A cellular industry body Wednesday said it expects India to have some 492 million mobile phone users by the year-end, compared with 392 million at the end of March. The Cellular Operators Association of India – which represents more than a dozen telecommunications companies offering GSM services – expects the industry’s mobile subscriber base to reach close to 900 million by 2012. GSM is short for global system for mobile communications technology, and three of four of India’s 391.76 million users are on this platform.
“Even with the subscriber base of 900 million, the teledensity would be just 72.4%,” COAI said.
Bharti Airtel Ltd., India’s largest telecommunication service provider by number of subscribers, had some 96.73 million users at the end of April.
Vodafone UK is abolishing roaming charges this summer and bringing in great value prices for international calls, making it easier for customers to phone home while abroad and make calls abroad from the UK. There are cost savings for business customers too.
From June 1, pay as you go and pay monthly consumer customers can talk, text and send picture messages from over 35 countries across Europe this summer for the same price as at home
From May 15, calls from the UK to friends and family overseas from as little as 5 pence per minute
Businesses also benefit from cost savings on roaming
From 1 June to the end of August, Vodafone Pay as you Go and Pay Monthly customers will be able to call, text and send picture messages to friends and family back home from over 35 countries knowing that it will cost exactly the same as if they were in the UK. For example, a customer on a plan with 600 minutes and unlimited texts who opts in to Vodafone Passport would use these minutes and texts when they are on holiday with no extra charges.
Seth gives the first look at the Samsung Jack from AT&T, a sleek, compact Windows Mobile 6.1 device that helps both business and regular consumers stay connected on-the-go. The device, which features 3G, Wi-Fi, and aGPS capabilities, includes various entertainment functions, a 3.2 megapixel camera and camcorder, and 256 MB Ram on board with an optional 16GB microMD slot. The Jack also allows for easy multitasking.
O2 is set to release the new Nseries flagship handset, the N97, ahead of other network stores, in June. The N97 is going to be on sale on O2 through the Carphone Warehouse by 15 June. Carphone Warehouse will be offering the phone for free on a £45 per month contract on O2 and Orange. The phone will cost £690 Sim-free. Vodafone is currently planning to release the N97 in July.
London, UK – Orange and Nokia today announced they will launch Nokia’s ‘Comes With Music’ service exclusively for Orange customers on the Nokia 5800. Offering access to the Nokia Music Store with over 6 million tracks, Comes With Music will be available from Orange on the device across a selection of Orange pay monthly price plans and upgrades from Friday 29th May 2009. In addition, the Nokia 5800 Comes With Music will be available exclusively to Orange customers in black / silver.
Starting at under 25 GBP per month, Orange will be the only UK network to offer the service and will do so across five ‘Comes with Music’ price plans. Along with the Nokia 5800 ‘Comes With Music’ handset and unlimited music downloads, Orange’s packages will also offer inclusive calls and texts on 24-month contracts, with each available from Orange on the high street (Orange retail and P4U), online and via telesales.
The T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 gets reviewed by Engadget Mobile. The LX is the next high-class Sidekick phone and the first to offer 3G and GPS. It has the standard for the brand form-factor, but its screen is 3.2-inches large and with very high resolution. A phone for social people, it comes with apps for MySpace, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, as well as the typical for Sidekick good email and big QWERTY. You can find the review here Take also a look at the hands-on video i published a few days ago
Historically, it’s always seemed like the Sidekick range is one or two major features short of being a serious contender outside of the typical Sidekick clique, and for the first time, the LX 2009 seriously bucks that trend in a big way. GPS and 3G are critical additions that seem to work pretty well here, and we’re stoked to see what sorts of apps end up filtering into the download catalog. Add to that the promise of Exchange integration coming soon, and we’re pretty confident that the recovering skater punks out there working million-dollar deals in Armani suits (read: us, except for the Armani and million-dollar deal parts) could get away with pocketing one of these day and night. Over the course of the last couple generations, the Sidekick’s gone from a quirky phone to a great phone — and the metamorphosis may finally be complete.
Verizon Communications Inc. is preparing to offer free Wi-Fi access at hotspots to subscribers to its home broadband services, according to people familiar with the matter. The phone giant will partner with Boingo, a startup that counts former EarthLink Inc. founder Sky Dayton as chairman, to deliver the access.
Discussions are fluid, and Verizon is uncertain about particulars like whether users would have free access only in their regions or nationwide. The service may launch as soon as the summer, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Windows Phone 7 Devices including the Nokia Lumia 900, Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia Lumia 710, HTC 7 Surround, Samsung Focus, LG Optimus 7,LG Optimus Quantum, HTC TITAN, HTC TITAN II, HTC Arrive, HTC Radar, HTC Trophy, HTC 7 Pro.
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