The Mobile Carriers Forum (MCF) has today welcomed the NSW Government’s announcement that it is taking a lead on reforming its planning laws to respond to skyrocketing demand for new mobile telecommunications infrastructure and services.

As the Australian Government contemplates a data retention regime, lessons from Europe are very relevant. The European Data Retention Directive was written to ensure that telecom providers would retain certain data, to be made available to the police for the purpose of crime detection, investigation and prosecution.

US Federal officials are beginning work on a comprehensive inventory of the nation's radio spectrum in hopes of finding more capacity for wireless high-speed Internet connections.

Adoption of mobile commerce in Europe remains low, according to new research from Forrester Research based on a survey of more than 14,000 European online adults.

The number of mobile connections worldwide reached five billion in the first week of July, according to research from The Mobile World. Q1 2010 saw net additions of 168m, taking the total to 4.82 billion, and the Q2 gain is likely to have surpassed this figure, with China and India adding 50m in April and May alone.

A new Finnish regulation that makes access to broadband services a basic right for the entire population came into force on Thursday.

The use of name based phone books in mobile phones has resulted in a sharp drop in the number of people who can dial a friend by recalling their phone number. A survey by phone backup service, CPP found that 47% of surveyed UK adults don't know their partners mobile number off by heart.

Procedures Consult Mobile allows clinicians to learn and review important procedural skills at the most 'teachable moment', furthering their education and training while simultaneously increasing patient safety and reducing adverse medical events.