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Indian telco BSNL to launch money transfers and groceries on SMS

On 02.22.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A mobile banking platform is proposed to be launched by Indian telco BSNL to help a mobile subscriber send money orders electronically through SMSs, encashable at all post offices in the country.

Anyone wishing to send money through the money transfer service will have to transfer the money by way of an SMS by going to his nearest post office. A lot of money could be saved as the SMS will reach on time. People having no proper address for physical delivery of the money order would also be helped by this service.

Besides, BSNL has also planned to launch a service under which a person with the help of an electronic authorization from his bank on his mobile phone will be able buy goods at the local kirana shop or any other store.

According to BSNL Board Director (Consumer Mobility) R K Agarwal, the platform had been test-piloted in Chandigarh and the state-run telecom major expects to roll out the service in association with the postal department, after getting the Reserve Bank of India’s approval.

Eagle Mobile’s auto-voice-SMS a hit (Albania)

On 02.19.10, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A radical increase in completed calls has been achieved by Albania’s newest cellco Eagle Mobile since the launch of auto-voice-SMS in January.

Kirusa, a vendor of voice SMS and a developer of mobile value added services made this solution available to the telco.

More than 22% of Eagle subscribers availed the facility over a period of month.

Tagged with: Albania • Eagle mo • Eagle Mobile • Europe • Kirusa • Launch • mobile value added • SMS • USA • Value Added Services

Send Free New Year SMS to anyone in India.

On 12.31.09, In Mobile, By admin

2010 is almost upon us and the new year will bring new opportunities and hopefully we will see the backside of the recession!

Millions across the world want to wish and greet their friends and family and with the potential to save the environment, New Year SMS greetings are the best way to spread the cheer. 4000 Greeting cards means One Tree saved. Use SMS greetings instead of paper cards and do your bit for the environment too.

Helping spread the cheer, YouMint is now offering Indians and Non-Resident Indians around the world a chance to send Free New Year SMS to any mobile number in India. With over 4 million members, www.YouMint.com can now be used by members to send Free New Year SMS to any mobile number in India. Joining is absolutely free.

The service is absolutely free to join and can be used to send unlimited SMS to your friends and family to wish them a Happy New Year.Below are some top new year sms greetings as chosen by YouMint members:

New Year SMS Greetings

Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Happy New Year.
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New is the year, new are the hopes and the aspirations, new is the resolution and new are the spirits. Have a promising and fulfilling New Year.
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Before the golden sun sets, 2009’s calendar is destroyed, and mobile networks get jammed, I wish in 2010 every moment is enjoyed. Happy New Year. {Click Here to send it for Free}

Tagged with: Christmas • free new year sms • India • New Year SMS • non resident indians • SMS

Best New year SMS Greetings: Survey

On 12.31.09, In Mobile, By admin

With new year round the corner, it’s time to be eco-friendly and use new year sms greetings instead of sending out physical cards. but the challenge is to decide what to choose. Let us make it simpler for you.

Here are the results of a survey conducted and it has revealed the TOP 3 New Year SMS greetings:

New Year SMS Greetings

Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. Happy New Year.
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New is the year, new are the hopes and the aspirations, new is the resolution and new are the spirits. Have a promising and fulfilling New Year.
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Before the golden sun sets, 2009’s calendar is destroyed, and mobile networks get jammed, I wish in 2010 every moment is enjoyed. Happy New Year. {Click Here to send it for Free}

More options available at http://NewYearSms.YouMint.com

Tagged with: Christmas • Eco-Friendly • New Year SMS • SMS • YouMint

Vodafone free SMS weekend a hit with the customers (Netherlands)

On 12.10.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Free SMS weekend offered by Vodafone in Netherlands on 17 and 18 November emerged as an instant hit with the customers. The offer was given until Sunday noon after the speech network was hit by a nationwide breakdown.

9.00-11.00 am on Sunday, the SMS traffic was 2.3 times more than normal with most of the SMS sent by the prepaid customers. On Saturday night, between 10.00-11.00 pm, the traffic increased by almost 50 percent as the subscribed customers sent maximum number of texts.

Between 6.00-9.00 pm, during Sinterklaas evening, the traffic rose by 21 percent than normal.

Tagged with: Europe • Netherland • Prepaid • SMS • SMS traffic • Vodafone

Pay mobile bills of TATA DoCoMo network via SMS (India)

On 12.04.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Facilitating payment of the mobile bill for its customers, Tata DoCoMo and ItzCash signed an agreement wherein the users can pay their bills via SMS using an ItzCash card.

The company also said that there are no hidden costs, charge-backs and reversals and the consumers can also utilize the full value of the card with all transactions confirmed in real time.

As per the service, users of TATA DoCoMo will have to SMS the keyword ‘PAYBILL’, amount to be paid, account number of the ItzCash and password and send it to 121.

ItzCash Card is available at ItzCash franchisees in denominations ranging from Rs. 100 to Rs. 10,000. Orders for the card can be placed online by the customers.

Tagged with: Agreement • ASIA • franchisees • India • ItzCash • itzcash card • SMS • Tata DoCoMo

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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VimpelCom launches BlackBerry Internet Service in Russia

On 09.23.09, In Mobile, By Editor

The VimpelCom Group (NYSE: VIP) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of BlackBerry® Internet Service and the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 smartphone for Beeline customers in Russia.

BlackBerry Internet Service is a powerful and easy to use service designed for smaller businesses and individuals. It allows customers to access up to 10 supported corporate and personal email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts, such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) from a BlackBerry smartphone. Set up is easy and does not require IT support, making it an excellent option for business users, professionals and individuals who don’t have the resources to manage a corporate email server. It enables automatic synchronization of messages between the subscriber’s BlackBerry® smartphone and email accounts.

Kent McNeley, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, VimpelCom said, “We are glad that following the success of the BlackBerry solution in the corporate market in Russia, we are now able to offer a service for the wider consumer market. A key feature of the BlackBerry solution is the ability to stay connected practically wherever you are in the world and receive your emails automatically. Today, we are offering our Beeline subscribers the opportunity to connect on BlackBerry Internet Service with unlimited data for just 300 rubles per month.” (more…)

Tagged with: Blackberry • BlackBerry Internet Service • BlackBerry® Internet Service • Business Users • International Roaming • kent mcneley • Roaming Tariff • Roaming Tariffs • Russia • SMS • the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8900 • United States • vimpelcom group • Wi-Fi

Text capital of the world reconsiders tax on texting.

On 09.23.09, In Mobile, By Editor

The House of Representatives in Phillipines is backing off on its plan to charge a five-centavo(US$0.001) tax on text messages after strong opposition from Consumer groups and a lawsuit.

The Cellphone Owners and Users of the Philippines (COUP) has separately filed a lawsuit to put a halt on the legislation.

“The class suit is filed in order to prevent temporarily, and later on permanently, the illegal, prohibitive and unconstitutional imposition of an excise tax on SMS and overseas calls.” the lawsuit claimed.

A House of Reps committee has agreed to revert back to the proposed bill on the text tax barely two weeks after approving it for plenary voting on September 8.

Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said Congress should give more thought to the tax on text by conducting more public hearings to get the sentiment of consumer groups who would be directly affected by the additional levy that was supposed to generate up to US$700 million in revenue for the government.

Tagged with: Overseas Calls • Phillipines • SMS • Tax on Texting • Text • Text Messages

Bintel signs interconnection agreement with Zain (Gabon)

On 09.13.09, In Mobile, By Editor

USAN Gabon, Gabon’s fourth mobile licensee signed an interconnection agreement with Zain Gabon covering voice and SMS services.

Operating under the brand name, Azur, the Middle Eastern-backed company, said it expects to sign interconnection agreement with Gabon’s other three mobile operators within this week. Bahrain-based Bintel, Azur’s parent company, had won Gabon’s fourth cellular licence earlier this year in February, which is valid for 15 years including 2G/3G frequencies, before its plans to launch services by the end of the third quarter under an initial investment budget of USD50 million. Bintel is targeting a 6% to 8% share in the Gabonese market within its first year of operations and a 30% share within the next ten. The group has entered contracts with telecom equipment providers including China’s Huawei and ZTE. Bintel, in 2007, was registered in Jebel Ali in Dubai, however it is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: USAN Gabon, Gabon’s fourth mobile licensee signed an interconnection agreement with Zain Gabon covering voice and SMS services.

Operating under the brand name, Azur, the Middle Eastern-backed company, said it expects to sign interconnection agreement with Gabon’s other three mobile operators within this week. Bahrain-based Bintel, Azur’s parent company, had won Gabon’s fourth cellular licence earlier this year in February, which is valid for 15 years including 2G/3G frequencies, before its plans to launch services by the end of the third quarter under an initial investment budget of USD50 million. Bintel is targeting a 6% to 8% share in the Gabonese market within its first year of operations and a 30% share within the next ten. The group has entered contracts with telecom equipment providers including China’s Huawei and ZTE. Bintel, in 2007, was registered in Jebel Ali in Dubai, however it is headquartered in Manama, Bahrain.

Tagged with: Bahrain • Bintel • Gabon • Huawei • Interconnection Agreement • Investment • jebel ali • Licence • Manama • SMS • Zain • ZTE