March 31, 2011
AT&T, Sprint Suspend Jawa SMS Codes
AT&T and Sprint have suspended Jawa's premium SMS codes to investigate allegations of widespread text message fraud from Verizon Wireless and the Texas A.G. continue
Pentagon, DOT Question FCC Handling of LightSquared GPS Issue –The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) are voicing new concerns over LightSquared's hybrid satellite-terrestrial LTE network, which they fear will interfere with government GPS systems. continue Amazon App Store, Cloud Drive Disrupt
The industry is just beginning to see the initial ripples from Amazon's recent mobile applications store and cloud-enabled music offerings, but it already appears to be shaking things up. continue
Zong Releases Payment Index
More changes have occurred in the mobile payments space in the last 10 months than the first 10 years of Zong's lifespan, so the company decided the time is right to publicly release an index to show what's going on. continue HeyWire Allows Users to Text from Facebook
HeyWire, provider of SMS solutions, today launched a new service that lets Facebook users text worldwide without any per messaging fees and tweet via SMS from within Facebook, all in one app. continue
Vodafone to Buy Out Indian Partner for $5B
MUMBAI, India (AP) - Vodafone has agreed to pay $5 billion cash to buy out the Essar Group's stake in their Indian joint venture. continue News Briefs for March 31, 2011
Companies in today's briefs include: NTT DoCoMo, House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, Opera Mini, Research In Motion, Intellectual Ventures, MetroPCS, Mixed Martial Arts, TapouT, NFC Forum, Google, Comprion... View All
From the Website: Consumers to Expedite an M2M World
The growth of the M2M industry is set to thrive over the next 10 years as mobile operators and vendors seek ways to offset the decline in mobile ARPU from consumers. Continue
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