Virgin Mobile USA Offers Free Wireless Minutes for Reading Ads

7:30 am on May 31, 2006 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Wireless

Virgin Mobile USA, a popular MVNO operated by Sprint Nextel and Richard Branson’s Virgin Corp., has started offering customers an opportunity to “earn” up to 75 minutes a month of free calling by viewing advertisements on their cell phones.

Robert McDowell Confirmed as Latest FCC Member

7:00 am on May 31, 2006 | Category: Business, Regulation

The Republican Party has gained majority control of America’s five-member Federal Communications Commission for the first time in fourteen months, with the confirmation of Robert McDowell as its newest member.

American Cell Phone Carriers Increasingly Target Hispanic Market

6:30 am on May 31, 2006 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Wireless

In the past couple of years, U.S. wireless carriers have made clear their intentions to target Hispanic customers with their mobile phone offerings.

EarthLink to Build Commercial Citywide Wi-Fi Network in New Orleans

6:00 am on May 31, 2006 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Internet, Wi-Fi

The city of New Orleans has given EarthLink Inc. the green light to build a commercial Wi-Fi network around the free city-owned system that local authorities created last year in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Vodafone Reports Record Losses, But Makes Ambitions Future Plans

12:36 am on May 31, 2006 | Category: Business, Wireless, Corporate

As expected, UK-based mobile phone giant, Vodafone Group, announced its greatest ever full-year loss yesterday, for the fiscal year that ended on March 31.

New Zealand Broadband Services Represent Poor Value for Customers

2:45 pm on May 30, 2006 | Category: Business, Telecom Services, Internet

Executive director, Keith Davidson, of the Internet New Zealand consumer advocacy group has released a report examining New Zealand’s poor broadband internet speeds, and calling for ISPs to abolish restrictive bandwidth caps on their high speed internet services.

Chinese Group Accuses IEEE of Wireless Encryption Conspiracy

7:30 am on May 30, 2006 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Wi-Fi

A group promoting China’s encryption standard for wireless networking has accused America’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) of unfairly conspiring to get the Chinese specification rejected by the International Standards Organization.

Telus Expands Wireless Multimedia Portfolio with SCH-A950 Cell Phone

7:00 am on May 30, 2006 | Category: Mobile Devices, Wireless, Cellular, Cell Phones

Canadian cell phone carrier, Telus Mobility, has recently started selling the Samsung SCH-A950 in an effort to increase its share of the wireless multimedia market.

Bell Expands EV-DO Mobile Data Network into Ontario’s Cottage Country

6:30 am on May 30, 2006 | Category: Business, Wireless Technology, Wireless, Cellular, Corporate

Bell Canada has extended its EV-DO wireless data network to Lake Muskoka, Lake Joseph, western Lake Rosseau, Bala, Port Carling, and Gamebridge, in Ontario’s “cottage country,” a popular vacation destination for big city professionals.

Media Networks Hope to Break into Internet Advertising

6:00 am on May 30, 2006 | Category: Business, Web Services, Internet, Corporate

With broadband internet penetration reaching new highs throughout the developed world, television networks are making more and more ventures into the online marketplace with special web-specific content and advertising.

UK University Professor Replaces Lectures with Podcasts

12:45 am on May 30, 2006 | Category: VoIP, Web Services

As internet voice technology becomes more popular with educators around the world, one lecturer at England’s Bradford University has totally replaced traditional lectures with downloadable podcasts.

China Satcom Deploys IPSTAR Satellite Broadband System

11:15 pm on May 29, 2006 | Category: Wireless Technology, Internet

China Satcom has completed the installation of its an IPSTAR satellite broadband system in Beijing, allowing it to begin offering high-speed satellite internet service across 10 provinces in northern China.

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