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iPhone commands 75% of handset industry profits; Simplexity inks CDMA, WiMAX deal with Sprint

Published by Penang Wimax Admin in Wimax Worldwide on February 8th, 2012 | No Comments »

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> A Windows Phone developer left the company to work on Amazon’s Kindle team. Article

> Motorola Mobility warned that some of its refurbished Xoom tablets contained information from the previous owner. Article

> Ericsson’s CEO said job cuts may be in the manufacturer’s future. Article

> Simplexity MVNO Services, a mobile virtual network enabler, announced it will use the Sprint nationwide wireless network to offer third-party branded voice and data services. The deal covers CDMA and wimax. Release

> Google reportedly hired a senior designer from Apple for a secret project. Article

> The iPhone accounts for 75 percent of all handset industry profits. Article

> U.S. Cellular is offering a voice to text service. Article

> Motorola Mobility is looking for 2.25 percent of all Apple iPhone sales for a patent licensing agreement. Article

Mobile Content News

> Digital music service Rdio unveiled a redesigned version of its streaming application for devices running Google’s Android mobile operating system. Article

> Verizon Communications and Coinstar-owned video rental service Redbox are teaming for a new multi-platform subscription service enabling consumers to access streaming entertainment via mobile devices and the Web. Article

Broadband Wireless News

> Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt last week voiced strong opposition of spectrum legislation circulating in the U.S. House of Representatives. Article

> HTC said it fixed a Wi-Fi security hole in its Evo 3D. Article

> The NetAmerica Alliance of rural service providers has chosen to deploy Ericsson’s 4G LTE mobile broadband router. Article

European Wireless News

> Everything Everywhere will begin repositioning its Orange UK and T-Mobile UK brands this week. Article

> A market research firm says that operators must cut network carriage costs by 50 percent or face an overwhelming eight-fold increase in the costs of radio access network equipment. Article

> Is the end near for feature phones? Editor’s Corner

And finally… How to find out how romance failed. Article

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SK Telecom Takes Stake in WiMax Operator

Published by Penang Wimax Admin in Malaysia Wimax, P1 Wimax, Wimax Worldwide on May 31st, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Korean carrier SK Telecom (Nasdaq: SKM) is to invest US$100 million for a 25 percent stake in Malaysian wimax operator Packet One Networks (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. (P1) as part of its plan to build a portfolio of wireless broadband service and ICT (information and communication technology) assets in Southeast Asia. (See SK Telecom Invests in P1 and SKT Plans $2.2B Spending Spree.)

P1 is one of a number of dedicated WiMax startups looking to capitalize on the demand for affordable broadband Internet access in developing markets where fixed-line access is limited. It has signed up more than 175,000 business and residential customers since its launch in late 2008 and claims to have generated revenues of nearly $44 million in 2009. (See ITU Day 2: WiMax Brings It.)

The operator recently announced a network expansion plan that will see it reach 65 percent of Malaysians by 2012, from around 45 percent this year, and plans to introduce WiMax-enabled laptop computers during 2010 to boost its market penetration. (See P1 Expands With ZTE and P1 Does WiMax in Malaysia.)

SK Telecom is attracted by the growth potential in Malaysia, a country of about 30 million people where mobile penetration is high (above 100 percent) but broadband penetration currently stands at about 33 percent. WiMax is regarded as the technology that can break the broadband hold of the incumbent carrier, Telekom Malaysia Berhad . (See Telekom Malaysia Faces WiMax Challenge.)

SK Telecom’s wireless broadband strategy isn’t limited to WiMax, though: The carrier was the first to launch an HSPA+ service in South Korea, plans to support Long Term Evolution (LTE), and has built out a network based on WiBro technology (Korea’s version of mobile WiMax) in its domestic market. (See SK Telecom Shows Off HSPA+, AlcaLu, SK Telecom Team Up, and WiBro Operators on Borrowed Time.)

SK Telecom’s investment, which values P1 at $400 million, comes at a tricky time for the WiMax community, as service providers, vendors, and analysts try to figure out the technology’s role in an LTE world. (See Yota: WiMax + LTE for Russia.)

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Slight hiccups in Asiaspace rollout

Published by Penang Wimax Admin in Malaysia Wimax on January 13th, 2009 | No Comments »

Asiaspace Sdn Bhd is ready to expand its wimax coverage but a small obstacle is standing in its way.

In an interview with In.Tech, its chairman Datuk Abdul Ghani Abdullah said delays in getting approval from local authorities and housing developers have caused Asiaspace to slow down its