MVNO Virgin Mobile USA has introduced a new over-the-air self-service activation application that automates the carrier’s mobile handset programming process. Telspree Communications is powering the MVNO’s new and improved customer service solution. Virgin began incorporating the solution during the third quarter of this year on new subscribers’ handsets as well as those of existing subscribers […]
iPhone buyers in the U.S. and U.K. are now able to buy five iPhones at once, instead of only two at a time. An Apple representative confirmed the change to Wired, but gave no reason for the sudden lift on the rule of two, which the company put in place in October. Analysts say the […]
Japanese electronics company Fujitsu is expected to announce today a partnership with the Taiwanese government to jointly develop WiMAX chips in Taiwan, according to the Financial Times. The two will create a joint venture research facility in Taiwan, which Fujitsu and the Institute for Information Industry will fund. The institute is a technology research body […]
Verizon Wireless announced that it will deploy Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology for what it calls its 4G network. Verizon and Vodafone, the co-owners of Verizon Wireless will coordinate a trial of LTE using equipment from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia-Siemens and Nortel. The carrier is also in talks with handset makers like LG, Samsung, Motorola, […]
Alcatel-Lucent and LG Electronics announced that they have completed Long Term Evolution (LTE) test calls using Alcatel-Lucent’s LTE solution and device prototypes from LG. The companies claim this is one of the first multi-vendor, over-the-air LTE interoperability tests to date. LTE is currently being standardized by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). The companies tested […]
Technology Patents has filed a lawsuit against 131 companies that alleges they infringed on patents covering international text messaging. Technology Patents has named Microsoft, Yahoo, Motorola, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, AT&T and others in its suit. The company wants a permanent injunction against all infringing parties and to have all U.S. carriers shut down international text […]
A regulator with Ireland’s Commission on Communications Regulation (CommReg) is expecting the Irish broadband market to top 800,000 subscribers by Christmas. About 100,000 of that total is anticipated to be made up of mobile broadband subscribers using high-speed downlink packet access technology, and the Comm Reg official also added that mobile broadband player may enter […]
A new study from Analysys says operators are considering widespread deployment of femtocells as early as next year, and a large-scale deployment of the indoor base stations carries significant risks. The report says that many of the business cases are not commercially viable, and the service could cannibalize existing revenue. Analysys says that a business […]
A relative newcomer to the muni-WiFi market appears to be the only WiFi firm left willing to foot the bill to build networks for cities. Florida-based E-Path Communications was the only responder to an RFP issued by the city of Trenton, N.J. The company plans to build a network that will serve both the city […]
Reports coming out of South Korea indicate SK Telecom is reluctantly expanding its WiBro service because of pressure coming from the government. The service has attracted less than 1,000 users so far. The operator is now trying to figure out a long-term business plan for the business and will increase the number of “Hot Zones” […]
