NSN releases IPTV solution
Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) is putting the power of bringing advanced IPTV applications and services into carriers' hands with its latest television over Internet Protocol (IPTV) software release, reports TechWhack.
The Home Entertainment Release 3.0 will allow for full user interface customisation, flexible third-party application integration and powerful management tools and verification processing. Operators can differentiate their services and overcome the constraints of proprietary vendor development timelines that is typical in today's IPTV environment.
NSN adds that operators can also leverage a more open model, which allows for development by the operators' own staff, third-party developers or a more open vendor community.
Location-based services top $1.6bn
The worldwide market for location-based telecommunication services is expected to exceed $1.6 billion in 2008, as an increasing number of cellular and other wireless carriers provide customised services based on location-awareness of their end-users, states Market Watch.
According to a new market research study from Insight Research, location-based telecommunication services are most popular in European and Middle Eastern countries, where they provide wireless subscribers with tailored information based on their current physical location.
The study notes that location-based services are part of a worldwide push by carriers to create new IP-enabled services for consumers and business users.
iPhones get healthcare application
Merge Healthcare, a medical imaging solutions provider, has unveiled mobile technology that enables patients and healthcare professionals to view digital medical images such as CTs, MRIs and x-rays on Apple iPhones and iPod touches, says Market Watch.
Merge Mobile is a new technology intended to help health organisations and clinicians improve quality of care, reduce costs and improve responsiveness to patients.
Today, radiologists and physicians have access to patient medical images from computers connected to their practice management or picture archiving and communications systems.