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| Connect-World’s Digest – Issue 25 – March 2014 | 1st April 2014 | ||
| Editorial Manager’s Eye, By Anthony Weaver, Editorial Manager Connect-World publications Welcome to the Connect-World Digest, which provides a summary of the news items that have caught my eye as Editorial Manager recently. For more information on the news items, please visit our press releases webpage detailed below. https://www.connect-world.com/~cwiml/index.php/press-releases
Trade Events Satellite 2014, Washington D.C., 10-13 March, 2014With 11,494 in attendance, 327 speakers across 60 conference sessions, and 311 exhibitors showcasing the latest technologies and solutions covering more than 75,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, we thank all attendees and exhibitors for making the SATELLITE 2014 Conference and Exhibition a great success! Ref:: http://www.satellite2014.com/postshow/ 7th Mobile Commerce Summit ASIA 2014, Kuala Lumpur, 19-20 March 2014 The Mobile Commerce Summit Asia is the region’s preeminent gathering for senior executives in telecom, banking and mobile services industries. Over the last 6 years Neoedge has hosted the summit in Singapore, Malaysia, India and Philippines with over 800 local and global participants to discuss critical issues transforming the Mobile Commerce industry with great success. Mobile technology is advancing at a lightening speed: from contactless payment to land-based services. We have seen how Safaricom transformed the way money is moved in Kenya with its mobile banking services; we observed Google made the big move by rolling out the Google Wallet; first Inter-bank Mobile Payment Service MyMobile is launched, connecting the 3 largest banks and top 3 telecom mobile operators in the country —The mobile commerce ecosystem is evolving and changing the landscape Ref: http://neo-edge.com/event-line-up/telecom-it/7th-mobile-commerce-summit-asia-2/ CARTES Asia 2014, Hong Kong, 19–20 March 2014 CARTES Secure Connexions Asia, one of the world’s leading smartcard technology, mobile payment applications and secure identity events, took place in Hong Kong last week with attendance from 3015 qualified visitors, prompting excellent feedback from exhibitors. The event featured 100 exhibitors, over 60 seminars from speakers including Mastercard, Visa, Gemalto and the Hong Kong Monetary Fund, ten free workshops, and the Asian SESAMES Awards. 56 countries were represented, including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Taiwan but also from Australia, India, and Russia… TV Connect. London, 18-20 March 2014 The world’s leading event in connected entertainment, TV Connect London took place for it’s 10th year last week. The event was a great success, bringing together leading service providers from across the globe to meet, network and discuss the future of connected TV entertainment. | Follow us on
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MPLS World Congress, Paris, 18-21 March 2014 The MPLS & Ethernet World Congress 2014 brings together Network Router Specialists, Network Architecture specialists, R&D engineers in Mobile Backhaul, Engineers, Carrier Ethernet development managers, Technical Marketing managers, Heads of Technology and Product Marketing managers for Data Communications. Ref: http://www.uppersideconferences.com/mpls2014/mpls2014introduction.html The 2nd China Carriers Forum, Beijing, 20-21 March 2014 The 2nd China Carriers Forum organized by Genesis Resourcing Consulting China, and to be held on 20-21 March. 2014 features with 200+ high-level delegation of Chinese telecommunications industry regulators and officials, government researchers, carriers, wholesale carriers, technologies service providers, equipment makers, mobile and fixed line operators, CP, SP, Internet companies to discuss developing prospects of China telecommunication market; Find out the business opportunities of international carriers in China; Map out the future landscape for wholesale carriers; Explore carriers’ innovative value-added products and services; Discuss how carriers take advantages of 4G technology and Information Consumption policy superiority to transform from telecommunication operation to information operation business models; Understand how to improve platform operation capabilities based on the strengthening of smart pipe construction; What are the new economic models of Information Consumption; Best practices of business model transform of international carriers’ traffic operation strategies; discuss who is the biggest beneficiary of 4G technology, carriers or OTTs? How to improve customer loyalty and increase traffic usages; Learn the case studies on best user experiences; find out the main market drivers of China telecom industry and profitable business cooperation opportunities; Assess the differences of traffic pattern between China and global; Find out how to reduce cost through international collaboration; Innovative Technologies Development etc. Ref: http://www.telecoms.com/214982/the-2nd-china-carriers-forum/ V6 World, Paris, 18-21 March 2014 The V6 World Congress 2014 is dedicated to all technical and standard issues of IPv6 including:
The V6 World Congress 2014 brings together Network Router Specialists, Network Architecture specialists, R&D engineers in Mobile Backhaul, Engineers, Carrier Ethernet development managers, Technical Marketing managers, Heads of Technology and Product Marketing managers for Data Communications. Ref: http://www.uppersideconferences.com/v6world2014/v6world2014introduction.html Press Releases Monday 3 March Digital Music Market to grow $9 Billion Worldwide this Year Mahindra Comviva, the global leader in providing mobility solutions and Ovum Consulting, today released a research study on Digital Music Market. The study encapsulates future trends on the uptake of digital music in terms of adoption rates; devices used to consume music services and segregation of listeners and suggested target approach. Saturday 8 March O3b Networks unveils O3bTrunk+, the highest performing and most affordable satellite trunking service in the world Offering a true fiber alternative, O3b Networks today unveiled O3bTrunk+, a next generation IP trunking solution that boosts existing link capacities to rival the affordability and latency of fiber. Powered by Comtech EF Data’s patented and award-winning technologies, O3bTrunk+ is designed to deliver the most efficient networking and trunking solution over the highest throughput satellites in the world. O3bTrunk+ significantly boosts link capacity, opening up competitive choices in many regions of the world, where, until now, satellite service offerings have lagged far behind surging connectivity demand for broadband, voice and enterprise services. Tuesday 11 March Intelsat Celebrates 50th Year of Setting the Pace in Space LeadershipIntelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), the world’s leading provider of satellite services, today launched the commemoration of the Company’s 50th anniversary and the founding of the commercial satellite sector. Signaling its continued commitment to setting the pace for the next generation, Intelsat also unveiled a new corporate tag line: “Envision. Connect. Transform.” Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust improves patient consultations and bedside care with OpenText OpenText, global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), announced today that it has been selected by the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust to manage its scanned legacy case-notes. OpenText’s Content Suite, the core and foundation Suite for OpenText EIM, is designed to help healthcare providers maximise the value of the information they hold and minimise risk associated with information management. Steria survey reveals that overconfidence threatens the security of UK’s enterprises Steria has revealed that 96% of UK’s enterprises believe they are capable of dealing with a major security crisis, however only 19% of enterprises surveyed said they operated 24/7 IT security. This data is taken from a wider study Steria conducted on cyber security, which investigates how threats are perceived by European enterprises. Monday 17 March Cisco Launches the First Online Marketplace in ASEAN for Small-Medium-Sized Businesses in Indonesia Cisco today announced the launch of Beli Cisco – the first virtual, online platform in ASEAN to bring together products and services from multiple Cisco certified partners into a single collaboration experience for the Small-Medium Businesses (SMB) in Indonesia. Beli Cisco [Buy Cisco in Bahasa Indonesia] the online Cisco® SMB marketplace, provides a wide range of Cisco products and services for Indonesian SMB’s business critical technology needs. Using Beli Cisco,, SMBs can search for Cisco-branded products and services delivered by Cisco certified partners, manage transactions, post project requests and shop in partners’ e-stores. For partners across Indonesia, Cisco is providing the infrastructure for the Beli Cisco online platform, as well as marketing support, and training with a view to helping them grow their businesses, expand their market penetration and increase their revenues. UK households get poor value from bundled TV, broadband and telecoms packages A report has found that UK households are spending £195.35 annually on unwatched TV channels when they buy them as part of a bundled television, broadband and home phone package. New Call Telecom, the leading value telecoms and broadband provider, has long argued that customers are poorly served by entertainment packages which give them services they often do not want or use. When it comes to telecoms and broadband, household budgets can be better spent on specific value services than buying a collection of services and New Call, whose Primus Saver brand offers low priced residential broadband and phone services with a UK-based contact centre, is focused on giving customers the best deal. Friday 21 March Major UK Mobile Operators and the ICO LAUNCH CONSUMER Spam Reporting Service TO Protect MOBILE Customers The GSMA today announced that EE, O2, Three, Vodafone together with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), are working together to tackle nuisance text messages by using the GSMA’s Spam Reporting Service. The service, powered by Cloudmark Inc., provides a worldwide clearinghouse of messaging threats and misuse. It enables operators to analyse spam attack patterns, identify the sources of attacks and shut down the sources as a result. Wednesday 26 March Brazil: On the Brink of a Smartphone Payment Revolution Starting in the first half of 2014 Brazilians will be able to use their smartphones to carry out contactless payment transactions when shopping. In the first commercial project of its kind in Latin America, Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) is working together with Claro and one of the country’s largest banks, Bradesco,. The mobile payment project will kick off in the state of São Paulo and will later be expanded to other parts of the country, generating a total countrywide customer base of over 85 million users. G&D is supplying the SIM cards with secure storage for the payment software, as well as the SmartTrust Portigo™ mobile wallet for smartphones, which contains sensitive customer information such as credit/debit card numbers and account details. G&D is also providing the Trusted Service Manager (TSM) solutions to both Bradesco and Claro. G&D’s TSM solutions enable customers to receive Bradesco account holders’ payment card information onto their devices in an encrypted, secure form via Claro’s mobile network. Cyber security force will allow UK to dominate Web Addressing Internet security important for growing online commerce, Rushton says The UK Government is promising to make the country safer from cyber-attacks by establishing a “cyber defence force” and the co-founder of a digital media forensics company thinks it is an excellent idea. “As the economy of the UK and the world becomes more dependent upon online commerce, the need to keep it safe is more evident than ever,” said Anthony Rushton, CEO of Telemetry. For more information on the news items, please visit our press releases webpage detailed below. https://www.connect-world.com/~cwiml/index.php/press-releases For more information on each press release, please visit our press releases webpage detailed below and navigate to the relevant date: https://www.connect-world.com/~cwiml/index.php/press-releases Anthony Weaver |
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