Tech CopyWriters – useful links

The following list provides links to mainly ICT-related sites that we have found useful:

http://www.3gpp.org/ – standardisation organisations that have agreed to work collaboratively for the production of evolved third generation (3G) and beyond, mobile system specifications

http://www.apertio.com/ – independent provider for subscriber-centric networks for the telecommunications industry

http://www.cdg.org/ – international consortium of companies aiming to lead the adoption and evolution of 3G CDMA wireless systems

http://www.ectaportal.com/en/ – the European Competitive Telecommunications Association looks after the regulatory and commercial interests of new entrant telecoms operators, ISPs and suppliers of products and services to the communications industry

http://www.etsi.org/ – produces globally applicable standards for Information & Communications Technologies including fixed, mobile, radio, broadcast, internet (and others)

http://www.evua.org.uk/ – independent, non-profit, global ICT network user group for multinational companies

http://www.frontiersoftware.co.uk/ – specialists in payroll and human resource management software

http://www.gsmworld.com/ – global trade association representing over 700 GSM mobile phone operators across 218 countries

http://www.highrankings.com/ – provides free search engine optimisation information and search engine marketing tips

http://www.ibrow.com/ – web communications and development agency specialising in clean, sleek, data driven web development, based in Camden Town, London

http://www.itu.int/ – the United Nations agency for information and communication technologies

http://www.themda.org/ – the Mobile Data Association is a non-profit global association for vendors and users of mobile data

http://mmaglobal.com/ – the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) is a global association promoting growth of mobile marketing and associated technologies

http://www.m-e-f.org/ – global trade association for companies across the mobile entertainment value chain

http://www.motorola.com/ – comprehensive site detailing all Motorola technologies

http://www.online-publishers.org/ – the Online Publishers Association (OPA) is a not-for-profit trade organisation that produces research into online advertising and media consumption

http://seekingalpha.com/ – stock market opinion and stocks analysis providing interesting angles on communication technology developments

http://www.seomoz.org/ – a provider of consulting, internet marketing and search engine optimisation services whose site offers news, tips and highlights from the search marketing industry

http://www.sourcewire.com/ – service enabling journalists to request info from thousands of hi-tech companies in Europe and the US

http://www.techcrunch.com/ – a blog dedicated to profiling and reviewing new internet products and companies

http://www.techjourn.com/ – freelance technical writing and journalist services offered by Ian Chard

www.tetra-association.com/ – represents over 140 organisations from more than 35 countries who are involved in the development and or deployment of the global standard for professional mobile radio (PMR) communications known as TETRA

http://www.unrivalledconsulting.co.uk/ –sales process consultants for improving performance, increasing productivity and maximising organisations’ investment in staff, technology and operations

http://www.umts-forum.org/ – international body for promoting the global uptake of 3G mobile systems and services

http://www.w3.org/Mobile/ – W3C’s Mobile Web Initiative (W3C MWI) aims to make browsing the web from mobile devices a reality via a concerted effort of key players in the mobile production chain, including authoring tool vendors, content providers, handset manufacturers, browser vendors and mobile operators (W3C = World Wide Web Consortium