MBNL (Mobile Broadband Network Ltd.) has selected NSN (Nokia Siemens Networks) as technology partner for it’s 3G network integration. In case you are wondering who on earth MBNL are, they are the joint-venture between T-Mobile UK and 3UK. T-Mobile and 3 previously did a deal to allow them to use each other’s networks – obviously…
Quickie: China Mobile increases profit, and total subs
China Mobile has shown off a 44.7% increase in H1 net profit, from a base that now (impressively) totals 415 million subs! It’s net adds for subscribers were 45m, that’s over 10%! China Mobile is already the world’s largest mobile network operator (counting by subscribers), but the rate of additions is almost hard to comprehend.…
Playstation games porting to Mobile, via Player X
Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios have announced that Player X is going to bring it’s PlayStation franchises Buzz! and Destruction Derby to Mobile devices. This will be the first time that SCE has licensed titles to a 3rd party, but Player X does have a good deal of recent pedigree in this area – it…
ZTE gets huge China Telecom CDMA Contract
For those of you that didn’t believe that ZTE are a force to be reckoned with (both in devices, and infrastructure), here’s more proof – they recently won (part of) a contract with China Telecom, estimated to be $1.5bn! And the scary thing is that this contract is apparently a taster to a much bigger…
The 14 silliest Smartphone accessories, by CIO.com
CIO.coms Al Sacco has a great slideshow compilation of what he thinks are the 14 silliest smartphone accessories. I don’t want to spoil what’s in there by listing any of them out, save for the taster image below – however, it’s well worth a look, as there are some gigglesome accessories lurking in the list!…
Authentec’s breakthrough biometric fingerprint sensors
I’ve written about Authentec’s biometric fingerprint sensors before (here and here), so it’s nice to be able to follow-up on stories from time to time. The latest from Authentec is that their biometric sensors are now diverging in to other, cutting-edge uses and applications – for example: Fingerprint Sensor with Touchpad – As consumers are…
UK: Kanye coming to the O2
I’ve been a fan of O2 for a while in respect of their Marketing efforts, and turning the Millenium Dome in to a desirable venue was no mean feat. Justin Timberlake was awesome on a different level when he played there, and so it’s with great pleasure I can report that Kanye West is coming…
UK: Asda halves it’s PAYG prices
Asda has made the next step in the supermarket prices wars by halving (yes, that’s right) it’s PAYG charges, as some of the more traditional rivals are raising theirs. The supermarket group said that it would cut its flat-rate calls from 16p to 8p, with the price of texts falling from 5p to 4p, from…
LG aiming to be Top 3 handset vendor by 2010
LG Electronics is aiming to take out Motorola and grab 3rd place in the handset vendor rankings, within the next few years. In percentage terms, that means stepping up from a market share of about 9%, to somewhere in the region of 15% (if everything else were to remain constant). The plan, which was outlined…
Telstra partners with Hutchison on Next G network
Australian operator Telstra has partnered with Hutchison, allowing H3G to use it’s Next G network, in areas where the smaller company does not own a network. The deal comes at a good time for Hutch, who posted a half-year loss of $85 mn, but have strong revenue growth and customer acquisitions. The new arrangement will…