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Should heavy mobile data users be penalized for the greater good?
Applications are what really made the public at large realize that mobile devices could be as good as the Internet. But that realization was also a huge benefit to mobile browsers. More and more people like to use their smartphones to connect to the web, now that they’re used to the idea and have data plans. New research released by YouGov and Acision today shows that 74% of all mobile users have problems with the quality of their mobile Internet service – and strongly suggest limiting the bandwidth options of heavy data users as part of a solution. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, Mobile Web, mobile news
Tagged acision, Carrier, fairness, mobile, Mobile Broadband, mobile data, mobile internet, mobile operator, Mobile Web, network, yougov
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Getting a new mobile for Christmas? Talk to Tweakker.
Rating: Tweakker plans ahead for Christmas best sellers
Tweakker runs a simple service based around a complex idea: that it should be as easy as possible for a mobile owner to connect to the mobile web. It has automated the process of changing your phone settings so that if you switch networks, or get a new device or number within the same network, you can still connect seamlessly to mobile data. Today it has announced that it has added support for 31 new mobile devices to the service, based mostly around what it expects to be the Christmas best sellers. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Devices, Mobile Operators, Mobile Web, mobile news
Tagged Carrier, Christmas, mobile, mobile data, mobile device, mobile internet, mobile operator, network, settings, smartphone, tweakker
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Mobile operators need 4G to defend against Skype, says Mavenir
Mavenir is a “converged” services provider for operators. In essence, it allows operators to tie voice, messaging and multimedia services into a single data-based service, and pump it to subscribers handsets. Today Mavenir is pointing towards recent research, which it claims proves operators need to use 4G and converged services to stay ahead of people like Google and Skype. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, Mobile Web, mobile news
Tagged 4G, Carrier, converged, mavenir, mobile, mobile operator, network
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MetroPCS launches free group SMS from textPlus
American mobile operator MetroPCS has launched a new group texting capability for subscribers. It’s a simple, shortcode-based service that allows “free” group texts to be sent to anyone in your contacts book Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Messaging, Mobile Operators, mobile news
Tagged Carrier, gogii, group sms, group text, metropcs, mobile, mobile operator, mobile sms, mobile text, network, Shortcode, textplus
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Roaming charges turn business travelers off mobile
Truphone is a VoIP and GSM player that powers cheap phone calls around the world. It uses wholesale deals with operators around the world to offer lower prices for both local and long-distance calls (see our report). Today, it has released results from a survey performed by Vanson Bourne, which examines just how serious a deterrent roaming data charges are for business travelers. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, Mobile Web, mobile news
Tagged Carrier, data, data rates, data roaming, mobile data, mobile operator, mobile roaming, network, roaming, truphone
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QuickPlay launches mobile video service for operators
Quickplay is a Canadian manufacturer of mobile entertainment solutions – with a real focus on mobile video. Their OpenVideo platform powers the SiriusXM for Blackberry, Android and iPhone apps as well as the popular PrimeTime2Go service. Today, it is promoting a new service to mobile operators: Multi-Screen Movie Solution.
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Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile news, mobile video
Tagged Carrier, mobile operator, mobile video, multi-screen, multi-screen movie solution, network, quickplay
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Everything Everywhere launches dual mobile network with £4m advertising blow-out
Today sees a moment that millions of UK mobile customers have been waiting for. With the official launch of Everything Everywhere, the joint UK mobile network from Orange and T-Mobile, the 27 million subscribers from both operators will be educated about the new, merged network. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile news, orange, t-mobile
Tagged Carrier, everything everywhere, mobile, mobile operator, network, orange, t-mobile
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Orange and T-Mobile merger results in 1,200 job losses
Everything Everywhere is the long awaited result of a merger between Orange and T-Mobile in the UK. The new entity was created to improve services for the customers and revenues for the operators – but the dark side of that is today’s announcement that 1,200 employees are about to lose their jobs. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, mobile news
Tagged Carrier, everything everywhere, job losses, mobile operator, network, orange, t-mobile
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Video ringtones launch in Singapore with Vringo
As the second largest mobile operator in Singapore, Starhub is always looking for ways to attract some attention. The most recent attempt was announced today, as Vringo announces it will be launching video ringtones on the network. Continue reading
Posted in India and Asia Pacific, Mobile Content, Mobile Operators, mobile news, mobile video
Tagged Asia Pacific, Carrier, mobile, mobile operator, mobile video, network, ringtones, singapore, starhub, video, video ringtones, vringo
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Mobile operator friendship pays out big for Synchronica
Part of the dream has come true for Synchronica – provider of high-end services to low-end mobile phones. While the company has been signing a lot of operator contracts this year, it has now gotten it’s Instant Messaging service embedded on 6 upcoming devices from a “top-10 mobile device manufacturer”. But the interesting part is why it got those services embedded – because a power mobile operator said so. Continue reading
Payforit: the mobile payment system that UK operators forgot
When every UK operator joined forces to create a single, universal mobile payment system, you could have expected that more would come of it. But while Payforit has never been a huge headline grabber, there are many companies working steadily to push its uptake and use. We sat down with Paul Paterson, Operations Director of ImpulsePay, a Payforit provider, to talk about where Payforit is now and what the future holds for the operator-backed system. Continue reading
Mobile growth and banking boom for Bharti Airtel
Today is a good day for Bharti Airtel – the largest mobile operator in India. Not only has it announced two million more subscribers for the month of August, but it has also announced it is the first network to get the green light for mobile banking services from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). And since the RBI has announced it wants every single village in India to be banking enabled by 2015, this is a big announcement. Continue reading
Posted in India and Asia Pacific, Mobile Operators, india, mobile money, mobile news
Tagged Bharti Airtel, Carrier, india, mobile, Mobile Banking, mobile money, mobile operator, mobile wallet, network, RBI
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Tweakker connects 500,000 to mobile web, saves $4.65 million
Tweakker is a Denmark-based company with a simple idea: it should be easy to connect to the mobile internet. So it created a web site that gave you every piece of info you need to get your phone connected to data services – automating the process of getting your settings correct, no matter what phone you own or what mobile operator you’re on. In May it launched an API allowing operators, service providers and others to offer this service to their own customers – and today it has released some results since the launch. Continue reading
Posted in Mobile Operators, Mobile Web, mobile news
Tagged Carrier, mobile, mobile internet, mobile operator, Mobile Web, mvno, network, tweakker
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Mobile advertising SMS can now hit 500 million in Latin America
Announced last March by the CTIA, the Latin America Common Short Code (CSC) initiative had a single goal: to create a single short-code system that covered the entire Latin American market. Supported by the major operators in the region, and powered by technology from Syniverse, the system has officially been launched today. We take a closer look. Continue reading
Australian mobile data price war avoids “unlimited” trap
The mobile operator landscape in Australia is a bit more hostile than what we’re used to in Western Europe and America. Massive changes in the market over the last few years have resulted in the largest telecoms operator, Telstra, fighting hard to keep off competition from Optus and others. Today, Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) has stepped up the competition by offering the best mobile data rates yet in the country – but can Australia steer clear of the “unlimited” data offers that have caused such problems elsewhere? Continue reading
