The Netherlands is joining the LTE spectrum auction wave, as it prepares to offer frequencies in the 2.6 GHz band, which is suitable for launching LTE-based networks. It is said that the auction will start on April 20th and that it has already attracted nine bidders. According to Telecompaper, of the 190 MHz made available,…
It’s official: Qualcomm WILL bid in India’s BWA auction for 2.3 GHz spectrum!
Let me repeat that again – Qualcomm WILL participate in India’s BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) spectrum auction, as speculated before. The company said it wants a piece of the 2.3 GHz band to facilitate the deployment of TD-LTE. TD-LTE is compatible with 3G WCDMA/HSPA and EV-DO, and will enable a seamless broadband experience for consumers…
Belgium ministers can’t use BlackBerrys, too
It was back in 2007 when we talked about the French government decision to ban the use of BlackBerry devices among its high level officials. As expected, security issues were quoted as reasons, and now we have the same thing repeating in Belgium. The move is initiated by the Belgium security service, which said that…
Telenor Pakistan: Consolidation must happen in order to move to 3G
The Financial Times interviewed Jon Eddy Abdullah, CEO of Telenor Pakistan, in which he said that market consolidation will be required in Pakistan’s mobile market before the country is in a position to move to 3G technology. He said there are too many operators in Pakistan and that’s a problem as none of the parties…
Pair jailed for sexual text messages
Sometimes I’m very happy to be living in the United States because an Indian couple in Dubai received a three-month jail sentence for sending racy text messages to each other. The judge ruled the pair, who were in their 40s, were about to “commit sin,” and the text messages indicated they were going to have…
Smartphone sales up in 2009; RIM leads the way in U.S.
The U.S. smartphone market was dominated by Research In Motion in 2009, but Apple and Android are nipping at its heels, according to new data released from Canalys. The research firm said there were 47.2 million units shipped in 2009, which is a 27% increase from the year before. Thanks to more high-profile devices and…
India’s Mobile Number Portability launch delayed again
Last time we talked about India’s Mobile Number Portability (MNP) it was in January when we said it is postponed for April. But it won’t happen next month, as it has been delayed yet again. The new date is not fixed, but we know MNP won’t be available in India before July, at the earliest.…
India launches anti-Pakistan SMS campaign
With the rise of mobile technologies war fronts are expanding to the so called “fourth screen.” Take India and Pakistan for instance – the two countries used to warfare over the region of Kashmir and ever since then their relations never warmed up completely. Now, with many people in the region embracing mobile technologies, both…
Truphone offers free calls to Ireland, US, UK, Canada and Poland on St. Patrick’s Day
Truphone is running a neat little campaign to entice Irish folks and their friends to use the company’s affordable VoIP service. The campaign involves free calls to Ireland, USA, the UK, Canada, and Poland on St. Patrick’s Day to help users save that “other green stuff.” The promotion will run for 24 hours and is…
AT&T advertising fail
Um, yeah. So, sometime companies don’t think through their advertising. For the AT&T ad above, I can just picture some young marketing person selling their boss on how cool it is to abbreviate because that’s what all the hip, social-media-loving kids do. They might want to run their next ads by a few more people.…