Zim SIM Mandatory Registration Deadline Extended
Telegeography The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has allowed the country’s mobile network operators extra time to register the personal details of their pre-paid subscribers, after an original deadline of 31 August passed Topics: telecom, telecommunications, Zimbabwe, pre-paid, SIM Card
Telmex Eyes Broadband Speed Boost to Retain Subscribers
Telegeography Mexican fixed line incumbent Telefonos de Mexico (Telmex) has revealed plans to quadruple broadband speeds in some of the country to up to 20Mbps, according to Bloomberg. Topics: Mexico, carrier, broadband, telecom
Icahn Continues To Invest Heavily In Motorola
MocoNews Carl Icahn is not being conservative about his opinion that Motorola (NYSE: MOT) will be a more valuable company once it has been split into two publicly held entities. Rather, the shareholder-activist billionaire, who has been investing in the handset-maker since 2007, has bet an additional $111 million into the company in just the [...]
Cyprus/France Segment of Alexandros Cable Lit
Telegeography Cyta has announced the commercial launch of the Cyprus-France segment of its new submarine cable subsystem Alexandros. The cable is the result of a strategic co-operation agreement between the Cypriot telco and Telecom Egypt (TE), under which Cyta participates on an ownership basis in ??’s submarine cable system TE NORTH (TEN), which connects Egypt [...]
CRTC Forces Large Operators to Match Retail-Wholesale Speeds
Telegeography The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has issued a ruling forcing large telecoms network operators to make their broadband internet access services available to alternative ISPs at speeds matching those offered to their own retail customers. Topics: FTTH, broadband, Bell Canada, DSL, Rogers, ISP, telephone, FTTB, telecommunications, telecom
Telstra Offers Increased HSPA+ Speeds to Business Customers
Telegeography Australian incumbent Telstra has announced that it aims to start offering peak theoretical download speeds of up to 42Mbps on its ‘NextG’ wireless network, the Australian reports. Topics: Australia, HSPA, CDMA, Telstra, carrier, telecom, Ericsson, wireless
Verizon Doubles Speed for DSL Offer
Telecompetitor Verizon has taken a lot of heat regarding for its DSL broadband offerings in non-FiOS territories. Some argue that Verizon is ignoring these territories and may even try to sell them off, leaving them to focus on FiOS and 4G LTE as their broadband horses. Topics: broadband, Verizon, DSL, telecom, FiOS
AOL Buys Rally Up As Part Of New Mobile Strategy
MocoNews AOL (NYSE: AOL) is buying Rally Up, a startup behind a social networking app for the iPhone and iPad that lets users share their locations with select friends. The app pitches itself as a social network for “people that actually should know your location,” such as family members and close friends. Topics: networking, iPad, [...]
Clearwire Confirms New ‘Pay As You Go’ Service Is Coming
MocoNews Clearwire (NSDQ: CLWR) will be unveiling a new “pay as you go” service on Monday in a webcast for media and industry analysts, according to a document filed with the SEC today. Clearwire initially announced the webcast on Wednesday to disclose a new customer segment, but stopped short of saying it had to do [...]
USA Today Starts ‘Radical’ Wireless Shakeup
MocoNews USA Today Publisher Dave Hunke is embarking on the biggest change in the Gannett flagship’s 28-year history as he shifts away from print and towards mobile. The newsroom is being restructured around content rings instead of its four traditional departments of news, money, life and sports. Topics: layoffs, telecom, USA, iPad
AT&T’s Future Depends on Mobile Data
Seeking Alpha The average revenue per user (ARPU) for AT&T’s mobile data (SMS, internet, games) is expected to increase over the coming years, while AT&T’s average revenue per user for mobile voice services is projected to decline gradually. Topics: telecom, SMS, telecommunications, AT&T
Broadband Tax, Tax, Tax!
FiberRevolution France has long been considered to be one of the places in the world where you could get the best value for money when it comes to broadband. It’s very likely that the summer of 2010 will mark a change in that respect. Topics: Google, broadband, telecom, DSL, FTTH, ADSL, government, France, E-Plus, regulation
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Sues Apple, Google & Nine Other Giants
MocoNews Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) Corp. co-founder Paul Allen is suing Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) and nine other companies indirectly through his firm Interval (NSDQ: IILG) Licensing alleging that the technology giants are violating patents developed at a lab in Silicon Valley that he financed more than a decade ago, reports the WSJ. The [...]
Mobile Content Providers To Pay $10 Million To Settle Class Action Suits
MocoNews A long-standing issue plaguing the mobile content industry has been fraudulent or deceptive billing practices that led to consumers demanding refunds for items appearing on their wireless bill. Today, a group of mobile content providers have agreed to settle a number of class action lawsuits that allege unauthorized charges for roughly $10 million. The [...]
Average Teen Sends/Receives 2,779 Text Messages Per Month
Telecompetitor African- and Hispanic-Americans talk and text the most, women talk on their cellphones more than men, teens, by far, text more than any other group, and residents of the South talk more on their cellphones than people in other regions of the US. All this according to yearly data… Topics: telecom
