Truphone has announced a strategic wholesale agreement with Optus, a leading Australian telecommunications provider. The agreement will provide Truphone access to the Optus national mobile network to deliver voice, data solutions and local mobile numbers in Australia for its newly launched Truphone Local Anywhere GSM service. Truphone plans to launch the local Australian service in mid 2010. Continue reading ‘Truphone enters wholesale agreement with Australian Optus’
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Truphone has announced the acquisition of Startel, a specialised mobile and fixed line telecommunications provider to Australian businesses and consumers. The acquisition demonstrates Truphone’s commitment to establishing operations in Australia and the global expansion of its Truphone Local Anywhere service. Continue reading ‘Truphone acquires Startel Communications’
Intel and Orange have announced a strategic agreement to deliver Orange multimedia services across a number of devices based on the Intel Atom Processor and MeeGo software platform. MeeGo, a result of a merger of the Linux-based Moblin and Maemo software projects unveiled at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, enables an open software environment for rapid development of a range of smart, PC-like devices and exciting new services. Continue reading ‘Intel and Orange collaborate on MeeGo platform’
In 2009, NEC, Casio Computer and Hitachi were in talks to merge their mobile phone operations as early as April 2010, but that date will be missed as competition authorities required additional documentation. The launch of their merger on mobile handset operations will be delayed by about one month beyond its original schedule in April.
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Leap Wireless (Cricket) and Pocket Communications have announced they have entered into an agreement to form a Leap-controlled and managed joint venture that will provide enhanced mobile communications through Leap’s Cricket brand to customers in the South Texas region, from San Antonio to Laredo and in the Rio Grande Valley covering more than 4.4 million covered potential (POPs). Continue reading ‘Leap Wireless and Pocket Communications to Form Joint Venture in South Texas’
PocketGear has announced the acquisition of Handango, creating the world’s largest cross platform, open app store and content marketplace with a catalog of more than 140,000 paid and free titles that are available for discovery and download by the more than 4 billion consumers worldwide using Android, Symbian OS, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Palm, Linux, and Java powered mobile devices. Continue reading ‘Handango acquired by PocketGear’
Locus Telecommunications has announced that KDDI has acquired 51% of Locus Telecommunications, Inc., in a transaction that closed on January 22nd, 2010. Continue reading ‘KDDI acquires 51% of Locus Telecommunications’
The Qtel Group has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for an exclusive Strategic Marketing Partnership (SMP) with Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company, to offer unlimited music for customers across key international markets. Continue reading ‘Unlimited Music Downloads Service from Qtel and Universal’
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