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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Want WiFi In SF? Check Out This Summary Listing of Whose Hot
Jason Brooks at the San Francisco Technology Examiner has a great post today that tells residents and visitors to the city by the Bay where they can find WiFi and which operators serve up the best access. He lists links to T-Mobile, AT&T, Boingo and FON.
BT and The Cloud End Stormy Relationship
The Cloud and BT are ending their roaming relationship. I wouldn’t be surprised to see something else coming from the Cloud in the way of a deal with one of the mobile operators. One solution is client Boingo, which if memory serves me correctly, has a roaming agreement with the Cloud.
One Billion Dollars for Mobile Broadband
It’s easy to see that the GSMA is a tad nervous about the pending deployment of less expensive broadband via WiMax in the USA. Mike Elgan points out the cold hard facts that they don’t need to only promote, but the mobile operators should fix it too wit the money. As better broadband comes along … Read more
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
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