www.cellular-news.com — Laptops and smart phones are the mobile computing products most commonly used by European chief executive officers (CXOs). However, web-based collaboration tools, valuable particularly for business travel, are gradually gaining importance. Mobile-based applications, both location-based and multimedia contents, are relatively new concepts offering significant potential for service providers… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — Mexico’s dominant mobile network operator, Telcel is to enable prepay top-ups from the USA via a deal with MoreMagic Solutions. From 46,000 Western Union Agent locations throughout the United States, as well as additional international retail locations, or the web, a customer can purchase a gift of prepaid airtime, or transfer electronic airtime, to a Telcel phone… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — Israel’s mobile networks face delays in deploying base stations after a planning law waiver was cancelled by the Minister of Interior, Eli Yishai. The waiver only applied to small antennas mounted on existing buildings, but was vital for boosting urban coverage… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — ­Afghanistan’s telecoms regulator, the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has imposed fines on the country’s three mobile networks for missing performance standards… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — Craig Wireless has deployed Canada’s first WiMAX network in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia. The deployment is part of the first phase of a WiMAX network announced by Craig Wireless and Motorola in September 2009. When complete later this year, the Craig Wireless network is expected to serve over one million people in and around Vancouver… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — The Indian 3G license auction is back on again - for the moment. A short statement from the government press office confirmed the new dates for the auction process with the formal notice inviting invitations due to go out tomorrow (Thur 25th Feb)… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — ­Thailand should be able to resume its delayed 3G license sale after the telecoms regulator secured the necessary number of directors to form a quorum. The regulator had been short of four directors, but this has been resolved after the nominees finally secured Royal endorsement… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — North Korea has launched a crackdown on would-be defectors and on Chinese mobile phones used by its own people along the northern border with China, according to several North Korean sources… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — ­Taiwan’s mobile subscribe base is forecast to rise from 26 million in 2009 to 28 million in 2014, driven largely by multiple SIM accounts, reports IE Market Research (IEMR)… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — Following Telecom New Zealand’s recent serious network failures, the company has been holding a review of what happened and published its preliminary findings. The company said that the root cause of the recent issues with the Alcatel-Lucent supplied WCDMA network South of Taupo is established and is due to traffic surges in the network overloading the Radio Network Controller in Christchurch… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — Nokia Siemens Networks has won a US$300 million contract from India’s Aircel to roll out, manage radio and core network and services in three Indian states. Aircel is expected to roll out services in these three circles, Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan in April and, under a managed services contract, Nokia Siemens Networks will operate the network in these three circles for four years… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — A new Arab Advisors Group report reveals that by end of 2009, a total of twenty nine operators in thirteen Arab countries offered 3G/3.5G cellular services. The most common 3G/3.5G services offered by the operators are mobile Internet, followed by video calling and mobile TV. More operators are expected to commercially launch their 3G/3.5G services in 2010, these include: Orange in Jordan, Tunisie Orange Telecom in Tunisia and Wataniya Mobile in Palestine… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — Thanks to its huge sales and high memory usage, Apple’s iPhone is expected to generate insatiable demand for NAND-type flash memory in 2010, helping to strain supplies for the year, according to iSuppli Corp… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — A global survey of 15,000 consumers across 15 countries highlights a huge demand for smart, personalized mobile Internet services. However, mobile carriers are risking their place in the mobile value chain by not responding to these demands quickly enough. Survey respondents suggest that over the next six months, media organizations such as the BBC, application developers such as Facebook and service providers such as Google, will be viewed as the most appropriate providers instead of mobile carriers… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — RealVNC has launched a new VNC Viewer for the iPhone which makes it possible to run applications, access documents and change settings on any Mac OS X, Windows, Linux or UNIX computer, just as though you were sitting in front of it… Continue…

www.cellular-news.com — The mid-range, 3G-wireless version of Apple’s upcoming iPad is expected to carry a combined Bill of Materials (BOM) and manufacturing cost of $287.15, making it the most profitable member of the iPad product line on a percentage basis, according to a virtual teardown generated in part by leveraging iSuppli’s Mobile Handset Cost Model tool… Continue…