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Bridge Alliance Expands Fixed Fee Mobile Data Roaming to 11 Countries

­The pan-Asian networks group, the Bridge Alliance announced that the Bridge AsiaRoamData SIM, a prepaid SIM card with unlimited data roaming has expanded its service coverage to all 11 Bridge Alliance member operators' networks.  more

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Asian Operators Alliance Launches PrePay Data Roaming Service

­Eleven Asian mobile networks have agreed to offer a universal prepaid SIM card for mobile data roaming at the equivalent rate of US$12 per day for unlimited downloads.  more

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More effective competition and better regulation needed to cut mobile data roaming costs, says OECD

Regulators and policy makers should boost competition among mobile telephone operators to cut the high prices being charged for international data roaming, according to a new OECD report. Analysis of pricing plans at 68 operators in the 34 OECD countries points to a strong case for new consumer protection and empowerment measures.  more

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Increasing adoption of mobile broadband and smartphones in the Arab World

­Nearly two-thirds (63%) of internet users in key Arab markets such as Saudi Arabia access Internet through their mobile handsets (through a 3G connection or Wi-Fi), up from 47% in 2008, according to Arab Advisors Group.  more

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Android Leads in U.S. Smartphone Market Share and Data Usage

­Smartphones and the consumption of mobile data continue to grow in popularity in the USA -- 37 percent of mobile consumers now have one -- and Google's Android operating system (OS) is proving to be the most popular.  more

Related Tags: android, apple-iphone, usa, USA


Verizon Wireless Sues the FCC Over Mobile Data Roaming Regulations

­USA based Verizon Wireless has sued the telecoms regulator, the FCC, claiming that it has exceeded its authority when it imposed an order forcing the larger networks to offer mobile data roaming to its smaller rivals.  more

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US Regulator Mandates Mobile Data Roaming Between Networks

­The USA's telecoms regulator, the FCC has issued a ruling that requires mobile networks to agree to sign mobile data roaming agreements with anyone who asks - on commercially reasonable terms and conditions, subject to certain limitations.  more

Related Tags: national-roaming, fcc, at&t, verizon-wireless, USA


Apple iPhone Better on AT&T When Mobile, Better on Verizon When Still - Survey

­Handset testing company, Metrico Wireless has run a series of comparison trials between the AT&T and Verzion Wireless versions of Apple's iPhone, and found that the AT&T iPhone experienced double the mean data download speed of the Verizon iPhone, but the mean load time for an average Web page was about the same on both devices.  more

Related Tags: verizon-wireless, apple-iphone, at&t, samsung-captivate, motorola-droid-x, USA


Three UK Launches Unlimited Mobile Data Tariff for PrePay Customers

­Hutchison 3G UK (Three) is launching an unlimited mobile data tariff for its PrePay subscribers, who top up their accounts at least once a month. There are two options available - "All in One 15" costs £15 and gives 30-days access to all-you-can-eat data along with 300 any-network minutes and 3,000 texts. Alternatively, the "All in One 25" tariff costs £25 and offers 500 minutes, 3,000 texts and all-you-can-eat data for a 30-day period.  more

Related Tags: hutchison-3g-uk, prepay, UK


Mobile Data Bandwidth Jumped by 73% in Second Half of 2010

­Mobile data bandwidth usage continued its phenomenal rise with 73% growth during the second half of 2010, according to Allot Communications. Video streaming continues to drive this growth as it remains the fastest growing application type, accounting for 37% of mobile bandwidth.  more

Related Tags: mobile-broadband, lte, video, android-market


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