Annualised 2008 Sales figures Highlight Central Role of SIM

SIMposium2009, 21st April 2009: SIMalliance, the global association of SIM card manufacturers, today announces the annualised sales figures for the SIM industry for Y2008. The results, despite the global economic downturn, are encouraging. Global SIM card shipments* have exceeded 2.9 billion units, with strong demand from the emerging markets of India, China, Asia Pacific and Latin America contributing to a 29 per cent increase on shipments over the previous year.

Critically for service providers and handset manufacturers looking to add functionality and extend service offerings, the power of the SIM grew in 2008.

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Leading PTT supplier to become exclusive partner for PTT applications

London, Tuesday 21st April 2009: YouPoC, the UK’s leading Push-to-Talk supplier, today announced that it is the exclusive distribution partner for Sonim Technologies award-winning range of Push-To-Talk (PTT) applications.

YouPoC will develop, promote and sell Sonim's 'best-in-class' PTT solutions via its channel and to end-user customers. YouPoC will also be offering Sonim’s range of Xtreme Performance (XP) rugged mobile phones, the XP1 and the recently-launched XP3 Enduro.

Read more: YouPoC and Sonim Technologies team up to launch Push-to-Talk services in the UK

New report highlights benefits of semantic-led approach to Service Management for Telecoms Service Providers   London, April 21, 2009 – Today, Ontology Systems, the company behind the ground breaking OSS/CAD service management application, announce a custom publication, which examines a semantics and ontology-led approach to deliver a unified service model that solves the problem of service provider’s siloed OSS/BSS infrastructure data.   In light of the current economic challenges, communications service providers (CSPs) are reducing their capex budgets to align with lower revenue growth expectations.

Read more: Use Semantics to Deliver Flexible Service Management and Avoid the Risks within BSS/OSS...

Leading telecommunications provider embraces the next-generation mobile messaging service delivery platform   Potsdam, Germany, 21 April, 2009: Derdack (www.derdack.com), provider of mobile messaging platforms and notification workflow software today announced that MTN Cyprus has become the first customer to sign up for the beta program for message master® nx, the next-generation mobile messaging SDP. The new product will enable operators to consolidate, optimise and better manage existing messaging services whilst providing a platform for greater innovation.   The reaction from various operators, customers and partners since the beta program was launched last month has been very positive.

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Specification offers operators an interoperable platform for quick, mass market mobile services delivery with the coming availability of a S@T Test Suite to test the correct implementation of S@T specifications in SIM cards for new services interoperability purposes.   London, 21st April 2009: SIMalliance, the global organisation of SIM card manufacturers, today publishes version 4.0 of its interoperable S@T specifications, the world’s fastest growing SIM browsing solution for the delivery of value-add, mass market mobile services. The new specification, released by active members of the SIMalliance S@T Working Group, addresses the latest service challenges and includes modifications to streamline and simplify the S@T solution to meet new requirements. 

Read more: SIMalliance announces latest S@T specification v4.0