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Second leg of Australia’s 4G digital auction ramped up
Media and telecommunications companies will be forced to make more efficient use of the limited spectrum available to service the rapid growth in data-hungry devices such as smart phones as the federal government prepares for the launch of the second leg of its digital spectrum auction. After announcing last week that it had a identified... »
France Telecom and TDC to merge Swiss units
The consolidation of Europe’s mobile telecommunications sector accelerated on Wednesday with the merger of the Swiss operations of France Télécom and Denmark’s TDC. The combination of France Telecom’s Orange and Sunrise, owned by TDC of Denmark – Switzerland’s second and third biggest mobile groups, respectively – is designed to create a stronger competitor to Swisscom,... »
EU ready for wireless broadband on GSM frequencies
The path has been cleared today for a new generation of mobile services in Europe with the publication in the EU’s Official Journal of new measures that allow 3G phones to use GSM frequencies. This follows the European Parliament and Council of Ministers’ agreement, in July (IP/09/1192), to modernise European legislation – the GSM... »
Germany’s Mobile Telecom Market Has Enormous Potential
The German mobile telecommunications services market declined to EUR 4.8 billion in revenues in Q1 2009, down 0.5 percent compared to the same period last year and down 3.7 percent from Q4 2008, according to independent market research firm Telecompaper. The increase in non-voice (messaging and data) revenues of EUR 141 million in the... »
Number of new global mobile subscribers drops 15%
The most recent snapshot of the global telecoms industry has dialled up some bad numbers for managers at Vodafone and other mobile phone operators. Figures compiled by Informa Telecoms & Media, a London-based telecoms industry consultancy, show that the number of net new mobile phone subscribers in the world fell sharply in the fourth... »
Mobile telecoms: Sharing the load
A flurry of deals suggests that mobile networks may become a shared utility Will mobile-phone networks become a utility of sorts, shared by mobile operators and run by the firms that make telecoms gear? Until recently such a question would have seemed otherworldly. But after a series of deals it no longer seems so far-fetched.... »
Nigeria claims top spot in African mobile market
Nigeria, recording more than 61 million subscribers, has surpassed South Africa as the largest mobile telecommunications market in Africa, according to a report from Pyramid Research. South Africa, with a population of 45 million, has been Africa’s largest mobile service market, with 42.4 million subscribers in 2007, expected to rise to 48.5 million by 2010,... »
China’s 3G Network Provides Bright Spot Amid Global Slump
Recessions in many nations of the world may be depressing stock markets and other economic activity, but the build out of China’s 3G (third generation mobile telecommunications) network is providing a boost to some chip makers. China, which boasts more mobile phone users than anywhere, made building out its 3G network a priority alongside the... »
Mobile providers scramble for turf in Africa
As the battle for control of regional markets intensifies, African mobile service providers are now scrambling to offer roaming services in neighboring countries as well as Asia and the Middle East. Pan-African mobile service providers such as Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) and Zain are scrambling to service markets in the region and beyond at reduced... »
Downturn and upheaval in mobile world
The world’s mobile telecommunications industry will gather here this week hoping to find ways to outwit the economic downturn, powerful new rivals and software developers threatening to steal their thunder. Mobile World Congress, the phone industry’s biggest annual gathering, comes on the heels of a season of miserable 2008 results dominated by lowered profit outlooks,... »
Telecom industry faces moment of truth
The world’s mobile telecom industry will gather in the Spanish city of Barcelona next week, hoping to find ways to outwit the downturn, powerful new rivals and software developers threatening to steal their thunder. Mobile World Congress, the phone industry’s biggest annual gathering, comes on the heels of a season of miserable 2008 results reports... »
Dopplr Lets You Save a Lot of Money On Your Roaming Bills
Dopplr, the popular service which lets you manage your trips and make them more effective, just signed a partnership with Pat Phelan’s MaxRoam in order to provide their users, through their online shop, a “no boundaries” SIM card that can be used while traveling. The Dopplr Travel SIM lets users access the very cheap rates... »
China Mobile named the most valuable telecom brand
China Mobile was named the most valuable telecom brand, worth $30.8 billion, in a recent report. According to The World’s Most Valuable Mobile Telecoms Brands 2008, released by UK brand consulting company Intangible Business, China Mobile is the world’s biggest mobile telecoms operator with 400 million subscribers and 20 percent annual revenue growth. Its income... »
In Cuba, Cellphone Calls Go Unanswered
Tatiana González stood transfixed before the glass display case watching a single cellphone spin around and around on a carousel at the government-run store. It was a Nokia 1112, a simple, boxy gray workhorse of mobile telecommunications technology — and González was in love. She coveted that phone. She confessed she had dreamed of that... »
India Raises Spectrum Fees
India expects to earn 40-50 billion rupees ($840 million to $1 billion) in revenues annually from a higher spectrum fee to be levied on mobile telecoms firms, Telecom Minister A. Raja said on Friday. Related Topics: 2008, India, LEC, Mobile, mobile telecom, spectrum, telecom, Telecoms, wireless »