Telephone and Telecommunication News Blog June Archive

MRV Communications has new product

By News Minder at 06/23/08 10:58

MRV Communication, Inc. has put a new product out on the market. The company, which is the leader in network equipment and services and optical components, has announced its new product, the LambdaDrive OPN1600. This is a new packet optical networking device for carrier ethernet transport networks.

This device is the product of 20 years of innovation in the field and is now available to customers. To read about the specifics of this product visit, Product details: New Packet Optical Networking Solution for Carrier Ethernet Transport Networks.

People not really Interested in iPhone

With the release of Apple's new iphone 3G, people are really not that interested. 54 percent of people surveyed about whether they would buy the new phone said no. reasons were the cost and that they preferred other carriers than AT&T.

The iphone however does have a draw for corporate customers. The Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync capabilities allow customers to sync their devices for personal and office use. To read more visit, 54 Percent of Online Consumers Don't Plan to Purchase Apple(R) iPhone .

Australia Having Trouble with Digital Radio

Australians are still without a steady form of radio. They are stuck with digital radio which does not even work most of the time. If you are in a building or driving and a building blocks the view of the digital tower then you lose your connection.

Some think that internet radio would be the way to go. If people can get internet on their iPhones pretty much anywhere, why wouldn't the CMA try to partner with an internet company to provide radio service. To read more about Australia's dilemma read, Internet killed the (digital) radio star: Blogs - Full Duplex - ZDNet Australia.

Australian company will be iphone competitors

Telstra is showing signs that they too will be releasing the iphone 3G to stores on July 11. The Australian company had previously said that they would not be releasing the phone on this date but they must have changed their minds. For a phone that will allow 98.9 percent of the population to have iphone capabilities, it is probably good that they are releasing it now.

Speculation is that the company will be in competition with Apple, Vodafone and Optus. Maybe this Australian market will be steady good competition for the other companies. To read more about this visit, iTWire - Australia to become most competitive iPhone 3G market with Telstra joining race?.

New Real Time GPS Gives Quicker Updates

A new GPS system has come out throught Raveon Technologies Corp. They claim that this real-time GPS is different from others because of its speed. It will provide a more efficient way to keep track of people and vehicles. Also, this system is unique in that it does not use a GPRS or any other public wireless service so it will be up and running when others fail.

Other perks of this new system are that everyone will know where everyone within radio range is located. Also, works anywhere and has no monthly fees. To read more about this new GPS system visit, GPS Tracking System provides real-time operation., Raveon Technologies Corp..

Funambol Offers Open Source Email to Compete with Blackberry

A company called Funambol is offering open source email to clients such as the new iPhone. They also say that their services will be offered for free to businesses. They plan to make their money on the carrier version which will be licensed to operators.

According to an article that I read I think that this new service will be good because it is compatible with the blackberry phones as well meaning you can send email within the company to everyone that has the internet just by downloading their program. To read this article visit Computerworld > IPhone 2.0 gets open source email.

Phillippine Government Trys to Make Text messaging free

The Philippine Government proposed that all text messages be made free for the service users due to rising food and gas prices. The companies that control the texting services do not agree with this plan. They feel that free texting will mean poor service. They say that an increase in texting will clog the network and be less convenient for customers.

In the Philippines, the government has not much control over what these companies do with their services. So it is unlikely that their proposal will be taken to heart by the sms companies. To read more about this visit Philippine carriers willing to reduce SMS fees

Low Bandwidth hurts overseas software developers

Software developers in New Zealand have reported trouble with developing software due to low bandwidth. They blame this on quality of the network services. Websites like YouTube would just not be possible over there because of the low bandwidth.

Some companies overseas are becoming closer to customers through voip services that give them american phone numbers. They feel maybe this will make up for extremely slow download times to their partners. To read more about this visit, Computerworld > Software developers suffer from poor network services.

voip is communication choice for the future

I think that in the next 10 years many people will have switched to voip for their phone rather than have traditional phone lines. There are already a bunch of companies out there that offer such services such as Acme Packet.

This goes for businesses too. Acme Packet and Metaswitch, with operates connections for big companies have come up with some sort of agreement to provide better service to their customers. I think that the ip phone services will really be popular with businesses in the future. To read more about Acme Packet and Metaswitch visit [404 Check: was link to http:/ / money. cnn. com/ news/ newsfeeds/ articles/ marketwire/ 0407451. htm, anchor: Industry Momentum Grows Around Joint Acme Packet - MetaSwitch Solution] .

New iPhone is much Less Than Original

Come July 11 all of us with original iPhones will probably be looking for a place to dump them. The new phones that are coming out are between 199 and 299 dollars. The old ones are still being sold on ebay for prices anywhere from 450 to 700 dollars.

So what can you do with an old iPhone. There are places that will buy them online to refurbish them and sell them overseas. It is important thought that all the original pieces be there to get the optimum price. After the new phones come out however, it probably will be hard to get anyone to take an old model. To read more about the new iPhone visit FORTUNE: Apple 2.0 How much is your old iPhone worth? «.