Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Over 320 Radio Stations on iPhone

FlyTunes have announced a partnership with AccuRadio.com -- the world's leading independent, personalizable, multichannel Internet radio broadcaster --that will bring all 320+ channels of AccuRadio to iPhones and iPod Touchmodels.
Building on its patent-pending "Hurricane" streaming technology,FlyTunes has created a complete AccuRadio mobile radio portal that providesa mobile-friendly user interface, targeted ad delivery, and enhanced QoS(Quality of Service) streaming. AccuRadio, with nearly a half-million listeners per month, is among thetop Internet radio broadcasters in the world. AccuRadio's channels cover asweeping range of musical interests, including rock, pop, jazz, country,classical music, and Broadway.

Today's announcement that AccuRadio is bringing over 320 stations tomillions of iPhone and iPod Touch owners proves that mobile Internet radiois now ready for prime time -- and I expect terrestrial broadcasters tofollow this trend shortly."

The new service is available immediately. iPhone and iPod Touch userscan listen to all of AccuRadio's 320+ channels by visitinghttp://www.accuradio.com/.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

WiMAX Forum® Forecasts 133 Million WiMAX™ Users by 2012

The WiMAX Forum today announced it projects more than 133 million WiMAX users globally by 2012. The forecast is based on the results of an independently commissioned research study to be published in April 2008. Additional data from the study estimates that approximately 70 percent of the forecasted WiMAX users by 2012 will utilize mobile and portable WiMAX devices to access broadband Internet services.

The report, entitled WiMAX Forum Worldwide Subscriber and User Forecasts, examines the progress of WiMAX service providers, equipment vendors, content developers and users in regions around the world. The preliminary results released today at CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas reflect the accelerated growth of the WiMAX ecosystem, the acceptance of WiMAX technology and demand for mobile Internet services across the world.

“WiMAX is here now and is the catalyst in the global marketplace to grow demand for mobile broadband Internet access,” said Ron Resnick, president of the WiMAX Forum. ”This new subscriber and user forecast is a solid proof point of the future growth of the thriving mobile Internet ecosystem and presents reasonable predictions of the positive progress our industry is working to achieve.”

According to the study, a key driver of WiMAX subscriber and user growth will be the ambitious adoption of WiMAX technology in specific regions, including Asia Pacific and the Americas, where WiMAX technology is anticipated to be the leading technology selected to deliver broadband Internet access to a greater geography of these regional populations.

Further signifying the rapid growth of the WiMAX ecosystem, the first Mobile WiMAX™ Certified products are expected to achieve certification in Q2 2008. This milestone will foster additional growth for the more than 260 service providers deploying WiMAX services in 110 countries worldwide. The WiMAX Forum estimates that by 2011 there will be more than 1,000 Mobile WiMAX Forum Certified™ products found throughout the world.

3rd Annual WiMAX World EMEA 2008 Conference and Expo Announces Keynote Speaker Lineup

The third annual WiMAX World EMEA Conference & Expo is expected to bring together over 2,000+ professionals from some of the most exciting and fastest-growing companies in the world as well as from the large and active WiMAX Forum membership community. The conference will take place May 19-21, 2008, at the ICM Munich, Germany.

To register and learn more about early bird registration discounts please visit: http://europe.wimaxworld.com/

The conference will kick off with keynote speakers Peter Ziegelwagner, WiMAX Telecom Managing Director and CTO, and Karim El Nagger, Vice President WiMAX Product Group of Alcatel-Lucent. Ziegelwagner will highlight the current state of “WiMAX Deployments in Central Europe”, while Nagger will explore the potential for Mobile WiMAX profitability; “The Path from WiMAX Rev-e Deployment to Cash-Flow Positive”.

WiMAX World EMEA Conference & Expo will also feature daily executive roundtable discussions that will include many of the industry's leading analysts, service providers, product vendors and WiMAX users. These discussions will assist attendees in understanding issues related to creating successful business models supporting development and deployment of WiMAX networks.

A full list of our 110+ speakers is available at: http://europe.wimaxworld.com/speakers/
The 40-plus conference sessions and workshops are all geared toward a variety of attendee interests including: business, technical, deployments, case studies and regulatory and spectrum issues, all designed to help attendees gain the know-how and knowledge they need to succeed in WiMAX.
The two full days of keynotes, sessions, workshops, and social networking events will allow participants to learn everything related to WiMAX in a relaxed, enthusiastic atmosphere.

As the largest and most established regional event devoted to WiMAX, the WiMAX World EMEA Conference & Expo will feature 150+ exhibitors and sponsors -- including 30+ WiMAX operators.

Attendees can also expect a world-class Expo Hall, featuring dozens of the latest WiMAX gadgets, products, and services from conference sponsors and exhibitors -- including: Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent, Nortel, Siemens Home & Office, Redline Communications, Telsima, Xohm WiMAX from Sprint, Cisco, Nokia Siemens Networks, picoChip, Wavesat, Aperto, Arraycom, Ceragon, Proximetry, Sequans Communications, Sun Microsystems, Tranzeo, WiTech and Qualcomm.