Nokia Siemens Networks has announced the Dual Carrier EDGE software solution that could enabled existing EDGE networks to boost wireless data speeds to 592Kbps. But that’s not all. As part of he so called EDGE Evolution, the Finish-German giant also said they’re working on EGPRS 2, which promises to further increase EDGE uplink and downlink…
China to lift licensing control on handset sales soon?
According to sources close to Taiwan handset makers, China is expected to soon announce a set of enforcement rules to liberalize its licensing controls on manufacturing and sale of handsets. Earlier in October 2007, China’s State Council decided to lift the licensing control, but the ban is still in force due to a lack of…
India to overtake US to become second largest mobile phone market
We’ve already covered India’s mobile phone market in the past and they keep growing like crazy. That being said, they are about to reach somewhat important milestone to become the second largest mobile phone market in world, trailing only China. At the moment, China leads the world with 540.5 million subscribers and is followed by…
Comcast, Time Warner, Sprint, and Clearwire may jump into WiMAX; Google, Intel to help too?
Rumor on the street is that Time Warner Cable and Comcast are in talks with Sprint and Clearwire to help them in their WiMAX plans. The idea seems to compete with the recent FCC auction winners, AT&T and Verizon, in voice and data services. That would certainly explain why the cable companies weren’t interesting in…
VCs bullish on WiMAX in Russia?
There’s no surprise in a fact that a large country like Russia is looking into wireless technologies like WiMAX. On a paper, WiMAX seems promising, but apparently real-life experience for some folks was painful, to say the least. However, that doesn’t stop VCs into pouring out cash into the local WiMAX providers. In the past…
Australian WiMAX operator calls the technology a “miserable failure”
Australia’s first WiMAX operator, Hervey Bay’s Buzz Broadband, has closed its network, with the CEO labeling the technology as a “disaster” that “failed miserably.” According to CEO Garth Freeman who spoke at the international WiMAX conference in Bangkok, non-line of sight performance was “non-existent” beyond just 2km from the base station, indoor performance decayed at…
Samsung to build large mobile phone plant in Vietnam
Samsung’s handset division keeps growing like crazy. Last year they’ve produced a total of 160 million mobile phones and this year they’re shooting for 200 million mark. Half of the mobile phones shipped last year were made in Korea, while other half is built in Samsung’s factories in China, Brazil and India. And they keep…
Don’t use your phone while driving part X – Car accident involving mobile phone use reaches $5.2 settlement
In case you still haven’t figure that out, you shouldn’t your mobile phone while driving. If you insist it’s safe when YOU drive, consider the following article. A $5.2 million verdict was recently reached in Fulton County, GA, in a personal injury case involving a car accident caused by mobile phone use behind the wheel.…
Padded lamp posts not coming to UK after all; It was a PR stunt
Remember our story about padded lamp posts in East London. Well it was just a temporary thing (lasted for a day and a half) and a PR stunt, designed to “test out and gauge people’s opinions.” So why we covered it? It seemed so real. I mean it’s not unusual to see people walking around…
One company sends 80% of SMS spam in China
Everything is big in China and so is the SMS spam. According to Nanfang Metropolis News, Focus Wireless, a subsidiary of US listed Focus Media, is sending 230 million text messages every single day, with their “largest SMS spam subsidiary” from Zhengzhou being responsible for 200 million SMS sent per day. Or to put it…