October 3, 2007
Telekom Austria has agreed to take a seventy percent stake in Cypriot SB Telecom which is currently held by Ead Samawi and his partners. This corresponds to an enterprising value of seven hundred and thirty Euros. The deal is subject to the approval of anti trust assessors Telekom Austria has additionally made a move for the final thirty percent, by putting ...
Telecom Austria grabs 70% of MDC
by Rebecca McCarthyTelekom Austria has agreed to take a seventy percent stake in Cypriot SB Telecom which is currently held by Ead Samawi and his partners. This corresponds to an enterprising value of seven hundred and thirty Euros. The deal is subject to the approval of anti trust assessors Telekom Austria has additionally made a move for the final thirty percent, by putting ...
October 2, 2007
Telecom Italia has announced that it is to launch a new quad-play service. The service dubbed ‘Unico’ is based on IP and broadband technologies. Unico allows users using the mobile Unico either via fixed line or mobile network, as well as surfing the internet and watching Alice home TV programming. The Unico service uses a Nokia E65 handset, with the ...
Telecom Italia creates new Quad-play service
by Rebecca McCarthyTelecom Italia has announced that it is to launch a new quad-play service. The service dubbed ‘Unico’ is based on IP and broadband technologies. Unico allows users using the mobile Unico either via fixed line or mobile network, as well as surfing the internet and watching Alice home TV programming. The Unico service uses a Nokia E65 handset, with the ...
September 25, 2007
Mobile Virtual Network Operator, Blyk, has announced its UK launch after months of delays. Blyk is an invitation-only MVNO. It aims to link brands and young consumers - sending adverts to mobile phones, while offering free phone calls and texts. Blyk gives advertisers direct access to the 16-24 year old market. The service can help advertisers create brand awareness, ...
Blyk ad-funded mobile network launched
by Jan HarrisMobile Virtual Network Operator, Blyk, has announced its UK launch after months of delays. Blyk is an invitation-only MVNO. It aims to link brands and young consumers - sending adverts to mobile phones, while offering free phone calls and texts. Blyk gives advertisers direct access to the 16-24 year old market. The service can help advertisers create brand awareness, ...
Partnerships needed for ISP growth in Africa
by Lin FreestoneAnalysts have indicated that Internet service providers in Africa will have to expand their horizons if they want to see continued growth. While Africa is seeing fast Internet uptake levels, poor telecoms infrastructure is hindering penetration rates even as the restrictive regulatory frameworks contain market growth. The main factors dampening uptake is the widespread poverty that makes Internet services unaffordable, ...
August 9, 2007
Virgin Media has issued its latest second quarter results, which records that the operator managed to add just 51,000 (on/off net) new broadband customers during the quarter. Total broadband customers now stand at 3,467,100, maintaining Virgin Media’s position as the UK's largest residential broadband provider. The slower than expected growth has been partly attributed to off-setting customer loses as a result ...
Second quarter results from Virgin Media
by Lin FreestoneVirgin Media has issued its latest second quarter results, which records that the operator managed to add just 51,000 (on/off net) new broadband customers during the quarter. Total broadband customers now stand at 3,467,100, maintaining Virgin Media’s position as the UK's largest residential broadband provider. The slower than expected growth has been partly attributed to off-setting customer loses as a result ...
New mobile data usage service from KT Freetel
by Lin FreestoneKT Freetel, a South Korean mobile operator, has formed a partnership with mobile software platform provider Picsel to bring multimedia content, particularly newspaper and magazine content, to mobile devices. Controlling about a third of the country's mobile market, KT Freetel is looking for new ways of expanding mobile data usage. The easy-user interface facilitated by Picsel's technology, and a broad ...
August 8, 2007
BT’s Business Broadband Voice has added geographic numbering to its package. The Business Broadband Voice is a business VoIP telephony service provided by BT for customers with BT Business Broadband and a BT Business telephone account. A geographic number is one that starts with an area code that is related to a geographic location in the UK. This could be an ...
Geographic numbering on BT’s Business Broadband VoIP
by Lin FreestoneBT’s Business Broadband Voice has added geographic numbering to its package. The Business Broadband Voice is a business VoIP telephony service provided by BT for customers with BT Business Broadband and a BT Business telephone account. A geographic number is one that starts with an area code that is related to a geographic location in the UK. This could be an ...
August 6, 2007
It is anticipated that Google will launch a mobile phone early in 2008 that will make it easier for people to access the internet when they are away from their computers. Google services including the search engine, email and interactive maps will be loaded on to the phone. Mobile phone advertising, which is much more profitable than non-mobile phone advertising, would ...
Google’s own mobile phone in the pipeline
by Lin FreestoneIt is anticipated that Google will launch a mobile phone early in 2008 that will make it easier for people to access the internet when they are away from their computers. Google services including the search engine, email and interactive maps will be loaded on to the phone. Mobile phone advertising, which is much more profitable than non-mobile phone advertising, would ...
August 4, 2007
3 UK, the smallest of the UK's five mobile phone network operators, is to cut the cost of using a mobile phone abroad by up to 47% - below the new EU law requirement. From the end of August 2007, 3 customers travelling within the European Union would pay 25 pence per minute to call fixed or mobile numbers at ...
Cost of 3 UK’s European calls cut from end of August
by Lin Freestone3 UK, the smallest of the UK's five mobile phone network operators, is to cut the cost of using a mobile phone abroad by up to 47% - below the new EU law requirement. From the end of August 2007, 3 customers travelling within the European Union would pay 25 pence per minute to call fixed or mobile numbers at ...
August 2, 2007
The Gambling Commission has published the latest figures from its quarterly statistical series that indicates the participation by adults in remote gambling in the UK, including online gambling. The improved measure, published for the first time in February 2007, allows the Commission to distinguish between the full range of remote gambling methods, personal computer, mobile phone and interactive TV. The ...
Increase in UK online gambling
by Lin FreestoneThe Gambling Commission has published the latest figures from its quarterly statistical series that indicates the participation by adults in remote gambling in the UK, including online gambling. The improved measure, published for the first time in February 2007, allows the Commission to distinguish between the full range of remote gambling methods, personal computer, mobile phone and interactive TV. The ...
July 27, 2007
Ofcom has revealed a consultation document that sets out its proposed approach to regulating types of Voice over Internet Protocol services (VoIP), which allow users to call ordinary fixed or mobile phone numbers. Ofcom requires VoIP operators to offer access to the emergency services via the 999 operator, as with standard lines. At present, VoIP operators can voluntarily offer 999 services, ...
Ofcom review of 999 call provision by VoIP operators
by Lin FreestoneOfcom has revealed a consultation document that sets out its proposed approach to regulating types of Voice over Internet Protocol services (VoIP), which allow users to call ordinary fixed or mobile phone numbers. Ofcom requires VoIP operators to offer access to the emergency services via the 999 operator, as with standard lines. At present, VoIP operators can voluntarily offer 999 services, ...
June 28, 2007
The new EU Roaming Regulation will come into force on 30 June, cutting roaming charges across all 27 EU member states. The regulation, which will run for three years, requires mobile phone operators to offer a eurotariff of a maximum €0.49 per minute for making calls within the EU and €0.24 per minute for receiving them. Operators will have ...
Eurotariff set to cut roaming charges
by Jan HarrisThe new EU Roaming Regulation will come into force on 30 June, cutting roaming charges across all 27 EU member states. The regulation, which will run for three years, requires mobile phone operators to offer a eurotariff of a maximum €0.49 per minute for making calls within the EU and €0.24 per minute for receiving them. Operators will have ...
June 10, 2007
At the JPMorgan Technology Conference in Boston RIM's co-CEO, Jim Balsillie, announced plans to develop the first 'dual-mode' BlackBerry - featuring both wi-fi and cellular wireless capabilities. Dual-mode technology is necessary for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), which allows a desk phone and a mobile phone to be contacted through a single number, with the two phones sharing PBX functionality. At the conference Balsillie ...
RIM plans dual-mode BlackBerry
by Brian TurnerAt the JPMorgan Technology Conference in Boston RIM's co-CEO, Jim Balsillie, announced plans to develop the first 'dual-mode' BlackBerry - featuring both wi-fi and cellular wireless capabilities. Dual-mode technology is necessary for fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), which allows a desk phone and a mobile phone to be contacted through a single number, with the two phones sharing PBX functionality. At the conference Balsillie ...
May 25, 2007
The European Parliament has voted through a compromise agreement on roaming charges for call phone calls in Europe, which could come into effect next month. A compromise on rates was reached between MEPs and the European presidency earlier in May, and the agreement has now been voted through by a strong majority. The European wholesale rate, which one operator can ...
MEPs vote to cut roaming charges
by Brian TurnerThe European Parliament has voted through a compromise agreement on roaming charges for call phone calls in Europe, which could come into effect next month. A compromise on rates was reached between MEPs and the European presidency earlier in May, and the agreement has now been voted through by a strong majority. The European wholesale rate, which one operator can ...
