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Europe wants lower SMS prices

European Commisioner Viviane Reding continues her battle against high telecom tariffs.  She is currently working on a law proposal that should put a maximum of 11 eurocent for sending SMS messages within the EU.  Currently the average tariff is at 29 eurocent.  The Commission has researched in 27 European countries to find out that prices [ READ MORE ]

Belgacom buys SMS parking company Mobile-for

Belgacom is taking over Mobile-for, the company specialized in mobile payments for parking services. Mobile-for offers SMS payment solutions in 7 Belgian cities, allowing people to pay for their parking spot with a simple SMS message. The company was established in June 2006 by parking exploiter Apcoa Belgium and the Estonian NOW! Innovations. A few [ READ MORE ]

European Commission wants lower SMS tariffs

In February 2008, European Commissioner Viviane Reading urged the mobile operators in Europe to lower their roaming tariffs for international SMS messages. Between October 2007 and March 2008, the average cost of a roaming text message was 0,29 euro.  Since Reading’s call, it has lowered only to 0,28 euro.  Still too much for Reading, so [ READ MORE ]

Mobistar to make iPhone announcement

We are three days away from the worldwide release of the second generation iPhone, the iPhone 3G. Belgium however hasn’t even seen the first generation yet. In May, it was announced that Mobistar would be distributing the iPhone, but soon after, the Belgian operator said it would not be ready for a July 11th release. [ READ MORE ]

Mobistar to host Blyk in Belgium

Mobistar and Blyk have reached an agreement related to the provision of mobile services. Blyk intends to enter the Belgian market as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) using the Mobistar network. Blyk is the new mobile network for 16-24 year-olds that is entirely funded by advertising. Blyk links young people with brands they like and [ READ MORE ]

Social networks drive mobile internet traffic

According to a recent measurement of mobile internet usage by M:Metrics, social network sites like Facebook, are key drivers of mobile internet usage. In the UK, facebook.com is the number 1 domain, where an active Mobile Web user spends on average 1h 44 minutes of time spent per month (or 72% of all time spent on [ READ MORE ]

Mobistar to bring iPhone to Belgium

After long speculation, it is now clear who has won the negotiations with Apple to launch the iPhone in Belgium. Orange, the mobile phone company of France Telecom and owner of Mobistar, announced today the launch of the iPhone to 10 countries, among others Belgium. The roll-out will happen ‘later this year&#[ READ MORE ]

Watch out for ‘walking & texting’ wounds

Has it happened to you yet?  You’re walking in the street, concentrated on writing that text message and  your lovely distracted head bangs into a lantern pole? Well, seems it happens to 1 out of 10 people in the UK! There they call it ‘walking & texting’ wounds. So bad even that in Brick Lane, [ READ MORE ]

AP announces Mobile News Network

Press agency Associated Press has announced a new service that brings news headlines, information, photos and video to smartphones. “The Mobile News Network will provide a national platform for smart phone users to access local content from brands they trust,” CEO Tom Curley said. “Members can participate by providing local news that will appear alongside [ READ MORE ]

Coming Soon to a Phone Near You

Your mobile phone is about to get a lot cooler. How cool? In the coming months, you’ll be able to dictate text messages and surf the Web just by speaking commands — no tapping or clicking required. If you’re trying to figure out where to go to lunch, you’ll be able to call up a [ READ MORE ]

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