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February 9, 2010

Mobile/SmartFone Usage Is The Future: “Mobile Internet Market to

Filed under: Uncategorized — antipaper @ 8:40 am

You can expect to see brands increasingly exploiting popular apps as well as creating branded experiences in the Apple, Android and eventually in the Microsoft, BlackBerry, and Palm platforms as well. VW’s launch of its new GTI exclusively on … Emerging markets have material potential for mobile Internet user growth. Low penetration of fixed-line telephone and already vibrant mobile value-added services mean that for many EM users and SMEs, the Internet will be mobile. …

Huawei’s big four for the next ten years

Better late than never.

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SingTel boosts net 24% on currency gain

Filed under: Business and managed services, Daily News, Operator Services, Public, SingTel — fmmonteverde @ 6:10 am

SingTel has posted a 24% rise in net income, thanks to a stronger Australian dollar and higher contributions from its Indonesia and

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Axiata Bangladesh finalizes IPO plans

As share market confidence continues to return, two leading mobile operators in developing Asia – Axiata Bangladesh and Vietnam’s MobiFone – prepare for local IPOs.
 
Axiata Bangladesh’s chairman, Ghazzali Sheikh Abdul Khalid, is due to arrive in Dhaka today to di

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US class action accuses Nokia of misleading investors

Filed under: Daily News, Finland, Mobile Apps and Content, Nokia, Public, U.S, mobile phones, smartphones — fmmonteverde @ 6:08 am

Finnish handset vendor Nokia claims that allegations of “securities fraud” filed against it in a US class action law suit on February 5 are “without merit.”
 
The complaint, filed in a US District Court, accuses Nokia of failing to disclose information about component supply shortages and manufacturing problems between Janua

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Streaming video is fastest growing mobile app

Streaming mobile video has become a mainstream medium and is the single most influential factor driving the need for increased network capacity, according to the latest survey from IP firm Allot.
 
The report found that global mobile data bandwidth usage increased by 72% between the second quarter and fourth quarter of 2009, and that YouTube was responsible for

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FASTTAKES: Sony Ericsson, HTC, Acer, Ericsson, China Unicom

Sony Ericsson has appointed Kristian Tear as head of global sales & marketing, replacing Anders Runevad, who will return to Ericsson after three years in the post.

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February 8, 2010

Wi-Fi on the rails in Kazakhstan

The idea of installing Wi-Fi on passenger trains has been around as long as the idea of installing wireless broadband on airplanes. But despite a number of trials and a handful of service launches – most of them in the UK and Europe – Wi-Fi on trains has been slow to catch on, especially in Asia.

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Bringing packets into the light

The term "convergence" may be one of the most overused and overhyped words in telecoms, but there’s no better way to describe the current interest in flattening the IP and optical layers of the network.

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Optus snaps up 3G spectrum from Qualcomm

SingTel-owned Optus has doubled its 2100Mhz spectrum pool in Australia’s eight capital cities, buying 10 Mhz of the prized 3G spectrum from Qualcomm-controlled 3G Investments Australia.
 
The deal is subject to approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
 
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