We were very impressed by the effort that TBWA put in to understanding our brand values before coming up with any creative work said Carphone Warehouse chief executive Charles Dunstone.

The new TBWA commercials for The Carphone Warehouse started airing last week and coincides with the run-up to its flotation.

The lab has worldwide responsibility for ensuring compatibility between Nokias 3G network equipment and other operators network equipment and terminals.

3G interoperability tests will be carried out for the core network and IP backbone network as well as for 3G radio access 3G compatible base stations and terminals.

The activity will give operators access to Nokia technology before it is fully commercially available.

Motorola has been licensed to integrated the application into its Mobile Internet Exchange communications platform. Ultimately people will be able to listen and respond to e-mail messages using a voice browser

Access to email is one of the most desired features identified by subscriber surveys. Collaborating with VoxSurf allows Motorola to bring a world class offering to its customers said Tony Kobrinetz general manager of Motorola Personal Networks Group.

As well as a WAP browser the Mars has T9 predictive text input and 10 ring tones including vibrate.

The Trium Mars is perfect to launch WAP on Pay As You Talk. It is one of the most impressive pre-pay WAP phones for value and functionality. This introduction ensures that WAP is even more accessible said Paul Donovan commercial MD of Vodafone UK.

He is American David McGlade who succeeds Peter Erskine who was recently appointed as head of BT Wireless in charge of all BTs mobile operations worldwide including BTCellnet in the UK.

McGlade (39) has worked at USA mobile operator Sprint PCS before being a co-founder of Colorado software company Pure Matrix providing platforms for mobile internet services. He was also the President and CEO of Catch TV a Silicon Valley web and interactive TV service provider to the cable industry and has worked for TCI (now part of AT&T) a leader in the US cable market.

David is ideally qualified to take over operational responsibility for BTCellnet in the UK said Erskine.

He has a strong pedigree in the cellular industry and more recently has worked in the heart of mobile Internet developments.

It is the perfect combination for us – an excellent manager of a leading edge mobile business and someone with the vision and experience to develop BTCellnets clear lead in mobile internet services in the UK Erskine added.

He told Mobile News:

The Group is absolutely not for sale not at any price. In 1999 profits were up 71 per cent to 14.3 million turnover was up 80 per cent to 596.1 million and sales this year are heading for 1 billion. Were fuelling growth from cash in hand with enormous and exciting plans on the cards.

Mobile Week the publication which carried the report printed an apology after being threatened with legal action over the story.

The High Speed Circuit Switch-ed Card will enable speeds of up to 28.8k three times the current GSM data speed.

Orange is so far the only network to have an HSCSD card available on the market.

Hugh Symons was one of the original three Orange distributors when the network launched in 1994.

We can provide expertise for

Oranges high-speed mobile office concept said Hugh Symons marketing and business development manager Gary Trudgett.

Geraldine Wilson the Vodafone executive who masterminded the distribution of pre-pay into non-specialist channels such as Woolworths Boots and Supermarkets has been appointed the new managing director of the Vizzavi UK.

She reports to Evan Newmark Vizzavi Europe CEO. Ex-On-Digital executive Guy Lawrence will run Vizzavi Europe marketing.

The service will initially be available to Vodafone customers via their PC digital or WAP mobile phone.

Vizzavi is the joint venture company between Vodafone and VivendiNET (Vivendi and Canal+) to build a new multi-access European portal.

The agreement was announced in May and recived European commission approval in July. Vizzavi already has a presence in France and will shortly be launching in Germany and Italy with further European expansion planned soon after.

Vizzavi intends to be one of Europes leading branded multi-access gateway to online communication content and commerce.

Vizzavi will bring customers the information they want from the internet to whatever device they have handy whenever and wherever they want it.

Initially it is expected that customers will be able to enjoy the benefits of Vizzavi through their PC a digital GSM handset or through a WAP enabled device and in the near future customers will also be able to access Vizzavi through an internet enabled TV.

Around 1000 WAP sites will be available through the WAP directory.

The site allows people anywhere in the world to send and receive user-generated news reports over their mobile phone. Visitors to www.quios.com can register as reporters or subscribers on the subject of their choice and then submit their news via Planet Quios web which broadcasts it as an SMS