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1Q09 results showing greater recession impact on suppliers than operators
..vider revenues from mobile operations in our sample grew just 3.4% in 1Q09, several percentage points lower than the pre-recession growth rates, which ranged from 9.4% to 11.8% (1Q07 through 4Q07, since the recession began in December 2007). No more
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European Commission Issues Guidance on Termination Rates
..10 times higher than fixed termination rates (on average ranging from 0.57 to 1.13 euro cents per minute). The Commission says that higher mobile termination rates make it harder for fixed and small mobile operators to compete with large mobile more
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Etisalat Says Sold 10,000 BlackBerry Phones in One Month
..ackage which started on April 7,2009 and ends on May 7,2009. The promotion which offers 3 months free subscription to the BlackBerry Domestic Unlimited package gives customers unlimited access to Internet, email and mobile applications. "What more
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Spreadtrum Communications Announces $44 Million of New Financing
.. announced that its Chinese subsidiary, Spreadtrum Communications (Shanghai), has received RMB 300 million (US$44 million) of new financing from a Chinese bank in the form of a fixed term loan. "We very much appreciate and are excited to re more
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U.S. Mobile Financial Services Markets Expected to Reach $1.46 Billion in 2013
Accounting for over 3 billion subscribers worldwide, mobile devices have emerged as a convenient and safe mode to conduct financial transactions. Both m-commerce and mobile banking services are being widely deployed across the United States. These services go beyond the traditional role of providing digital or mobile content services and allow for the procurement of physical goods. more
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Africa, Middle East to Lead Mobile Broadband Subscriber Growth by 2012
..Middle East generated 10 percent of global mobile revenue in 2008, the region contributed only 3 percent of global mobile data revenue, notes Dearbhla McHenry, analyst at Pyramid Research and author of the report. However, the region will doubl more
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Acision Wins Voicemail Contracts in UK and Ireland
Acision has announced that, in addition to the recent contract wins with Hutchison 3G (3) in Australia and Austria, it has now been awarded a contract for messaging services for 3's networks in the UK and Ireland. Acision's solution will be deployed to deliver voicemail services. more
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Mongolia Gets HSPA Network Upgrade
..s across Mongolia, starting in the capital Ulaanbaatar where about 40 percent of the country's 3 million inhabitants live. Under the contract, Ericsson is the sole supplier of the WCDMA/HSPA radio access network. It is also responsible for netwo more
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3 UK to Scrap Top-Up Fee Requirement for Skype Users
Hutchison 3G UK (3 UK) has announced that it will offer unlimited Skype-to-Skype calls and instant messages at no charge to anyone with a 3 SIM card. Starting from next month, there will be no data charges or top-up fees for either contract or pay-as-you-go customers who use Skype on 3's UK network. Anyone with a 3 UK branded Skype-enabled handset will be able to buy a 3 SIM and talk as much as they want to other Skype users without ever having to pay another penny. more
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Hutchison 3G Ireland Awards Satellite Based Broadband Contract
..cations, a broadband satellite operator, says that it has been awarded a contract by Hutchison 3G Ireland to supply them with broadband internet access under the Irish Government's National Broadband Scheme. This EUR 43 million scheme is design more
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