NEW DELHI, INDIA: RAH Infotech Pvt Ltd Wavion, a global leader in Wi-Fi solutions for service providers, governments and enterprises have entered into a distribution agreement for Wavion Wireless Networks solutions for India.
Wavion, a global Wi-Fi leader, offers complete end-to-end outdoor Wi-Fi solutions for operators, governments and enterprises in metro and rural areas. Featuring Wavion Base Stations with 802.11n (WBSn) at 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 700 MHz, Wavion offers end-to-end solutions including access, backhaul, CPEs, NMS, service provisioning and billing.
Utilizing unique two-way Beamforming and powerful interference immunity Wavion provides superior coverage and capacity, enabling service providers, communities and enterprises to deliver high quality service in urban and rural applications while reducing CAPEX and OPEX by more than 50 percent.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Veteran entrepreneurs launch startup incubator, AngelPrime
MUMBAI, INDIA: Veteran entrepreneurs - Bala Parthasarthy, Sanjay Swamy and Shripati Acharya - launched AngelPrime, a unique “incubator” that plans to launch multiple startup companies focused in three areas: electronic payments, eCommerce, smartphones and tablet-based applications. AngelPrime brings ideas and entrepreneurs together, fueling this with much-needed mentorship and seed-capital to rapidly create successful startups.
India is at the threshold of widespread adoption of Internet and e-commerce among consumers and in small and medium enterprises. Together with the explosion of mobile data traffic, affordable smartphones and tablets, and new digitally verifiable identities like UID, there is a unique opportunity for next generation of entrepreneurs to start with a clean slate and build applications and products that can leapfrog existing technologies. While numerous funds pour capital into later stage companies, the very early stage start-ups or entrepreneurs with ideas are highly starved of investment and critical mentorship.
AngelPrime is the brainchild of serial entrepreneurs - Bala Parthasarthy, Shripati Acharya, Sanjay Swamy – who have a proven track record of launching and scaling very successful companies in India and the USA from scratch. Most recently, all of them served as volunteers for the UIDAI, working directly with its chairman and Infosys co-founder, Nandan Nilekani in defining the blueprint for the architecture and use of Aadhaar (UID) across multiple industry and government segments.
The entrepreneurial journey for Shripati and Bala began with the launch of photo sharing site Snapfish. They built the site to be the largest online photo site in the world today with over $600M in gross revenue and over 100 Million users. Snapfish was sold to Hewlett Packard (HP) in 2005 for over $300M, where Bala stayed on as the MD and launched the business in over 20 countries, today accounting for $100M in revenues.
“AngelPrime’s approach is to use the “lean startup” model in bringing together highly talented entrepreneurs, mentor them through the process of taking an idea, prototyping it, validating the market, building a customer base and in 9-12 months raising institutional investment for the business,” said Bala Parthasarthy, co-founder of AngelPrime.
After leaving Snapfish, Shripati Acharya worked at Cisco Systems where he was Managing Director of Cisco’s Education initiave in India and emerging markets. He said: “We are passionate about working with entrepreneurs to develop ideas that challenge the status quo. In this ambitious journey, we provide hands-on help in technology, marketing, sales and business development, in essence get our hands dirty and work on a full-time basis with the entrepreneurs, until the companies are self-sufficient.”
Sanjay Swamy is one of India’s leading expert in electronic payments. He was the CEO of mChek, a key member in the authentication and payments group at the UIDAI, and the Mobile Payments Forum of India. He is also the chairman and founder of ZipDial - one of the most promising startups in the mobile marketing space. Sanjay has also worked in Silicon Valley and, along with Shripati, was an angel investor in Picsquare, a company acquired by Infibeam.
“We are excited both by the caliber of investors and the early entrepreneurs we have been able to attract,” said Sanjay Swamy, co-founder, AngelPrime. “Our first companies will be coming to market soon. Within the next 30 days we will be launching a Mobile-based Payments company and within 90 days, a smartphone/tablet based eCommerce company.”
Raj Mashruwala joins AngelPrime as its lead investor and will be on the board of directors of all AngelPrime companies. Raj is a veteran of Silicon Valley – while he is best known for his founding role at Tibco & Consilium, he is widely respected for his contributions to the industry as an entrepreneur, investor and board member of several startup companies. He was also one of the founding members of TiE.
He commented: “AngelPrime is filling a key gap in the Indian startup eco-system – enabling entrepreneurs to focus on building great companies while relying on an entrepreneur-friendly, been-there, done-that set of committed co-founders, advisors and mentors whose incentives are squarely aligned with company success.”
India is at the threshold of widespread adoption of Internet and e-commerce among consumers and in small and medium enterprises. Together with the explosion of mobile data traffic, affordable smartphones and tablets, and new digitally verifiable identities like UID, there is a unique opportunity for next generation of entrepreneurs to start with a clean slate and build applications and products that can leapfrog existing technologies. While numerous funds pour capital into later stage companies, the very early stage start-ups or entrepreneurs with ideas are highly starved of investment and critical mentorship.
AngelPrime is the brainchild of serial entrepreneurs - Bala Parthasarthy, Shripati Acharya, Sanjay Swamy – who have a proven track record of launching and scaling very successful companies in India and the USA from scratch. Most recently, all of them served as volunteers for the UIDAI, working directly with its chairman and Infosys co-founder, Nandan Nilekani in defining the blueprint for the architecture and use of Aadhaar (UID) across multiple industry and government segments.
The entrepreneurial journey for Shripati and Bala began with the launch of photo sharing site Snapfish. They built the site to be the largest online photo site in the world today with over $600M in gross revenue and over 100 Million users. Snapfish was sold to Hewlett Packard (HP) in 2005 for over $300M, where Bala stayed on as the MD and launched the business in over 20 countries, today accounting for $100M in revenues.
“AngelPrime’s approach is to use the “lean startup” model in bringing together highly talented entrepreneurs, mentor them through the process of taking an idea, prototyping it, validating the market, building a customer base and in 9-12 months raising institutional investment for the business,” said Bala Parthasarthy, co-founder of AngelPrime.
After leaving Snapfish, Shripati Acharya worked at Cisco Systems where he was Managing Director of Cisco’s Education initiave in India and emerging markets. He said: “We are passionate about working with entrepreneurs to develop ideas that challenge the status quo. In this ambitious journey, we provide hands-on help in technology, marketing, sales and business development, in essence get our hands dirty and work on a full-time basis with the entrepreneurs, until the companies are self-sufficient.”
Sanjay Swamy is one of India’s leading expert in electronic payments. He was the CEO of mChek, a key member in the authentication and payments group at the UIDAI, and the Mobile Payments Forum of India. He is also the chairman and founder of ZipDial - one of the most promising startups in the mobile marketing space. Sanjay has also worked in Silicon Valley and, along with Shripati, was an angel investor in Picsquare, a company acquired by Infibeam.
“We are excited both by the caliber of investors and the early entrepreneurs we have been able to attract,” said Sanjay Swamy, co-founder, AngelPrime. “Our first companies will be coming to market soon. Within the next 30 days we will be launching a Mobile-based Payments company and within 90 days, a smartphone/tablet based eCommerce company.”
Raj Mashruwala joins AngelPrime as its lead investor and will be on the board of directors of all AngelPrime companies. Raj is a veteran of Silicon Valley – while he is best known for his founding role at Tibco & Consilium, he is widely respected for his contributions to the industry as an entrepreneur, investor and board member of several startup companies. He was also one of the founding members of TiE.
He commented: “AngelPrime is filling a key gap in the Indian startup eco-system – enabling entrepreneurs to focus on building great companies while relying on an entrepreneur-friendly, been-there, done-that set of committed co-founders, advisors and mentors whose incentives are squarely aligned with company success.”
Nokia showcases bold portfolio of new phones, services and accessories at Nokia World
LONDON, UK: At Nokia World, the company's annual event for customers, partners and developers, Nokia demonstrated clear progress on its strategy by unveiling a bold portfolio of innovative phones, services and accessories, including the first smartphones in its Windows Phone-based Nokia Lumia range.
The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 brings content to life with head-turning design, Nokia's best social and Internet experience, familiar Nokia elements, such as leading imaging capabilities and new signature experiences. The colorful and affordable Nokia Lumia 710 is a no-nonsense smartphone that brings the Lumia experience to more people around the world.
Nokia also launched four new mobile phones which feature stylish design, a rich social experience and location-aware technology. The Nokia Asha 300, Nokia Asha 303, Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia Asha 201 blur the line between smartphones and feature phones, offering QWERTY and touch screen experiences, combined with fast and easy access to the Internet, integrated social networking, messaging and world-class applications from the Nokia Store.
"Eight months ago, we shared our new strategy and today we are demonstrating clear progress of this strategy in action. We're driving innovation throughout our entire portfolio, from new smartphone experiences to ever smarter mobile phones," said Stephen Elop, Nokia president and CEO. "From the Nokia Lumia 800 to the Nokia Asha 201, we are bringing compelling new products to the market faster than ever before. I'm incredibly proud of these new devices - and the people of Nokia who have made this happen."
"Since Nokia's major strategic shift only eight months ago, the company has found a new energy. It has provided substantial improvements to Symbian, managed to differentiate on Windows Phone and it continues to build on its strong portfolio in mobile phones," says Pete Cunningham, Principal Analyst, Canalys. "Nokia is delivering on its pledges, and is clearly demonstrating its path to future success."
Nokia Lumia smartphones
First two smartphones based on Windows Phone introduce a range of new experiences designed to make everyday moments more amazing.
Nokia Lumia 800
The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 features head-turning design, vivid colors (cyan, magenta and black) and the best social and Internet performance, with one-touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts, integrated communication threads and Internet Explorer 9.
It features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display blending seamlessly into the reduced body design, and a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor.
The Nokia Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera experience based on leading Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia 800 will be approximately 420 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies.
Nokia Lumia 710
The purposely built, no-nonsense Nokia Lumia 710 can be personalized with exchangeable back covers and thousands of apps to bring the Lumia experience to more people around the world.
The Nokia Lumia 710 is designed for instant social and image sharing, and the best browsing experience with IE9. It is available in black and white with black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow back covers.
With the same 1.4 GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 710 delivers high performance at an affordable price. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia 710 will be approximately 270 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies.
Both smartphones include signature Nokia experiences optimized for Windows Phone, including Nokia Drive, which delivers a full-fledged personal navigation device (PND) with free, turn-by-turn navigation and dedicated in-car-user-interface; and Nokia Music introducing MixRadio, a free, global, mobile music-streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of locally-relevant music.
In an update delivered later this year, Nokia Lumia users will also gain the ability to create personalized channels from a global catalogue of millions of tracks. Also integrated in Nokia Music is Gigfinder, providing the ability to search for live local music for a complete end-to-end music experience, as well as the ability to share discoveries on social networks and buy concert tickets also coming in the Nokia Music software update delivered later this year.
Completing the ultimate mobile audio offering, Nokia also introduced the on-ear Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset by Monster and the in-ear Nokia Purity Stereo Headset by Monster, co-designed and co-developed by Monster, a recognized leader in high performance audio. Both products provide a fresh listening experience and are the first output of the exclusive long-term partnership between Nokia and Monster, intended to introduce a range of premium audio accessories to reflect the outstanding quality and bold style of the Lumia range.
The new Nokia Lumia 800 is now available in select countries for pre-order and is scheduled to roll-out across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK in November, with 31 leading operators and retailers providing unprecedented marketing support in those first six countries. It is scheduled to be available in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before the end of the year, and in further markets in early 2012.
The Nokia Lumia 710 is scheduled to be available first in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan toward the end of the year alongside the Nokia Lumia 800, before becoming available in further markets in early 2012.
Nokia also announced its plans to introduce a portfolio of products into the US in early 2012 and into mainland China in the first half of 2012. In addition to the existing products, which include coverage for WCDMA and HSPA, Nokia also plans LTE and CDMA products to address specific local market requirements.
Asha: A new family of smarter mobile phones
Nokia continues its mission to deliver high quality, stylish devices that provide the best access to social networks, the Internet and information, and offer the best overall experience and value proposition for the next billion mobile phone users. These consumers want access to innovations such as easy-to-use dual-SIM, local services and content, and third-party apps, all with a superior user experience for which Nokia mobile phones are known.
These devices comprise the new Asha family of Nokia mobile phones. Derived from Hindi - meaning 'hope' - Asha signifies Nokia's focus on positive user experiences and connecting millions of people to new opportunities that help them reach their aspirations.
Nokia Asha 303
The Nokia Asha 303 is a stunning phone designed with sophisticated materials and metallic finishes.
It combines a large 2.6" capacitive touch screen with a high quality QWERTY keypad. The Nokia Asha 303 is built with Internet and social networks ease in mind.
The device harnesses a powerful 1Ghz engine, 3G and WLAN to deliver a fast Internet experience. Social networks, email and IM are at the center of the experience, easily accessible from the homescreen. The Nokia Asha 303 is powered by the cloud-based Nokia Browser, which by compressing the web by up to 90%, provides higher speeds and a more affordable access to the Internet.
Entertainment and applications are also a core part of the Nokia Asha 303 offering. Angry Birds Lite, the popular mobile game, comes preinstalled, together with support for other globally relevant applications such as Facebook Chat, Whatsapp messaging and the latest release of Nokia Maps for Series 40 (in selected markets). The price will vary from market to market and operator to operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 303 will be approximately 115 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Nokia Asha 300
The beautifully designed Nokia Asha 300 is a touch device which also offers the convenience of a keypad. The Nokia Asha 300 has a powerful 1GHz processor and 3G to deliver a faster Internet and social networking experience. The Nokia Browser allows for fast, affordable and localized Internet access by compressing web pages by up to 90 percent.
Users have fast access to messaging, email and instant messaging from the home screen and can swipe to access apps, music or games from the Nokia Store. The Nokia Asha 300 also arrives preloaded with the popular Angry Birds game.
The Nokia Asha 300 comes with a 5 megapixel camera, a music player, FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity and can handle memory cards up to 32GB. The price will vary by market and operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 300 will be approximately 85 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Nokia Asha 200
The Nokia Asha 200 is Nokia's latest dual SIM phone with Easy Swap functionality, allowing consumers to easily change their second SIM without switching the device off.
It is a fun and colorful QWERTY phone designed to meet the needs of young, urban consumers who want to constantly stay in touch. The Nokia Asha 200 features integrated social networking, email and IM, adding RenRen, Orkut and Flickr support. Nokia Asha 200 makes it possible to carry thousands of songs with support for 32 GB memory cards and providing a battery for an amazing 52-hour playback time. The price will vary by market and operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 200 will be approximately 60 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Nokia Asha 201
The single SIM version of the Nokia Asha 200, the Nokia Asha 201 is ideal for young consumers who wish to stay socially connected, are price conscious and like listening to music. The Nokia Asha 201 has great music features including a high performing loudspeaker, enhanced stereo FM radio and ringtone tuning. With the Nokia Browser you get even faster, even better and more affordable access to the Internet. It supports up to 32 GB memory cards and provides a battery for 52 hours of music playback time.
The Nokia Asha 201 also supports push email as well as the popular Whatsapp messaging app. The price will vary by market and operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 201 will be approximately 60 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the first quarter of 2012.
Nokia Maps: location services designed to make every day better
With an aim to continuously improve its location-based offering, Nokia showcased the latest versions of Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive for Windows Phone. These and other map-related applications introduced at Nokia World aim to make Nokia Maps relevant for commuters and to find interesting places in the city where people live.
In addition to its world-class, free walk-and-drive navigation for more than 100 countries worldwide, the Nokia Public Transport application tracks public transportation directly on a mobile device in more than 430 cities worldwide, including up-to-the-minute updates on bus and train routes for 45 cities. Nokia also introduced Nokia Pulse, which allows location-tagged updates and photos to be sent privately, adding location to conversations with the people that matter most.
Nokia also showcased Nokia Live View, which turns the phone's camera view finder into a reality augmenting tool. With Nokia Live View, a phone can be pointed to a building or street and the names of the places become superimposed over them, offering one click access to detailed information about businesses, restaurant or attractions. All the applications announced today are available at Nokia's Beta Labs.
Nokia also announced:
* Nokia Maps is now powering Yahoo! Maps, starting with the US and Canada.
* An agreement with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to develop a NFC-based smartphone ticketing solution to pilot on New York regional commuter trains starting before the end of 2011.
The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 brings content to life with head-turning design, Nokia's best social and Internet experience, familiar Nokia elements, such as leading imaging capabilities and new signature experiences. The colorful and affordable Nokia Lumia 710 is a no-nonsense smartphone that brings the Lumia experience to more people around the world.
Nokia also launched four new mobile phones which feature stylish design, a rich social experience and location-aware technology. The Nokia Asha 300, Nokia Asha 303, Nokia Asha 200 and Nokia Asha 201 blur the line between smartphones and feature phones, offering QWERTY and touch screen experiences, combined with fast and easy access to the Internet, integrated social networking, messaging and world-class applications from the Nokia Store.
"Eight months ago, we shared our new strategy and today we are demonstrating clear progress of this strategy in action. We're driving innovation throughout our entire portfolio, from new smartphone experiences to ever smarter mobile phones," said Stephen Elop, Nokia president and CEO. "From the Nokia Lumia 800 to the Nokia Asha 201, we are bringing compelling new products to the market faster than ever before. I'm incredibly proud of these new devices - and the people of Nokia who have made this happen."
"Since Nokia's major strategic shift only eight months ago, the company has found a new energy. It has provided substantial improvements to Symbian, managed to differentiate on Windows Phone and it continues to build on its strong portfolio in mobile phones," says Pete Cunningham, Principal Analyst, Canalys. "Nokia is delivering on its pledges, and is clearly demonstrating its path to future success."
Nokia Lumia smartphones
First two smartphones based on Windows Phone introduce a range of new experiences designed to make everyday moments more amazing.
Nokia Lumia 800
The stunningly social Nokia Lumia 800 features head-turning design, vivid colors (cyan, magenta and black) and the best social and Internet performance, with one-touch social network access, easy grouping of contacts, integrated communication threads and Internet Explorer 9. It features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display blending seamlessly into the reduced body design, and a 1.4 GHz processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor.
The Nokia Lumia 800 contains an instant-share camera experience based on leading Carl Zeiss optics, HD video playback, 16GB of internal user memory and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia 800 will be approximately 420 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies.
Nokia Lumia 710
The purposely built, no-nonsense Nokia Lumia 710 can be personalized with exchangeable back covers and thousands of apps to bring the Lumia experience to more people around the world. The Nokia Lumia 710 is designed for instant social and image sharing, and the best browsing experience with IE9. It is available in black and white with black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow back covers.
With the same 1.4 GHz processor, hardware acceleration and graphics processor as the Nokia Lumia 800, the Nokia Lumia 710 delivers high performance at an affordable price. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Lumia 710 will be approximately 270 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies.
Both smartphones include signature Nokia experiences optimized for Windows Phone, including Nokia Drive, which delivers a full-fledged personal navigation device (PND) with free, turn-by-turn navigation and dedicated in-car-user-interface; and Nokia Music introducing MixRadio, a free, global, mobile music-streaming application that delivers hundreds of channels of locally-relevant music.
In an update delivered later this year, Nokia Lumia users will also gain the ability to create personalized channels from a global catalogue of millions of tracks. Also integrated in Nokia Music is Gigfinder, providing the ability to search for live local music for a complete end-to-end music experience, as well as the ability to share discoveries on social networks and buy concert tickets also coming in the Nokia Music software update delivered later this year.
Completing the ultimate mobile audio offering, Nokia also introduced the on-ear Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset by Monster and the in-ear Nokia Purity Stereo Headset by Monster, co-designed and co-developed by Monster, a recognized leader in high performance audio. Both products provide a fresh listening experience and are the first output of the exclusive long-term partnership between Nokia and Monster, intended to introduce a range of premium audio accessories to reflect the outstanding quality and bold style of the Lumia range.
The new Nokia Lumia 800 is now available in select countries for pre-order and is scheduled to roll-out across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK in November, with 31 leading operators and retailers providing unprecedented marketing support in those first six countries. It is scheduled to be available in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan before the end of the year, and in further markets in early 2012.
The Nokia Lumia 710 is scheduled to be available first in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan toward the end of the year alongside the Nokia Lumia 800, before becoming available in further markets in early 2012.
Nokia also announced its plans to introduce a portfolio of products into the US in early 2012 and into mainland China in the first half of 2012. In addition to the existing products, which include coverage for WCDMA and HSPA, Nokia also plans LTE and CDMA products to address specific local market requirements.
Asha: A new family of smarter mobile phones
Nokia continues its mission to deliver high quality, stylish devices that provide the best access to social networks, the Internet and information, and offer the best overall experience and value proposition for the next billion mobile phone users. These consumers want access to innovations such as easy-to-use dual-SIM, local services and content, and third-party apps, all with a superior user experience for which Nokia mobile phones are known.
These devices comprise the new Asha family of Nokia mobile phones. Derived from Hindi - meaning 'hope' - Asha signifies Nokia's focus on positive user experiences and connecting millions of people to new opportunities that help them reach their aspirations.
Nokia Asha 303
The Nokia Asha 303 is a stunning phone designed with sophisticated materials and metallic finishes. It combines a large 2.6" capacitive touch screen with a high quality QWERTY keypad. The Nokia Asha 303 is built with Internet and social networks ease in mind.
The device harnesses a powerful 1Ghz engine, 3G and WLAN to deliver a fast Internet experience. Social networks, email and IM are at the center of the experience, easily accessible from the homescreen. The Nokia Asha 303 is powered by the cloud-based Nokia Browser, which by compressing the web by up to 90%, provides higher speeds and a more affordable access to the Internet.
Entertainment and applications are also a core part of the Nokia Asha 303 offering. Angry Birds Lite, the popular mobile game, comes preinstalled, together with support for other globally relevant applications such as Facebook Chat, Whatsapp messaging and the latest release of Nokia Maps for Series 40 (in selected markets). The price will vary from market to market and operator to operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 303 will be approximately 115 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Nokia Asha 300
The beautifully designed Nokia Asha 300 is a touch device which also offers the convenience of a keypad. The Nokia Asha 300 has a powerful 1GHz processor and 3G to deliver a faster Internet and social networking experience. The Nokia Browser allows for fast, affordable and localized Internet access by compressing web pages by up to 90 percent.
Users have fast access to messaging, email and instant messaging from the home screen and can swipe to access apps, music or games from the Nokia Store. The Nokia Asha 300 also arrives preloaded with the popular Angry Birds game.
The Nokia Asha 300 comes with a 5 megapixel camera, a music player, FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity and can handle memory cards up to 32GB. The price will vary by market and operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 300 will be approximately 85 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Nokia Asha 200
The Nokia Asha 200 is Nokia's latest dual SIM phone with Easy Swap functionality, allowing consumers to easily change their second SIM without switching the device off.
It is a fun and colorful QWERTY phone designed to meet the needs of young, urban consumers who want to constantly stay in touch. The Nokia Asha 200 features integrated social networking, email and IM, adding RenRen, Orkut and Flickr support. Nokia Asha 200 makes it possible to carry thousands of songs with support for 32 GB memory cards and providing a battery for an amazing 52-hour playback time. The price will vary by market and operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 200 will be approximately 60 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Nokia Asha 201
The single SIM version of the Nokia Asha 200, the Nokia Asha 201 is ideal for young consumers who wish to stay socially connected, are price conscious and like listening to music. The Nokia Asha 201 has great music features including a high performing loudspeaker, enhanced stereo FM radio and ringtone tuning. With the Nokia Browser you get even faster, even better and more affordable access to the Internet. It supports up to 32 GB memory cards and provides a battery for 52 hours of music playback time.
The Nokia Asha 201 also supports push email as well as the popular Whatsapp messaging app. The price will vary by market and operator. The estimated retail price for the Nokia Asha 201 will be approximately 60 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. It is expected to start shipping in the first quarter of 2012.
Nokia Maps: location services designed to make every day better
With an aim to continuously improve its location-based offering, Nokia showcased the latest versions of Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive for Windows Phone. These and other map-related applications introduced at Nokia World aim to make Nokia Maps relevant for commuters and to find interesting places in the city where people live.
In addition to its world-class, free walk-and-drive navigation for more than 100 countries worldwide, the Nokia Public Transport application tracks public transportation directly on a mobile device in more than 430 cities worldwide, including up-to-the-minute updates on bus and train routes for 45 cities. Nokia also introduced Nokia Pulse, which allows location-tagged updates and photos to be sent privately, adding location to conversations with the people that matter most.
Nokia also showcased Nokia Live View, which turns the phone's camera view finder into a reality augmenting tool. With Nokia Live View, a phone can be pointed to a building or street and the names of the places become superimposed over them, offering one click access to detailed information about businesses, restaurant or attractions. All the applications announced today are available at Nokia's Beta Labs.
Nokia also announced:
* Nokia Maps is now powering Yahoo! Maps, starting with the US and Canada.
* An agreement with the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to develop a NFC-based smartphone ticketing solution to pilot on New York regional commuter trains starting before the end of 2011.
iBuildApp launches Mobile Coupons
FOSTER CITY, USA: iBuildApp announced the launch of Mobile Coupons. Added to their mobile app service, now any business can make and distribute mobile coupons and give their customers special discounts. The process takes just minutes and doesn’t require writing any code.
iBuildApp offers a web-based do-it-yourself platform for building mobile coupons using an existing RSS feed or the HTML editor. Just enter a coupon name and description. Enter a URL to a coupon or use the WYSIWYG editor to enter one manually.
With this tool, anyone can create, customize and manage an application that has mobile coupons and upload it to an app store. It’s quick to build, update or delete coupons with no need to wait for app store approval. The apps also have social media integration so people can share offers with their friends, which gives a business even more exposure.
“We wanted to help small and mid-size businesses make their own mobile coupons in their own apps. Instead of using services like Groupon, they can make their own coupons. Not only will they save money, they can create customers who are loyal to their own brand,” said Rafael Soultanov, CEO at iBuildApp.
Currently the mobile app building solution supports all major mobile operating systems, including iOS (iPhone), Android, BlackBerry, Nokia and Windows. When building an app, it’s possible to preview it before publishing to test it and see how the app will look on a real device.
The response so far from businesses has been enthusiastic. Tim Frechette said: “WOW!! This is fantastic. Great news. I can not believe how great this site is!!”
Mobile marketing apps and mobile coupons in particular are growing in popularity. Smartphone users in particular are likely to access coupons on their phone. According to eMarketer nearly one in five smartphone owners ages 18 and older will redeem a mobile coupon this year. That represents a growth of 117.6% -- and the number is rising. They predict that by 2013 almost one-third of smartphone users will be redeeming discounts on the go.*
iBuildApp is helping businesses take advantage of the growing mobile marketing trend. Having an app store presence helps businesses promote their brand to consumers.
Mobile analytics firm Distimo says “the majority of the top 100 brands (91 percent) now have a presence in at least one of the major mobile application stores, usually Apple’s iTunes. This finding is notable because just 18 months ago, only half (51 percent) of the top brands even had any mobile applications published.”
The new offering from the iBuildApp team follows iBuildApp’s set of top mobile solutions for iPad and iPhone.
iBuildApp offers a web-based do-it-yourself platform for building mobile coupons using an existing RSS feed or the HTML editor. Just enter a coupon name and description. Enter a URL to a coupon or use the WYSIWYG editor to enter one manually.
With this tool, anyone can create, customize and manage an application that has mobile coupons and upload it to an app store. It’s quick to build, update or delete coupons with no need to wait for app store approval. The apps also have social media integration so people can share offers with their friends, which gives a business even more exposure.
“We wanted to help small and mid-size businesses make their own mobile coupons in their own apps. Instead of using services like Groupon, they can make their own coupons. Not only will they save money, they can create customers who are loyal to their own brand,” said Rafael Soultanov, CEO at iBuildApp.
Currently the mobile app building solution supports all major mobile operating systems, including iOS (iPhone), Android, BlackBerry, Nokia and Windows. When building an app, it’s possible to preview it before publishing to test it and see how the app will look on a real device.
The response so far from businesses has been enthusiastic. Tim Frechette said: “WOW!! This is fantastic. Great news. I can not believe how great this site is!!”
Mobile marketing apps and mobile coupons in particular are growing in popularity. Smartphone users in particular are likely to access coupons on their phone. According to eMarketer nearly one in five smartphone owners ages 18 and older will redeem a mobile coupon this year. That represents a growth of 117.6% -- and the number is rising. They predict that by 2013 almost one-third of smartphone users will be redeeming discounts on the go.*
iBuildApp is helping businesses take advantage of the growing mobile marketing trend. Having an app store presence helps businesses promote their brand to consumers.
Mobile analytics firm Distimo says “the majority of the top 100 brands (91 percent) now have a presence in at least one of the major mobile application stores, usually Apple’s iTunes. This finding is notable because just 18 months ago, only half (51 percent) of the top brands even had any mobile applications published.”
The new offering from the iBuildApp team follows iBuildApp’s set of top mobile solutions for iPad and iPhone.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
IP Light’s breakthrough 40G Apodis family of OTN aggregators and framers sets a new bar for OTN ASSPs
TEL-AVIV, ISRAEL: IP Light began offering its Apodis family of 4x10G ASSPs that support new G.709 features, including ODU0 processing, delay measurement and more. Drawing on unique technology, such as a 1-11G SERDES, integrated jitter attenuators and a 100G patented OTN switching fabric.
Apodis devices deliver unparalleled functionality, supporting 16 client and 4 line ports. Targeting backbone, metro, access and enterprise applications, Apodis ASSPs are the first to support 1 to 40Gbps client services such as 1/10/40GE, STM16/OC48, STM64/OC192, 1/10GFC and OTU0/1/2.
“We are proud to introduce the Apodis product family that pioneers technological building blocks and levels of integration, setting a new benchmark for OTN ASSPs” said Ruben Markus, CEO of IP Light. “Apodis’ unparalleled cost-performance shrinks OTN blades component count, increases density and slashes power consumption. Apodis is a step-function improvement over state-of-the-art.”
The IPL4001M, the most comprehensive of Apodis’ family members, is a 40G, mixed-signal OTN aggregator. Each IPL4001M is equipped with 16 universal client ports (any rate/any service) that accept signals in the range of 1-11G, a 100G OTN switching fabric and four OTU2 line ports. It incorporates built-in PLLs and jitter attenuators and operates off a single reference clock.
Apodis ASSPs are ideal for Optical Transport, Access, and Datacom platforms such as XPonder/Muxponders, Add/Drop multiplexers, P-OTP/MSPPs, cross-connects, access OLTs and new generation mobile backhaul systems. Apodis ASSPs are offered in 31x31mm 896 pin FCBGA packages.
IP Light’s Apodis Manager software package allows for rapid integration of Apodis devices with minimal design effort. Apodis Manager is operating system agnostic, includes debug tools and detailed documentation.
The Apodis EVB is an evaluation board and reference design that can support OEM R&D efforts.
Apodis devices deliver unparalleled functionality, supporting 16 client and 4 line ports. Targeting backbone, metro, access and enterprise applications, Apodis ASSPs are the first to support 1 to 40Gbps client services such as 1/10/40GE, STM16/OC48, STM64/OC192, 1/10GFC and OTU0/1/2.
“We are proud to introduce the Apodis product family that pioneers technological building blocks and levels of integration, setting a new benchmark for OTN ASSPs” said Ruben Markus, CEO of IP Light. “Apodis’ unparalleled cost-performance shrinks OTN blades component count, increases density and slashes power consumption. Apodis is a step-function improvement over state-of-the-art.”
The IPL4001M, the most comprehensive of Apodis’ family members, is a 40G, mixed-signal OTN aggregator. Each IPL4001M is equipped with 16 universal client ports (any rate/any service) that accept signals in the range of 1-11G, a 100G OTN switching fabric and four OTU2 line ports. It incorporates built-in PLLs and jitter attenuators and operates off a single reference clock.
Apodis ASSPs are ideal for Optical Transport, Access, and Datacom platforms such as XPonder/Muxponders, Add/Drop multiplexers, P-OTP/MSPPs, cross-connects, access OLTs and new generation mobile backhaul systems. Apodis ASSPs are offered in 31x31mm 896 pin FCBGA packages.
IP Light’s Apodis Manager software package allows for rapid integration of Apodis devices with minimal design effort. Apodis Manager is operating system agnostic, includes debug tools and detailed documentation.
The Apodis EVB is an evaluation board and reference design that can support OEM R&D efforts.
Taking the next step in transportation telematics
PADERBORN, GERMANY: Transportation Telematics has seen a surge of interest in the deployment of M2M applications. Real-time tracking and positioning of vehicles, automated monitoring of fleet health and real-time value-added communication and messaging have opened a growing and scalable revenue stream for solution and service providers.
At the Vodafone Innovation Days 2011, Orga Systems, #1 choice for real-time charging and billing, will be showcasing its’ solution and newest insights based on the European research project DraFaLa which concentrates on the domain of vehicle and transportation telematics.
The logistical market for cloud-based multi-provider service platforms is boosting. These online platforms enable logistic companies to combine IT-based services according to their needs as well as using them remotely via internet. In order to be successful, service platforms need to offer flexible subscriptions and innovative charging mechanisms to their customers. With a strong focus on reusing existing mobile communication & infrastructure technologies, Orga Systems can support service providers in designing flexible and high value-added services as well as innovative solutions.
DraFaLa showcases, that Orga Systems’ OPSC Gold convergent billing technology can be merged into a M2M service platform which is able to integrate with existing technology. By using its’ leading policy management, rating and billing solutions, Orga Systems’ ensures management, charging and monetization of customizable value-added services in transportation telematics for all services.
At the Vodafone Innovation Days 2011, Orga Systems, #1 choice for real-time charging and billing, will be showcasing its’ solution and newest insights based on the European research project DraFaLa which concentrates on the domain of vehicle and transportation telematics.
The logistical market for cloud-based multi-provider service platforms is boosting. These online platforms enable logistic companies to combine IT-based services according to their needs as well as using them remotely via internet. In order to be successful, service platforms need to offer flexible subscriptions and innovative charging mechanisms to their customers. With a strong focus on reusing existing mobile communication & infrastructure technologies, Orga Systems can support service providers in designing flexible and high value-added services as well as innovative solutions.
DraFaLa showcases, that Orga Systems’ OPSC Gold convergent billing technology can be merged into a M2M service platform which is able to integrate with existing technology. By using its’ leading policy management, rating and billing solutions, Orga Systems’ ensures management, charging and monetization of customizable value-added services in transportation telematics for all services.
Taking the next step in transportation telematics
PADERBORN, GERMANY: Transportation Telematics has seen a surge of interest in the deployment of M2M applications. Real-time tracking and positioning of vehicles, automated monitoring of fleet health and real-time value-added communication and messaging have opened a growing and scalable revenue stream for solution and service providers.
At the Vodafone Innovation Days 2011, Orga Systems, #1 choice for real-time charging and billing, will be showcasing its’ solution and newest insights based on the European research project DraFaLa which concentrates on the domain of vehicle and transportation telematics.
The logistical market for cloud-based multi-provider service platforms is boosting. These online platforms enable logistic companies to combine IT-based services according to their needs as well as using them remotely via internet. In order to be successful, service platforms need to offer flexible subscriptions and innovative charging mechanisms to their customers. With a strong focus on reusing existing mobile communication & infrastructure technologies, Orga Systems can support service providers in designing flexible and high value-added services as well as innovative solutions.
DraFaLa showcases, that Orga Systems’ OPSC Gold convergent billing technology can be merged into a M2M service platform which is able to integrate with existing technology. By using its’ leading policy management, rating and billing solutions, Orga Systems’ ensures management, charging and monetization of customizable value-added services in transportation telematics for all services.
At the Vodafone Innovation Days 2011, Orga Systems, #1 choice for real-time charging and billing, will be showcasing its’ solution and newest insights based on the European research project DraFaLa which concentrates on the domain of vehicle and transportation telematics.
The logistical market for cloud-based multi-provider service platforms is boosting. These online platforms enable logistic companies to combine IT-based services according to their needs as well as using them remotely via internet. In order to be successful, service platforms need to offer flexible subscriptions and innovative charging mechanisms to their customers. With a strong focus on reusing existing mobile communication & infrastructure technologies, Orga Systems can support service providers in designing flexible and high value-added services as well as innovative solutions.
DraFaLa showcases, that Orga Systems’ OPSC Gold convergent billing technology can be merged into a M2M service platform which is able to integrate with existing technology. By using its’ leading policy management, rating and billing solutions, Orga Systems’ ensures management, charging and monetization of customizable value-added services in transportation telematics for all services.
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