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I often like to write about news and the countries in which it happens, that are shall we say, not in the daily hotbed of news from Europe and the US. To that end, I’ve mentioned Vodacom before (here), who are busy making things happen in S.Africa.
Previously Vodacom had enabled HSUPA on their network (see here), and the latest is that they have extended this support to new regions, namely “within the Western and Northern Cape to outside of the major metropolitan centres” – in real terms this means four new towns covered.
This sort of news might not sound like the most entertaining or fascinating, but let’s consider that it is one more small piece in the puzzle of ubquitous high-speed wireless access globally. As LTE specification is being finished off (see here), then rolling out HSPA networks on 3G as much as possible makes a lot of sense.
I for one am fulling expecting to enjoy the benefits of super-3G wireless data roaming on my next trip out to S.Africa! 
[Via: cellular-news.com]
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
