Disqus
Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) initiative got new members. Founded by companies like China Mobile, KPN Mobile NV, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and Vodafone, the group’s goal is to create a virtuous cycle of investment, innovation, and adoption of mobile broadband services with competitive price-performance ratios.
New members include Alltel Corporation, AT&T, SK Telecom, Telecom Italia, and Telefonica SA as new members, Airvana Inc., Huawei, LG Electronics, NEC, Samsung, Starent Networks, and ZTE USA as sponsors, and the University of Surrey as an advisor.
Still, where’s Nokia? Sony Ericsson? Motorola? Anyway, it’s good to know that things are moving. Just, it would be nice to finally have a single standard for mobile communications. 
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
