OZ wins KPN instant messaging deal
OZ Communications, the mobile instant messaging platform provider, has won a major deal with Dutch operator KPN to power its MSN Messenger offering. The application will be available to all of KPN’s i-Mode users and connects directly with the use…
The MEX Event Summary
This article summarises the sessions at the PMN Mobile User Experience (MEX) conference, held 6 – 7th September 2005 at The Great Eastern Hotel in London. The page is organised into sections according to the original agenda. Please contact Marek…
Thinner is better
NEC is claiming to have trumped Motorola in providing the world’s ‘thinnest’ mobile handset, a clamshell device measuring just 11.9mm in depth and weighing 96g. The product also includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, MP3 capabilities and an …
Orange launches SPV M5000
Orange will be one of the first operators to sell an own-brand Windows Mobile handset operating on 3G networks. The SPV M5000 is aimed specifically at business users, combining 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth in large, PDA-style device. It also incorpor…
Emerging markets initiative ready for next step
The GSM Association (GSMA) is preparing to announce the next steps in its emerging markets handset initiative at 3GSM Asia next week. The association, which represents virtually all of the world’s GSM operators, is expected to announce the winner…
Access the platform
The acquisition of PalmSource by Japanese software developer Access took many in the market by surprise, not least because Access itself is relatively unknown outside its domestic market. However, the company has played a pioneering role in the d…
MEX conference report and presentations published
PMN have published a special 38 page report providing in-depth coverage of all the conference sessions at MEX. The report also includes access to the keynote presentation downloads from most of our speakers and contact details for those who were …
Photos from MEX
Photography by Sarah Jones