mobile television

Hutchison 3G Austria modernizes its network for HSPA+ and LTE

On 10.02.09, In Mobile, By Editor

Hutchison 3G Austria is modernizing its radio access network to be ready for HSPA+ and the next generation of mobile broadband, or LTE. At the same time this step will allow the operator to halve the energy consumption of its base stations. Nokia Siemens Networks will undertake this upgrade starting in autumn 2009.

“The demand for increased mobile broadband capacity and throughput in Austria is reflected in the increasing usage of data cards and mobile services like Mobile TV, video download or video sharing,” said Berthold Thoma, CEO of Hutchison 3G Austria. “Mobile broadband is also one of the most pragmatic solutions to bridging the digital gap between cities and rural areas. For rural areas, mobile broadband coverage is simply less expensive and faster to deploy than “fiber to the home” solutions. We hope that with our nationwide coverage we will contribute significantly to this end.” (more…)

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China Telecom places order for 4Mn 3G mobile phones

On 08.26.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: China Telecom, one of the nation’s leading mobile operator, has reportedly placed an order of 4 million 3G mobile handsets with a number of domestic mobile phone makers, the biggest such order ever in China.
The order which is reported to be a multi-billion yuan order, includes 63 different customized models and will greatly expand China Telecom’s 3G handset portfolios and is expected to help it attract more users.
The 4-million customized handsets China Telecom ordered, bigger than its original plan of 3.6 million, are mostly priced in the 1,000 yuan (US$142.9) range and some are priced as low as 500 yuan.

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SK Telecom launches “sound effect” service (South Korea)

On 08.26.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: SK Telecom, the Korean mobile operator, has reportedly introduced a “sound effect” service for mobile phones. By pushing down on the numbers on a mobile phone, users can listen to various sound effects including famous lines from television dramas.
The service also includes a “police siren” sound effect, with children and women in mind, for safety usage purposes. The service goes for 900 won a month.

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Mobile phones in Chile increase to 16Mn-report

On 07.27.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: According to a report, mobile phones in Chile have increased to nearly 16 million, almost one phone per inhabitant. The report said, in May mobile phones increased by 6% corresponding to the same month, a year ago. Chileans used a total of 2 billion air minutes in May, with international calls down and domestic calls up year-on-year, report unveils. The country holds three main mobile operators namely Empresa Nacional de Telecomunicaciones SA; Movistar, a unit of Spanish firm Telefonica SA; and Claro, a subsidiary of Mexican firm America Movil SAB.

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Pannon introduces Mobile Internet 20 MB offer (Hungary)

On 07.11.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Browsing the web on the display of your mobile phone is not a novelty anymore. It is a practical and convenient way to check the latest news, MyVIP, events, movie guides, sport results, transport schedules etc. You can also use your mobile phone to send and receive e-mails.

Due to improving coverage and the increasing number of 3G/HSDPA-enabled mobile phones, more and more Pannon customers have an Internet enabled phone, and the number of people accessing the Internet through their mobile phone is rising.

With Pannon’s latest Mobile Internet 20 MB offer, customers can use their mobile phone to browse the web at the currently lowest price on the market. The service with a monthly rate of only HUF 480 can be tested with “Try&buy” terms between 1 July and 30 September 2009. First month is for HUF 0 and does not require a loyalty agreement. (more…)

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ComCom to probe into mobile roaming tariffs (New Zealand)

On 06.30.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: The New Zealand’s telecom regulator will reportedly probe in the imposition of price control on the cost of connecting to competing mobile phone services.
ComCom said that the cost of roaming between mobile phone networks might be “significantly above cost”.
It said it also had other concerns regarding national roaming, and the mobile market in general, including the ability of future market entrants to negotiate competitive agreements in a timely manner.
The investigation will start in national roaming in August and the release of draft report in mid-October and then completing it by Feb’10-end.
The regulator also said it planned to recommend that the price of calling a mobile phone from a fixed line connection be regulated as the current prices are too high.

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Vodafone Fiji allows internet access to prepaid subscribers

On 06.29.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone Fiji is now offering its mobile Internet services to prepaid subscribers also. The service which was earlier restricted to the postpaid subscribers, now caters to nearly 600,000 subscribers. “The launch of our prepaid mobile internet is exciting news for most of our customers, 90 per cent of who are on pre-paid plans”, said Pradeep Lal, the company’s acting managing director.
“With pre-paid Internet accessible over mobile phones, we now provide wireless Internet service without contract, monthly subscriptions or activation fees,” he said.

“All a subscriber needs is a web-enabled phone and normal credit on their mobiles to access Internet anywhere, anytime at their convenience.”

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China Mobile & Far EasTone to launch telecom service cooperation – Source

On 06.29.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: China Mobile, China’s largest mobile operator, and the Taiwanese mobile operator, Far EasTone will soon ink a telecom service cooperation, a FET source revealed.
The cooperation will be in the fields of value-added telecom services and joint purchases of mobile phones, mobile Internet data cards, netbooks and other related products.

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Vodafone & Orange enable subscribers to use mobile phones on aeroplanes (UK)

On 06.22.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone and Orange have joined the league of T-Mobile and O2 as it allows subscribers to access their networks to use mobile phones on aeroplanes.
The operators had earlier refuses to offer these services as they feared the affect of high charges on subscribers. The operators will now reportedly allow subscribers to use the OnAir system ‘within weeks’.
Calls from aeroplanes cost £2.50 a minute and networks feared that their subscribers could suffer from ‘bill shock’ from the high costs.

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NTT DOCOMO to distribute Manga to mobile phones (France)

On 06.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that its wholly-owned European subsidiary DOCOMO Netherlands B.V. will launch Europe’s first mobile-phone service for downloading Japanese comics, better known as manga, beginning today in France. The service, named MANGA MODE(TM), is expected to appeal to the growing number of people who enjoy reading manga, a popular form of Japanese pop culture.

Customers of French mobile operator Bouygues Telecom S.A. will be able to use the service to download French translations of famous manga into their mobile phones and view them panel by panel using a dedicated reader. A MANGA MODE mobile website where customers can sign up for the service will be accessible from Bouygues Telecom’s mobile web portal (see attachment).
Manga titles to be provided by Japanese publisher SHUEISHA Inc. will include international hits such as NARUTO, DRAGON BALL and DEATH NOTE. Content will be distributed via Bitway Co., Ltd., a Japanese firm operating content-distribution servers. (more…)

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