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 August 2006 |
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Welcome to August edition of the Orange Partner newsletter.
In this edition we'll be giving you an update on the new areas that have been added to the Orange Partner website, plus you can get the latest from the Mobile Web Initiative (MWI).
In the technology section we'll kick-off the first in our feature on music on mobiles. We will also provide you with the latest results from the France Telecom Group.
Don't miss the many opportunities in the coming months to meet with the Orange Partner team, both at our own events, and at upcoming industry conferences.
And lastly, registration for Orange Partner Camp opens on August 14th. Don't miss out on your opportunity to join us this October in Spain. Places go very quickly.
Enjoy the newsletter, and we look forward to being in touch again soon. |
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Steve Glagow
Orange Partner - Director |
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The Orange Partner website - a one-stop shop for all your commercial and technical needs
Have you seen the new areas that have been added to the Orange Partner website, to further enable you to produce successful products and solutions with Orange?
work with Orange
Here there's a new section with useful articles and reports on the mobile industry as a whole. Plus you can get an insight into the Orange strategies and our customers.
develop with Orange
Within the Orange virtual developer centre you can find information about Orange network technologies, interfaces, tools for development and testing plus guideline documents on how to develop with Orange.
You can also gain access to the Orange Partner download tool and test your products for Orange Compatibility.
Also find everything you need to know about standards & initiatives, SPV security and our software, operating system and device partners within the 'develop with Orange' section…>
technical support
As an Orange Partner member you can benefit from many levels of technical support. You can access peer-to-peer support services within the forums, or get up to speed on the latest discussion topics, or industry initiatives…
Also, take a look at the new technical articles & reports section >
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Mobile Web Initiative (MWI) – the latest from the Device Descriptions Working Group (DDWG) workshop
The MWI's workshop to discuss implementing a Device Description Repository (DDR) took place in Madrid, 12-13 July.
The controversial France Telecom Group R&D paper that was recently published on the proposed on the DDR, was presented to the MWI at the workshop.
The FTR&D paper outlines views on the challenges, opportunities and problems facing a DDR, and proposed a different solution to that of the MWI, which could be adopted by all the stakeholders in the value chain (handset manufacturers, operators, content adapters and profile vendors/keepers).
You can now download the paper and the accompanying presentation slides which provide you with a rationale behind the paper >
If you'd like to keep up to date on the latest from the Mobile Web Initiative, (launched by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and influence the performance and usability of the web on mobile phones, email us at developers@orange.com with 'MWI_enthusiast' in the subject line and your Orange Partner username in the email.
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Music: mobiles practice their scales – The first part of this special feature
Check out the latest 'hot topic' in our series of features on various areas of mobile multi-media.
Music is fast becoming a key component of operators' offerings. With the development of broadband networks and the appearance of music-dedicated handsets, mobiles are now competing directly with personal MP3 players.
Aware of this potential for attracting customers and developing usage (traffic, content), operators are moving into this sector, setting up joint sales strategies with record labels and handset manufacturers.
Despite ringtones still making up 98% of mobile music purchases in 2005, it is expected that this will slowly reduce and give way to full-track mobile music downloads (40% of turnover by 2011).
The mobile music universe is a complicated one: digital rights management (DRM), intermediaries and content aggregation are all major issues. Labels generally keep 45-50% of the cost of a song, operators 45% and service suppliers 5-10%.
Operators are extending their ranges to rich content: albums, live concerts or interviews. With double downloads (to mobile and to a PC) and the appearance of Music web portals, mobiles are getting closer to the world of the Internet.
Having already looked in depth at mobile games and TV, we now taker a closer look at mobile music; the usage so far, the mobile music industry, the key services on offer and the handsets…more >
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France Telecom Group ½ year results – read through the press release
The first half results have shown strong organic cash flow and France Telecom Group looks set to achieve its 2006 objectives
Our performance in the first half shows that our Group's transformation is moving ahead according to plan.
Didier Lombard, Chairman and CEO of France Telecom Group commented that…
"In an environment that remains highly volatile, we are deploying the strategy that will allow us to become Europe's operator of reference for new telecom services".
In June, the number of customers of Personal Communication Services reached 88.7 million and revenues totalled €13.429 (an increase of 22.3% on a historical basis).
Average usage per user (AUPU) was up 5.9%, driven by the growth in unlimited subscriptions, while revenues from "non-voice" services jumped 12.8%. The number of customers for mobile Broadband services (EDGE and UMTS network) rose sharply to 1.903 million compared with 182,000 last year.
Read through the full press release and learn more about the results of the personal, home and enterprise segments within the France Telecom Group countries worldwide >
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Orange & Nokia Learning Institute – a few places left
Free training for Symbian developers with two to three months of coding experience.
There are only a few places left on this free, two-day technical training course, so please register now to secure your place, or gain a place on our waiting list.
Combining both seminar and lab based work, professional trainers will help you enhance your knowledge in Symbian and the S60 platform over three days.
You can learn how to implement graphical Symbian OS applications and gain a good understanding and skills in Symbian OS and S60 UI business basics, the S60 GUI application framework, designing handheld UI, writing graphics views and defining application resources.
Completion of the course will provide you with the basic skills needed to develop S60 applications on top of Symbian OS.
Find out more and register now >
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Orange Partner Camp – registration opens Monday 14 August
Registration opens next week for Orange Partner Camp, 23-25 October 2006 in Cadiz, Spain
Our first Orange Partner Camp in Spain will be set in the beautiful beachside resort of Sancti Petri.
This will be our fifth Partner Camp, and by listening to your feedback, we've been able to improve your Camp time and time again. This year is no exception.
Bigger and better than ever before, the EMEA event will, once again, feature the Pow-Wows, the developer centre, and a programme packed with both technical and commercial sessions, and this time we'll be focusing on areas relating to 'convergence'.
At Partner Camp you'll be able to meet more representatives from France Telecom Group and Orange than ever before, plus you'll be able to compete in the Orange Partner Camp Contest for an opportunity to showcase your products and services to senior decision makers.
Plus, there'll be lots of new elements to the event and plenty of surprises to be unveiled in the coming weeks.
Guarantee your place by registering on Monday at www.orangepartnercamp.com
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The International Mobile Gaming Awards – games developers get involved!
Mobile games developers – get involved in the IMG Awards which encourage and reward the creativity of leading international studios as well as talented amateurs.
We're pleased to be sponsoring the International Mobile Gaming Awards once again. The awards challenge gaming studios, individual developers, students and researchers to come up with the most innovative concepts for tomorrow's games.
The entrants are judged by an international jury which selects the 20 most appealing, original and innovative ideas that are technically feasible.
A winner for each for the following categories is selected
• Grand Prix
• Most Innovative Game
• Best Interactive Experience
• Excellence in 3D
• Best Use of Connectivity
Find out more about the contest, the prizes and how to enter >
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CTIA Wireless (Los Angeles) – 12-14 September 2006
Visit our booth No: 1000 and meet with us face-to-face, grab some great goodies and win an Orange Smartphone.
CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment is an event that represents all technologies and platforms for wireless data, focusing on both the enterprise and entertainment sectors.
For enterprises the focus will be on incorporating wireless technologies into the enterprise and vertical business markets.
If you're involved in wireless entertainment, the event will look at everything from mobile content to digital cameras and interactive games.
For those of you who are attending, we look forward to seeing there…
Find out more >
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Symbian Smartphone Show (London) – 17-18 October 2006
The last chance to meet us before Partner Camp EMEA
This will be the last opportunity to meet with us face-to-face before Partner Camp in Autumn (details to follow soon).
In addition to the usual event elements, new to this year's show are the developer zone, developer training courses, developer seminar theatre for all attendees, a developer exhibition and demo area plus CEO Keynote Sessions - open to all attendees.
If you're attending, drop by our stand and meet with us – we'll be glad to see you!
Find out more >
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Are you reading off of the same page as your fellow newsletter subscribers?
The Orange Partner newsletter is the best way for our partners to regularly keep up with the latest market and technology developments from Orange and the mobile industry.
To help you keep up to date we've collated the top 5 stories and articles from the newsletter and website that were of interest to our members last month (compiled using clicks per page analysis).
• Devices, devices, devices - check out the devices by country page
• Download the MWI positioning paper: A Device Description Repository: An Integrated Operator's Perspective
• The promise of mobile games – final part
• Mobile TV in search of a business model – final part
• Java fragmentation – working together to find a solution
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