Croatia is getting its first MVNO, Telcro, which secured a network leasing contract with T-Mobile Hrvatska. The company has reportedly secured funding from twenty investors, most of them from Croatia and some from the U.S., and has scheduled to launch its services during the summer of 2009. In an interview with the local newspaper, Telcro’s…
MTS expands 3G network in Russia
Russia’s MTS has launched 3G networks in Chelyabinsk and Irkutsk, bringing the total count of cities covered to ten. Irkutsk is one of the largest cities in Siberia and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, while Chelyabinsk — the administrative center of Chelyabinsk Oblast — is located just to the east of the Ural Mountains,…
Black Friday Roundup: Savings for Mobile Phones and Smartphones
I hope you guys fuelled up on the turkey yesterday, because Black Friday is upon us, and that means some serious savings for everyone, as well as unruly mobs thrashing over one another for the cream of the crop. Even if you don’t have any Christmas shopping to do, now is a good time to…
China Unicom to start trialing its WCDMA network on December 31st
With Chinese regulators set to issue 3G licenses at 2008-end, China Unicom is set to launch its first WCDMA trial network on December 31st, and users in Wuxi can apply to participate in the experiment. Initially, the mobile carrier plans to build WCDMA networks in seven Chinese cities — including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Foshan, Liuzhou, Zhengzhou,…
Belgium to get another 3G operator next year?
In an effort to increase competition in the market, the Belgian government will offer a new 3G licence next year. Business minister Vincent Van Quickenborne recently talked about plans to promote competition in the telecoms market. “The agreement within the government is that we want to break open the market,” he said to Belgian daily…
Blyk eyes Asia Pacific for expansion
Blyk is preparing to expand to Asia Pacific region. Apparently, the ad-supported MVNO is currently studying the most suitable markets and host networks in the region. In an interview with GSMA Mobile Asia Congress Show Daily, Blyk’s head of strategy and advertising business development – Timo Ahopelto, said: “Both the advertising environment and mobile behaviour…
Great mobile campaign: Free condoms via SMS for Australian students
Here’s a great example of mobile technology in action. Students in Australia can get free condoms via SMS! During the celebrations of Schoolies (a national month-long graduation festival celebrated by graduating 12th graders), a health care group Marie Stopes International has launched a campaign called “TXT 4 Free Condomz” to help youngsters get condoms for…
Deal: Sony Mylo 2 now $199.99!
If you ever wanted to grab a mobile Internet device (MID), now may be the right time to do so. The Sony Mylo 2 is far from an ideal MID, but for 200 bucks you can’t expect much more. It’s WiFi-enabled, works with Skype, YouTube, virtually all popular IM networks; has a full QWERTY keyboard,…
China: Smartphone sales expand over 12% on year in September
It’s good to see that smartphones are steadily gaining momentum in China. To put this into numbers, volume sales of smartphones in the world’s fastest growing economy grew 12.2% on year to reach 2.53 million units in September 2008. According to CCID Consulting, Nokia, Motorola and Dopod China benefited the most out of this trend.…
Sony wants you to do more with your PSP!
The folks at Sony were kind enough to mail me and let me know that I could (and should perhaps?) be doing more with my PSP. Apparently there’s lots extra that the PSP does, including: Use Go!Explorer – the GPS add-on: Use Go!Cam – the Webcam add-on: In addition to this (but not in the…