Virgin Joins Mobile Broadband Game In the UK
Virgin Mobile, the most successful MVNO of note, is rolling out a rebranded version of T-Mobile UK’s Mobile Broadband.
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Alec Saunders Likes Jazinga
For the sake of transparency Jazinga is an agency client. And like so many of our agency’s clients, this company has something really special. That’s why it’s so rewarding to see others whom I respect take such a liking to the Jazinga box.
VidTel-Sounds Like The Packet 8 VideoPhone? Not!
Luca has a post about a new company in beta, VidTel. Based on his write up the service sounds a lot like what Packet8 has been peddling for a while. That said, knowing that Scott Wharton is behind it makes me think there’s more to the story. Scott used to be at Broadsoft and is … Read more
Wireless Competition Increases in the USA
Talking for less just got easier in the USA. The spectrum swap and bi-lateral roaming agreement between Leap Wireless (Cricket) and Metro PCS, a value priced leader in mobile, means that the incumbent giants Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile and AT&T now have to look over their shoulders at the two companies. While both have traditionally … Read more
Three Looking For Handset Deals In The USA
Last week at Mobilize, global carrier Hutchison Whompoa, best known as mobile operator THREE in the UK and in other markets was present with a ranking executive. They also co-sponsored the post event reception along with client Boingo. Their presence in a USA conference about mobile intrigued me, so with a bit of digging around … Read more
New SkypePhone Rates in UK Out Soon
The Times of London has the news on the new rates for Skype users who acquire the SkypePhone. The big news is now you’ll be able to call non-Skype users via Skype on the SkypePhone just like you can from Skype today on your PC. This is Huge…. With the kind of pricing that’s coming … Read more
Easy Way To Be an MVNO-MaxRoam
Give it to pal Pat Phelan and his team of developers. They have built a global roaming based mobile operator solution that now gives just about anyone the ability to be their own mobile operator. What they is really good for companies and associations who have a team of global road warriors that need to … Read more
Texting Up, Talking Down
The New York Times reports that for the first time SMS (Texting) was more popular than talk. In the fourth quarter of 2007, American cellphone subscribers for the first time sent text messages more than they phoned, according to Nielsen Mobile. Since then, the average subscriber’s volume of text messages has shot upward by 64 … Read more
WiMax Coming on Stream in Baltimore
Sprint’s XOHM, is coming online in downtown Baltimore today. Both USA Today and the Wall Street Journal covered the story, with the WSJ’s Don Clark doing the more complete job at digging into what the opposition might be saying. In traditional media style, the story was either “it’s new” or “here are the challenges,” the … Read more
Get Your eComm Here
Lee Dryburgh has quietly begun to put the word out about eComm, perhaps the most important of all telecom conferences of the year ahead in 2009. The new web site is up, and while Lee is still pulling a lot of the pieces together, the one good thing is he’s moved to the original home … Read more