Recent Telecom News
17/07/2008
South Koreas SK Telecom Co (017670.KS: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Thursday it was not planning to buy a controlling stake in any major U.S. mobile carrier, brushing off earlier reports that it was eyeing Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N: Quote, Profile ,...
17/07/2008
Apple Inc. announced earlier today that it had sold 1 million iPhones in the first three days after launching its long-awaited 3G model in 21 countries.iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend, said Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, in a statement.Many iPhone...
17/07/2008
A Brazilian software company, Desbloqueiobr.com.br, is claiming to be the first firm to unlock Apple`s new 3G iPhone device, potentially allowing customers to use the handset without signing a contract with an exclusive carrier.The Desbloqueiobr website...
08/07/2008
Members of the United States armed forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have heard they will soon be receiving phone cards from southeast Arizona.Several soldiers from the 82nd Airborne in Baghdad have been in touch with card drive organizer Renee...
03/07/2008
A deal between South Africas MTN Group Ltd. and Indias Reliance Communications Ltd. could be announced this weekend, despite threats of legal action to block the deal, two people familiar with the situation said.MTN and Reliance "are getting very...
03/07/2008
China Telecom Corp Ltd is expected to set up a company to procure CDMA handsets, the Beijing Times reported, citing sources.The report said the new company will be responsible for customizing and purchasing CDMA handsets.China Telecom, formerly an...
03/07/2008
A 22-year-old Sydney woman has been charged over an alleged scam involving almost $270,000 in mobile phone recharge cards at a shop where she worked.Police say they were contacted by management of a mobile phone shop in Hurstville, in the citys south,...
02/07/2008
The manager of a Hurstville mobile phone shop contacted police when an audit found a major discrepancy in the number of pre-paid phone cards sold.When police investigated they found 18,000 cards had been sold in the five months to June, but not paid...