Mobilkom Austria to offer GPRS roaming
Mobilkom Austria, the mobile subsidiary of Telekom Austria AG announced that starting in February, GPRS Roaming will be offered to all its customers. That means the service, which provides a mobile internet connection beyond national borders, will be available to all GPRS customers of A1, VIPnet (Croatia), Si.mobil (Slovenia) and mobilkom in Liechtenstein.
Mobilkom Austria was the first mobile communications provider in Austria to launch a commercial GPRS network with countrywide coverage in August 2000. It has about 35,000 GPRS customers. Mobilkom Austria is already carrying out GPRS roaming tests together with its strategic partner Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM). The aim is to provide access to WAP, the web and the company's own intranet for all roaming customers.
European Parliament approves .eu domain
The European Parliament has approved the new internet address extension of ‘.eu.’
The new top level domain will benefit businesses and all people living in the EU, parliament said in a statement adding that it also provides for a clear identifiable bond with the EU, its legal framework and the European market. The decision comes as ministers from 15 EU countries in charge of telecoms, science and technology meet in Vitoria in northern Spain. The meeting is looking at better ways to co-ordinate technology and internet use within the EU. Among those addressing the ministers behind closed doors was Vivendi's managing director Eric Licoys and the president of the Spain's Telefonica, Cesar Alierta.
