provides mobility solutions and sells mobile handsets at different range.
For example, from low-end model like Motorola Moto Yuva at around Rs 1,100 to Motorola Xoom at around Rs 33,000.
However, the company has a tough competition from Samsung and Nokia to even local companies such as Micromax and Lava. The only model that the company had done well was through Motorola Razr V3.
When asked about the expected changes, a Google India spokesperson said as of now, they had no information apart from the global announcements made on May 22.
Telecom panel seeks sale of all 2G airwaves available - Times of India
Telecom Secretary R Chandrasekhar said this was one of the two options finalised by the commission , the highest decisionmaking body of the communications ministry, at its meeting on Thursday. "Under this scenario, there will be about 20 MHz of spectrum for sale in each region," Chandrasekhar said. The telecom secretary said the other proposal was to invite bids for at least 10 MHz of 2G airwaves for sale.
"This will ensure that a maximum of two players, which lost mobile permits following the Supreme Court order, win back licences. In case there is excess demand, there will be a top-up option where another 3.75 MHz is made available, taking the total quantum of airwaves to 13.75 MHz in every region," he said.
A final decision will be taken by the panel of ministers, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee , that has been tasked with finalising the modalities of the spectrum sale. But the commission did not discuss the reserve price for the airwaves and this will be taken up at its meeting on Saturday.
Spectrum to be sold in blocks
Mobile phone companies had cried foul over the suggestion by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( Trai) to limit the auction process to 5 MHz this year. They had demanded that all available airwaves be put up for sale.
The Supreme Court has ordered the government to complete the auction by August 31. The telecom secretary said in both scenarios spectrum would be sold in blocks of 1.25 MHz each. "An incumbent can bid for a maximum of two blocks, or 2.5 MHz, of airwaves while a new entrant or a company that lost it permits due to the Supreme Court order can bid for four blocks, or 5 MHz," he said.
The Telecom Commission approved Trai's suggestion that spectrum held by incumbent GSM operators in the 900 MHz band be refarmed, or redistributed, among all operators through auctions, when mobile permits of these companies come up for renewal beginning 2014. "Irrespective of whether we sell 10 MHz or 20 MHz in the auctions this year, some 2G airwaves will be kept in reserve for refarming. The details will be worked out and presented to the group of ministers after the telecom department completes a study analysing all possible options," Chandrasekhar added.
The telecom secretary also said the commission had endorsed the regulator's proposal to make spectrum technology-neutral. This means all airwaves obtained through auctions can be used for providing any type of service. For instance, the 1800 MHz band that is currently used for providing 2G voice services can be used for 3G and 4G data services.
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