Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
- previous news
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Adult services booming on 2G phones
July 2, 2003 - source: BWCS
Mobile porn services do not need to wait for 3G in the UK, according
to the unfortunately named Bango.net. The Cambridge-based application
developer is working with Netcollex, the web-wing of tabloid newspaper
The Daily Sport, to enable premium services to be sent over second generation
mobile networks. Bango argues that the growing number of colour-screen
mobile handsets in the UK has already greatly enhanced “adult entertainment”
service revenues.
Bango, which has had relationships with mobile operators in more than
40 countries throughout the world, enables Netcollex to charge for Sport
content (“adult” images) via its premium rate text services. Due to the
fact that mobile operators do not wish to flaunt their involvement with
such services, they prefer a hands-off position; it has been left to the
Daily Sport to market these premium services.
Fortunately the newspaper’s readership appears to provide fertile ground
for this type of service. Famous for headlines such as “Double-Decker
Bus Found on the Moon” and “I Was Attacked By Alien Pizza”, the Sport
is not known for its political and economic analysis. In fact the, Daily
and Sunday versions of the ‘paper are bought by 600,000 readers a week,
many, if not all, of whom appear keen to get their hands on images of
models – with or without clothes.
Rob Johnson, CEO at Netcollex, reports that his company now has thousands
of users each week spending between £1.50 and £5 on colour pictures and
videos every visit. He also believes that the services are booming, thanks
to the launch of Vodafone Live! last October, which has, he argues, prompted
more users to purchase colour screen mobiles such as the Sharp GX-10.
Vodafone executives will no doubt be delighted to hear it.
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