Snapshot Edition 30

AMTA conference tells of the advantages of the mobile office The AMTA Annual Conference on September 20-21 in Sydney will hear how a real estate agent got a competitive jump over her rivals using 3G. With more than 3000 real estate agents across Sydney, competition for new listings is fierce. To gain the competitive edge, Dural First National was an early adopter of Loc3, the first location-based mobile data service for the real estate industry.

Mind your mobile manners It will be important for airlines to manage the introduction of inflight mobile phone calling to ensure that passengers can enjoy the benefits of their mobile phones, AMTA CEO Chris Althaus said. Business people being able to keep in touch via email and text messaging will be a big benefit when travelling, he said.

ACMA seeks comments for request for tender on Do Not Call Register The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released an exposure draft of the request for tender for the development and operation of a national Do Not Call Register.

AMTA members feature prominently in SpanCommsday awards Several members of AMTA were recognised by the Australian Communications Industry Forum’s SpanCommsday 2006 awards, held in Sydney last night.

Phones collected in Australia for recycling reach two million Results released today by AMTA show that the number of mobile phone batteries and handsets collected has increased by 16% in 2005/06 to a record number of more than 390,000 units. The total number collected since the program started in late 1998 now stands at 2.13 million

3G in Asia-Pacific building momentum Market migration to 3G in 2006 is predicted to be far higher than originally expected because of better handsets and improved services, according to global research firm Ovum

Mobiles Vietnam's #1 retail product Vietnam’s best selling retail product is the mobile phone, with increasing sales this year totalling almost $AU1150 million, up 40 percent from 2005.

U R Naughty - Go 2 Bed Almost two-thirds of parents who use text messaging believe it improves their communication with their children, according to a Cingular survey.