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Lava Mobile launches A9 in India

On 02.22.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Lava international limited has unveiled its latest handset, Lava A9. According to the company, the Lava A9 has been designed to target the customers, who are looking for technically sound handset in affordable price.

The phone boasts of Nimbuzz and Opera Mini and a very powerful 920mAh battery. This EDGE/GPRS enabled phone comprises of a 2.4 inch TFT display, 250 MB memory which offers external memory support of up to 8 GB and a 3.2 megapixel camera.

The phone would be available in two colors a Red & Silver and a Black & Silver combination. The price of the cell phone is yet to be disclosed.

Micromax announces Q5 Dual SIM handset

On 02.22.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Micromax, a Gurgaon based mobile manufacturing company has unveiled the latest dual SIM handset – Micromax Q5.

This phone features Dual SIM (GSM + GSM), 15MB internal storage extendable up to 8GG expandable memory via MicroSD card, QWERTY Keypad with Track Ball, 2.2 inches QVGA Screen with 320×240 pixel resolution and 262 k colors and a 2MP camera with video recording acility.

The other features integrated with this phone are micro USB port for transfer of data, Bluetooth with A2DP, GPRS, EDGE, and WAP 2.0.

There is also Facebook, IM for multiclient chats, multiple audio formats like MP3, AMR, MIDI and WAV. Micromax Q5 has been priced at Rs. 5100 in India.

Tagged with: ASIA • GPRS • GSM • India • Micromax • QWERTY Keypad

Huawei E398 modem to be first launched by Tele2, Telenor Sweden

On 02.18.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Triple-mode Huawei E398 modem, the first LTE wireless modem compatible with LTE, W-CDMA/HSPA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE networks will be launched over Net4Mobility, a joint infrastructure venture between Tele2 and Telenor Sweden.

The modem is based on Qualcomm’s MDM9200 chipset and it will support multiple LTE frequency bands.

Chinese technology provider has been selected by the Swedish network operator to develop its nationwide LTE network, including the supply of infrastructure and terminal solutions.

Tagged with: CDMA • Europe • GPRS • GSM • GSM/GPRS • Huawei • Launch • operator • Qualcomm • Sweden • Tele2 • Telenor • Telenor Sweden • W-CDMA

Telecom Italia Sparkle & Link2One sign agreement

On 02.16.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Telecom Italia Sparkle and roaming hub provider Link2One entered into a strategic partnership for Link2One’s roaming hub, a hosted solution which enables operators to accelerate the provision of roaming services to customers worldwide.

A simple alternative to bilateral roaming agreements is provided by Link2One and with just one agreement and one connection, operators can be up and running almost instantly on a single IMSI roaming hub.

This gives maximum roaming coverage not only on voice but also GPRS and 3G, with the same service level and capabilities as with traditional bilateral roaming agreements.

Tagged with: 3G • GPRS • Link2One • LTE • operator • Roaming Service • Telecom Italia Sparkle

Sony Ericsson adds QWERTY keyboard to Vivaz Phone

On 02.15.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The Vivaz smartphone of Sony Ericsson also known as Vivaz pro has added a QWERTY keyboard to the touch screen offering. According to Daniel Sandblom Marketing Business Manager, Sony Ericsson, Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro meets the increased consumer demand for QWERTY devices without compromising on any entertainment features.

UMTS HSPA 900/2100 and GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 850/1900/2100 and GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 are supported by the handset while it is available in selected markets from Q2 in Black or White.

Full slide-out keyboard, stay in touch through email, Twitter, Facebook, blogging and chat, view everything on the 3.2″ 16:9 wide touchscreen, HD resolution and PlayNow – immediate online access to applications, games and music are some of the exclusive features of the handset.

Tagged with: Ericsson • Facebook • GPRS • GSM • HSPA • PlayNow • QWERTY • Sony • Sony Ericsson • UMTS • Vivaz

GPRS price barriers crashed by BSNL (India)

On 01.29.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Five new GPRS plans have been launched by Indian telco, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited for its existing 2G GSM users. The rate of the mobile internet in India has been effectively lowered by the new plans from BSNL making it even more affordable.

BSNL had 62.8 million wireless connections and the active GPRS users are pegged at around just 8-10 million.
The new GPRS plans are effective from January 25, 2010 and except the unlimited plan, applicable to users of BSNL’s 2G data card.

Tagged with: 2G GSM • ASIA • BSNL • GPRS • GSM • India

Nepal telecom reduces monthly rental charges

On 12.19.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The GSM post-paid mobile users of Nepal Telecom (NT) will get a respite as the minimum monthly rental charge has gone down to Rs 300. Earlier, the users have to pay the minimum monthly rental of Rs
500 for service with GPRS and Rs 400 for service without GPRS.

Besides, from the minimum monthly charge, users can avail talk-time worth the same amount.

Another scheme has also been introduced according to which post-paid mobile users can make call to any three chosen numbers at 90 paisa per minute, excluding taxes. The only thing the user needs to do is to register their numbers to be used at discounted price with NT.

Tagged with: ASIA • GPRS • GSM • Nepal • Nepal Telecom

M2M Global Unit set up by Telefonica

On 12.17.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: In order to support its Machine to Machine business clients in all markets, Telefonica has set up a M2M Global Unit. A multinational and multidisciplinary team, dedicated exclusively to defining, implementing and supporting global clients as well as deploying these services backs this new unit.

The unit has more than 100 staffs directly reporting to the Telefonica Global Product and Services Unit. The Global M2M product of Telefonica is the first integrated end-to-end solution in the market which offers corporate clients a turnkey solution, not limited to mobile technology (SMS, GPRS or UMTS).

ADSL or complementary networks such as Zigbee, UWB, Satellite, RFID or NFC can support M2M by offering tailor-made global and local Value Added Services to any client anywhere.

A testing laboratory has also been developed by the operator for the use of its corporate clients. This will help them bring pilot projects and test new functionalities, applications and new handsets.

Tagged with: ADSL • GPRS • MTS • operator • Value Added Services • Zigbee

U Mobile’s subscribers to roam on DiGi network

On 12.15.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The subscribers of 3G operator U Mobile can now roam on DiGi’s EDGE network as the company has signed a 3-year domestic roaming agreement with DiGi.

The roaming agreement with DiGi will allow U Mobile subscribers to enjoy voice, SMS and data services (GPRS/EDGE) nationwide including flawless hand-over of voice calls from U Mobile’s 3G network to DiGi’s 2G network.

DiGi’s EDGE networks will formally be inducted only after the domestic agreement with Celcom ends, thus making it an exclusive provider of domestic roaming traffic services for U Mobile. Celcom and U Mobile signed a domestic roaming agreement, limited to voice and SMS in 2007.

Tagged with: 3G • ASIA • Domestic Roaming Agreement • EDGE • GPRS • Malaysia • operator • Roaming • U Mobile

Mobile search service launched by Mobifone(Vietnam)

On 12.07.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vietnam based mobile operator MobileFone launched its mobile-search service in partnership with Nam Digital Corp Area 1 (VDC1). The msearch service is based on socbay technology of Naiscorp.

The service will operate on GPRS base and high speed 3G. Using a client support of nearly 300 mobile lines in Vietnam, the service will provide relevant information of the search results to the users including pictures, sound and ads.

The aim of the service is to attract businessmen and youngsters, and has been developed to provide an alternative to search engines on mobile devices in the thriving market of 3 G services and smartphone.

Tagged with: ASIA • GPRS • MobiFone • Mobile • operator • smartphone • socbay • Vietnam