Cell Broadcast Forum 

The Cell Broadcast Forum is a new body set up by more than 60 mobile operators, content providers and vendors. 

The body has had an interim board appointed, consisting of representatives from Siemens, Telefonica Moviles, CMG Telecoms and Sila Communications. 

The Forum will attempt to kickstart the market for location services, according to Simon Buckingham, Mobile Lifestreams chief executive. 

Cell broadcast technology enables messages to be transmitted to all handsets inside a preset area.