[Wimax World] Motorola installs WiMAX Network in Pakistan

U.S. telco giant Motorola this morning announced that it has signed a multi-year WiMAX contract with wi-tribe Pakistan limited, the all-new wireless broadband Internet provider to enter the country. Read more

Study: Consumers Dissatisfied with Cable TV Services

According to the second annual Telecom-Cable Industry Satisfaction Study from CFI Group, Consumers are overall Dissatisfied with Cable Prefer Bundled Communications Services from Telecom companies. According to the research group, specifcally poor Customer Service and High Rates Are quoted as the Biggest Reasons for Switching Providers Read more

UN chief: 4 billion mobile phone subscriptions by 2009

The UN Chief predicted that before the year 2009 happens, the world will soon be filled with about four billion of mobile phone subscriptions. There was already 3.3 billion phone subscriptions last year in November so the 4 million number may be expected. Read more

[WiMax World] Motorola intros Wimax adapters

Motorola understands the excitement of those who are eager to get their share of the Wimax on their phones, and is therefore planning to help customers retrofit their machines with a Motorola, and the good news is that these adaptors are likely to be available during the initial launches of the Wimax mobile. Read more

SMS conquers the U.S.: Americans send more text messages than call

According to a recent research by Nielsen Mobile,  Americans now send text messages more than they use the mobile phone for calls. A typical American subscriber now receives and sends an average of 357 SMS messages. Read more

Mobilize 08: What’s the future for location-based ad-selling?

If you’re afraid ad-targeting that combines location-based services is not there yet, you may not have reason to worry, as in a small but sure way the concept is catching up.

That was the consensus of a panel at the GigaOM Mobilize conference that looked Read more

Sony Ericsson to launch viral promo for the Xperia X1

Seems like Sony Ericsson is determined to really spread the good word about the Xperia X1 by launching a viral marketing scheme. The new promo will include a video series of a certain character named Johnny X. The series won’t be much Read more

Wireless data shoots up 40 per cent YoY

Looks like its good times for wireless data revenue makers, considering there has been an increase of 10 per cent in wireless data revenues in 2008, as compared to just two years ago, as per trade group CTIA. U.S. carrier service revenue from wireless data, or non-voice services, reached $14.8 billion in the first half of the year, up 40 percent from the first half of 2007, according to the results of CTIA’s semi-annual wireless survey presented during the CTIA Wireless conference in San Francisco this week. Read more

Virgin Mobile USA launches the Shuttle

Virgin Mobile USA this week announced their latest phone during CTIA Wireless in San Francisci called the Shuttle. It’s no spaceship but the slider mobile phone is built for some heavy use. Read more

CTIA Wireless: World’s first Dual-mode WiMax networking adapter coming to the U.S.

Networking specialist C-Motech introduced the world’s first dual mode WiMax/EVDO USB dongle during the CTIA Wireless in San Francisco this week. The so-called CMU-300 fully supports the IEEE 802.16e-2005 WiMax standard as well as EVDO Rev A or HSDPA wireless networks. Read more

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