From editor@telecom-digest.org Tue Jun 22 20:15:18 2004 Received: (from ptownson@localhost) by massis.lcs.mit.edu (8.11.6p3/8.11.3) id i5N0FHf14440; Tue, 22 Jun 2004 20:15:18 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 20:15:18 -0400 (EDT) From: editor@telecom-digest.org Message-Id: <200406230015.i5N0FHf14440@massis.lcs.mit.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: massis.lcs.mit.edu: ptownson set sender to editor@telecom-digest.org using -f To: ptownson Approved: patsnewlist Subject: TELECOM Digest V23 #302 TELECOM Digest Tue, 22 Jun 2004 20:15:00 EDT Volume 23 : Issue 302 Inside This Issue: Editor: Patrick A. Townson Re: Norvergence Problems (Robert White) Re: Norvergence Questions (Black Ninja) Re: NPA-N00 Numbers (was Strange 202 Number) (Sam Etler) Re: NPA-N00 Numbers (was Strange 202 Number) (Gary Novosielski) Re: NPA-N00 Numbers (was Strange 202 Number) (Patrick Lee Humphrey) Re: NPA-N00 Numbers (was Strange 202 Number) (Robert Bonomi) Re: Who Got the Message? There's a Way to Know (Clarence Dold) Re: Who Got the Message? There's a Way to Know (jsw@ivgate.omahug.org) Re: 1st Private, Manned Rocket Set for Launch (Rob Warnock) Lucent Message Detail Recorders (PhoneMan) Converting Rate Center Name to City Name (Marcus Jervis) Flat Panel TV Prices Fall as Competition Heats Up (Monty Solomon) Re: Telus Prevents Residential Clients From Sending Email (Paul Vader) Call Progress Analysis in Intel Dialogic Card (Chandhru) Verizon FSK Voice Mail Indication (David) Mobile Device Developments 2004 (Elena Colle) All contents here are copyrighted by Patrick Townson and the individual writers/correspondents. Articles may be used in other journals or newsgroups, provided the writer's name and the Digest are included in the fair use quote. By using -any name or email address- included herein for -any- reason other than responding to an article herein, you agree to pay a hundred dollars to the recipients of the email. =========================== Addresses herein are not to be added to any mailing list, nor to be sold or given away without explicit written consent. Chain letters, viruses, porn, spam, and miscellaneous junk are definitely unwelcome. We must fight spam for the same reason we fight crime: not because we are naive enough to believe that we will ever stamp it out, but because we do not want the kind of world that results when no one stands against crime. Geoffrey Welsh =========================== See the bottom of this issue for subscription and archive details and the name of our lawyer; other stuff of interest. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: rwhite@lightship.com (Robert White) Subject: Re: Norvergence Problems Date: 21 Jun 2004 11:54:06 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com galip@hotmail.com (pricepc.com) wrote in message news:: > We have been a customer of Norvergence for a year now and had many > problems. Now the worst problem ever, it looks like the company is > going out of business. Today Qwest dropped all of their customers from > the network. No Internet access no phone calls. Also last week > accidentally I hit the button on my cell phone and get the billing > information and Norvergence has $1.7 M past due balance to Sprint PCS. > Any similar experiences or any ideas? Please let us know. If you know of anyone who needs new services due to this problem please forward them to me. My name is Robert White, I work for Lightship Telecom and my number is 781-684-1149. Thank you, Bob White ------------------------------ From: triple_des1544@yahoo.com (Black Ninja) Subject: Re: Norvergence Questions Date: 22 Jun 2004 00:17:32 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Franki Truth wrote in message news:: > I would be willing to give all the information that I know. > But unfortunately I don't have much juicy info. > Ask away and I will be willing to share. Franki Truth also wrote: > Being an ex employee of Norvergence in a high capacity I know a lot > and am willing to share it all. Which is it? You know a lot, or you don't have much juicy info? I feel that it may be the latter. Why don't you tell us all just one (1) thing that we don't already know. I know a lot too, and I can tell you if it is true or not. Personally, I think you are a full of sh*t ex-telemarketer. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:00:19 CDT From: Sam Etler Subject: Re: NPA-N00 Numbers (was Strange 202 Number) > There are numerous NPA-N00 codes, and several are landlines. I just wrote a quick script to analyze LERG6 and there seems to be 817 office codes in the format NPA-N00 as of the June LERG. I didn't bother to figure out the breakdown of code type (local service, mobile, etc). sam The trouble with the world is that it's always one drink behind. -- Humphrey Bogart ------------------------------ From: Gary Novosielski Subject: Re: NPA-N00 numbers (was Strange 202 Number) Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 22:46:22 GMT Neal McLain wrote: > 201-200-2000 New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ That's interesting because, unless there are additional 201-200 numbers lower than 2000, that would mean that NJCU (formerly Jersey City State) has the "lowest" phone number in the world. At least it would show up first in a list of all the phone numbers in the world, sorted ascending on Country Code, Area (City) code, and Phone number, since 1 is the lowest country code, 201 is the lowest valid area code, and 200 is the lowest NXX code. Of course, it's possible someone has +1 201 200 0000, which would be the ultimate first-place winner. Would that make it the ultimate vanity number, like a license plate of "1" ? Of course I'm presuming the numbers would be left-aligned, rather than "decimal aligned" so that no other international numbers could be termed "lower" simply because they contained fewer than 10 digits. We are, after all dealing with strings of characters that all happen to be digits, not dealing with actual integer numbers. However ... That reminds me of a late night talk show host (probably Jack Paar, but possibly even Steve Allen) who one night called up the USSR trying to get then-Premier Nikita Khrushchev (widely considered to be an autocratic despot and certainly the ultimate authority in the country) to speak on the air. Naturally he was unsuccessful in reaching Khrushchev, but in the process of patiently holding and being transferred and talking to various low-level diplomats, operators, secretaries, and others, he did manage to get someone to tell him Khrushchev's number, which was "Kremlin 2". A minute later, after admitting defeat and hanging up, it occurred to him to wonder out loud: If Khrushchev is Kremlin 2, who the heck is Kremlin 1 ? (Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain, he's probably only a dial-plan anomaly.) =Gary ------------------------------ Subject: Re: NPA-N00 numbers (was Strange 202 Number) From: Patrick Lee Humphrey Date: 21 Jun 2004 22:03:20 -0500 Neal McLain writes: > Joseph wrote: >> As to N00 offices there are at least a couple in NPA 206. >> 206-200, 300 are Verizon Wireless office codes. > There are numerous NPA-N00 codes, and several are landlines. There > seems to be a heavy concentration in 847; I guess is no surprise given > ICC's desperate efforts to forestall the inevitable overlay. Many > NPA-N00 codes appear to be businesses: > 201-200-2000 New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ > 415-600-6000 California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA > 818-700-7000 Life Alert, Northridge, CA > 847-400-3400 Pcnation.com, Northbrook, IL > 847-600-2000 Shure Incorporated, Niles, IL > 847-700-4000 United Airlines, Elk Grove Village, IL 713-500-xxxx: UT Houston Health Sciences Center (in the Texas Medical Center). Patrick "The Chief Instigator" Humphrey (patrick@io.com) Houston, Texas www.chiefinstigator.us.tt/aeros.php (TCI's 2003-04 Houston Aeros) ------------------------------ Subject: Re: NPA-N00 numbers (was Strange 202 Number) Organization: Robert Bonomi Consulting From: bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi) Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:48:17 In article , Neal McLain wrote: > Joseph wrote: >> As to N00 offices there are at least a couple in NPA 206. >> 206-200, 300 are Verizon Wireless office codes. > There are numerous NPA-N00 codes, and several are landlines. There > seems to be a heavy concentration in 847; I guess is no surprise given > ICC's desperate efforts to forestall the inevitable overlay. You mean the overlay that went into effect 2 years ago? > Many NPA-N00 codes appear to be businesses: Some are, some aren't. The proverbial 'it depends'. :) [Aside: many numbers in a _lot_ of prefixes belong to businesses] The N00 prefixes include a fair number of CLEC number-blocks. Basically, in territories where mandatory 11-digit inter-NPA dialing is in effect, almost all the N0X and N1X sequences were available for use as exchange prefixes. I've seen a number -- but I don't remember just where -- that was NPA-800-xxxx. That's got to be good for some confusion. :) > 201-200-2000 New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ > 415-600-6000 California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA > 818-700-7000 Life Alert, Northridge, CA > 847-400-3400 Pcnation.com, Northbrook, IL > 847-600-2000 Shure Incorporated, Niles, IL > 847-700-4000 United Airlines, Elk Grove Village, IL > Neal McLain ------------------------------ From: dold@WhoXGotXth.usenet.us.com Subject: Re: Who Got the Message? There's a Way to Know Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 20:44:25 UTC Organization: a2i network Tony P. wrote: > Not true -- in the case of didtheyreadit.com they put a web bug in the > message that 'phones home'. If you put an entry in your hosts files that > points didtheyreadit.com to 127.0.0.1 it'll never get back. I tried > several tests and not one of them managed to say I'd read the test > messages on my main mail account. Man, is that ever a popular IP address! On my system, it is the ip address of several well known web sites, like double-click, futuresite.register.com I think I might add didtheyreadit.com to keep my personal DNS tables up to date ;-) http://www.gmail.com The google mail service offers this note: "External images are not displayed. Display External Images?" Which would obviate this method if it were part of email that didn't have required graphics. Sometimes I load them, usually not. Every email that you send is routed through them so they can track the IP addresses of the recipient, I suppose. "ellen@aol.com you'd just send it to ellen@aol.com.didtheyreadit.com". Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5 ------------------------------ Subject: Re: Who Got the Message? There's a Way to Know Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 16:37:32 CDT From: jsw@ivgate.omahug.org Reply-To: jsw@ivgate.omahug.org > Not true -- in the case of didtheyreadit.com they put a web bug in the > message that 'phones home'. If you put an entry in your hosts files that > points didtheyreadit.com to 127.0.0.1 it'll never get back. I tried > several tests and not one of them managed to say I'd read the test > messages on my main mail account. I have been waiting for several weeks now for some moro^H^H^H^Hperson to send one of those bugged didtheyreadit messages to this account. The didtheyreadit people don't take into account that there are still a few of us who still use an admittedly lowtech mailer on a Real Computer. Yes, there are fewer and fewer everyday who do not use a peecee with a web-enabled mail reader. Oh sure, it will do mime and (most) all of the fancy stuff, but one thing out of many that it won't do is phone home to a web bug nest. I'm still holding my breath waiting for the opportunity to respond to said moro^H^H^H^Hperson to the effect that yes, I received the mail, but there's no way that tracking service knows about it. Good day JSW (still waiting >>HINT<<) ------------------------------ Subject: Re: 1st Private, Manned Rocket Set for Launch Organization: Rob Warnock, Consulting Systems Architect From: rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 23:17:13 -0500 Monty Solomon wrote: > If SpaceShipOne is successful, designer Burt Rutan and his Scaled > Composites development company will use the craft to make a run at the > $10 million Ansari X Prize, a formal competition intended to spur > commercial development of spaceflight. BTW, just in case anyone cares, the flight *was* successful. (Yippee!) Also, in order to win the $10M Ansari X Prize, they have to make two successful flights [manned flight, altitude >100km] with the same spacecraft within two weeks. Rob Warnock 627 26th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 (650)572-2607 ------------------------------ From: PhoneMan Subject: Lucent Message Detail Recorders Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:39:04 GMT I have 3 Lucent MDR's and I am looking to for a refurber to sell them too. Any help is appreciated. I also have 3 PollCat Polling devices also. Thanks! joe@joescotti.com ------------------------------ From: Marcus Jervis Subject: Converting Rate Center Name to City Name Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:21:20 +0000 Can anyone post a method for converting rate center names to full city names? Is there a master list or a coding scheme? Example: LSAN DA 14 = Los Angeles (not necessarily a real example. one I just made up) ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 16:41:28 -0400 From: Monty Solomon Subject: Flat Panel TV Prices Fall as Competition Heats U By Franklin Paul NEW YORK, June 22 (Reuters) - Flat panel televisions will become more affordable during this year's holiday shopping season as more brands hit stores, but the pricey TVs still cost four times what most Americans pay for a monthly home mortgage. Analysts expect prices to drop 25-30 percent as high profit margins lure Motorola Inc. , Dell Inc. and other makers of products like computers and mobile phones into the market for flat panel plasma and liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs. - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=42100784 ------------------------------ From: pv+usenet@pobox.com (Paul Vader) Subject: Re: Telus Prevents Residential Clients From Sending Email Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 20:50:21 -0000 Organization: Inline Software Creations > [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Excuse me Brian, but it is unclear to > me how Telus, or any ISP you wish to use, is able to prevent you from > logging into and using as desired, the mail service of any other ISP > where you have an account and are otherwise authorized to use the > service. It's effortless really -- they tell their routers to not forward any port 25 traffic that goes outside of their system, or even better, transparently forwards it to their own mailservers. This is an increasingly common thing, so much so that most external mail vendors (such as the one I use, pobox.com), provide a mailserver running on a different port. A minute's work and you're fine again, while protecting the net from worm programs that start their own mailservers or take over your computer and send spam by bouncing it off of other unsecured machines. I think Brian is out of luck, and it's several years too late to complain about it now. * * PV something like badgers--something like lizards--and something like corkscrews. ------------------------------ From: chandhra_sekar@hotmail.com (Chandhru) Subject: Call Progress Analysis in Intel Dialogic Card Date: 22 Jun 2004 14:50:43 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Hi, I am trying to make a call progress analysis using my dialogic card. I have written a code which makes a ring and plays the file. but I am not able to analyse my calls using ATDX_CPTERM. I dont know where I am going wrong. please correct me. The code is going to CON_handler, but it is not recognised by ATDX_CPTERM().please correct *************************************************************** /* Call Analysis with user-specified parameters and synchronous mode. */ #include #include #include #include #include #include int AON_received = 0; long int AON_handler(unsigned long evhandle); long int CON_handler(unsigned long evhandle); main(){ int chdev, dti; int parm = 3; int mode = EV_SYNC; char dialstrg[11] = "2059783440"; int res; DX_CAP capp; DV_TPT tptplay; int retval; /* Open voice channel */ if ((chdev = dx_open("dxxxB1C4",NULL)) == -1) { printf("Error in channel open\n"); } /* Open dti time slot */ if((dti = dt_open("dtiB1T4",NULL)) == -1){ printf("Error in dti board open\n"); } /* Map voice and dti boards */ if(nr_scroute(chdev,SC_VOX,dti,SC_DTI,SC_FULLDUP)== -1 ){ printf("Error in nr_scroute"); return 0; }else{ printf("Mapped properly \n"); } /* Clear DX_CAPP structure */ dx_clrcap(&capp); capp.ca_nbrdna = 3; capp.ca_dtn_pres = 100; capp.ca_dtn_npres = 100; capp.ca_noanswer = 2000; capp.ca_intflg = 8; /* set on hook */ if((res = dt_settssigsim(dti, DTB_AOFF|DTB_BOFF))== -1){ printf("Error in dt_setssigsim %s\n",ATDV_ERRMSGP(dti)); } Sleep(500); /* set off hook */ if((res = dt_settssigsim(dti, DTB_AON|DTB_BON))== -1){ printf("Error in dt_setssigsim %s\n",ATDV_ERRMSGP(dti)); } if(dx_setevtmsk(chdev,DM_RINGS|DM_LCON|DM_SILOFF|DM_SILON|DM_WINK)== -1){ printf("Error in dx_setevtmsk"); } Sleep(500); if(dx_setsvmt(chdev, SV_VOLUMETBL,NULL, SV_SETDEFAULT) == -1){ printf("Error in dx_setsvmt()\n"); } if (dx_dial(chdev,dialstrg,&capp,EV_ASYNC) == -1) { printf("Error in dial\n"); } else{ printf("No error in Dial function \n"); } if(sr_enbhdlr(chdev, EV_ANYEVT,CON_handler)==-1){ printf("Unable to set CON_hanlder for device %s \n",ATDV_NAMEP(chdev)); } if((retval = sr_enbhdlr(dti, DTEV_SIG, AON_handler)) == -1){ printf("unable to set AON hadnler for device %s \n",ATDV_NAMEP(dti)); return (retval); } tptplay.tp_type = IO_EOT; tptplay.tp_termno = DX_MAXDTMF; tptplay.tp_length = 1; tptplay.tp_flags = TF_MAXDTMF; //Sleep(1500); while( AON_received == 0) { Sleep( 1 ); /* Sleep until we receive an incoming call */ } printf("BON_received %d\n",AON_received); if(dx_playwav(chdev, "c:\\temp\\ezpay.wav", &tptplay,EV_SYNC) == -1){ printf("Error playing file - %s \n", ATDV_ERRMSGP(chdev)); exit(1); } printf("Played audio file \n"); /* set on hook */ if((res = dt_settssigsim(dti, DTB_AOFF|DTB_BOFF))== -1){ printf("Error in dt_setssigsim %s\n",ATDV_ERRMSGP(dti)); } /* unMap voice and dti boards */ if(nr_scunroute(chdev,SC_VOX,dti,SC_DTI,SC_FULLDUP)== -1 ){ printf("Error in nr_scroute"); return 0; } dx_close(chdev); dt_close(dti); return 1; } long int AON_handler(unsigned long evhandle){ printf( "dx_handler() called, event is 0x%x\n", sr_getevttype(evhandle)); long int event = sr_getevttype(evhandle); int *datap = (int *)sr_getevtdatap(); short indx; if(event != DTEV_SIG){ printf("Unknown event %d received. Data = %d \n",event,*datap); return 0; } for(indx = 0; indx <4; indx++){ if(!(*datap &(0x1010 < Subject: Verizon FSK Voice Mail Indication Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:05:47 -0400 Has anyone successfully used an FSK voice mail indicator with Verizon CO voice mail? When one asks the Verizon sales office they say that they will try to turn it on, but they don't seem to know which COs support it. The exchange that I am interested in is 781-235-XXXX. Panasonic has a new portable phone with a nice LED in the antenna that is supposed to light from FSK signaling. Much better than stutter dial tone if it will work. David ------------------------------ Subject: Mobile Device Developments 2004 Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:06:06 +0100 From: Elena Colle Mobile Device Developments 2004 1-3 September 2004 Hilton Kensington, London FULL AGENDA BELOW ***************** Following up on the success off Mobile Device Developments 2003 visiongain B2B Conferences are please to announce the 2nd annual event examining the current state of the market for mobile devices (smartphones, phone-enabled PDA, communicators, 2.5G and 3G handsets), and the opportunities for growth both in market size and ARPU (average revenue per user). This event will yet again be the meeting point for Mobile Operators, Handset Manufacturers & Application Developers. Key themes include: *What features and applications are going to be tomorrow's standard *What brands are going to lead the market? *Which handsets/devices are revolutionising the mobile offer? *Developing features to boost customer use and ARPU *Adapting devices for all networks and standards of connectivity: *2G, 2.5G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi, VoIP, EDGE *Managing strategic alliances for maximum revenue for all players involved *Marketing new devices: market segmentation, pricing, promotional alliances Confirmed Speakers: -Eric Shadduck, Group Manager Mobile E-Mail and Messaging, International Business Marketing IM2, T-Mobile International -Marcos Eguillor, Handsets & Smart Cards Expert, Telefónica Móviles -Jukka Helin, Head of MediaLab, TeliaSonera -Cdric Nicolas, Mobile Multimedia and i-mode Expertise and Roadmap manager, Bouygues Telecom -Ed Candy, Technology Director, 3 UK -Alex Hum, Programme Head, New Human Interaction Technologies, Orange Group Research and Innovation -Thijs Altena, Marketing Business Markets, KPN Mobile -David Werezak, Vice President Marketing, Research in Motion -Myrddin Jones, Manager Business Display Group, Hitachi Europe Ltd -Mike Phillips, Director of Marketing Wireless & Broadband Systems, -Motorola/Freescale Semiconductors -Orly Nesher, Director of Marketing, Emblaze Mobile -John Williamson, Vice President Technology, Carrier Devices Testimonials from the event: 'Good event: well organised, good speakers, and good content', P.P., TIM 'Very compelling content, good variety of speakers with different angles', K.M., Belgacom Mobile 'Very interesting, very good networking opportunities', S.T., Alcatel 'Excellently prepared conference', G.W, Sun Microsystems 'Useful event - good range of topics and questions', N.H., TDK Systems This years event is planned to bigger and better with more attendees, more exhibitors and more opportunities to discuss, network and learn. Places at this event are strictly limited so BOOK YOUR PLACE NOW. To make a booking on this event, please contact me via phone or email. Book early to secure a place. - PRICING - Attend the: 2 Day conference with interactive workshop - ONLY GBP1600 plus VAT 2 Day conference - ONLY GBP1299 plus VAT Workshop only - ONLY GBP650 plus VAT - BOOKINGS - Booking is easy, simply contact Elena Colle on: Telephone: +44 (0)20 8767 6711 Fax: +44 (0)20 8767 5001 Terms and conditions apply - see below Email: mailto:elena.colle@visongain.com Please find below the conference agenda. To book your place at simply give me a quick ring or email me stating whether you require a single place or a group booking. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Regards, Elena Colle Account Manager Visiongain b2b Conferences Tel: +44 (0) 20 8767 6711 http://www.b2b-conferences.com mailto:elena.colle@visiongain.com ****AGENDA**** ----------------------------------- PRE-CONFERENCE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP ----------------------------------- Developing devices and features for business customers Wednesday 1 st September 2004 Led by: Edward Belgeonne, Chief Executive Officer Destiny Wireless Plc. Schedule: The workshop will run from 10:00 until 16:00 with lunch and refreshments at appropriate intervals Workshop schedule This workshop is designed to provide participants with an in-depth look into how to develop and implement efficient strategies to market mobile devices to business customers. It will review how businesses use mobile devices, how they could develop a wireless strategy including new devices and features, and how to anticipate market demand. The event will enable participants to engage in a debate on the opportunities in targeting the business market and what products and features to develop to attract varied customer segments. Main topics of discussion: * Businesses' wireless needs: devices/handsets to suit different sectors * Developing partnerships between vendors, operators and enterprises to implement wireless strategies * Marketing new devices and features to business customers Benefits of attending: * Discuss the specific challenges of marketing for business customers * Anticipate business customers' needs in terms of wireless devices and features Edward Belgeonne is Chief Executive Officer of Destiny Wireless. ------------------------------------- DAY ONE - THURSDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER 2004 ------------------------------------- Conference Chair Alan Hadden President Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) 8:40 Registration and coffee 9:10 Opening remarks from the Chair DEVELOPING NEW DEVICES: STRATEGIES AND REQUIREMENTS 9:20 Optimising devices opportunities for the business market * Device segmentation from voice to data and what is in between * Features sets that sell devices and have an impact on their price points * Service and device bundles - the advantages and disadvantages * Services and revenue in the business market Eric Shadduck Group Manager Mobile E-Mail and Messaging International Business Marketing IM2 T-Mobile International 10:00 The role of devices in Telefonica Mviles' business strategy: the advantages of branded handsets * Determining the key features to develop a handset offer to suit end-users needs * Managing working partnerships with manufacturers to develop branded handsets * Adapting the offer to varied markets * Developing handsets to enable personalisation and interactivity Marcos Eguillor Handsets & Smart Cards Expert Telefónica Móviles 10:40 Coffee and discussion 11:00 Building a varied device offer to meet users needs * Update on the current trends and dynamics within the mobile device market * Analysing the segments of the device market, and how to combine features and functionality to meet differing user needs * Ensuring the usability of new handsets: how to make it work for business and entertainment users? * Developing successful partnerships with operators and software developers * Strategies for future devices: what features are going to lead the market and what devices will dominate? David Werezak Vice President Marketing Research in Motion 11:40 Challenges in software integration and testing for handset manufacturers * Issues in technology choices when developing new mobile devices * Interoperability and how it influences the development of applications * Technology solutions to enhance the usability and profitability of mobile devices Colin Aitken Vice President Marketing & General Manager Europe Sasken Communications 13:00 Lunch PERSONALISATION AND INTERACTIVITY 14:10 The importance of personalisation and interactivity for mobiles * Boosting revenues with personal and interactive offering * Key features to provide the right level of interaction and personalisation * Working with device manufacturers to develop the features Alex Hum Programme Head, New Human Interaction Technologies Orange Group Research and Innovation 14:50 Enabling key content and personalisation services * Balancing standardisation and differentiation/personalisation * The technology needed to allow a full range of applications, location services, e-payments, multimedia messaging and video * Designing the user interface: making the use of new services and applications more appealing to users * How can device designs lead to an increase of ARPU? Johan Lodenius Senior Vice President Europe Business Relations Qualcomm 15:20 Case Study: Orange Israel, Alpha P8 * Market need for a segmented customized device * Targeting the youth market with the Alpha P8 * Unique features in the Alpha P8 * Emphasis on usability for uptake of operator services * Understanding the market for customized operator devices Orly Nesher Director of Marketing Emblaze Mobile 15:50 Coffee and discussion 16:10 Enhancing mobile devices with successful displays * Review of the display market * Current and emerging display technologies for mobile devices * New display technologies for video and wide viewing * Review of display resolutions and sizes used in mobile devices * Display customisation Myrddin Jones General Manager, Display Products Group Hitachi Europe Ltd 16:40 Smart Card solutions to boost update of mobile data services * New solutions for multi-media services and devices * Removing the complexity for the end-user * The benefits for operators and handset manufacturers * Ensuring security for wireless applications Cyril Annarella EMEA Marketing Director - BU Telecom Gemplus 17:10 Close of Day One ----------------------------------- DAY TWO - FRIDAY 3RD SEPTEMBER 2004 ----------------------------------- 8:40 Registration and coffee 9:10 Opening remarks from the chair: Alan Hadden, President Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) 9:20 Challenging convention to deliver innovation in the mobile device offer * Using the latest technology to deliver innovative devices * Delivering a mobile offer to support operators' brand development * Striking the right balance between innovation, performance and usability * The importance of design, style and features in creating a range of devices Eric Pite Vice President Smartphones Sendo ADAPTING DEVICES TO NEW NETWORKS AND NEW CONTENT 10:00 Developing a handset offer to drive 3G services * 3UK's experience of working with manufacturers to develop suitable handsets * Determining the key requirements to design handsets according to the services offered * What features drive mobile usage and 3G services * Providing the right balance between new technology and usability * Future handset technologies for 3 and the relevance to customers Ed Candy Technology Director 3 UK 10:40 Coffee and discussion 11:00 Technology requirements for next generation devices * What are the new handset requirements for next generation services (3G, EDGE) and how to make the step from 2.5G? * Determining what drives market demand for enhanced data services and identifying the relevant handset requirements * The current choice of handsets for next generation services and their distinguishing features: are they living up to the expectations? Brian Dally Director Product Marketing, Client Software Openwave Systems 11:40 Streaming and Broadcasting Services for Mobile Handsets * How handset vendors, software vendors, network operators and service operators can all benefit from the introduction of mobile video services * Mobile streaming and broadcasting technology overview and requirements for GPRS/EDGE/W-CDMA/DVB-H networks & handsets * Streaming, downloading or broadcasting: which technology to use for different services? * Assessing the quality aspects in mobile video services * Mobile video broadcasting for DVB-H terminals: experiences from the Finnish trial * TeliaSonera's first commercial video services for cell phones Jukka Helin Head of MediaLab TeliaSonera 12:20 Lunch 13:40 Adapting to EDGE: developing handsets for a new technology and new services * Why Bouygues Telecom selected EDGE technology for its network * What services will be introduced with EDGE * What are the links with Bouygues Telecom's i-mode main offer? * How the EDGE handsets were designed with vendors * What is the evolution path from EDGE to 3G ? Cédric Nicolas Mobile Multimedia and i-mode Expertise and Roadmap manager Bouygues Telecom 14:20 Platforms solutions to enable mobile digital broadcasting (DVB-H) * Designing standards for the delivery of digital television and data services * What are the market enablers, who are are the key parties who will create the DVB-H market ? * What services and revenues can be expected from the development of mobile DVB? * The technology behind digital broadcasting to mobile handsets * Possible platform solutions for subscriber equipment Mike Phillips Director of Marketing Wireless & Broadband Systems Motorola/Freescale Semiconductors 15:00 Coffee and discussion 15:20 A new brand for a new generation of mobiles: i-mate(tm) * The I-mate offer: smartphones and pocket-PCs * Designing devices: usability and portability * Developing devices for next generation networks (3G, EDGE, Bluetooth) * Enabling wireless services with Windows Mobile * Accessories and features John Williamson Vice President Technology Carrier Devices 15:50 KPN's experience of handset developments for businesses * The fundamentals of building a successful relationship with vendors * Using devices to achieve differentiation in a competitive marketplace * Determining the key selling-point of a new device and developing it accordingly: mobile office, video content, gaming Thijs Altena, Marketing Business Markets KPN Mobile 16:20 Close of conference Terms & Conditions NB - Due to high demand, we do not 'reserve' or 'hold' places - a request for an invoice to be raised will be treated as an official booking and will be subject to the cancellation policy as outlined below. Cancellations/substitutions and name changes: All bookings carry a 50% liability after the booking has been made, by post fax, email or web. There will be no refunds for cancellations received on or after one month before the start of the conference (e.g. cancellation on or after 20th January for a conference starting on 20th February). If you decide to cancel after this date the full invoice remains payable. Conference notes, which are available on the day, will be sent to you. Unfortunately we are not able to transfer places between conferences and executive briefings. However if you are unable to attend the event you may make a substitution/name change at any time as long as we are informed in writing by e-mail, fax or post. Name changes and substitutions must be from the same company and are not transferable between companies or countries. Indemnity: visiongain Ltd reserve the right to change the conference/executive briefing content, timing, speakers or venue without notice. The event may be postponed or cancelled due to acts of terrorism, war, extreme weather conditions, industrial action, acts of God or any event beyond the control of visiongain Ltd. If such a situation arises we will endeavour to reschedule the event. However, visiongain Ltd cannot be held responsible for any cost, damage or expenses, which may be incurred by the customer as a consequence of the event being postponed or cancelled. We therefore strongly advise all customers to take out insurance to cover the cost of the registration, travel and expenses. ------------------------------ TELECOM Digest is an electronic journal devoted mostly but not exclusively to telecommunications topics. It is circulated anywhere there is email, in addition to various telecom forums on a variety of networks such as Compuserve and America On Line, Yahoo Groups, and other forums. It is also gatewayed to Usenet where it appears as the moderated newsgroup 'comp.dcom.telecom'. TELECOM Digest is a not-for-profit, mostly non-commercial educational service offered to the Internet by Patrick Townson. All the contents of the Digest are compilation-copyrighted. You may reprint articles in some other media on an occasional basis, but please attribute my work and that of the original author. Contact information: Patrick Townson/TELECOM Digest Post Office Box 50 Independence, KS 67301 Phone: 620-402-0134 Fax 1: 775-255-9970 Fax 2: 530-309-7234 Fax 3: 208-692-5145 Email: editor@telecom-digest.org Subscribe: telecom-subscribe@telecom-digest.org Unsubscribe:telecom-unsubscribe@telecom-digest.org This Digest is the oldest continuing e-journal about telecomm- unications on the Internet, having been founded in August, 1981 and published continuously since then. Our archives are available for your review/research. We believe we are the oldest e-zine/mailing list on the internet in any category! URL information: http://telecom-digest.org Anonymous FTP: mirror.lcs.mit.edu/telecom-archives/archives/ (or use our mirror site: ftp.epix.net/pub/telecom-archives) Email <==> FTP: telecom-archives@telecom-digest.org Send a simple, one line note to that automated address for a help file on how to use the automatic retrieval system for archives files. You can get desired files in email. ************************************************************************* * TELECOM Digest is partially funded by a grant from * * Judith Oppenheimer, President of ICB Inc. and purveyor of accurate * * 800 & Dot Com News, Intelligence, Analysis, and Consulting. * * http://ICBTollFree.com, http://1800TheExpert.com * * Views expressed herein should not be construed as representing * * views of Judith Oppenheimer or ICB Inc. * ************************************************************************* ICB Toll Free News. Contact information is not sold, rented or leased. One click a day feeds a person a meal. Go to http://www.thehungersite.com Copyright 2004 ICB, Inc. and TELECOM Digest. All rights reserved. Our attorney is Bill Levant, of Blue Bell, PA. ************************ DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE JUST 65 CENTS ONE OR TWO INQUIRIES CHARGED TO YOUR CREDIT CARD! REAL TIME, UP TO DATE! SPONSORED BY TELECOM DIGEST AND EASY411.COM SIGN UP AT http://www.easy411.com/telecomdigest ! ************************ --------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, the Digest is funded by gifts from generous readers such as yourself who provide funding in amounts deemed appropriate. Your help is important and appreciated. A suggested donation of fifty dollars per year per reader is considered appropriate. See our address above. Please make at least a single donation to cover the cost of processing your name to the mailing list. If you donate at least fifty dollars per year we will send you our two-CD set of the entire Telecom Archives; this is every word published in this Digest since our beginning in 1981. All opinions expressed herein are deemed to be those of the author. Any organizations listed are for identification purposes only and messages should not be considered any official expression by the organization. End of TELECOM Digest V23 #302 ******************************