Just in time when the HTC Hero pre-orders have started, Cellular South has unveiled a new offering – Smartphone Unlimited Plan, which is touted as the “first plan of its kind which makes the enriched user experience smartphones provide and advanced devices, such as the HTC Hero, even more accessible to individuals and families.” Basically…

The National Communications Regulatory Commission (NCRC), which is the telecom’s regulator in Ukraine, has announced plans to sell a single 3G license later this year. The 15-year valid license will be auctioned on November 30th with the reserve price of UAH 400 million. The winner will “go home” with the license for 25Mhz of radio…

A renewable company called Helix Wind has recently announced its plans to deliver the first of many wind turbines to the telecommunications companies operating in the U.S. and West Africa. The key selling point of these towers is that they would provide enough energy for the cell phone towers to work sans any wires, hence…

What can I say – it’s hilarious! Do you happen to have the App Store addiction? 🙂 Original (bigger) cartoon is at Geek Culture.

Hong Kong-based SmarTone announced that its Macau subsidiary has been granted a 3G license. The carrier plans to invest over MOP 180 million ($23 million) in the first four years to build its WCDMA-based network. Commenting on the occasion, SmarTone’s CEO Douglas Li said: “The 3G licence will enable us to introduce more effective competition…

Israeli Partner Communications has confirmed that it has submitted a formal bid to buy rival operator, MIRS from Motorola. Partner is not the only carrier that expressed interest in MIRS — all three of Isreal’s incumbent operators want it. MIRS Communications operates an iDEN network, and has been previously valued at around $300 million. It…

A company called metaio announced the launch date of its mobile augmented reality platform called junaio. It’s November 2nd, and at least initially, it will be designed for iPhone developers, with plans to introduce Android and Symbian versions in the future, as well. From the press release: junaio will change the way we create, access…

gsmExchange.com has launched a B2B platform – gsmLeads.com, designed to connect manufacturers with distributors and large wholesale buyers of mobile phones and accessories worldwide. The main idea is help distributors directly connect with manufacturers, hence helping them spread margins at least a bit. Initially, as far as I can tell, the website is full of…

Thailand’s telecoms regulator, the NTC, approved a draft procedure for the long-planned 3G license auction. The regulator plans to hold a public consultation at the end of this month, where they’ll talk about switching from a percentage of revenues to a fixed fee with lower spectrum costs. The incumbent operators are already running trials of…

Here’s a neat and eco-friendly idea. A transport service in Kenya is using wearable flexible solar panel vests to keep its employees’ mobile phones charged. Bicycle riders, the popular “boda-boda” riders, wear these vests to charge the storage battery, which in turn could be used for providing electricity to a mobile phone. When home, these…