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Google scraps unveiling event of Nexus One in Beijing

On 02.25.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A regional event to show software developers its first smartphone, the Nexus One in China has been scraped by Google.

An event introducing the sleek touchscreen phone to software developers in Hong Kong and Taiwan will be held next week, but Beijing will be excluded from the list. It is viewed as Google’s second move following the threatened pull-out from the China. Earlier, citing problems of censorship and a hacking attack, Google threatened to shut its Chinese Google.cn portal and pull back from China.

Shortly after that the launch of two mobile phones in China which use its Android platform were also delayed. Many staff at Google’s China operations is worried about their jobs due to the recent standoffs.

Google is currently looking to fill dozens of jobs, including sales, business development and research and development in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, according to a job post on its website.

Cable&Wireless launches BlackBerry Solution for subscribers in UK

On 08.28.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Cable&Wireless Worldwide and Research In Motion (RIM) today announced the availability of the BlackBerry® solution to Cable&Wireless customers in the UK.

The BlackBerry solution brings together smartphones, software and services to allow Cable&Wireless customers in the UK easy wireless access to email, phone, messaging, social networking, calendar, web, multimedia and other business and lifestyle applications. Cable&Wireless customers will now be able to enjoy the freedom and productivity benefits of using BlackBerry® smartphones to stay connected to people and information on the go.

Customers can take advantage of Cable&Wireless’ FMC proposition when using a BlackBerry smartphone. This allows mobile services to be delivered over a fixed IP network – converging fixed and mobile services onto a single wireless device. Business users benefit from the ease and simplicity of a streamlined data network with one number, one voicemail and one bill. The FMC technology also lets a mobile device act as a landline when the user is inside the office, transferring traffic to the fixed voice network, and costing the same amount as a landline call. When the user is outside of the building, they seamlessly roam onto a national mobile network.
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Netherlands mobile subscribers enjoy cheapest mobile tariffs

On 08.14.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to a recent survey by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), the mobile susbcribers in Netherlands enjoy the cheapest mobile tariffs across the world. The survey compared the cost for an average user (780 phone calls, 600 text messages and eight multi-media messages) in 30 countries in August’08 and found prices varied from $11 to $53.
Netherlands was followed by Finland and Sweden with lowest tariffs. The highest prices were paid in the US, Canada and Spain.

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Cosmote launches summer add-on for prepay subscribers (Cosmote)

On 06.23.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news:Cosmote Romania has introduced a summer extra option for its prepay subscribers. At a price of EUR 4.5/month, subscribers cam access 800 on-net voice minutes and 800 on-net SMS, as well as 60 minutes for national and international calls to fixed-lines in Europe and mobile networks in the US, Canada and Israel. Cosmote Cartela prepay subscribers can activate the add-on until 16 July.

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Digicel introduces Caribbean unlimited plans for British Virgin Islands subscribers

On 06.18.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Digicel, the Caribbean mobile operator, has launched unlimited voice packages for its subscribers in British Virgin Islands. Subscribers can sign up to the Caribbean Plan and make unlimited calls to Digicel numbers across the Caribbean and Central America for $49 per month.
At a monthly fee of $129, the postpaid subscribers can also register for the Caribbean Unlimited Plan which offers unlimited local calls, unlimited international calls to Digicel Caribbean destinations, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, US, UK (landline only), Canada, Puerto Rico and the USVI, along with unlimited SMS, web browsing and email access. Subscribers of the Caribbean Unlimited Plan can also purchase the Blackberry models 8120, 8320, 8900, 9000 and 9500 for $79, 169, 299, 379 and 449, respectively.

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Verizon Wireless launches Nationwide Plus Mexico plan (USA)

On 05.06.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Verizon Wireless, the USA’s leading mobile operator, has introduced the Nationwide Plus Mexico plan that enables mobile subscribers to make calls to any number in the US, Puerto Rico and Mexico, including mobile phones, without long distance charges, 1000 night and weekend minutes for use in the US and Mexico, and unlimited mobile to mobile calling minutes while in the US. Family Share plans for Nationwide Plus Mexico are priced at USD 84.99 monthly access for two lines of service. Activation fees, taxes and other charges apply.
For a limited time, anybody can activate or switch to the Nationwide Plus Mexico plans will receive a one time USD15 bill credit. New subscribers have to ink a two year agreement. The promotion ends 30 June 2009. These plans are also eligible for the company’s no-cost Friends and Family feature, with which subscribers can make calls up to 10 phone numbers – landline or mobile – at no additional cost, regardless of day or time.

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Zapp slashes international call tariffs by 80%, launches Basic, Star and Xtreme packages (Romania)

On 04.15.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Zapp Romania has reduced its international call tariffs by 80%. The new tariffs will be valid for both new and existing postpaid subscribers with effect from 27 April. Zapp slashed the tariffs for calls made to fixed numbers in the UK, Turkey, Spain, Germany and France, as well as to fixed and mobile numbers in the US, Canada and China by up to 75% at a starting price of 2.5 cents/minute. Zapp has also reorganised its international call areas, which will now be divided among 6 regions, at same tariffs regardless of the time of making the call. Tariffs will only vary depending on dialed number type, whether fixed or mobile, and the destination country.
Zapp further launches three international call packages, Basic, Star and Xtreme. For EUR 6 per month, subscribers can opt for the Xtreme package and make international calls for prices ranging between EUR 0.025 and EUR 3.5 per minute, depending on country of destination. The Star package is priced at EUR 3 per month and offers calls between EUR 0.05 and EUR 3.5 per minute. The Basic package is available with no monthly fee, and subscribers can make international calls for prices ranging between EUR 0.19 and EUR 3.5 per minute.

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Vodafone Romania reduces international call tariffs for prepay subscribers

On 03.26.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone Romania slashes the international call tariffs by 27% for it’s prepay subscribers. Cartela Vodafone (Vodafone Card) and Vodafone Avantaj (Vodafone Advantage) prepaid subscribers will now be able to make calls to European fixed networks, Vodafone mobile networks and partner mobile networks at EUR 0.40/min, down by 27% as compared to previous tariff of EUR 0.55/min.
Calls to other European mobile networks will cost EUR 0.50, down from EUR 0.60/min. Moreover, Prepay and Vodafone Avantaj subscribers will be charged EUR 0.50 for calls made to fixed and mobile networks in the US, Canada, Alaska, Israel and Hawaii, down from the previous tariff of EUR 0.55/min. The operator further announced Vodafone Europa, an option that enables the subscribers to make international calls to other Vodafone subscribers across Europe along with Vodafone partner mobile networks and European fixed-line networks at a tariff of EUR 0.18, down from EUR0.24/min.

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SingTel to vend HTC Google phone from today (Singapore)

On 02.21.09, In Mobile, By Editor

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) said that it will start selling Google Inc.’s Android platform phones made by HTC Corp.’s in Singapore from 21st feb’09. In September, the phone was introduced in U.S. by Google, cellular carrier T-Mobile USA Inc. and HTC. The company does not expect to take any additional charges from selling the phone, called the HTC Dream, said SingTel’s Chief of Consumer Yuen Kuan Moon.

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Globacom announces 70% reduction in international call tariffs (Nigeria)

On 01.20.09, In Mobile, By Editor

Globacom’s subsidiary Glo Gateway announces a 70% reduction in international calls to UK, US and Canada. The new tariff, according Ibrahim Fadipe, Head of Glo Gateway, is being offered for its ‘Glo International Talk Extravaganza’ promotion and will expire at the end of January. The offer is now being offered to all the new and existing pre-paid and post-paid subscribers.
‘Because of the direct interconnectivity which we have established with many international carriers, we will be able to hub several million minutes of international traffic monthly to different destinations across the globe,’ Fadipe stated.
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