Operator News in Brief - 4th Nov 2009

Tele2 Latvia has rolled out a mobile email service provided by Momail. The service is available in English, with Latvian and Russian language versions due next week.

Canada's Bell and Rogers have jointly launched their HSPA+ upgraded networks.

Telenor Pakistan has signed a contract with Nokia Siemens Networks for solar powered base stations. The solar-powered sites will be implemented using Universal Services Fund (USF) that was awarded to Telenor Pakistan in 2009.

Pannon Hungary has launched a Novatel supplied MiFi device to enable Wi-Fi devices to share a single 3G network connection.

Telefónica O2 Ireland has announced a range of new iPhone business price plans aimed at executives and SMEs who want to use the iPhone 3G and 3GS for business.

Malaysia's Maxis has launched a mobile social networking application that provides a single access to Facebook, Twitter and Friendster. Maxis had previously launched the Friendster Alert service in May, allowing subscribers to receive updates on their Friendster account via SMS.

South Africa's Vodacom has announced a 40% cut on the subscription charge of its Voicemail2SMS service. From next month, Vodacom customers will be able to receive their voice messages via SMS for R35 per month.

Posted to the site on 4th November 2009