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Ingram Micro Expands Partnership with Acer

by Helen Vince

Ingram Micro Mobility in France has added Acer smartphones to its portfolio. The distributor already offers Acer tablets.

Tags:Acer| Distributors| France| Ingram Micro| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 09

French Signage Continues to Perform

by Tom Allen

The French signage industry continued to show strong growth in the first two months of 2015, according to OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). The mood in the French market rose 17.29 …

Tags:Digital Signage| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| France| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Wiko Goes Dual-SIM For First Qualcomm Phone

by Tom Allen

French company Wiko has unveiled the Ridge 4G: a 5″ smartphone with dual SIM slots and – new for Wiko – a Qualcomm processor. The 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 processor is a quad-core device with …

Tags:Europe| France| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 08

10 Million French TVs Affected by MPEG-4

by Tom Allen

As many as 25% of older French TVs could be affected by the country’s switch from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4, says GfK. The firm estimates that about 10 million of the 40 million sets sold …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| MPEG 2| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Paris Metro Station Features LED

by Tom Allen

The La Défense metro station in Paris was fitted with new LED tiles from Barco at the end of last year. Located in the central hall, the 46 m² display uses 134 of Barco’s …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| France| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 22 - Issue 08

2014 Signage Trends Continue to 2015, Says OVAB

by Tom Allen

European digital signage trends from 2014 will continue into this year, says Ovab Europe, which runs the Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI). Last year entry-level signage was important to the industry in the …

Tags:Android| Beacons| Digital Signage| Digital Signage Data| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| Europe| France| Germany| Large Display Monitor| OPS| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Tech Data Adds MTT Rugged Phones

by Vanessa Browning

Tech Data Mobile Solutions in France is now distributing MTT rugged mobile phones.

Tags:France| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 06

700MHz Consultation Opened in France

by Tom Allen

The French regulator, Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA), has opened a public consultation on switching the 700MHz spectrum to services other than broadcast in urban areas. The CSA is seeking comments from all industry stakeholders. …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 05

JCDecaux Expands Airport Portfolio

by Tom Allen

JCDecaux Airports has taken on the contract to operate interior and exterior advertising displays at French airport Golfe de Saint-Tropez. All displays will be newly installed, including a large-format unit visible from the runway. However …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| France| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

DBCI Results Vary Across Europe

by Tom Allen

Mediterranean countries were added to OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) last year. Three of these were Italy, Spain and Portugal (the latter two measured together). Italy’s business sentiment was volatile last …

Tags:Digital Signage| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| DOOH| France| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Poland| Portugal| Russia| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 05

TVs Fall But Remain Popular French Screen

by Bob Raikes

France’s Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has said that, in the first half of 2014, the number of TV homes in the country was slightly down, for the first time ever. 96.7% of households …

Tags:Cable| France| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| TV Reception| Vol 22 - Issue 01

France’s ARCEP Reviews Frequency Bands

by Bob Raikes

ARCEP, the French communications regulator, is holding a two-month consultation on a review of spectrum for high-speed mobile systems. The consultation is examining the re-use of existing frequencies, with more efficient technologies, and the …

Tags:France| Mobile Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Vol 21 - Issue 50