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Articles in September, 2006 issue of Wireless Asia

• A femtocell in every home.(SHORT MESSAGE: Around the wireless industry)
• Travel support services.(out now)
• Congestion control system.(tools)
• Hutchison Telecommunications (Australia) reports that its first half net loss widened to A$524.7m ($399m) as of June 30, compared with a loss of A$305.3m ($232.1m) the previous year.(SYDNEY)
• SmarTone-Vodafone reports a net profit of HK$70m ($9m) for the year to June 30, down 79% due to the extra costs of 3G license amortization and handset subsidies.(HONG KONG)
• Mobile Internet population soars.(METRICS: Inside the wireless data numbers)
• Cellphones are the new wristwatch.(SHORT MESSAGE: Around the wireless industry)
• Free music downloads with ROKR E2.(out now)
• OTA firmware update standard.(tools)
• KDDI and JCB join forces in providing mobile phones with credit card functions by installing JCB's payment settlement software into KDDI's handsets.(TOKYO)
• Global Music International.(BEIJING)
• Inmarsat and ACeS collaborate on handheld voice.(NEWS ANALYSIS)
  by Tanner, John C.
• Globe Telecom chooses Aicent SMS Gateway.(deals)
• 3D mobile search technology.(out now)
• The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority launches a campaign to curb mobile phone theft.(KARACHI)
• Thailand's mobile operators--AIS, DTAC, True Move, Hutchison-CAT and Thai Mobile--have spent a combined 400m baht ($10.6m) upgrading their phone numbering systems to comply with the national telecom regulator's new number plan.(BANGKOK)
• Organizations in Bangkok and Singapore are the most ready of six major Asian cities to mobilize their businesses, a new survey by Nokia unveils.(Movements)
• EV-DO Rev A to take on HSDPA in Japan.(NEWS ANALYSIS)
  by Galbraith, Mike
• Life goes better with a BlackBerry addiction.(SHORT MESSAGE: Around the wireless industry)
• Handy Games channel comes to Thailand.(out now)
• Mobile content storefront.(tools)
• eMobile taps Huawei Technologies as a key 3G equipment supplier for the roll out of its UMTS/HSDPA network.(TOKYO)
• China Mobile posts a 25.5% increase in first-half net profit, boosted by solid growth in operating revenue and subscriber numbers.(HONG KONG)
• Steady growth for IM in China.(METRICS: Inside the wireless data numbers)
• SK C&C selects Dilithium for video ringback.(deals)
• Mobile 'sticky notes'.(out now)
• Mobile gaming goes casual; next-gen multi-player online mobile games may be grabbing headlines, but the mobile industry is betting on casual games to push mobile gaming into the relatively untapped mass market. Either way, cellcos and game developers/publ
  by Chau, Fiona
• Dialog Telekom rolls out commercial 3G services in the country, after securing a license from Sri Lanka's Telecommunications Regulatory Commission.(COLOMBO)
• Ericsson files a new lawsuit against Samsung in a court in Texas.(Movements)
• Handsets evolve beyond voice.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S WIRELESS RESEARCH)
• The CDMA lobby group Auspi, backed by the Tata Group and Reliance, fails to show up in a joint meeting with GSM industry players called by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).(KARACHI)
• Free mobile push email service.(out now)
• Real-time graphics and video.(tools)
• Bharti Airtel awards Ericsson a 780m euros ($1b) deal to expand its wireless networks.(NEW DELHI)
• The National Telecommunications Commission.(BANGKOK)
• SK Telecom and China's National Development and Reform Commission agree to cooperate in developing 3G.(Movements)
• Beyond the 'phone'.(UNWIRED)
  by Clark, Robert
• Nokia at the movies.(SHORT MESSAGE: Around the wireless industry)
• TOM Online uses mMAP solution.(deals)
• VoFi in the real world: what is needed is a real-world check on whether VoFi is ready to move out of the enterprise world into the consumer world of 802.11.(WIRELESS FORUM)
  by Everett, Chris
• BenQ posts its third consecutive quarterly loss for the April-June period, following its delay in a plan to increase handset shipments.(TAIPEI)
• The government plans to start testing mobile TV services using DMB in the middle of 2007 in preparation for the Beijing Olympics in 2008.(BEIJING)
• Warid joins crowded Bangladesh market.(NEWS ANALYSIS)
  by Hossain, Mustak
• Qualcomm to acquire Qualphone for $18m.(deals)
• Mobile phone = credit card.(deals)
• Search me: why mobile search is getting personal: as mobile phones become data devices, search engines are going mobile. The big deal: mobile has the ability to take capabilities--particularly advertising--to increasingly personalized levels that PC-based
  by Tanner, John C.
• SK Telecom cuts its earnings projections for 2006 from 4.4 trillion won ($4.6b) to 4 trillion won ($4b).(SEOUL)
• A California computer security specialist claims that hackers can attack networks through BlackBerry handheld devices.(Movements)
• Consumers embrace multimedia.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S WIRELESS RESEARCH)
• It's the best price, trust us! By any method you measure it, how can a call that must travel across a continent be set at the same price as a call to a phone down the block?(STREETWISE)
  by Chan, Tony
• FoneStarz launches in Fiji.(deals)
• Danger at the low-end: lifestyle factors like value and "coolness" play larger role in purchasing decisions than price in emerging Asian markets.(WIRELESS SURVEY)
• KT and ArrayComm sign a deal to collaborate on improving KT's new mobile broadband WiBro network.(SEOUL)
• Nortel sets up a product design, development and testing center in Bangalore, India, in a move to take advantage of lower staffing costs in the country.(Movements)
• IC makers prepare for mobile WiMAX.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S WIRELESS RESEARCH)
• Have a drink on me.(this month's model)
• Ozura Mobile, Excite Japan enter partnership.(deals)
• Ready for OTA: the Open Mobile Alliance held its first Interoperability Summit in Asia last month and used Asia as the platform to announce its FUMO release. Group editor Joseph Waring caught up with OMA chairman Jari Alvinen during his travels for an upd
  by Waring, Joseph
• LG Telecom posts a Q2 loss of $205m compared to a net profit of $56.8m in the same quarter last year and $109.5m in the previous quarter.(SEOUL)
• The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to start certifying products next year without waiting for the completion of technical standards.(Movements)
• Photo messaging gains ground.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S WIRELESS RESEARCH)