Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular technology for networks based on the GSM standard. Developed by the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project).

UMTS phones (and data cards) are highly portable—they have been designed to roam easily onto other UMTS networks (if the providers have roaming agreements in place). In addition, almost all UMTS phones are UMTS/GSM dual-mode devices, so if a UMTS phone travels outside of UMTS coverage during a call the call may be transparently  [read more →]

Abu Dhabi: Etisalat won three international awards at the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, Spain, last week.

Etisalat has been focusing on mHealth and mCommerce solutions that have a huge impact in emerging markets, where access to health care and banking services are limited, Eisa Al Haddad, chief commercial officer at Etisalat Group, said in a statement released by the company.

“Etisalat is committed to harnessing the power of mobile connectivity through innovation to develop products that change people’s lives for  [read more →]

TOKYO, JAPAN – NTT Communications Corporations (NTT Com) announced that subsidiary PT. NTT Indonesia today launched its own fiber-optic network service in the East Jakarta Industrial Park near Jakarta (EJIP Industrial Park Plot 3A, Cikarang Selatan, Bekasi 17550). The service, which uses a fiber-optic network constructed and managed by NTT Indonesia, enables multinational customers based in the industrial park to use high-quality, large-capacity fiber-optic access lines to connect to their global offices or global cloud platforms via NTT Indonesia’s nearest  [read more →]

»  Following a successful first phase of launch in Delhi NCR & Chennai, airtel money is now available in 300+ key cities pan India
»  airtel money becomes India’s first mobile based service to offer instant money transfer between its own prepaid wallets and to bank accounts
»  An easier alternative to cash / card payment options, customers can now use airtel money to pay utility bills, mobile recharges, bill payments and online transactions
 
New Delhi, February 23, 2012: Bharti Airtel, through its  [read more →]

TAMPA, Fla. – Feb. 23, 2012 – Syniverse today announced it will feature a unique approach to help operators redefine the mobile end-user experience via real-time intelligence (RTI) at Mobile World Congress 2012 in Barcelona, Spain, February 27 to March 1, 2012.

Today’s mobile user is presented with more choices and has higher service expectations than ever before. In response, many of the world’s top operators have turned to Syniverse’s RTI portfolio for solutions that ensure a high-quality user experience, drive  [read more →]

Mature markets such as Western Europe, USA, Japan and South Korea continue to generate the most revenue for mobile operator groups, according to a new Wireless Intelligence operator ranking study. European-based operator groups Vodafone, Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom all made the top ten, as did the four nationwide US operators. Operators in Japan and South Korea also scored highly in revenue terms despite having significantly fewer customers than most other groups in the ranking. By contrast,  [read more →]

The United Arab Emirates again delayed mobile number portability on Tuesday, the chief executive of telecom operator du told reporters.

The deadline had already been extended to the end of this month and would have allowed customers of du and Etisalat to have switched operators without having to change their phone number.

Now, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) had previously stated number portability would have been available by mid-2008, but it remains to be manifested in a country known for its technological  [read more →]

Leading digital research firm comScore has ranked AT&T AdWorks among the top five online ad networks, according to comScore’s latest Media Metrix report. With its network of owned and operated web sites and partner inventory, AT&T AdWorks online audience network now ranks among the largest in the industry.

“AT&T AdWorks is committed to delivering valuable intelligence on aggregated and anonymous audience segments at scale on behalf of its advertiser clients,” said Greg McCastle, senior vice president of AT&T and head of  [read more →]

For years, Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) generally avoided mentioning Juniper Networks Inc. (NYSE: JNPR) by name.

That changed Monday when Cisco unveiled a special Juniper-ragging website at www.overpromisesunderdelivers.net.

Cisco’s claim is that Juniper has yet to deliver on some of its most highly anticipated products, such as QFabric, and hasn’t technically come through on certain promises, such as the claim of a single operating system for all products.

This is new. For years, Cisco avoided discussing its competitors directly, at least  [read more →]

Amid requests from various countries for launch of their satellites, India has decided to set up one more launch site to expand its capacity in this aspect.

At a meeting held by the Prime Minister`s Principal Secretary T K A Nair here to review performance of the Department of Space, it was decided that a feasibility study would be conducted for a new site, sources said.

The decision to find a new site was taken after the meeting was told that ISRO  [read more →]