Archive for the 'GSM Mobile Phones' Category

China levels field with fixed fee for messages

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

China will set 0.10 yuan (1.5 U.S. cents) as a uniform fee for short messages nationwide next year, its telecommunications regulator said yesterday.
The move helps to establish a fair and open telecommunications market, industry insiders said. China has more than 627 million mobile phone users, ranking it No. 1 in the world, Read more
Courtesy:www.chinatradeinformation.net

Anabel Mobile receives endorsement from Hollywood, US - Vanguard

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Anabel Mobile receives endorsement from Hollywood, US - Vanguard
Anabel Mobile has received a major boost from Hollywood in California, the United States. Ms Meagan Good acclaimed Hollywood actress and International fashion icon, also considered
Richard and Judy are down to just 12,000 viewers - News of World
The chat stars—who pulled in three million viewers a show [...]

Fifty thousand Turkish GSM users switch operator on day one

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

One thousand applications were completed within the first minutes of the implementation of the gentleman’s agreement between operators. However, no information was given regarding the distribution of those first 1,000 subscribers among the operators.
The number portability practice, which allows customers to keep their existing mobile phone number when switching operators, started in Turkey on Sunday. [...]

UPDATE 1-India adds record 7.7 mln GSM mobile users in Oct

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

India added a record 7.7 million mobile users in October to its GSM-based networks, an industry body said, as operators maintained rapid expansion despite signs of a slowing economy.
Total GSM mobile users at the end of October numbered 241.4 million, up 3.3 percent from 233.7 million in September, data from the Cellular Operators’ Association of [...]

HTC Fuze Available Now on AT&T’s Website Target=new

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

After constantly teasing us about the launch of HTC Fuze, AT&T has finally made available the smartphone on its website. It’s true that some AT&T stores got early shipments of the device, so a couple of lucky buyers may have already spent a night or two with Fuze, but it’s never too late for you [...]

GPS Capable Mobile Phones Banned in Egypt

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

As more phones come with built-in GPS capabilities, importing smartphones into Egypt is proving increasingly difficult - thanks to local laws which restrict the use of GPS without a license.
“GPS is allowed in Egypt but you must have a license after getting approval from security authorities,” Sherif Guinena, vice chairman of the National Telecommunication Regulator [...]

3G GSM Mobile Phone with Bluetooth, Built-in 8GB Memory, Wi-Fi, and 2.8-inch Screen

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Key Specifications/Special Features:
* General 2G network GSM 850, 900, 1800, and 1900MHz
* 3G network HSDPA 2100
* HSDPA 850/1900, US version
* Dimensions: 99 x 53 x 21 mm, 96cc
* Weight: 128g
* Display [...]

Burundi mobile group plans to double users by 2010

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Burundi’s biggest mobile phone operator U-com plans to double its subscribers in the tiny central African country to 555,000 by 2010, the company said on Thursday.
The company which is owned by Egyptian telecoms operator Orascom (ORTE.CA> has 250,000 users, up from 159,000 in 2007.
Orascom bought U-Com from Global Vision Limited of India in July this [...]

Telenor, world’s 7th largest telco, comes calling

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Top team from Norway-based company talks to new licensees for possible majority stakes.
Norway-headquartered Telenor, the world’s seventh largest telecom company, is planning to enter the Indian mobile services businesses.
A high-level team from the company was in India over the last few days and has held talks with several of the new GSM-technology licence-holders for possible [...]

Canada’s Two CDMA Networks Planning a Migration to WCDMA

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Two of Canada’s mobile network operators, Bell and Telus are reported to be planning a joint network upgrade which would allow them to offer services based on a WCDMA platform. Both companies currently operate a CDMA network and there have been rumours for the past few months that both were individually looking at a migration [...]

GSM Mobile Programming

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

I need a solution to track the location of GSM/ CDMA mobile phones. The idea is to create a software that will reside on a handset which will respond to a call from some Stations (S) when it needs to be tracked. The following explains the procedure desired.
1. A software is loaded onto the mobile [...]

China Mobile Planning Nationwide Expansion of 3G Trial Network

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

China Mobile’s parent company, China Mobile Communications Corp (CMCC) has reportedly been given to expand its trial 3G network to a nationwide basis. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has “approved a plan by CMCC to expand its current TD-SCDMA commercial trial network (in select cities) to a nationwide basis”, a ministry spokesman [...]