Telecompaper Mobile & Wireless

Freescale launches mini USB interface IC

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:04:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Embedded silicon specialist Freescale Semiconductor has launched its MC34825 analogue IC, a mini USB interface IC...

Global netbook shipment to reach 35 mln in 2009 - study

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:02:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) About 35 million netbooks will be shipped by manufacturers this year, according to a study by ABI Research...

Orange Switzerland introduces Orange Care portfolio

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:58:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Orange Switzerland has introduced the Orange Care portfolio for mobile communication. Orange provides the Orange Care services throughout the entire customer relations cycle...

Virgin challenges Rogers to stop misleading consumers

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:58:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Virgin chairman Sir Richard Branson has called for the establishment of new standards for the mobile industry that would abolish bogus, made-up fees...

Garmin revenues drop 10% to USD 781 mln in Q3

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:42:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Portable navigation device maker Garmin's third-quarter revenues dropped 10 percent to USD 781.3 million from USD 870.4 million in the year-earlier quarter...

Snaptz adds Facebook connectivity to mobile phones

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:40:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Finland-based VoIP technology developer Concilio Networks has upgraded its Snaptz-service to support Facebook connectivity for ordinary mobile phones...

Brightpoint names Willman controller of for EMEA unit

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:29:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Mobile handset distributor Brightpoint has appointed Ryan Willman as controller of Brightpoint Europe, Middle East and Africa...

Vietnam to inspect 3G network implementation

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:48:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) The Vietnamese communications ministry will establish an inspection team to check 3G implementations, VietNamNet writes...

News Corp could bid for spectrum to distribute content

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:41:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) News Corp could bid for digital spectrum, CEO Rupert Murdoch said as the company is considering new ways of distributing news and content...

NTC surprised by govt's decision to stop TOT's 3G project

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:31:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) The Thai National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) expressed surprise by the economic ministers' decision to temporarily halt TOT's 3G project...

BT files patent lawsuit against MediaTek

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:22:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) BT is alleging that Taiwan's MediaTek has breached the company's intellectual property with certain handset chips...

Thai handset market boosted by low-end phones - study

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:46:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) The Thai mobile handset market has begun showing signs of recovery in the second quarter with 5 percent quarter-on-quarter growth in shipment volume...

Philippine mobile market nearing maturity

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:27:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Telecommunications providers in the Philippines will need to diversify their revenue stream, or risk a further squeeze in their margins as the mobile...

Bharti Airtel inaugurates shared tax centre

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:18:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Bharti Airtel has inaugurated its 'Center for Shared Services for Taxation'. The Shared Services initiative is part of an overall transformation...

Ericsson: Azercell to move to LTE in 2014

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:58:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Azerbaijani mobile operator Azercell expects to migrate to LTE in 2014. Azercell currently provides 3G services via its WCDMA/HSPA network, and plans to move to LTE...

StarHub launches mobile football magazine

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:38:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Singaporean communications firm StarHub has launched a football new channel on StarHub Mobile called 'Mirror Football. The service is offered together with Mirror Group Newspapers...

NTT Docomo launches white BlackBerry Bold

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:24:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Japan's NTT Docomo has launched the BlackBerry Bold in White. In February, the operator already launched the BlackBerry Bold, and has now added a white version...

AIS sees Q3 profit drop 8%

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:01:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Thai mobile operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) ended the third quarter with 28.3 million subscribers after adding 380,000 new customers in the three month period...

Vodafone Fiji launches top-up promotion

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:48:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Vodafone Fiji has unveiled a top-up promotion called 'Vodafone Recharge Bonanza', under which the company offers bonus talk-time with every recharge...

Sony Ericsson unveils DACHNL management team

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:09:00 +0100

(Telecompaper) Sony Ericsson has unveiled its new management team for the DACHNL region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Netherlands)...