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 November 2005 |
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Welcome to the Orange Partner newsletter.
This month's edition is packed with much information for those of you involved in software / mobile development and business development alike.
Get the very latest 'hot off the press' information about our latest Signature devices, the France Telecom Group quarterly results including the growth segments, the launch of the new 'Orange Partner download' development tool, and details of what happened at Orange Code Camp - Opio.
Developers – be the first to use the download tool to test your solutions, find out about how we can help you to carry out industry standard testing and check out the latest trends in networks and handsets.
Business development members – What do the figures say about the transition between 2G to 3G and what are the revenues being generated? Plus find out more about the Orange markets and segments to focus on.
Also, next month we'll be holding virtual seminars on two of the most popular sessions from Orange Code Camp, (GSM data abroad, what you need to know and Introduction to Orange operators in emerging markets). |
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Steve Glagow
Orange Partner - Director |
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New Signature devices - the launch of SPV 600 and M3000
Europe's first Microsoft® Windows Mobile™ 5.0 Smartphone and a new Windows Mobile 5.0 PDA.
Orange has extended its Signature devices for business with the launch of the C600 and M3000 which support high speed data access by using EDGE technology.
The launch of the C600 and M3000 give us the widest range of mobile devices based on the Microsoft® operating system.
Quad-band compatibility ensures global network coverage, making both devices ideally suited for business travellers.
In addition, both devices have built-in email and real time syncing with Microsoft Outlook™ giving business customers immediate access to their diary, contacts and emails enabling tem to manage their time and work productively wherever they are.
Plus, Windows Mobile 5.0 ensures the closest experience to the desktop version of Microsoft Office on a mobile device.
The full device specifications will be available soon in our website. In the meantime, read through the full press release for more details >
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France Telecom Group quarterly results, revenues up by 3.8% - find out the growth segments
Against a backdrop of accelerated technological changes there's been an improvement in the Group's competitive position and an even better time for you to continue to work with us!
It's been another good quarter for the France Telecom Group, with some key growth in the personal (mobile communications) segment across the France Telecom Group footprint, with revenues rising by 6.7% in the third quarter.
Growth in the Orange Group customer base has also picked up pace bringing the total to 57.9 million at September 30 2005.
Strong customer gains were made in Poland, Romania and Egypt, and the acquisition of Spanish mobile operator Amena is on track to complete this month (November) adding more than 10 million new customers to the personal (mobile communications) segment.
3G and EDGE mobile broadband customers across the Orange footprint have doubled to 643,000 with Orange France having 424, 000 customers and Orange UK 158,000 remaining on target for 1.5m 3G customers by the end of 2006.
In the UK there are currently 10 devices supporting 3G services, and the trend of 2G to 3G migration is becoming increasingly encouraging. Plus Orange has the broadest integrated 2G/3G network in the UK covering over 70% of the population.
Find out more (by segments and countries within the France Telecom Group footprint) >
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Launch of the Orange Partner download tool – test mobile applications in real-time
The download tool allows you to download your mobile applications directly on your handsets with the same experience our customers would get.
The download tool is easy to use – you don't need a server, you won't have cache problems, and you won't have problems with configurations like mime-type.
You can use the tool from today.
Simply add your mobile numbers and upload your application to the tool, then download it from our WAP site to your handset.
You can test your Symbian, Java or Windows Mobile application from the user experience point of view, covering all aspects from download time to handset functionality - essential information that can only be achieved through testing in this manner.
Find out more and use the tool >
If you're not a member or premium member of the programme find out more about become one now >
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Industry standard testing – test your solutions against industry standards
Designed to help you prepare your application for submission to Orange
Orange Partner has teamed up with NSTL (National Software Testing Labs) to provide you with a tool to test your applications and solutions against Industry Standards, helping to make the process potentially easier and cheaper for Orange Partner premium members.
The tool allows you to submit your applications for Java Verified, Mobile2Market, Palm Powered Mobile World or Symbian Signed certification.
Additionally NSTL testing is carried out using Orange handsets. This testing contributes towards part of your Orange compatibility testing, helping to speed up the process of getting your product into the Orange internal product catalogue.
To take full advantage you must be a premium member of the Orange Partner programme.
To find out more – click here >
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The Code Camp Contest – find out who glided away on the Segway
The competition was fierce, the submissions were plenty, the quality was high, a decision was finally made, and the winner was announced!
The Code Camp Contest at Opio - which ran during the event - drew the fiercest competition yet and had a record number of entries.
Developers were encouraged to code and complete projects during the event itself. The shortlist all met the criteria necessary to be considered for commercialisation by Orange, and it was (as always) difficult to choose the best entries.
Congratulations to Sudoku from Astraware who glided away on the Segway Human Transporter.
Capitalising on the recent popularity of Sudoku games, Astraware's mobile game is suitable for players of all abilities and features include 6 levels of difficulty.
Take a look at the winners' of the other four categories and find out more about their products >
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Handsets for emerging markets - a new trend of low-cost models
Find out about what is being done in emerging markets to increase the uptake of mobile phones.
As the Media Lab Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) looks at the feasibility of a laptop computer costing no more than US$100 (€82) and destined for emerging countries, mobile phone makers are under pressure too, notably from the GSM Association, to see how they could make cheaper models.
Identified as the principle fact of holding back mobile uptake in emerging markets, the cost of the phone is the focus of an initiative in 2004, by the GSM Association. In the first phase of this project, a handset specification and tender was sent to manufacturers inviting them to produce an "Ultra Low-Cost Handset" at less than $40 (€33).
In addition to a few cellphone recycling specialists, 18 manufacturers responded with bids.
Find out who won the bid, the handsets that are being produced, and the breakdown of customers in emerging markets, plus what the second phase of the initiative will be.
Read the full article (premium members only) >
If you're not a member or premium member of the programme find out more about become one now >
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3G Evolution – which regions have the highest growth?
Find out where the areas of growth are by region (Asia and Europe) and by Standard
With 1.56 million new customers recruited in August, the W-CDMA base reached 31.2 million, almost twice as big as that of the rival standard CDMA2000 1xEV-DO.
The majority of these net sales were in Japan: 1.1 million or 70% of all new customers worldwide. DoCoMo took the lion's share thanks to the success of its 901iS and 701iS phones released in June and July and a reduction in prices of its old 901 and 701i ranges.
The Italian market reconfirms its title of the world's no.3 market, with more than 6.2 million customers.
Read the full article (premium members only) >
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Handsets – find out the global number of sales by vendor and technology
Strategy Analytics reports that the second quarter of 2005 saw an acceleration in handset sales with operators buying 185 million units from manufacturers (+16% year-on-year, + 10% compared to Q1 2005).
Sales were driven by increasing demand in emerging markets, notably South America where migration from TDMA networks to GSM has boosted sales of GSM models (+31% in one year).
Read the full article (premium members only) >
If you're not a member or premium member of the programme find out more about become one now >
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Mobile multi-media – the weight of mobile data
Learn about the growth of mobile multi-media and look at the trends.
Figures released by operators and compiled by CSFB and Orangebadim show that in Q2 2005 data services brought in just over 17% of total mobile service sales in Europe (+3 points YoY).
Little by little, the weight of SMS is declining in operators' data revenues, as a result of pressure on prices and the takeoff of other services. Even so, the absolute SMS revenues of operators continue to rise.
This decline is not due to substitution of SMS by MMS, but to the rise of downloading services (games, videos, ringtones, etc.) and browsing (portals) both of which are now being actively promoted by operators.
Read the full article (premium members only) >
If you're not a member or premium member of the programme find out more about become one now >
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Virtual Seminar: 07 December – GSM data roaming, what you need to know
By Martin Wrigley, Head of Partners Technology – Orange
Ever wondered how data is routed, what users see when they use data services whilst roaming, and how this may impact your application or site design?
Learn about how can you access Orange World and what versions you see where, how a user will have to navigate to get to your site when they are in a foreign country, and why it works the way it does.
Also find out how you can test your application or service, and how it will work for other Orange territories.
Orange Partner members find and more and register now >
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Virtual Seminar: 08 December – Introduction to Orange operators in emerging markets
By Charlotte Dunsterville, Product Marketing Manager – Orange
How much do you know about countries outside Europe in which Orange is also present?
Did you know that these operations are growing extremely fast in terms of customer numbers and services offered?
Understand where Orange operates globally, what these networks already offer their customers and the potential in these exciting markets.
Orange Partner members find and more and register now >
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Orange Code Camp Opio – a jamboree of development and networking
Over 450 attendees came together at Opio to create the biggest Code Camp so far – and one of the busiest partner bashes of the year!
Representatives from Orange, our Sponsors, the Operating Systems and manufacturers, mobile application creators, games publishers and content providers all came together for three days in France.
The days were packed with over 100 sessions, on a range of subjects within both commercial and technical themes. These were aimed at providing partners with all the information and technical tools required to develop and commercialise solutions with Orange.
Read through the sessions summaries and download the presentations >
Some of the sessions were so popular, so we've decided to create a virtual seminar on them, available to those of you who could not join us in Opio – find out more >
Demos, informal talks, speaker chats, 'show us your products' sessions (where attendees showcased their products to members of the Orange Partner team) coding and development, and much much more took place in the Developer Centre.
The popularity of the 'Show Us Your Products' sessions was yet again immense... we saw some great products, discussed ideas in detail, matched our requirements with attendees' solutions, and provided lots of feedback on what we saw.
The evenings were a great opportunity for networking and the nights came alive with some great parties.
Check out the Code Camp web pages and re-live the entire experience >
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