GSM growth in Americas: 54%
Posted on 24-Apr-2003 10:08 News, Mobile
Based on recent subscriber data reported by EMC, GSM has 8.5 million subscribers in Latin America, a 90% growth rate in just one year, and 17.6 million subscribers in the United States and Canada, a 41% growth rate in 2002.
Vodafone live! on Sharp GX10 Review
Posted on 19-Apr-2003 11:27 Reviews, Mobile, by M Freitas
The GSM World association thinks the Sharp GX10 is the best mobile phone of 2003 (Winner of 2003 GSM Association Awards). And Vodafone decided to make it the flagship mobile for its new Vodafone live! services. Find here why it's so cool.
Vodafone Mobile Connect card Review
Posted on 18-Apr-2003 10:02 Reviews, Mobile, by M Freitas
Are you on the road with your notebook and want access to your office via VPN? Or need to grab the latest e-mails and news? This PCMCIA GSM/GPRS card is for you then (and for some non-Vodafone customers too).
O2 sells Dutch operations
Posted on 14-Apr-2003 23:13 News, Mobile
MmO2, the mobile phone firm spun off from British Telecom, has announced its withdrawal from the Netherlands, with the sale of its Dutch unit for £17 million. British Telecom purchased 50% of the company in July 2000 for £1.2 billion.
3 confirms price cut for 3G phones
Posted on 13-Apr-2003 10:17 News, Mobile
Slow uptake of 3G in UK forces 3 to move and reduce handset prices. Perhaps the public is really not interested in paying more for the "opportunity" to see a soccer match on the little tiny screen. Or not very interested in writing e-mails using a phone keypad. Something that I still don't understand, is why operators think that mobile services have to be provided with such limited interfaces. May be we need a phone with touch screen, but not the size of the Pocket PC Phone Edition?
The Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary mobile phone
Posted on 12-Apr-2003 10:22 News, Mobile
Motorola unveiled two versions of a customized V60i mobile phone. The phones are available in black with leather or chrome on chrome and are engraved with the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary logo.
BT (British Telecom) redesigned logo
Posted on 9-Apr-2003 21:57 News, Mobile
For a few years BT had a piper in its logo. Now it's changing corporate identity. And the internet is taking over.
TIM, T-Mobile and Telefonica create partnership
Posted on 8-Apr-2003 07:50 News, Mobile
The three companies will act together to complement their offerings in countries where they work. TIM (Italy), T-Mobile (Germany) and Telefonica (Spain) have more than 160 million mobile customers together.
CNET Video: The cellphone turns 30
Posted on 7-Apr-2003 20:48 News, Mobile
On the 30th anniversary of the first call made on a cellular handset, CNET's Brian Cooley speaks with the "father of the cell phone" about that historic day - and how far we've come since.
3G not really 3G...
Posted on 6-Apr-2003 22:14 News, Mobile
Some telcos are taking advantage of all hype and calling some services as "3G" when they're not.
Vodafone live! Services
Posted on 5-Apr-2003 16:55 News, Mobile
In the same press release where it announced its 1,000,000th customer signing to the Vodafone live! service, Vodafone also listed the next countries to have it available. New Zealand, Australia and Egypt. Read here to find out what is coming!
Free T68 + US$ 30 bonus on Amazon
Posted on 5-Apr-2003 10:39 News, Mobile
We've been affiliated to Amazon since day one, and always put some deals here... Have you ever noticed the T68i mobile in our front page? Well, now you can get it free (in U.S.), and receive a $ 30 bonus, when buying it and signing up for an account with T-Mobile.
Followap announces iFollow v2.2
Posted on 4-Apr-2003 07:57 News, Mobile
iFollow Instant Messaging and Presence (IMPS) platform is deployed throughout the global Vodafone network as part of Vodafone Live!
Vodafone offers video content in Portugal
Posted on 2-Apr-2003 21:28 News, Mobile
In a move to show its capabilities, Vodafone Portugal (Telecel) broadcasted the Portugal x Brazil soccer match, over GPRS.
Telstra launches consumer services over its network
Posted on 28-Mar-2003 00:33 News, Mobile
Vodafone Live! is soon to be launched in Australia and New Zealand. The competition already started to release products to match the offering. Telstra (Australia) now offers a series of multimedia and consumer services over its mobile network.
BBC report on Italian 3 operations...
Posted on 24-Mar-2003 08:06 News, Mobile
3, a 3g Mobile operator, started its operations in Italy and UK. This report from BBC talks about handset availability, service costs, and more.
