If true, this rumor out of the UK could be a sign of more pan national mergers in the mobile industry. Here’s why: 1) DT, aka as T-Mobile and France Telecom, aka as Orange are in multiple countries competing head to head. This means duplicate staff, towers, etc. 2) T-Mobile is already exiting the UK … Read more
Over in Singapore, Vodafone’s affiliate, Mobile One (M1) has signed on to be the local partner to bring the Novatel PocketSpot, the MiFi to market. Given the huge hold that SingTel has in the entire SE Asian mobile market the #3 operator in Singapore needs to differentiate and sell something more than what # 1 … Read more
Over in Singapore, Vodafone’s affiliate, Mobile One (M1) has signed on to be the local partner to bring the Novatel PocketSpot, the MiFi to market. Given the huge hold that SingTel has in the entire SE Asian mobile market the # 3 operator in Singapore needs to differentiate and sell something more than what # … Read more
As a fan of what I dubbed “PocketSpots” sometime back, it’s great to see the mobile operators around the globe beginning to embrace the little darlings. UMPC Portal is pointing out that Vodafone Germany is offering a bundle deal where for 40 Euro per month customers receive a 5GB HSDPA contract and the device for … Read more
As a fan of what I dubbed “PocketSpots” sometime back, it’s great to see the mobile operators around the globe beginning to embrace the little darlings. UMPC Portal is pointing out that Vodafone Germany is offering a bundle deal where for 40 Euro per month customers receive a 5GB HSDPA contract and the device for … Read more
Over the last three months I was in and out of London some seven or eight times. I’ve stayed mostly in hotels and serviced apartments, and for the most part had very good broadband. When I’m out and about, I was a regular user of 3 as their data plan and their data stick deals … Read more
Dave Hornik, a veteran Sand Hill Road VC and industry observer eliminated books and used his iPhone in Europe on his summer holiday, something I have done and also not done. First off, for AT&T Customers who are heavy business mail users like I am, the iPhone is NOT a useful replacement for the RIM … Read more
Over the past few weeks Robert Poe, a veteran writer and regular contributor to various web sites and publications that covered VoIP and voice communications has been working on a new VoIP blog. It’s named Voice Evolution and is now up and running. Over the years I’ve been around I’ve always liked Bob’s style where … Read more
Toshiba’s eBook reader will also handle VoIP. This makes your book reader also your phone. This, like the Amazon Kindle, is really another example of evidence of the rise of the purpose built devices, something I highlighted here almost two years ago after attending a Telco 2.0 event during the Martin Geddes era there. Martin … Read more
Sorry, Verizon, your Wireless subsidiary is making a lot of the right moves, but Verizon, with this absolutely insulting statement that DSL Reports highlights regarding what is broadband speed is an affront to everyone with a real brain. But I’m not sure what’s more insulting, that statement from them, or the fact that their PR … Read more
