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Articles tagged with: Text Messages and Sms
Over 135,000 Indian Phones Disconnected for Sending SMS Spam
India's mobile networks have disconnected just over 135,000 subscribers accused of breaking text messaging marketing rules since the rules were introduced in 2011. more
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Israel to Offer Missile Warnings by SMS
Israel's Defense Forces are reported to be about to announce the details of a long-planned SMS alerts service to warn citizens of incoming missile attacks. The application, developed by Israel based eViglio, in cooperation with Ericsson, is expected to be activated June 2011. more
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Queensland University Trials SMS Updates for New Mothers in Australia.
USA based messaging service provider, CellTrust has announced that its GlobalSMS platform solution has been selected by the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), for a text message pilot program to offer breastfeeding support for new mothers in Australia. more
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Train Driver Accused of Sending SMS Just Before Crash
A Boston subway trolley driver was indicted Wednesday on allegations that he was sending a text message when the car he was operating plowed into another train, injuring more than 50 people. more
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Over 40% of Americans Use Mobile Phones in the Toilet
A survey carried out by iGR indicates that just over 42 percent of U.S. consumers use their mobile phones to make calls while in restrooms. The same percentage sends text messages while in restrooms. Restaurants are also popular places to use mobile phones – 70 percent of the consumers surveyed have made calls on their mobile phones in a restaurant while eating, and 73 percent have sent text messages while eating in a restaurant. more
Verizon Wireless Launches Ringback Tones for Business Users
Ringback tones, a mainstay for savvy consumers to customize their mobile phones, have made their way to business culture after US network, Verizon Wireless announced the availability of Business Ringback Tones to let organizations replace the generic ring callers hear when contacting a wireless business number with a customized message. more
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Passenger In-Flight Mobile Use Exceeds 40% on Malaysia Airlines
Passengers on Malaysia Airlines are proving some of the world's most enthusiastic users of in-flight mobiles as they embrace the AeroMobile service. On some flights, passenger adoption has exceeded 40%. Data devices such as Blackberry are proving popular, with data traffic on some flights exceeding 2MB, the equivalent of 40 Blackberry users sending and receiving email. more
Related Tags: roaming, rsa, privacy, ovi, blackberry, inmarsat, in-flight, aeromobile, airlines, honeywell, Malaysia
Europe Votes to Reduce Roaming SMS and Mobile Data Costs
Yesterday evening the European Parliament, through a vote in its Industry Committee, gave strong support to the European Commission's proposals to reduce consumer roaming charges for sending text messages and downloading data in the EU. The Commission proposed in September 2008 to make sure that consumers in the EU do not have to pay more than €0.11 per roamed SMS in the EU (excluding VAT) - a proposal endorsed yesterday by the Parliament's lead Committee on the new roaming legislation. At present, SMS roaming charges in the EU are on average €0.28 per roamed SMS and can go up to over €0.80 in some countries. more
Related Tags: european-commission, eu, viviane-reding, roaming, billing, parliament, european-parliament
Mobile as Media Platform in the Global South
African peasants paint their mobile phone number over their front doors. Indian slum dwellers buy SIM cards to use on friends' handsets. Chinese students spend three months' allowance on a phone they can use to surf the web. Once almost the exclusive domain of rich countries, the mobile revolution has swept through the developing world. An estimated 3.8 billion people, or half the world's population, own a mobile, and most of the growth is taking place in the global South. more
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Mobile Messaging Revenues to Defy Economic Downturn
2009 will undoubtedly be a tough year for many global economies. However, despite uncertain forecasts, messaging company, Acision believes that the changing economic landscape will present many revenue opportunities for service providers. Based on the 2008/2009 New Year SMS figures alone, Acision predicts messaging and its associated revenues will continue to soar globally despite the economic downturn. more
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