VIDEO INTERVIEW: Deutsche Telekom views M2M not only as a means to generate new revenue streams but also as a way to break into new geographical markets and become a global player. In a recent video interview with Mobile World …
LIVE FROM HUAWEI ASCEND P6 LAUNCH, LONDON: Sir Charles Dunstone, the chairman of Carphone Warehouse (pictured), announced that Huawei’s new flagship smartphone, the Ascend P6, will be the first device from the Chinese company to be offered by the European …
LIVE FROM HUAWEI ASCEND P6 LAUNCH, LONDON: Huawei launched its latest device, Ascend P6, which - at 6.18mm thick - is the world’s thinnest smartphone. It is the Chinese vendor’s flagship device for 2013 and is aimed at competing with Apple’s iPhone …
Sprint has filed a lawsuit against Dish Network and Clearwire to try and prevent the satellite broadcaster’s tender offer for the US wholesaler from being realised. The US mobile operator adds that the satellite broadcaster has repeatedly tried to “fool” …
Vodafone’s bid for German cable operator Kabel Deutschland faces competition in the form of Liberty Global which has tabled a rival bid. Kabel confirmed it had received an offer from Liberty, which also owns a cable network in Germany. Liberty …
LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Communications regulators from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore today announced a commitment to align with the APT 700MHz band plan. At an event held today in Singapore, the group noted the potential for this spectrum …
LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Operators should ensure that they use customer service metrics which are focused on providing the best results to customers, rather than focusing on outcomes for the organisation itself, Anthony Thomas, CIO of Vodafone India said. “Change …
LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Operators are facing a number of organisational challenges in making use of the “big data” at their disposal, and in opening this to third-party partners, according to Grant Watts, head of global advertising for SingTel. Likening …
LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Operators face being diverted from understanding the key success factors in the evolving industry by issues such as “owning” the customer and a future of being “dumb pipe” providers, according to Martijn Blanken, managing director of …
LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Huawei announced what it described as “the industry’s first Service Operation Center that has been established by an ICT solutions provider,” designed to support operators in the transformation from being “network-centric” to “service-centric”. Located in Indonesia, …
