Tag: voices-of-the-industry

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Garnet Rich, President of Opal Manufacturing

    Opal specializes in the automation of accepting payments for prepaid and postpaid products. Their Kiosks can top-up prepaid handsets in real time, vend PINs for a myriad of prepaid products (long distance, mobile,WiFi) and vend products such as handsets and SIM cards/chips.

    Kiosks are typically on-line and accessible in real-time from any PC/Server. At the Mobile World Congress they featured an EP100 Top Up Kiosk with a SIM card dispenser and a cell phone dispenser and an EP50-12 Pin Printing Kiosk.

    The EP100 kiosk utilizes a touch screen as the customer interface. This interface allows for a myriad of products to be sold and provides an intuitive interface for consumers to interact with. It is ideally suited for real time direct flexible prepaid top up, for selling PIN products.


  • MWC 2010: Interview with Clark Qui of Enet Times

    At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Clark Qui, Sales Manager at Enet Times, a Shenzhen-based mobile phones OEM/ODM service provider that also specializes in the design, R&D, manufacturing and marketing.

    They are more than just a manufacturer – they provide a full suite of value-added services that include ID/MD, solution design and EMS.

    Their strategic collaborative partners include TI, QUALCOMM, Broadcom, NXP and Infineon.

    They ensure that every single unit of Enet’s mobile phone integrates well-selected material and delciate workmanship and thoroughly checked&tested before launching into market.

  • MWC 2010: One-Stop Service from Yuhua

    At the Mobile World Congress we spoke to Jimmy Wu, Account Manager at Yuhua, a company that focuses on developing ODM products in wireless industry.

    They now specialize in Linux OS and Android smartphones. The company distinguishes itself by supplying innovative products and design solution with one-stop service. They are able to offer its customers one stop service from anything between cell phones to multimedia players.

    They have already established strategic relationships with retailers, operators, manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers both at home (Chinese) and in the international market.

  • Gemfor: From Smart Cards Applets to Multi-Server Systems

    VIDEO INTERVIEW.
    Gemfor is a software provider for mobile operators. Its solutions include PC and Mac OS mobile internet dialer for 2G, 3G, and CDMA/TD-CDMA, unified messaging client-server software with automated processing and point of sale SIM/USIM card management. Their products are currently used by tier-one operators in Europe and Asia.

    The main product they were presenting at the Mobile World Congress was Mobile Internet Dialer – a mobile connection manager which automates all steps required for successful setup of internet connection via a mobile phone including detecting the connected mobile device, installing modem drivers and creating the connection.

    Watch the interview with Filip Streibl, Managing Director at Gemfor to find out more about this interesting product.

  • MWC 2010: Interview with Jitender Jain, CEO of Gizmosupport

    Gizmosupport is a mobile data services support company and is one of the leading solution providers in the industry. They build customer experience management frameworks through innovative technology and gives solutions to over 100,000 mobile users a day.

    They offer services to Telco’s, mobile application providers, retail chains, VAS vendors and handset manufacturers along with enterprise application providers. Their line of products is focused to unlock revenue potential from mobile data services for their partners.

    At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Jitender Jain, the company’s CEO.


  • MWC 2010: Next Generation Software Solutions for Mobile Operators

    VIDEO INTERVIEW.
    Intersec is a pure software player focusing on Telco Market, delivering solutions for campaign management, yield management, and smart xMS gateways. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we spoke to Yann Chevalier, the company’s CEO.

    Their objective is to help mobile operators to optimize their messaging infrastructure’s performance, to manage a better customer relationship and to develop their offer through value-added services.

    Their offering enables the activation of real time location based marketing solutions created in order to introduce yield management of resources, increase ARPU, and secure the loyalty of customers through a better interactive communication.

  • MWC 2010: Innovative Antennas for the Wireless World

    VIDEO INTERVIEW.
    At the Mobile World Congress we met with Janette Jarvie, General Manager at 2J, a rapidly expanding Slovak company that pushes the boundaries of antenna innovation for the modern wireless world.

    They employ a range of modern design techniques including 3D modelling, computer simulations and rapid prototyping. On offer is a wide range of antennas for the use in GSM, GPRS, GPS, Galileo, Glonass and Telematic applications. Coaxial cable assemblies and plastic injection are also among their capabilities.

  • CellMaps Delivers Over Fifty Million Map Views in its First Year

    VIDEO INTERVIEW.
    “Offering interactive coverage maps on a corporate web site is no longer reserved for Fortune 500 companies,” says CellMaps. They make dynamic web maps that are accurate, user friendly, and affordable for medium and smaller businesses.

    CellMaps, American Roamer’s interactive mapping solution, offers truly interactive global coverage viewer and pattern management system. In addition, they provide customized data sets to drive internal applications and independent client-directed research projects.

    At the Mobile World Congress we talked to Ray Westbrook, Senior VP of Sales & Marketing at American Roamer. They were showcasing the value of the CellMaps detailed mapping and interactive coverage applications, which have delivered over 50 million map views over the last year alone.

  • VoIP Monitoring: Interview with Jan Bastian, CEO of VOIPFUTURE

    VOIPFUTURE, a provider of RTP Monitoring as a standard network solution, was present at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

    They deliver technology to monitor and evaluate voice quality in Next Generation Networks. The products are characterized by performance, precision and vendor independence.

    Their technology is based on an innovative voice evaluation algorithm that delivers precise information about voice quality on individual call and complete service level.

  • Interview with Alexandre Ledesma, Businnes Manager at Setelia

    At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona we talked to Alexandre Ledesma, Business Manager at Setelia, a company created by former directors, experts in the field of telecommunications, willing to bring their own know-how in order to tackle the problems linked to the frantic development of mobile telecommunication services.

    Their objective is to facilitate and foster interoperability between handsets, networks, SIM cards, services and multimedia contents.

    They are also an essential player in the certification and homologation of the technologic communication products, following references such as: norms, codes or regulations in use & customers’ technical specifications.