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 … Read More
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 … Read More
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined AT&T $100 million for slowing down subscribers using its unlimited data plans. FCC has accused AT&T of offering ‘Unlimited’ plan to customers but slowed down speed after subscribers cross certain limit. According FCC, once subscribers reach a certain limit, AT&T throttled their speeds and slow … Read More
Taking into consideration the increasing dip in 2G subscribers, mobile operators in Singapore will bring a closure to their 2G services from April 2017.The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has approved the request from telecom operators. Operators have been asked to smoothly migrate their 2G customers as per the … Read More
StarHub, Telecommunications Company based in Singapore has begun to offer pre-paid soft SIM service for the tourists visiting the country. The service is made possible via slimduet soft SIM platform. Once activated from Changi airport, the tourist will get a $14 pre-paid package comprising of $18 talktime, SMS credit and … Read More
Ofcom, the community regulator in UK removes the unfair penalties imposed on broadband and mobile phone subscribers which make it easy for the customers to switch from one provider to another. Henceforth, the telecom operators are obliged to free the customers from the contract deals, in case of any dissatisfaction … Read More
Small Cell Forum, the group dedicated to drive widespread adoption of small cells has released version 5.1 of its small cell standard. The release establishes a robust framework to commercialize small cells with outputs grouped by usage – home, enterprise, urban, rural and remote. For those who are new to … Read More
Vodafone UK has announced the launch of its home broadband service called Vodafone Connect, which is scheduled to be in the market by the end of this summer. Vodafone Connect will offer the customers a speed of up to 76Mbps. Since its acquisition of Cable & wireless years ago, the … Read More
Pakistan has revised the tax for fixed and mobile internet usage to 19.5 percent, a count that could hinder the expansion plans of telecom operators in the country. The tax, which applies to all domains, including 3G, 4G, DSL, EVDO and fiber has created an outcry in the country. The … Read More
China Telecom Global announced the establishment of China Telecom (Africa and Middle East) Limited as the regional headquarters in the African and Middle East (MEA) region. It is a significant milestone for this China-based global company to reinforce its business expansion in the region, as well as to mark a … Read More
Amazon has upgraded its Fire TV by adding more than 600 channels, apps and games within last three months, prompting it to rise ahead in market than Roku and Apple TV. Popular titles such as Popcornflix, Funny or Die, Candy Crush Saga and Fox News are among the new additions. … Read More
While the telecom service providers across the world are deploying LTE, towards nationwide coverage, decisions are taken on closing the older networks. Telenor Norway has decided to retain its 2G for another 10 years, till 2025, but will cease its 3G networks across the country by 2020, revealed its’ Chief … Read More
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