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Articles tagged with: Mobile Data and Smartphones
Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Technologies to Close the Gap With Fixed Broadband
Mobile operators are expected to fully maximise their high-speed packet access (HSPA) deployments before eventually deploying 3G long-term evolution (LTE). Many operators will leapfrog from HSPA to 3G LTE, as the window of opportunity for HSPA Evolved is insignificant when compared to 3G LTE. more
Related Tags: , 3g, base-station, smartphone, wimax, mobile-wimax, eu, tim, wind, lte, capex, hspa, ovi, mobile-broadband, backhaul, wimax,
Lower Wireless Costs by 30% Without Compromising Enterprise Mobility
Aberdeen Group has released a report on enterprise use of wireless expense management (WEM) that outlines how businesses can use technology solutions to save money and understand their wireless bills. more
Related Tags: sim, mobile-messaging, smartphone, roaming, text-messaging, location-based-services
Asian Operators Agree to Improved Roaming for BlackBerry Users
The Asian mobile operators group, Conexus Mobile Alliance has announced the start of the regional rollout of a mobile data roaming plan for BlackBerry smartphones among Alliance members. The new plan offers a high mobile data access ceiling in most countries to cater to the data usage needs of frequent mobile roamers. more
Related Tags: smartphone, indosat, roaming, w-cdma, mtn, docomo, mobile-broadband, blackberry, hutchison-telecom, hutchison, starhub, billing, true-move, hsdpa
Operators Warned to Make Data Usage Costs Clearer
The emergence of new smartphone technology, such as the recent release of the Apple iPhone 3G, has led the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to issue a note of warning to consumers. more
Related Tags: sms, australian-competition-and-consumer-commission, accc, Australia
Taiwan Mobile Phone Sales to Reach 7.2 Million Units in 2008
According to MIC (Market Intelligence Center, Taiwan), an ICT industry research institute based in Taipei, mobile data services will be a key focus for Taiwanese telecom operators in 2008, with the growing popularity of 3G/3.5G mobile phones. Thanks to the promotional plans offered by telecom operators to boost 3G subscriber numbers, Taiwanese mobile phone market volume for the entire 2008 is expected to slightly advance 0.9% to 7.2 million units, with the share of WCDMA models expected to top 40%. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, intel, samsung, wcdma, ict, chunghwa-telecom, sony, mic, Taiwan
Mobile data card sales nearly quadrupling by 2011
Sales of mobile data cards, which enable broadband access in laptops via a service provider's mobile data network, are forecast by Infonetics Research to nearly quadruple between 2007 and 2011, when they will reach $2.9 billion. more
Related Tags: arpu, samsung, infonetics-research, wimax,, hotspot, hsdpa
Turning Symbian Smartphones into Mini Wi-Fi Hotspots
Finland based software house, Joikusoft says that it has developed an application for Symbian Series 60 based smartphones which converts them into a Wi-Fi hotspot, using 3G cellular for the backhaul connection. When turned on, external WLAN devices can discover the open JoikuSpot and establish internet connection wirelessly using the mobile phone's 3G internet connection. more
Related Tags: symbian, backhaul, hotspot, wlan