Hindustan Times | August 10, 2011
In order to curb the nuisance of unsolicited commercial SMSs, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering imposing termination charges on commercial SMSs.
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Brazilian mobile operators have seen revenues from value-added services (VAS) grow to 31% in the first quarter of 2011, announced Acision, specialist  in mobile data, in its 8th edition of MAVAM Brazil. With this growth, VAS now represents 18% of operators’ total net sales...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We've gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace.One of the great things about summer, especially this year’s Midwest rainfest, is watching things grow. Trees,...
Our friends over at Lookout Mobile Security have identified a new trojan for Android - GGtracker. For anyone who is not familiar with the term 'Trojan' the clue is in the name - software that looks like something nice and safe to install...
Business Times | June 16, 2011
Axiata Group Bhd has launched an enhanced roaming proposition which will significantly slash roaming rates by up to 90 per cent for all SMS, local calls and calls back home.
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ComScore Inc. (SCOR), a company specializing in business analytics, released a study that claims that the number of mobile display advertisements have more than doubled in the past two years.
The Reston, Va.-based research firm claims that mobile content and publishing accounted for half of...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor's Note: In this piece by Carlos Urreta, guest columnist and techie from Austin, Texas, Urreta reveals loopholes to securing the cheapest cell phone deal a user is likely to construct (with some loopholes) without losing most major services.
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TodayOnline | May 20, 2011
SINGAPORE - The service disruption experienced on Wednesday by a number of M1 mobile users, who were unable to make phone calls or send SMSes for most of the day, has been traced to a faulty card in one of...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
Mothering Sunday used to be a day where moms nationwide could expect flowers, breakfasts in bed and beautifully written, thoughtful cards. But we’ve evolved as a species and pushing forward into the digital future, our mothers can now expect something truly special on the one day a year kids remember to appreciate them: a 140 character or less text message.
Mobile communication is really going mobile according to Juniper Research which says half a billion people worldwide will use their mobile devices as travel tickets on metros, subways and buses by 2015.According to the Mobile Ticketing for Transport Markets report, the practice of using...
iDA Singapore | April 20, 2011 | Press Release
Singapore and Malaysia announced today that they have successfully concluded discussions to progressively reduce bilateral roaming rates. The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has worked closely with the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and...
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian operators must learn how other countries prepared their networks for traffic spikes during major global sporting events, in order to fully capture the payoff in revenue and marketing that followed, say industry leaders at the second day of Informa's...
Editor's Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible,...
ORLANDO, Fla.—CTIA’s semi-annual survey of wireless operators confirmed what the industry already knows: Americans are in love with their wireless devices, and using them more and more for data connections.Some quick stats from the survey: Wireless penetration is at 96%, up nearly 5% from...
Business News Americas | March 18, 2011 | Patrick Nixon
Certain countries in the Caribbean are implementing an advanced communications system called Common Alerting Protocols (CAP), which allows automatic, multimedia distribution of information in the case of tsunamis, earthquakes and other natural disasters, Bernardo Aliaga,...
Verizon Wireless and the Texas attorney general have filed lawsuits against a company that they say used premium SMS campaigns to defraud VZW and its customers. The lawsuit is the latest in a string of 20 lawsuits Verizon Wireless has filed against companies...
Nuance Communications | March 7, 2011 | Press Release
Nuance’s Missed Call Messenger Ensures Movistar Subscribers Get the Message Every Time with Transcribed Voice Messages Delivered via SMS Text
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), today announced that its Missed Call Messenger voice-to-text platform now...
