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• Paging FAQ
• Technological Trends in Wireless Telecommunications
• American Association of Paging Carriers
• Brad Dye's views on the paging industry.
• Refreq.com - the wireless source by Brad Dye.
• Wireless Week
• Wireless Messaging Association - a trade organization.

Interesting News

• Phones lose millions of text messages
  Millions of short text messages sent between mobile phones in the United States are lost every month, and the chance of two parties connecting depends on which networks they use, a study released Wednesday says.

  Internet performance measurement company Keynote Systems Inc. says in its study that 7.5 percent of all short text messages sent between wireless telephone companies are lost.

  The increasingly popular service known as SMS (Short Message Service) allows mobile phone users to send brief messages instantaneously to their friends and family. It typically costs 10 cents to send a message and pennies to nothing to receive one.
  http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/ptech/01/15/telecoms.keynote.reut/index.html

February 4, 2002

• SMS Unreliable as Notification Mechanism
  Short Message Service (SMS) as a notification mechanism should be looked upon by enterprises as a convenience, not as a high-reliability interaction mechanism, says Meta Group analyst Jack Gold.
  http://click.mbusinessdaily.email-publisher.com/maaagRJaaQ6HOa9IikKb/

June 12, 2001

• Ericsson Confirms Filing Patents But Denies Developing Antiradiation Devices
  Ericsson confirmed that it filed patents for products that reduce radio waves in its handsets but says that it is not developing any such products and maintains its view that there is no link between handsets and health problems. In response to earlier press reports that the company had filed the patents and may thus be backing down on its position about the risks to health from mobile phone use, Ericsson spokesman Mikael Westmark says there are no such products being developed and also that the company is not doing any research in this field.
  http://www.mbizcentral.com/story/news/MBZ20010611S0007

• Major Mobile Phone Makers Patenting Antiradiation Devices
  The world's largest mobile telephone manufacturers have been patenting devices to reduce the risk of brain tumors among users while rejecting claims of any health hazards, reports The Times of London. Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola have obtained patents on new components to shield users from radiation emissions from the handsets, says the Times. The patents show that the manufacturers have been working on radiation-reducing components for at least eight years. The companies maintain that there is no contradiction between their public stance and the existence of the patents.
  http://www.mbizcentral.com/story/news/MBZ20010611S0006

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