Landing Page www.zahnarzt.la Online

Since last night, the website of the Landshut-Altstadt dental practice has been online, initially as a landing-page version. Before the practice opens in August, further subpages, photos of the interior design and a blog section will be added. If you want to save a little time typing web addresses, you can also reach dentist Andrea von Fürstenberg’s practice website via www.Zahnarzt.LA. Dear Andrea, I wish you and your practice team every success!

Update

The final version of the website has been online since the beginning of August 2014.

Provider-Independent SIM Cards Already Possible in the Netherlands

If device manufacturers such as Samsung and Apple included SIM cards with their devices that were not tied to a specific provider, the mobile communications business could change fundamentally. The Dutch regulatory authority has opened up possibilities for this.

— Read more at http://www.golem.de/news/soft-sim-sim-karten-ohne-provider-bindung-kommen-1403-105168.html

Study Provides Insight into the Distribution and Behaviour of Fans on Social Media

WebXF analysed the Facebook fan pages and Twitter channels of seven major German brands. For the first time, the study provides transparency about the distribution and behaviour of fans and shows brand managers which options Facebook and Twitter actually offer for strategic brand communication.

— Read more https://www.adzine.de/2014/03/webxf-liefert-daten-zur-social-media-ausrichtung-von-marken-social-media-marketing/

Bitkom Calls for Rural Broadband Expansion to Be Financed with Spectrum Auction Proceeds

Bitkom is calling for proceeds from future spectrum auctions to be invested in network expansion, for example broadband rollout in rural areas. The full article is available on heise.de; see below. I found the following passage particularly interesting:

Following the liberalisation of the market, the federal government has received more than €60 billion from telecommunications providers through spectrum auctions.

That is quite a sum accumulated through GSM, UMTS, WiMAX and LTE auctions. And in 2016, the GSM frequencies are due to go under the hammer again. The finance minister is probably rubbing his hands already.

— Read more http://heise.de/-2085489

Packaging of the o2 Signal Box

Product Review: The o2 Signal Box S – 3G Reception Without an Existing 3G Network

Who hasn’t experienced it: no or poor mobile reception in an important place, such as at home or in the office. Often you have to go outside to make a call or stand with the phone pressed to your ear against a window. Incoming calls are also difficult to receive unless the phone is constantly kept in a spot with at least some reception.