Archive for September, 2009
YouGov Survey: Mobile VoIP Applications Important to Mobile Phone Users
TMCnet News
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Topics: United States, VoIP, telecom, mobile VoIP
Sprint & Verizon All Quiet on 3G Femto Front
Unstrung
After AT&T’s soft launch, there’s not much 3G femto chatter from the other two major wireless carriers
Topics: 3G, carrier, launch, Sprint, Verizon, wireless
Mobile social networking takes off: The Fierce 15 from 2008
Fierce Wireless News
In our sixth (and final) installment of our series looking back at the past winners of the Fierce 15 award, we arrive at the not-so-distant year of 2008. In each of FierceWireless’ retrospectives of years past, a few key technology or market trends emerged.
Topics: networking, wireless
Mobile Interactive Group Sees Revenue Increase
Mobile Tech Today
Mobile Interactive Group (MIG), the UK’s leading integrated mobile and digital communications group continues to experience exceptional growth, bucking the trend in today’s tough economic climate.
Topics: launch, Orange, wireless
Why Australia’s Pirate Party won’t get elected
ZDNet, Australia
At long last, Australia is to have its own official outpost of the Pirate Party, a controversial political group that has been wreaking havoc in Europe’s parliaments for some years now.
Topics: attack, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Australian Greens, China, countries, Europe, exploit, government, House of Representatives, iiNet, Intel, Internet filtering, iPhone, Kevin Rudd, [...]
Virgin Mobile offers Aussies free beer
ZDNet, Australia
Oh Virgin Mobile, you know us too well.
Topics: 3G, Australia, Internode, Optus, SMS, software, Sydney, Telstra, Virgin Mobile
Foxtel tackles telcos on movies
The Australian
FOXTEL’S CEO is challenging telecommunications companies to drop internet download limits for subscribers downloading movies.
Topics: Australia, Foxtel, telecom, telecommunications, The Australian
US internet dominance to end
The Australian
AMERICA’S decade-long control of the internet will end today as the management of the web is effectively privatised.
Topics: Australia, telecom, The Australian
Shareholders come first: Telstra
The Australian
TELSTRA chief David Thodey moved to reassure shareholders yesterday that their interests were his priority as separation discussions moved into full gear with the federal government.
Topics: Australia, David Thodey, government, telecom, Telstra, The Australian
Legalities Could Delay MTN-Bharti Deal
TMC.Net
MTN and Bharti Airtel could, once again, extend the self-imposed deadline that expires tomorrow to create the world’s third-largest telecoms giant as political temperatures rise with both SA and India scrambling to protect national interests .
Topics: Bharti, India, MTN, countries, telecom, telecoms
Starent Networks is in Growth Mode
TMC.Net
Starent Networks Inc., a fast-growing maker of gear used by wireless carriers to offer enhanced voice and data services, has agreed to more than double its space at Ames Pond Corporate Center.
Topics: wireless, VoIP, countries, China, India, telecom
asiawatch: Unicom Preps iphone Launch
Light Reading
China Unicom Ltd. (NYSE: CHU) has had a busy start to the week with news of its impending iPhone launch and a share buyback, while there’s 3G and revenue projection news from Thailand, expectations of lower mobile prices in South Korea, and a significant IPTV deal in Taiwan.
Topics: iPhone, shopping, Hong Kong, United [...]
More Signs of Good Times for Broadband, Cellular
Gartner yesterday released a study that suggests 20 percent of worldwide residents will have broadband access by the end of the year. That’s one out of every five households from Antarctica to American Samoa, from Iceland to Uzbekistan. The raw number…
Topics: broadband, cellular
Palm Profile Server Crash Miffs Palm Pre Owners Post-Upgrade
Unfortunately, Palm (NSDQ: PALM)’s all-powerful Palm Profile server took a nose dive last night, causing many Palm Pre owners to wake up to a completely blank-slated smartphone.
Topics: wireless, smartphone, WebOS, Palm, server, handset, Windows Mobile, Palm Pre
Verizon Signs Borders for Free Wi-Fi
Correct me if I’m wrong, but this is weird: Verizon replaces T-Mobile as the Wi-Fi provider at Borders stores, with free service launching at 500 stores by mid-October. Barnes & Noble, Borders closest competitor, uses AT&T as its Wi-Fi provider.
Topics: wireless, FiOS, iPhone, DSL, Wi-Fi, software, WiMax, cellular, Verizon, AT&T
Verizon Hub is Discontinued
Looks like Verizon has pulled the plug on the HUB, their VoIP product. Strike two for them, as they also pretty killed off Voice Wing too.
Topics: VoIP, Verizon
UK iPhone price war expected as Apple signs up Vodafone
Now that Vodafone has got the iPhone a price war is expected in the UK. This latest move makes it more than likely that all the UK mobile operators will be offering the device by next year, and probably pre-empts a price war over the iPhone.
Topics: telecoms, Vodafone, 3G, telecom, mobile operators, iPhone, Apple, Orange
Why Vodafone Is a Buy
I am looking at Vodafone (VOD) and I like what I see. Earnings have grown at an annualized rate of 21.8% while dividends have grown at 20.45% during the 1999 to 2009 period. Net debt divided by net debt plus equity is 29.75% which is within my 30% extra due care required threshold.
Topics: Seeking Alpha, [...]
Vimpelcom Repurchases Unitel Stake
Vimpelcom has completed the repurchase of a 33.3% stake in Freevale Enterprises Inc, a holding company owning 21% of Uzbekistan-based cellco Unitel, for USD57.5 million, giving the Russian cellular group 100% ownership of its Uzbeki subsidiary once again.
Topics: Russia, wireless, telecom, cellular, government
Vodafone Signs Amway
Telecommunications Review
In a media statement, Vodafone director of sales Grant Hopkins says the deal will see Vodafone handsets and services being promoted through Amway’s network of independent business owners in New Zealand.
Topics: New Zealand, New Zealand Telecom, telecom, telecommunications, Vodafone
