August 21st, 2015 4:14 PM 1 COMMENTS

Global: Optus Wi-Fi Talk app enables customers to call over Wi-Fi connection

Optus, a popular telecommunications company in Australia has introduced Wi-Fi calling app Wi-Fi Talk enabling the customers to make and receive calls and text messages over a Wi-Fi connection. The app benefits customers when experiencing low 3G/4G connectivity. The free app is available both for iOS and Android users. Also, all prepaid and postpaid customers can use the service using their own mobile number, with any broadband provider’s Wi-Fi connection.... Read More

August 15th, 2015 1:40 PM 25 COMMENTS

Verizon aggressively backing for VoLTE before winding up traditional voice

American telecom giant Verizon is working hard to make Voice over LTE (VoLTE) a default feature for its all customers. Presently worldwide carriers are shutting down 2G networks to make room for LTE deployments. Verizon is also walking to it - the company has plans to phase out its entire CDMA network by 2021. But before that they need to have a robust 4G network running. Now Verizon's VOLTE feature... Read More

July 29th, 2015 12:13 PM 5 COMMENTS

Global: Mobile subscriber base crosses 7 billion, India and China account for 2.3 billion

Statistics compiled by TeleGeography show that there were 7.1 billion mobile subscribers as of the end of the first quarter. APAC accounted for 3.7 billion of these, making it by far the largest region for mobile subscribers. Asia added 194 million subscribers between the first quarter of last year and Q1 of 2015, accounting for over 60% of net new wireless subscribers worldwide. But there is still plenty of room... Read More

July 17th, 2015 2:06 PM 9 COMMENTS

Global: T-mobile becomes first operator to offer roam like home across entire North American continent

T-mobile USA which has rightly termed itself as the 'un-carrier' has been in the limelight off late due to its aggressive strategies and disruptive pricing. T-mobile is now the third largest carrier in USA after it surpassed the subscriber base of Sprint earlier this year. Verizon continues to be the largest operator followed by AT&T which is the second largest. T-mobile has changed the dynamics of the USA telecom industry... Read More

July 15th, 2015 8:43 AM 0 COMMENTS

SK Telecom Becomes The First Asian Mobile Venture To Join LoRA Alliance

SK Telecom; a leading mobile operator in Korea, has decided to join LoRA Alliance that is widely known as one of the very few IoT consortia. It's the first time when an Asian telecom service provider has taken such initiative. So far, LoRa Alliance has remained as a North Atlantic effort, but this step of SKT is likely to change the facts. Along with LoRA, SK Telecom has shown confidence in... Read More

July 13th, 2015 5:12 AM 5 COMMENTS

China Instructs Top ISP’s To reduce Broadband Prices by 30%, in an attempt to grow the national digital economy

The Chinese government, in an attempt to grow the national digital economy, has urged its top broadband service providers to slash down the prices by 30% by the end of the year. As per the reports published in China Daily, Zhang Feng, Spokesperson, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, stated that three of the top broadband service providers in the country have been told to improve access prices. He further... Read More

July 5th, 2015 1:24 PM 0 COMMENTS

Global: Pakistan had 115.4 million unverified SIM cards, biometric verification reduced subscriber base by 20 million

To curb the illegal and untraceable SIM cards in Pakistan, thus to control terrorism in the country, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has ordered Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) in the country to present only biometrically verified data of the monthly subscribers. As a result, the mobile phone user base in the country got reduced by around 20 million. Pakistan had 135.8 million users by the end of December 2014. This data... Read More

July 4th, 2015 12:32 PM 4 COMMENTS

Global: Ofcom charges UK mobile carrier EE a £1 million fine for improper handling of customer complaint, why India lacks ?

UK Mobile Carrier EE has been fined £1 million ($1.5 million) by UK’s communication regulator Ofcom for failing to deal with customer complaints. According to the Code of Practice for complaints handling by Ofcom, there is a provision for alternative dispute resolution, which allows the subscribers to transfer an unresolved complaint to an independent body for resolution. Mobile carrier EE did not provide the subscriber access to alternative dispute resolution... Read More

July 1st, 2015 12:10 PM 15 COMMENTS

Global: Mobile roaming charges in EU will end in June 2017

The European Commission and Parliament had mutually decided June 2017 as the date to eliminate roaming charges within European Union (EU), according to a decision taken by lawmakers on Monday night. Several talks were held on this regard. EU and Parliament had earlier agreed to end roaming charges by the end of this year. However, the representatives of EU member states in the council of EU suggested mid-2018. From next... Read More

June 24th, 2015 3:55 AM 15 COMMENTS

Global: ITU defines 5G to be 20Gbps network, open to public by 2020

International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has defined 5G as a 20Gbps network and calls it IMT-2020, during a recent meeting held at San Diego, California. The Union has also determined to make the network available by 2020. According to ITU, PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games to be held in 2018 will witness the first working demo of 5G. The distribution to public will be made available by 2019 end. A network with... Read More

June 24th, 2015 3:42 AM 4 COMMENTS

Global: Sprint Communications Hints At Discontinuing Unlimited Data

Marcelo Claure, CEO, Sprint Communications, stated that the carrier might discontinue unlimited data offering. Claure was in discussion with a Kansas City television station when he unveiled that Sprint was thinking of putting an end to unlimited data schemes later in 2015. The company offers unlimited calling, data and messaging services for as low as $50 per month. "Unlimited data continues for the next few months, but the company can... Read More

June 19th, 2015 3:18 PM 16 COMMENTS

Indonesian Government Asks PT Indosat To Button Down CDMA Network

PT Indosat of Indonesia will need to put a lid on its CDMA network and migrate it to the existing GSM network to comply with government's order. To make things easy and hassle-free, the operator has announced a compensation program for all of its CDMA customers. The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology has ordered PT Indosat to wind up its CDMA operation so that the spectrum can be freed... Read More

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