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Vodafone UK is testing a new service, Vodafone Connect to Friends that enables all UK mobile users to send text messages from their Facebook profile to friends. The pilot service will be extended in late September 2008, to also include picture messages. According to Vodafone, the new service will let Facebook users send texts and picture messages without having to switch from PC to mobile simply by installing the 'Vodafone Connect to Friends' application to their Facebook profile. The...
Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Telecom Corp. said Wednesday that it has restored its e-mail services that became unavailable on Tuesday due to a server breakdown. Between Tuesday morning and the predawn hours of Wednesday, some one million users of the services could not receive or send mails, the fixed-line communications unit of Softbank Corp. said.END (c) 2008 Jiji Press English News Service. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.
Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Telecom Corp. said Tuesday that its e-mail services have been suspended probably due to a problem with a server. The service disruption occurred around 11 a.m. the same day, according to Softbank Telecom, a unit of telecommunications and Internet business group Softbank Corp. . The company said that it remains to be seen when the e-mail services will return to normal. Softbank Telecom has about one million subscribers to the services.END (c) 2008 Jiji...
Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Thursday it will stop accepting applications for its "mova" second-generation mobile phone service on Nov. 30. The major Japanese mobile carrier will concentrate on its FOMA third-generation service featuring high-speed data communications, because mova subscribers have been steadily switching to FOMA, it said. The company will waive the normal charge of 2,100 yen for any mova user who transfers to a FOMA subscription beginning Friday. But...
Tokyo, Aug. 7 (Jiji Press)--Apple Inc.'s iPhone 3G has prompted many mobile telephone subscribers in Japan to switch to Softbank Mobile Corp., the only seller of the popular handset in the country, industry data revealed Thursday. The number of subscribers who switched to Softbank Mobile from other carriers by using the number portability system in July exceeded those who quit Softbank Mobile by 52,000, the Softbank Corp. unit said. The monthly net increase was the second highest for...
Tokyo, Aug. 6 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. said Wednesday its group net and operating profits in April-June grew from a year before, thanks mainly to a decline in operating expenses at group company NTT DoCoMo Inc. . In the first quarter of fiscal 2008, the telecommunications giant's group net profit rose 16.7 pct to 175,534 million yen, while operating profit increased 24.3 pct to 372,063 million yen, on revenue of 2,593,588 million yen, up 0.3 pct. NTT enjoyed...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a04cbf/projecting_3g_in_e) has announced the addition of the "Projecting 3G in Emerging Markets" report to their offering. The spread of third-generation (3G), high-bandwidth networks opens the $1.7-trillion telecommunications industry to a range of new software, service, hardware and content providers. IT heavyweights like Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo! perceive that their software and services will be delivered increasingly...
Ericsson has signed a frame agreement with Softbank Mobile to expand and upgrade its HSPA network to increase capacity and enable faster mobile broadband. With this contract, Ericsson will expand its business with Softbank by providing enhanced HSPA (high speed packet access) on new and existing base stations in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. The deal also includes an extension of the Ericsson circuit and packet switched networks, a field maintenance service and a full turnkey service for the...
By Donnelly, Alison Vodafone is planning to educate customers to use the full range of mobile services on offer, rather than simply calls and text messaging. The mobile operator will now promote its internet services and highlight its latest pricing plan, which is inclusive of mobile email and online surfing minutes. The campaign will include digital and direct mail activity as well as outdoor and TV advertising. Vodafone will also run experiential activity to demonstrate to consumers that...
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has signed a frame agreement with a leading Japanese operator, Softbank Mobile, to expand and upgrade its HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) network to increase capacity and enable even faster mobile broadband. With this contract, Ericsson will expand its business with Softbank by providing enhanced HSPA on new and existing base stations in the high traffic areas of Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. The deal also includes an extension of the Ericsson circuit and packet switched...
