Business models in mobile navigation for operators

Am 5.März findet im Rahmen der CeBIT 2010 der Navigation Day, veranstaltet von thewherebusiness.com statt, eine Konferenz zum Thema „Strategien zur erfolgreichen Vermarktung von Connected Services und Geo-Informationen“.

CeBIT preview: Mobile Location business models chat with Piotr Wesolowski T-Mobile

Am 5.März findet im Rahmen der CeBIT 2010 der Navigation Day, veranstaltet von thewherebusiness.com statt, eine Konferenz zum Thema „Strategien zur erfolgreichen Vermarktung von Connected Services und Geo-Informationen“.

Is T-Mobile and Orange about to get the go ahead in UK? If so, say hello to your new biggest operator

The proposed merger between T-Mobile and Orange in the UK has caused a whole bucket full of regulatory winces. At the start of this month, GoMo News reported how the UK Office of Fair Trading, which was investigating the merger, passed it up to the European Commission to see if the entire process could be sped up. Now both operators are claiming that the EC is on the verge of approving the merger. In which case you could see a new joint-venture between the French and German operators go ahead in the next few months.

Want easier texting? T-Mobile is preloading Swype mobile touch screen tech

It’s a little hard to describe what Swype does, because it’s a very visual technology. Basically, it makes writing texts on touchscreen devices WAYS faster. Instead of hitting each individual button to write a word, you use your thumb to draw a single line on the screen - a line that connects every letter you want in the word. Swype then uses predictive texting to place that word on the screen. And today Swype is announcing a huge win - T-Mobile USA has announced that it will be pre-loading the tech on its touch screen devices.

Another one bites the dust - T-Mobile USA could be sold off to the public

Deutsche Telekom (DT) has not been having a great year outside of its home country of Germany. It decided that its English subsidiary, T-Mobile UK, was underperforming so much that it should merged off with another UK operator - a decision that is still going through legal wrangling. And now it has announced that its America operation may be put up for sale to the public through an IPO.

Is T-Mobile and Orange merger being put on the fast-track? UK asks EU to step in

Remember this? It was huge during the middle of last year - T-Mobile UK was basically forced by its German parent company Deutsche Telekom to sell its UK operations. The eventual buyer was Orange. This caused raised eyebrows because Orange is owned by French operator France Telecom. More than one question was raised about the wisdom of having the largest operator in England being a French/German joint venture. Evidently this matter has exhausted the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT), because it has asked the European Commission to take over the matter.

Good news, UK Android fans! T-Mobile picks up Nexus One mobile

One of the most interesting things about the Nexus One was that you could buy it unlocked straight from Google - no need for an operator. That made it incredibly expensive, so a lot of people went with option 2, which was to buy it subsidized from T-Mobile. But that was just in the States. Now T-Mobile UK has announced that it too will be selling the Nexus One.

T-Mobile issues refunds for increasingly unpopular Nexus One

Have you ever heard such complaining? It seems that the Nexus One has already become the biggest anticlimaxes of 2010. Cost complaints, spotty reception, unresponsive touchscreens, terrible customer service, extravagant fees… the list goes on. And now T-Mobile has responded by not only dropping the price of the device, but issuing refunds to people who bought it the earlier price.

Once again, rumours surface about T-Mobile and Sprint merger

Financial services giant (and massive bailout recipient) Citigroup has breathed new life into a recurring rumour. The company has raised its share price rating for Sprint Nextel, and is claiming that there is a good possibility Sprint and German owned T-Mobile will merge in the next 12 months.

Qualcomm says it ain’t taking sides

Rating: Gets all defensive about support for Android
Obviously responding to perceived criticism, Qualcomm has decided to re-affirm its support for the whole gamut of mobile OS including Android, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Linux-based platforms. GoMo News suspects this has something to do with Android.The press blurb says, “Qualcomm has been involved with the development [...]

Woolies is now offering mobile phones online

Rating: Iconic British brand re-emerges for handset sales
Just when you thought a classic British High Street retailer was dead and buried, Woolworths is back and selling goods online. Just in times for the Xmas period. This is fine until you look at the wide range (168) of handsets it is selling amongst other electrical goods. [...]

Mobile broadband still crawling at below 1Mb, despite ‘up to’ 7.2Mb claims

The latest mobile broadband speed test data from Broadband Genie shows two thirds of users have been saddled with speeds below 1Mb this year – less than 15% of the ‘up to’ speeds claimed by, for example, Vodafone (7.2Mb). The majority of products from the likes of 3, O2, T-Mobile and Orange are advertised at [...]

Is Orange and T-Mobile venture really as final as it looks?

So here it is. We have received “final confirmation” of the joint-venture that is to be launched in the UK between France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom - merging their UK operations Orange and T-Mobile. After months of speculation, the decision was initially announced in September, and the final seal has been stamped today.

T-MOBILE WILL OFFER MEDIS 24/7 XTREME™ FUEL CELL PORTABLE POWER SOLUTION

“Mobilize with T-Mobile for a Greener Planet”
Medis Technologies Ltd. (Pink Sheets: MDTL) announced that its 24/7 Xtreme Portable Power Solution will be offered by T-Mobile on its new microsite at www.mobilizewitht-mobile.com . The site is a pure-green site where a visitor can learn about green initiatives, or buy a T-Mobile product or accessory. You can [...]

Mobile operator round-up: price cuts, 3G, GSM and anti-competitiveness

There’s an interesting mix of mobile operator news stories today. Deutsche Telekom has admitted that T-Mobile lost customers in the US due to bad 3G coverage. The EU Commission is in the midst of an argument with Germany’s Federal Network Agency over “anti-competitive” behaviour in mobile spectrum auctions. The South African government has stepped in and directly ordered operators to lower their costs by the end of November… and more.

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