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Conference News would offer a convenient and simple user experience for customers in any circumstances as the existing SIM,” commented Mari-Noelle Jego-Laveissière, EVP Innovation at Orange. “This solution should also ensure a high secure environment to protect customers’ privacy.” “Having pioneered embedded SIMs with Sony’s PSP Vita and the Amazon Kindle, Vodafone is fully engaged in developing a single joint standard. Embedded SIMs can give consumers new ways to connect to Vodafone’s fast and reliable networks. It is important that the telecoms industry works together to offer a consistent customer experience across the globe,” said Patrick Chomet, Group Terminals Director, Vodafone Group. Single Digital Market for Europe to Improve mHealth Integration Following a meeting of European Union Member State ambassadors, it announced its support of regulatory reforms to create a digital single market for Europe. The European Commission has described its proposal for a single digital European market. “Europe is still a patchwork of national online markets, and Europeans are prevented by solvable problems from enjoying the benefits of a digital single market. Commercial and cultural content and services need to flow across borders; this should be achieved by eliminating regulatory barriers and facilitating electronic payments and invoicing, dispute resolution and customer trust. More can and must be done under the current regulatory framework to weave a single market in the telecoms sector.” Anne Bouverot, Director General, GSMA, commented; “The GSMA fully supports the efforts to establish a European Digital Single Market and is committed to help realising this goal in the near future. While we believe that the reduction in scope of the Connected Continent proposals to net neutrality and roaming represents a missed opportunity, the immediate priority is for these proposals to reach a positive conclusion This could be your ad so that we can start the process of creating a truly Digital Single Market that will benefit Europe’s citizens and businesses. “A single market for Europe will accelerate innovation in mobile services, boost investment in mobile networks and deliver significant economic and social benefits. To kick-start this transformation and maintain its momentum, progressive, ongoing changes to Europe’s policy and regulatory environment are required.” Within such a framework, the priorities for reform should be to: »» Maximise incentives for investment in new network capacity and technologies; »» Ensure that service platforms are open and interoperable; »» Reduce excessive regulation, focusing instead on ensuring effective competition; and »» Reform spectrum policies to ensure greater regulatory certainty and supporting harmonisation for mobile broadband deployment. n How healthy is your workforce? 40% off for all new advertisers Contact [email protected] for more information dacadoo measures the health and wellbeing of your workforce in real-time. www.dacadoo.com The Journal of mHealth 23