Arun Sarin (Vodafone CEO ) has said any content providers wishing to launch D2C (direct to consumer) services will always have to work with Vodafone. Apparently, speaking to the Financial Times, Sarin stated that the 'unique gift' of billing secures it and other operators against becoming "dumb pipe" for data - for examples from those such [...]

Hong Kong: Ericsson has been selected as sole supplier for mutimedia service network upgrades by SmarTone-Vodafone. Ericsson will supply a HSPA-enabled radio access network, including MBMS, and a fully IP-based core network (including IMS). The deal will also include all related Professional Services (PS) work. Ericsson is already the sole supplier of SmarTone-Vodafone’s core and radio [...]

AT&T is planning to offer Webalo’s Mobile Dashboard service to the retail sector - enabling the delivery of real-time business intelligence to a mobile workforce in a market that is all about “real-time”. As you might or might not know, Webalo’s technology transforms enterprise applications and data to make them compatible with mobile devices, eliminating the [...]

Ofcom (the UK regulator for [Tele]comms) has announced it's plan to auction off a chunk of radio spectrum, which would be suitable for Mobile TV. The deadline for applications to the auction will be 10/4/08, with a view to having the auction stating end of April. "But I thought Mobile TV wasn't due till 2010 or [...]