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Haiti quake severely strains telecom services
Telecommunications providers in Haiti will continue through the weekend to try to accommodate the enormous demand for phone and broadband services as they struggle to overcome massive damage to the island’s infrastructure from Tuesday’s 7.0 earthquake. “The logistics and the security situation are really bad,” says Paul Margie, U.S. representative for international relief organization Télécoms... »
US, Pakistan Further Expand Bilateral Cooperation in IT Field
The U.S and Pakistani officials agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and evolving a cooperation program for deploying socially relevant services using mobile phones and other IT platforms. This was agreed during the meeting of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke Special Representative of US for Afghanistan and Pakistan and... »
iPhone Shaping Up AT&T’s 2010 Plans
Trefis submits: Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone has been exclusively distributed by AT&T (T) since its 2007 launch. Despite the significant subsidy costs borne by AT&T for offering the iPhone, widespread usage of the phone has boosted AT&T’s data revenues and helped it to gain subscribers. For 2010, AT&T’s plans seem to be inspired by this... »
How Google Ranks Tweets: I Disagree
Today I came accross an interesting interview to Amit Singhal from Google, lead developer of Google’s real-time search. He explained how a “tweet” is ranked by Google and why a uses has a higher reputation than another user. Amit’s analysis is pretty clear: the approach used by Google is very similar to the one used... »
Views of the public sought on Australian wireless spectrum
A crucial piece of wireless spectrum needed to advance the nation’s mobile broadband services could soon be added to the government’s “digital dividend” auction block after the communications watchdog put out a public call for how the spectrum band should be best used. After the government’s announcement last week that it would auction off a... »
Google Nexus One: Better Value Than Droid, iPhone
Online bill comparison engine BillShrink has once again decided to compare the total cost of ownership across hot smartphones, and now has found that the recently launched Google Inc. Nexus One running on T-Mobile USA will cost a user less, in the end, than either the Motorola Droid or the …(69 words) Related Topics: Google,... »
Google Nexus One: Better Value Than Droid, iPhone
Online bill comparison engine BillShrink has once again decided to compare the total cost of ownership across hot smartphones, and now has found that the recently launched Google Inc. Nexus One running on T-Mobile USA will cost a user less, in the end, than either the Motorola Droid or the …(69 words) ... »
Australia goes wild for wireless internet
Use of wireless broadband services mushroomed during the past year to reach more than two million subscribers, driven by the popularity of wireless modems and mobile devices such as the iPhone. The Australian Communications and Media Authority’s communications report, released yesterday, revealed the use of wireless broadband services jumped 162 per cent in 2008-09, while... »
Pandora: Now Playing Everywhere
Now that Pandora, a next-generation online music streaming service, has turned its first quarterly profit, the Oakland, Calif.-based company is looking at life beyond the web. And by doing so, Pandora is moving to embody what’s being called the device-agnostic Internet. “We became profitable for the fourth quarter of 2009, and now we’re shooting for profits... »
British Council Focussing on Digital Technology in Pakistan
The head of British Government agency that promotes the use of information and communications technology has appreciated the computer usage in Pakistan and said the country has a good level of computer literacy. Stephen Crowne, Chief Executive, BECTA, was speaking to the members of the international media at the opening of the three-day “The... »
T-Mobile drops @Home VoIP service
T-Mobile has announced that they will no longer be offering their land-line replacement service @Home which allowed customers to make wireless VoIP calls over their home broadband connection. Users of the service could make calls from their mobile phones by connection to T-Mobile’s @Home HiPort wireless router–allowing for unlimited nationwide VoIP calls for $9.99... »
Why GoGo In-flight Wi-Fi Is Garbage
Earlier this morning, when I got on a plane to visit Orlando, Fla., I thanked my stars when I found out that I was on a Delta flight with GoGo in-flight Wi-Fi. I had to wake up at the ungodly hour of 3 a.m. to get to the airport and as a result was... »
How To Get A Google Nexus One EVERYWHERE Now
Early adopter? Android fan? Google lover? Ok, You want a Nexus One, the new, powerful, Google phone, right? And you are frustrated since you live in a country where Google doesn’t ship, correct? Many of you, me included, get the following message when try to access http://www.google.com/phone Well, a guy found a pretty easy way to... »
Unions Fight Against Verizon Landline Sale to Frontier
The gloves will come off at a rally Sunday in Charleston, W. Va., where politicians and union members plan to protest the sale of thousands of Verizon landlines to Frontier Communications.The proposed $8.6 billion deal that covers 14 states has drawn fire since it was proposed last year. The International …(205 words) ... »
Unions Fight Against Verizon Landline Sale to Frontier
The gloves will come off at a rally Sunday in Charleston, W. Va., where politicians and union members plan to protest the sale of thousands of Verizon landlines to Frontier Communications.The proposed $8.6 billion deal that covers 14 states has drawn fire since it was proposed last year. The International …(205 words) Related Topics: international,... »
So What Should Motorola Do Now?
Earlier this week, when Google announced its Nexus One phone, it appeared that the new Android-driven connected device ecosystem is going to be a three-headed monster: Qualcomm as provider of the chips, Google as maker of the operating system and HTC as the preferred device manufacturer. (In the PC-centric WinTel world, the infamous troika... »
No One’s @Home: T-Mobile Axes Landline Replacement
T-Mobile USA said Thursday it will no longer sell its @Home landline replacement service, although it will continue to support the customers already using it. The Deutsche Telekom-owned wireless service provider introduced T-Mobile@Home in July 2008; for $10 per month, the product – a box plugged into a broadband connection …(119 words) ... »
AT&T, T-Mobile Tout 7.2mbps HSPA Progress
Both T-Mobile USA and ATT Inc. are getting closer to delivering 7.2mbps HSPA on their 3G networks. ATT said it has finished its software upgrade for the 850MHz band, having expedited the rollout in the face of increased data traffic and the need for network efficiency. Sufficient backhaul to support …(252 words) Related Topics: 3g,... »
Ufone Offers The Most Solid Offer in The Country [PR]
Now Ufone consumers can talk for an hour while paying for only three minutes. With its historic new ‘Solid Offer’ Ufone has once again taken the industry by storm. This offer shall definitely leave both the Ufone consumers and its competitors in awe. According to this offer, the customer has to pay for the first... »
What is Mobile Number Portability?
In Pakistan, an independent body – Pakistan MNP Database (PMD) was setup by Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), with the specific purpose of managing the implementation of MNP. The PMD is set to have a 14 member dedicated staff, with the entire project costing Rs. 4-5 billion (US$66 million – US$82 million) with US$10 million... »
Virgin Mobile Launches vFLASH Pan India Mobile Broadband Service
Virgin Mobile India, the youth brand of Tata Teleservices introduces vFLASH, a high-speed Broadband-Internet access service with USB Modem (usable with both desktops & Laptops). The vFLASH USB… ] Related Topics: broadband, India, Info, Internet,... »
Google unveils Nexus One phone
Google has unveiled an own-brand smartphone called the Nexus One. The wraps were taken off the handset at an invitation-only event held at Google’s Mountain View HQ. The Nexus One is a slim, touchscreen phone built in partnership with Taiwanese manufacturer HTC and runs Google’s Android operating system. To read this BBC News report in full, see: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8442205.stm Also... »
Google’s Mobile Chief Andy Rubin on the Google Phone & the Androidification of Everything
Andy Rubin’s business card identifies him as the Vice President of Engineering at Google. In reality, he’s the Mountain View, Calif.-based search engine’s mobile chief. From the time Google snapped up his tiny startup, Android, to today, when it officially launched the first Google Phone, Rubin (and his partner Rich Miner) have been behind... »
Ufone Your Chance to Earn Through BlackBerry
Hafeez Center Lahore is full of BlackBerrys these days, courtesy Ufone’s discounted offers to educational institutions, particularly a special deal with MCB whereby all the MCB group employees are able to get any BlackBerry model on a 40% discount and 20% is waived off on services. At MCB group, BlackBerry is given to the managers... »
Warning: LTE Could Fail Without Good Backhaul
RAD Data Communications is warning that LTE backhaul networks are going to need to be significantly smarter than their 3G predecessors in order for the technology to reach its potential.RAD Data has seen a major increase in demand for its backhaul solutions due to unprecedented mobile broadband usage. The company …(342 words) Related Topics: 3g,... »
Flurry Teams Up With comScore
Flurry, a San Francisco-based mobile app analytics company that recently merged with Pinch Media of New York, has teamed up with comScore in a deal that will marry Flurry’s analytics with comScore’s mobile panel data. The combined results, in turn, will be sold to comScore’s clients. The way I see it, it’s only a matter... »
DataJack Promises Unlimited 3G Data in the USA for Under $40.00-Is It Too Good To Be True?
A Texas company has released a product called DataJAck that is promising an unlimited amount of 3G data in the USA for $39.95. To top off the offer, they are claiming no activation or termination fees and no contract, you can turn the service on and off as you wish. It would appear they... »
Wireless Service Teledensity Increases Upto 1.7% In Nov-09
The teledensity of wireless telephony services has registered a slight increase of 0.1 percent in the country after a period of six months. It reached to 1.7 percent by end of November 2009, latest statistic of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) showed on Friday. The overall Wireless Local Loop (WLL) connections increased to 2.72 million... »
Vodafone Acquires Turkish Phone Operator to Boost Its Presence in Corporate Market
Zacks.com submits: Vodafone Group Plc (VOD), the largest wireless carrier in the world by revenue, is reportedly buying the entire stake in the Turkish fixed-line voice and Internet service provider Borusan Telekom. However, the UK-based telecom titan has not provided financial details of the deal. The acquisition is subject to the approval of the... »
Vodafone Buys Turkish Phone Operator
Zacks.com submits: Vodafone Group Plc (VOD), the largest wireless carrier in the world by revenue, is reportedly buying the entire stake in the Turkish fixed-line voice and Internet service provider Borusan Telekom. However, the UK-based telecom titan has not provided financial details of the deal. The acquisition is subject to the approval of the... »