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UltraMobile is an upcoming MVNO that will run on top of T-Mobile’s network. The idea is to offer prepaid unlimited talk and text and 1 GB of high-speed data for just $49 per month, and compete with the likes of TracFone, Ting, Jolt Mobile, Solavei and others. It is said that UltraMobile has been working…
British Royal Mail is apparently looking to set up its own MVNO service. The company has some 11,500 retail outlets across the UK, giving it a huge retail presence. According to Mobile Today, the Post Office has sent out requests for information to suppliers. In the case an agreement is signed, the state-owned company will…
A Texas college student by the name of Chance Bothe decided to put his life in the hands of chance, when he opted to text while driving. The guy had a freaky premonition that he’d drive himself off a cliff into a fiery death. Well, I may have embellished a bit, but most of what…
London Olympics will gather millions of people from all around the world. In fact, some predictions forecast the big event will attract 7 million roamers (in addition to 7.8 million residents), prompting the natural question – will mobile operators be able to deal with all that traffic. Social networks and social messaging apps/services will undoubtedly…
Just days ago, we shared the infographic titled “The Rise of Mobile.” Now we have another, same-named infographic to show you — though it talks about different things. Here are the highlights: This year, the mobile payment transactions will exceed $171.5 billion, which is a 62% increase from last year. As of February 2012, 74%…
Lycamobile, which offers mobile services as MVNO in many European countries, is preparing to enter the Canadian market. You would think it’s a saturated market, but Lycamobile disagrees. It wants to target “immigrants and other ethnic consumers who regularly talk and text with family and friends living overseas,” offering them prepaid service for less. As…
Mobile phone sales have skyrocketed in the past decade due to significant advances in technology and new innovative trends in the market. Web devices have begun to reshape every aspect of our society. Understanding the impact that phones have in our world can give perspective on the accomplishments of technology as well as a prospective…
According to a new research from the GSMA and The Boston Consulting Group, Asia Pacific is on the cusp of a significant opportunity to unlock $1 trillion in GDP growth by 2020 through the harmonized adoption of the 700MHz spectrum band for mobile services. As part of this economic growth, there is the potential to…
The GSMA has launched an initiative to provide consumers with greater visibility of their roaming charges and usage of mobile data when travelling abroad. During the meeting held last week in Shanghai, 24 operator groups agreed to undertake a number of measures to help mobile subscribers better understand their data roaming charges and more effectively…
Microsoft is preparing to open its first retail store in Canada. According to a report from The Star, the Redmond giant is heading to Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre and has apparently already cleared the paperwork needed to push this forward. Unfortunately, the timeline is still a mystery though it’s fair to guess Microsoft will want…