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Articles tagged with: World Record
Record attempt reaps 217K texts, $26K phone bill
Two central Pennsylvania friends spent most of March in a text-messaging record attempt, exchanging a thumbs-flying total of 217,000. more
Related Tags: text-messaging, sms, t-mobile, vas, USA
Record result in Q4 for India - but Q1 09 looks set to beat it
India is the world's second largest mobile market behind China and it has seen extraordinary levels of growth in recent quarters. The first three quarters of 2008 all saw net additions in excess of 25m, and Q4 08 went one better with a gain of 31.58m, an all-time Indian and world record. The number of connections in India stood at 346.77m at the end of 2008 with annual growth of 48.5%, compared to 60.8% in 2007. more
Related Tags: vodafone, tim, reliance, bharti, gsm, India
Ericsson pushes HSPA to Offer 56Mbps Mobile Download Speeds
Ericsson says that it will break its own HSPA world record with the world's first demonstration of HSPA multi-carrier MIMO technology, providing peak downlink data rates of 56Mbps, at the CTIA Wireless exhibition. more
Related Tags: hspa, ericsson, ovi, iden, mimo, hspa-evolution, ctia
Spinning carbon nanotubes spawns new wireless applications
..litary and consumer audiences The University of Cincinnati has long been known for its world-record-breaking carbon nanotubes. Now researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered new uses by spinning carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into lo more
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Breakthrough for post-4G communications
With much of the mobile world yet to migrate to 3G mobile communications, let alone 4G, European researchers are already working on a new technology able to deliver data wirelessly up to 12.5Gb/s. more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, eu, ict, lte, ericsson, microwave, cancer, 4g
modu Secures $38.5 Million Initial Order for its Mobile Phones
Israeli handset vendor, modu has announced an exclusive agreement with Lynk Communications to distribute modu phones and modu jackets in the Philippines, with agreements in several other countries in the region to be announced at a later date. An initial order of modu phones and modu jackets, valued in total at $38.5 million, will hit the region beginning in the 2nd quarter 2009. more
Related Tags: flash, Philippines
Qualcomm Invests in Modular Mobile Phone Concept
Israeli based handset developer, modu has reportedly secured a US$7 million investment from Qualcomm's venture capital division. Local newspaper, Calcalist reported the investment last week. more
Related Tags: qualcomm, rsa, universal-music, universal-music-group, flash, Israel
JCB Breaks Record for Worlds Toughest Mobile Phone
The ultra-rugged JCB Toughphone has achieved a Guinness World Record for the WorldÃ's Toughest Mobile Phone. To fulfil the Guinness World Record requirements, the record attempt had to be witnessed by independent judges who would act as testers once the phone had been dropped and who would also verify the height the JCB Toughphone had been dropped from. more
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Ten new connections in India by the time you've read this headline
The Indian set a new world record for organic monthly net additions in September with an uplift of 9.99m, beating its own previous best of 9.90m. This is equivalent to 3.9 new connections every second in September. The total market reached 310.62m with a penetration rate of 27.5%, which should mean that there is plenty of potential for further growth. more
Related Tags: vodafone, personal, reliance, bharti, bsnl, aircel, India
World's Largest Mobile Phone Built in China
A Chinese man is aiming to get into the World Records after he built what he claims is the world's largest working mobile phone. According to the 17tech news agency, the phone is 3 feet high and weighs 48lbs - and is an exact copy of the builder's daily mobile phone. more