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Google hires heavyweights to lead mobile charge

Google hires heavyweights to lead mobile charge

Web giant Google has been busy adding more ‘hero’ executives to its ranks as it prepares to really stake a claim in the mobile space.

Sprint signs four new MVNOs

Sprint signs four new MVNOs

Could the vim be coming back to the US MVNO market? Sprint’s on a roll at the moment having singed four virtual network operator contracts in the six months since it launched a turnkey MVNO package.

Vodafone navigation unit at dead end

Vodafone navigation unit at dead end

Just over a year ago, monster carrier Vodafone showed just how serious it was about the navigation space, by spending €26m on the purchase of Swedish navigation and location-based services firm Wayfinder.

M-ticketing for the public transport sector

M-ticketing for the public transport sector

Telecoms.com recently attended the mBlox m-ticketing seminar for the public transport sector, which took place at the London Transport Museum.

M-ticketing: Thomas Mann, head of distribution, SJ railway

M-ticketing: Thomas Mann, head of distribution, SJ railway

Thomas Mann, head of distribution at Swedish railway, SJ, talks to telecoms.com about the company’s m-ticketing solution implemented in the autumn of 2008.

Orange UK gets three new MVNO partners

Orange UK gets three new MVNO partners

Orange’s partnership with pan European Mobile Virtual Network Enabler (MVNE) Transatel has borne its first fruit. The carrier on Monday said it has secured three MVNO deals in the UK, with Unicom, Catalyst and Axis Telecom.

Cloud-based gaming service to hit networks in June

Cloud-based gaming service to hit networks in June

There’s been lots of talk recently about how network infrastructure, particularly in the mobile sector, is creaking under the weight of data traffic. Come June, traffic may increase significantly with the launch of a service that promises to revolutionise the gaming experience.

M-ticketing: Tobias Friman, manager, Centigo

M-ticketing: Tobias Friman, manager, Centigo

Tobias Friman, manager of Swedish consultancy Centigo, talks to telecoms.com about his work as project manager with SJ (Swedish Rail) to deploy an m-ticketing solution for the railway.

Virgin strings fibre overhead

Virgin strings fibre overhead

UK cable operator Virgin Media said Thursday it is trialling the delivery of 50Mbps broadband to rural areas by hanging fibre from telegraph poles.

M-ticketing: Andrew Bud, chairman, mBlox

M-ticketing: Andrew Bud, chairman, mBlox

Andrew Bud, chairman of mobile transaction firm mBlox, talks to telecoms.com about the delivery of tickets to the mobile phone and considers a future where consumers can pay for their ticket online or even have it charged to their phone bill.