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Australians Embrace Mobile Applications
www.cellular-news.com — Accessing online services via mobile phones (such as mobile apps) is becoming increasingly popular for Australians. During the month of June 2011, 3.9 million people aged 14 years and over went online via their mobile phone — a 63 per cent increase on the previous June. In particular, 72 per cent of smartphone users downloaded a mobile app in the six months to April 2011…
LTE Pricing is Set to Decline by 60% over the Next 5 Years
www.cellular-news.com — A new report published by Tariff Consultancy finds that LTE Mobile Broadband pricing will fall substantially over the 5-year period to the end of 2016…
Telstra Granted Licenses in Singapore and Japan
www.cellular-news.com — Australia’s Telstra has secured new operating licences in Singapore and Japan, allowing it to own infrastructure facilities and be directly responsible for services delivered to customers locally in both countries. The announcement follows the recent award of three licences to provide customers in India with international long-distance telecommunications and ISP services…
Verizon Wireless’ LTE Network Covers 200 Million People
www.cellular-news.com — USA based Verizon Wireless says that its LTE network now covers 200 million people in the country after it expanded the coverage to 11 new markets today…
New Zealand Broadband Pricing is Improving but Fixed Line Calling Remains Expensive
www.cellular-news.com — New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has released its second report that benchmarks New Zealand prices for fixed line and mobile telecommunications services against international prices…
Telekom Networks Malawi Breaks Off Takeover Talks
www.cellular-news.com — Telekom Networks Malawi (TNM) says that it has broken off talks with a mystery suitor — rumoured to be South Africa’s Vodacom — who had offered to buy a large stake in the company…
Ericsson’s Chief Brand Officer to Step Down
www.cellular-news.com — Ericsson today announced that Cesare Avenia will step down from his role as Chief Brand Officer. Cesare Avenia was appointed Chief Brand Officer (CBO) in November 2009, taking on the global responsibility for driving the implementation of Ericsson’s new brand strategy. The initial phase of that implementation is now completed and responsibility for the next steps will be transferred to the line organization…
LTE Revenues Projected to Exceed $265 Billion Globally in 2016
www.cellular-news.com — According to a new report from Juniper Research, worldwide service revenues generated by LTE mobile networks are forecast to grow rapidly once networks are launched, exceeding $265 billion by 2016…
Samsung Sells Over 300 Million Handsets in 2011
www.cellular-news.com — Samsung Electronics says that this year it has achieved annual mobile handset sales of 300 million units for the first time in its history.. Continue…
AT&T, China Telecom strengthen bond with expanded partnership agreement
www.fiercetelecom.com — Two of the world’s telco giants are strengthening their existing global partnership. AT&T (NYSE: T) and China Telecom said today that they are expanding their partnership in each of their native regions, while looking for other ways to support one another in other regions of the world…
AT&T and Accenture apply cloud to medical imaging
www.fiercetelecom.com — Not to be outdone by Internet-based cloud computing giants, traditional telecom service providers are pushing into the space and leveraging their reputations for reliability and scalability to make an impression with corporate enterprises. Just this week, AT&T (NYSE: T) announced that it had partnered with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) on a cloud-based imaging service for the healthcare industry. The Accenture Medical Imaging Solution lets hospitals and their staffs access and share medical images in the cloud…
Businesses Worldwide to Spend $140 Billion on Managed Telecoms Services in 2012
www.cellular-news.com — While business spending on all telecommunications services is expected to grow in single-digit percentages over the next six years, global spending on managed services is expected to grow at an annual compounded rate of 14.7 percent over the period, according to the latest market study from Insight Research…
Airtel Passes 50 Million Customer Landmark in Africa
www.cellular-news.com — India based Bharti Airtel says that it has signed up its 50 millionth mobile customer in Africa. Airtel has achieved this milestone within just 17 months of acquiring Zain’s mobile operations in 16 African countries and added 14 million new mobile customers during this period…
Vodafone Buys Unified Communications Consultancy
www.cellular-news.com — Vodafone Global Enterprise has announced that it is buying the European IT and communications consultancy, Bluefish Communications…
Smart starts public LTE trial in Manila
www.telecomasia.net — The Philippines’ Smart Communications has started taking applications for a three-month public trial of its LTE network in capital city Manila…
MTN gives away R120 to customers
www.itnewsafrica.com — In light of the current economic upheavals, MTN South Africa is giving away free airtime to the value of R120 to new customers…
