Mexican cable TV operator Megacable will start offering mobile services during the third quarter, thanks to the partnership with Telefonica Mexico’s network. The new deal with the Spanish giant will likely be welcomed by Mexican regulators, which want to see an increased competition in the country’s mobile and fixed-line markets, currently dominated by America Movil.…
Blyk brings its ad-for-free-minutes service to the Netherlands
Blyk, the company that offers free service for young people (16-29 years) who in exchange agree to receive ads, is hitting the Netherlands. They have teamed up with Vodafone to offer 1.000 free SMS and 1.000 free Blyk-to-Blyk minutes per month. The launch advertiser partners include local and global brands such as Nike, Beachmasters, Universal…
Novatel Wireless: We own the MiFi name
It’s a slow news day, as you’re about to see from this story… Novatel Wireless announced that it has secured registered trademark of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the MiFi brand. In other words, they are committed to their intelligent hotspot “thing.” 🙂 Here what they say about it (from the press release):…
Sprint refocuses prepaid businesses
Sprint is making a big push for the prepaid wireless market and the third-largest U.S. carrier will be shifting its no-contract offerings into four separate units that go after different segments of the market. “This is the year that prepaid moves to the forefront of the wireless industry,” said Dan Schulman, president of Sprint’s prepaid…
Unicef Nepal launches free SMS number allowing youths to text in their views and comments
Unicef has teamed up with local radio show “Saathi Sanga Manka Kura” (SSMK) to launch a free SMS number (4400) for youths in Nepal so they could text in their views and comments on issues that concern them to the global organisation. The mentioned radio show targets youths and is run by Equal Access Nepal.…
India’s S Tel reaches one million subscriber milestone within three months
New Indian carrier, S Tel, announced that it has signed up its one millionth subscriber within 90 days of launch. The GSM-based network is currently available in three circles — including Bihar, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh. In addition, S Tel also has licences in Assam, Jammu & Kashmir and North East with plans to launch…
Swype to be on 10 million handsets by end of year
It’s good to see innovative technology be rewarded and I was tickled pink to hear that Swype said it’s technology will be on more than 10 million handsets by the end of the year, according to BusinessWeek. If you’re unfamiliar with the input technology, it was created by the guy who invented T9 and it…
Oprah wants you to hang up while driving
Oprah Winfrey is trying to get you to stop using your phone while driving and the media mogul dedicated her show to making the car a “no phone zone.” She urged people to sign a pledge that they wouldn’t call or text while behind the wheel and her push coincided with multiple rallies around the…
The number of mobile phone users in Cuba to exceed 1 million by the end of 2010!
As Cuba slowly opens up to the new technologies, more and more people are embracing mobile phones. As a matter of fact, the number of mobile phone subscribers in the country will exceed one million by the end of this year. Since 2003, Cuba has invested about $150 million to develop the cellular phone industry,…
Iran awards 3rd national mobile phone license to Tamin Telecom
After delays of over a year, Iran has reportedly awarded a third national mobile network license. According to Reuters, the state-owned Tamin Telecom with its consortium won the bid for license and is hopeful its SIM cards “will reach the market in the course of the current year.” The reports say the license is for…