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Nokia Siemens Networks, who supplies infrastructure equipment to operators around the world, but is sadly not the number one vendor, and Qualcomm, who makes chips that enable hardware manufacturers to make devices ranging from cheap feature phones to some of the most advanced smartphones on the planet, are teaming together to show the wireless industry…
One of the most desired Android smartphones to date, HTC Desire HD, is now available for purchase across few UK online stores. First comes uSwitch which is offering the device on an array of carrier contracts as well as SIM free. With some solid contract, users can get it for FREE, while the unlocked version…
A week ago we talked about the Vertu Constellation Quest and voila now we caught the device at the FCC. From all the documents presented, User’s Manual included, we got some additional details to share. First of all, it’s a smartphone with Symbian S60 running the show. As Stefan pointed out, the Quest’s guts come…
VNPT and FPT Telecom are the first mobile operators in Vietnam to trial their LTE networks, with the other three most likely to follow shortly — considering the fact that all five carriers in the country got LTE test licenses. VNPT’s partner in the project is a Russian company called Antares, which plans to initially…
Roamware, which is a provider of roaming and Mobile Financial Services (MFS) solutions, launched a Temporary Number Service (TNS) service that enables operators to offer an additional number to an existing subscriber for a limited period without having to issue an additional SIM card. The new service is touted to be particularly useful to mobile…
Cricket recently launched the Huawei-made Cricket CROSSWAVE, which is a MiFi-like portable hotspot device. Available for $149.99 in Cricket branded retail stores, select dealers and Cricket’s website – the dual-mode (EVDO/WiFi) CROSSWAVE allows users to connect with up to three devices at the same time and is compatible with most computers, tablets and smartphones that…
Mergers and acquisitions don’t always go as planned. On that note, we bring you the story involving Moscow’s court of appeal which decided that the merger between Russian mobile phone operator MegaFon and Turkish Turkcell is invalid. Almost a year ago, we reported that Russian group Altimo and Nordic operator TeliaSonera agreed to merge their…
The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), an alliance of telecommunications companies formed during this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, announced 32 new member companies and availability of the WAC 1.0 specification. Among the companies joining WAC at the board level are Accenture, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Qualcomm Incorporated and Samsung. In terms of operators jumping on…
The ever-innovative Tata DoCoMo is gearing toward launching its 3G network on November 5th, making it the first private operator to launch a WCDMA-based network in India. The so called Diwali Day will compete with two state-owned rivals, MTNL and BSNL, which were given an “early 3G start” by the government. Tata DoCoMo’s Executive President…
Riverside County California resident William Atwood, age 45, has a 17 year old daughter and he’ll do everything in his power to protect her. He’s going to stand trial for several charges, namely assault, after he discovered that his little princess got a racy text message from a man identified as Justin Moore. According to…