Articles tagged with: Mvno and Samsung

Nokia Still Dominating the South African Mobile Phone Market

South Africa's mobile phone consumers are overwhelmingly loyal to their network providers, with 95 percent having been with their current provider for an average of 4.2 years. What's more, 81 percent said they recommend their network providers to friends and family, reinforcing the importance of word-of-mouth and reputation in the mobile industry.  more

Related Tags: nokia, blackberry, virgin-mobile, feature-phones, feature-phones, virgin, virgin, South Africa


Virgin Mobile to Support Opera Mini Mobile Web Browser

Opera Software has announced an agreement with the mvno, Virgin Mobile USA to distribute the Opera Mini mobile web browser on several Virgin Mobile USA handsets. Virgin Mobile USA subsidiary Helio was the first U.S. carrier to sign a deal with Opera Mini in the United States.  more

Related Tags: virgin-mobile, xl, virgin-mobile-usa, opera, opera-mini, mobile-web-browser, web-browser, lightning, helio, mobile-web, virgin,


New MVNO for New Zealand

New Zealand telco, Digital Island says that it has signed a mvno deal with Telecom New Zealand to add mobile phone services to its portfolio. The firm will carry out a two month pilot with existing customers beginning in April, followed by a full commercial service from July.  more

Related Tags: nokia, sim, w-cdma, tim, cdma, ovi, telecom-new-zealand, partner, target, New Zealand


Advanced Mobile Services Attract "Media Techies" and Others

Defying the conventional wisdom that consumers in emerging markets simply want "no-frills" devices and services, Strategy Analytics has identified sizable numbers of users who want advanced products - and are willing to pay for them. A new report from the Emerging Markets Communications Strategies (EMCS) program, "Emerging Markets Consumer Segmentation," is based on analysis of mobile phone users in eight Asian and African countries.  more

Related Tags: sony-ericsson, nokia, sim, analytics, smartphone, motorola, smartphones, strategy-analytics, ericsson, sony, motorola,


Sprint Launches its Initial WiMAX Service

Sprint Nextel has at last, commercially launched its WiMAX network - currently branded as XOHM - in Baltimore. The data-centric network has been launched with average download speeds of 2-4 Mbps.  more

Related Tags: intel, wimax, mobile-wimax, clearwire, sprint-nextel, zte, sprint, nextel, samsung-electronics, notebook, usb, modems, dual-mode,


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