Archive for October, 2009
Virgin Media Reveals 10.1% Quad-Play Penetration at end 3Q 2009
The company reported that it had seen a record number of mobile customer additions during the quarter – 88,000 in the three-month period compared to 78,300 in 3Q 2008 – bringing its total wireless subscriber base to 872,600, up 51% year-on-year.
Topics: telecom, wireless, broadband, Virgin Media
The Stimulus Channel
SmartGridNews.com, billed as “the Web’s most comprehensive source of stimulus news”, is said to be a one-stop resource for industry professionals and consumers for tracking stimulus money, analysis, news and tools.
Topics: Australia, spectrum, government, WiMax, Smart Grid, wireless, USA, HSPA, cellular
AT&T: Our network is fine, really, can you pretty please tell your readers that?
AT&T’s marketing machine is in damage control mode right now. Remember that post I wrote a few days ago about AT&T’s network sucking because the company didn’t configure it properly?
Topics: iPhone, HTC, wireless, Symbian, Verizon, 3G, Palm Pre, AT&T, SMS, Palm
VoIP Ringing Up Billions in Sales
Can you believe that VoIP-based telephony services brought in nearly $20.7 billion in revenues during the first six months of 2009? Incredible as it might sound, it is indeed true, according to data reported by market research firm Infonetics Research.
Topics: PBX, North America, telecom, Comcast, VoIP, PSTN, NTT, France
There is Only One Way Someone Can Beat Google at the Mapping Game Now
Think about it Nokia. You’ve been playing the open card a lot lately. First with Maemo, then with Symbian, now do the same thing with NAVTEQ. It’s the only way you’re going to beat Google at maps. They’ve got smarter people, more of them, and they stand the most to lose so they’re going to [...]
As Phones Get Smarter, Browsing Booms
Web browsing and Internet usage on mobile devices is booming, reports AdMob, a San Mateo, Calif.-based mobile advertising startup that tracks data across various mobile devices, applications and browsers.
Topics: smartphone, IPO, USA, Wi-Fi, handset, iPhone, Verizon, Android
PTA Revises MVNO Framework in a Bid to Increase Investment
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has revised and reissued its framework for mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) services in a bid to boost investment in the country’s telecoms sector.
Topics: telecoms, Pakistan, legislation, telecom, MVNO
EU to Germany: Open 2.6GHz to Fixed Wireless – Or Else
The European Commission this week filed a legal procedure against Germany for failing to allocate the 2500-2690 MHz radio frequency band for a wide range of radio services, including fixed wireless services.
Topics: USA, government, France, cellular, 4G, Europe, HSPA, spectrum, telecommunications, broadband
Co-working as Alternative to Wi-Fi Squatting
A Minneapolis entrepreneur suggested to Crema Cafe’s owner that she turn her shop into a co-working location–a place where people in unrelated, typically one-person businesses work together–one day a week.
Topics: wireless, Wi-Fi, WiMax, HSPA, telecom
Sprint Lays Out Smartphone Roadmap
Sprint’s David Owns provided some information about what the company will be doing later this year and next year with respect to its phones and services. Owens confirmed that both the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment will receive Android …
Topics: Sprint, smartphone, Android, Samsung, HTC
Verizon Not Worried About Network Strain from DROID
Arvin Singh, Verizon (NYSE: VZ)’s Illinois-Wisconsin director of data sales, is feeling pretty confident about their network handling Motorola droid demand.
Topics: 3G, wireless, AT&T, Verizon, BlackBerry, carrier, 4G, FCC, France, Orange
Back to Low Power, License-Exempt GSM in Europe?
I’m at eComm in Amsterdam – and currently listening to a very interesting presentation from James Body (historically with Truphone but wearing a different hat today). A few years ago, I wrote about the UK’s low-power GSM auctions, and the subsequent slow-burn deployment of various GSM picocell-based services from companies like Teleware. It’s never really [...]
azabutel.com Azabu Tel Offers Free International Calls from Japan
Its been a while since we found a new access number based free international call VOIP service provider. India LD has launched a new access number based service in Japan which lets you make free…
Topics: India, GPS, telecommunications, VoIP, International calls, telecom
iPhone 3GS vs. Droid: How Do They Really Stack Up?
Our friends at BillShrink, who developed an interactive tool that lets you compare handsets and pick the best phone-plan combination, crunched the data on some of the newer smartphones and compared them with the current champion, the iPhone 3Gs.
Topics: iPhone, handset, smartphone, Palm, Motorola, 3G, Palm Pre
Recovery Priming Carrier M&A, CEOs Say
Now that the economy is regaining its footing, mergers and acquisitions in the service provider space should heat up, two carrier CEOs said this week.
Topics: merger, Global Crossing, carrier
