3rd July 2009
IPhone Hacker Reveals SMS Vulnerability
FCC Finally Begins To Tackle Big Agenda
Spam Increased in Q2, Despite 3FN Takedown
MegaFon Denies Interest in Buying VimpelCom Stake
African Investment Fund Invests in Essar Telecom Kenya
Record High for Mobile Music Downloads in UK
Ethiopian Operator Nears Completion of Network Upgrade
Brazil: Cordless Phones Perform Well As Mobile Sales Suffer
Deutsche Telekom Considering Asset Swap for T-Mobile UK
WiMAX Coverage Expands in Malaysia
ZTE Wins German 3G MVNO Core Contract
Rwandatel Misses Subscriber Growth Target
Wireless Data Connections Cut Street Lighting Electricity Consumption
US Music Trade Association Wants More Money from Ringtone Sales
ZTE Gets Positive Outlook from Debt Ratings Agency
Sheriff: Error Fixed in Santa Fe Area 911 System
Circuit City Completes Sale of Canadian Assets
Obama Says He Gets Daily Prayers on His BlackBerry
Ethernet Co-Inventor's New Focus Is The 'Enernet'
2nd July 2009
Zain Sale Rumours Boosted by UBS Appointment
Microsoft Phone Rumours Resurface
Cyprus Airways Flight Crew First to Access Rosters with Mobile Phones
EU Scraps Plans for an Import Duty on Smartphones
Iran Cancels 3rd Mobile License - to Hold New Tender
Sony Ericsson Rearranges Its European Management
O2 Rumoured to Have Exclusive Rights to Sell Palm Pre in UK
Global Handset Navigation Subscriber Base to Grow to 26 Million by 2010
Turkcell Secures Export Financing for Ericsson 3G Kit Purchase
Latin America's Smartphone Market to Grow to 150 Million Handset Units Through 2014
AWS Spectrum Critical for the Growth of Mobile Broadband Across the Americas
Nostromo Takes Managing Mobile Content for Vodafone Czech Republic
Carphone Warehouse to Resume Sales of Vodafone Contract Phones
Thai Regulator After Unused PrePay Cedits
Improving the Reliability of Low Power Computing Systems
Telenor to Ship ZTE Supplied USB Modems
Ericsson Wins Network Expansion Contract in Ukraine
Pakistani Operator Launches Mobile Banking Service
DoCoMo to Launch Mobile Money Transfer Service
BIC Branded Phone to Be Sold in Spain
Is Twitter the News Outlet for the 21st Century?
CenturyTel Completes Purchase of Embarq
Neutral Tandem Dials Into Hot Phone Niche
Biden Announces Rural Broadband Funding in Pa.
1st July 2009
Satellite for US Cell Phone Service Launched
Mobile Display Advertising Raises Awareness and Recognition
VoIP in Poland: Value-added Service or Independent Market Segment?
World Bank Approves Funding to Extend Affordable Communications Services
Growing Demand from Airlines for Mobile Applications
Australians Unaware of Voicemail Costs
Asian Mobile Growth Dominated by Developing Countries
Sprint Text Messaging Tax Suit Dropped
Huawei and ZTE Cause Major Shakeup in Mobile Infrastructure Market
Cellular Technology Extends the Boundaries of E-healthcare
Slowly but Surely, 3G Platforms and IP Communications Are Phasing out Wirelines
223 Million Smartphones to Be Shipped with Open Source Operating Systems by 2014
Sony Struggling As Walkman Hits 30th Anniversary
Complaints About UK's Mobile Content Bills Halves
3 Italia May Sell Stake to Arab Investors
Optimus Primes Its Mobile Broadband Speed to Support 21.6 Mbps
South Africa Mandating Proof of ID for SIM Card Purchases
Roaming Spending Caps Could Lead to Higher Revenues for Operators
Death Threat SMS Spreads in Australia
3G Americas Publishes Report on Smart Antennas
Real-Time Traffic Service Revenue to Boom Over the Next Five Years
Russia and Central Asia Q1 2009 Regional Roundup
Taiwan Opens Door for Chinese Investment
Qwest CEO Seeks Judgment in SEC Complaint
30th June 2009
Mobile Phones the Single Most Powerful Way to Boost Rural Internet Services
Consolidation in Romania As Cosmote Buys Zapp
America's Appetite for Smartphones and the Apps They Can't Live Without
Alvarion Consolidates Lead in WiMAX Equipment Market
Global Sales of Smartphones to Reach 310 Million Units in 2013
Broadcom Boosts Hostile Takeover Offer for Emulex
CAT Telecom Seeking Outside Investor for 3G Launch
Indian Regulator Publishes Draft MNP Proposals
Prepaid Calling Card Distributor Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million
Sprint to Be Exclusive Wireless Data Provider for US Census Count
Short Term Slow Down for Mobile Revenue Growth
Investigation into New Zealand's National Roaming Costs
Alcatel-Lucent Wins Japanese Backhaul Contract
Telcordia Wins Indian Billing Contract
Telecoms Specialists Can Still Find Well Paid Jobs - if They are Prepared to Travel
Switching to Online Billing Could Help Raise Corporate ARPU
BT to Integrate BlackBerry's Within Its Office Service Platform
Survey Says - 11% of Britons Never Make a Phone Call on Their Mobile Phone
Top-10 Phones Sold in June 2009
World's First Rich Communication Suite-based Service Now Live in South Korea
Russian Subscriber Growth - On the Brink of a Slowdown?
Chipmakers' Claims Of Long Battery Life Pass The Sniff Test?
Arabic-English Translation Via Cell Phone
Report: Worst May Be over for US Tech Market
29th June 2009
KazakhTelecom to Sell Mobile Network Subsidiary
Thailand 3G License Sale Could Be Delayed Until 2010
Apple CEO Steve Jobs Back at Work Few Days a Week
Comcast to Offer Wireless Internet Service
Russia's MTS Gets European Investment Bank Loan
Seven in Ten Manufacturers View Mobility As Key to Minimising Downtime
Aeroflex TM500 Test Mobile is First With DC-HSDPA Support
Study Finds Widening Generation Gap in US
Research Highlights Deficiencies in Canada's Proposed Wireless E911 Services
Grameen Foundation Launches Mobile Services Tailored to the Ugandan Poor
Vodafone Portugal Triples Mobile Broadband Speed to 21.6Mbps
EU Welcomes Plans for Single Charger Across All Mobile Phones
E-Plus Deploys Alcatel-Lucent Supplied Mobile Ad Server
IntelliNet Technologies Supplies IWLAN Gateway for Indian Network
O2 UK Added 3,000 Wi-Fi Hotspots
Nokia Siemens Networks Multimode Radio Wins European Bank Support
Etisalat Nigeria Passed One Million Subscriber Mark
Nokia Siemens Networks Completes Initial Vodafone India Upgrades
Vodafone Reported to Be Considering Bid for T-Mobile UK
Afghanistan Sees Record Quarterly Net Subscriber Growth
28th June 2009
Israel Debates Permitting MVNOs in the Market
PrePay Registration May Be Ineffective Says Red Tape Study
Germany to Require Active SIM Card to Make Emergency Calls
Sony Reported to Be Working on Playstation Mobile Phone
27th June 2009
Video Projector for the Apple IPhone
Grameenphone IPO Expected Shortly
Russia Faces Mobile Phone Shortage Due to Customs Clamp-Down
Indonesia Imposes Ban on New BlackBerry Phones
Pacific Island of Nauru to Get First Ever Mobile Phones
366,000 Picocells to Be Deployed by 2013
AT&T Expecting Femtocell Launch Within Weeks
For Wireless Services Providers, Huge Growth Might Be At End
26th June 2009
Essar Group Moves Its Vodafone Shareholding into Holding Company
India's CDMA Operators' Data Network Performance Has a Distinct Edge over GSM
40% of Existing Smartphone Owners Consider Switching to the IPhone
Third of IT Security Professionals Don't Password-Protect Their Smartphones
Lithuania Warned Over Providing Mobile Location of Emergency Callers
Zain Nigeria CEO Calls for Lighter Regulations
Vimpelcom and Kyivstar Reported to Be in Merger Talks
China Mobile Pakistan to Double Number of Base Station by Year-End
Motorola Rumoured to Be Working on IDEN Based Android Phone
UK Operators in Bid to Buy the Phones4u Retail Chain
MTN Merges International Carrier Business with Belgian Partner
TeliaSonera to Expand 3G Network in the 900Mhz Band
Mobile Phone Beats PC Among Young Women
Palm Shares Jump As Q4 Exceeds Views
