News analysis
Huawei wins 8000 base station deal from O2 Germany
O2 Germany has said it will buy more than 8,000 base stations from Chinese vendor Huawei, as it adds GSM and UMTS capacity and coverage to its network. The network upgrade will be completed by the end of"Okay - I don't really believe in all of that"
The growth in mobile data consumption, driven by broadband networks, service enablers and innovation in user interface, devices and services present operators with a significantly better future than they appeared to have a year ago, according to O2
MTS outlines growth strategy
Russian operator MTS is on a drive to make the mobile community, potential partners and investors more aware of the growth potential the company has, as it increases its presence in its six markets, and prepares for the launch of 3G networks and services.
CDMA 450 opportunity being ignored
The European investment community is ignoring the benefits of CDMA technologies in the 450 and 800MHz frequency bands - losing out on valuable returns and depriving the market of competition, according to Johan Lodenius, co-founder of CDM 450 operator Nordisk Mobiltelefon Technologies (NMT).
AdMob releases March advertising request figures
Admob has released its March report into user metrics. Is it really a month since the last one?
O2 launches mobile broadband
O2 has launched its HSDPA-based O2 Mobile Broadband service today - available for existing customers. Using a USB modem, customer will have access to the internet either through O2 mobile network or the The Cloud's 7,500 Wi-Fi hotspots.
SpinVox targets 24 operators by end of year
Speech to text messaging system boosting revenues, co-founder claims
SpinVox co-founder Daniel Doulton has told Mobile Europe that he expects the company to have over 20 carrier customers by the end of this year for its speech to text messaging services.
SpinVox, a provider of services that range from delivering voicemail messages as text to allowing bloggers to post directly to their site by speaking into any phone, currently has 14 carrier
Vendors shake hands on LTE intellectual property rights
LTE handset IPR will be single digit percentage of the sales price
A group of network infrastructure and device manufacturers have committed to a mutual agreement to sort out the way intellectual property rights for LTE and SAE are costed. The companies say the initiative is intended to stimulate early adoption of mobile broadband technology across the communications and consumer electronic industries. But there's no doubt the industry, and just as importantly its operator