When you live in Japan, it’s only natural to use your 3G connection on a daily basis. That said, we were not surprised to learn that as of April 2009, there are more than 100 million 3G subscribers in the Land of the rising Sun. Qualcomm shared this news with the world adding they are…
National Geographic launches wireless service with low-cost international phone calls
National Geographic has teamed up with Cellular Abroad to introduce a new mobile phone service that allows U.S. residents to make and receive low-cost international calls. Direct-dial calls from the United States to many international destinations — including Mexico, Canada, China and the United Kingdom — start at $0.17 per minute, while domestic calls are…
UPC Nederland to stop mobile activities on June 30th
UPC Nederland is set to stop operating as a virtual mobile network operator in Holland on June 30th. About 40,000 customers of their pre-paid service will be affected, which will be transferred to T-Mobile on the next day. The withdrawal from the market as an MNVO was sparked by the integration of the former Orange…
India to reach 500 million mobile users by 2012; Great opportunity for mobile marketers
India will reach 500 million users by 2012, thanks to mobile operators’ efforts to tackle the unexploited rural market. At the moment, there are about 380 million mobile phone users in the country, and Mobile Marketing Association believes 120 million will be added in the next three years. On the similar note, MMA’s Managing Director…
Four Japanese carriers to invest $10 billion in their networks during the next five years
Four Japanese mobile operators will spend 1 trillion yen ($10 billion) during the next five years to build a next-gen mobile network with faster Internet speeds. According to Nikkei – NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Softbank and Emobile will apply to the government for licenses for the new standard (LTE?) by May 7. DoCoMo plans to launch…
Liberalization transforms Uganda’s mobile market
Thanks to the market liberalization, mobile phone penetration in Uganda is expected to increase from 39% in 2009 to 70.7% by 2014, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. As a matter of fact, the research company argues that in the next five years, Uganda will experience the second highest percentage increase in terms…
David Hockney’s iPhone art exhibited in London’s Annely Juda Fine Art Gallery
We’ve already posted some pictures of the iPhone art, featuring images that were drawn on the device’s touchscreen, using nothing but a finger. Now we have a news that Britain’s David Hockney has opened a full blown exhibition featuring artwork created on his iPhone. The exhibition titled “Drawing In a Printing Machine” has been recently…
Mongolia’s MobiCom gets HSPA network upgrade
Mongolian operator MobiCom has upgraded its network to HSPA, using the technology and hardware provided by Ericsson. Initially, the new high-speed network services will be offered in the country’s capital Ulaanbaatar, where about 40% of the country’s 3 million population live. Commenting on the announcement, MobiCom’s CEO, Bolor Dorjnamjil, said: “This launch reflects MobiCom’s continuous…
China Unicom unveils its 3G brand – “WO”
China Unicom has unveiled the “WO” brand, which the company will use to market its 3G offering. Three design options of the brand have been prepared, each targeting different user groups in the fields of business, home and vogue. Starting from May 17th, China Unicom will begin trials in the initial 55 cities with 3G…
Amazon.com acquires Lexcycle, maker of the Stanza iPhone ebook app
In an effort to strengthen its position in the ebook market, Amazon.com acquired Lexcycle, the company behind the popular iPhone ebook application Stanza. Those not familiar should know Stanza is probably the single most used ebook reading app on the iPhone and iPod Touch, allowing users to download more than 100,000 books and periodicals to…