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ZDNet features a ten minute video of an interview with China’s Huawei Technologies’ CMO Shao Yang, discussing the next stage of wireless broadband networks, phablets, and Huawei's vision of the future of mobile devices. Read Original Content
Beijing NationSky Network Technology has entered into an agreement to provide its NQSky mobile enterprise management system to the Shandong branch of the Agricultural Bank of China, with plans to deploy the system on 6,000 Android mobile devices. Read Original Content
Apple and telecom service provider Bharti Airtel teamed up to launch India's first 4G on mobile, enabling Airtel customers using Apple iPhone 5S or 5C smartphones to experience 4G on their devices. Read Original Content
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McDonald’s customers in Singapore can now use their Visa card to pay for delivery service using the McDelivery mobile app. According to McDonald’s, “Singapore is also an ideal market for this service as smartphone penetration is high and Singaporeans are eager to embrace new technology”. Read Original Content
As part of a drive to meet the needs of an increasing mobile working population, Panasonic has launched the new Toughbook CF-LX3 in Malaysia. Read Original Content
Resembling a flip style mobile phone, the AirWire LTE Wi-Fi dongle provides Internet connectivity via its built-in Wi-Fi hotspot or USB connection. The dongle is designed for the Indian market and expected to deploy in India in late 2014. Read Original Content
According to data from China’s three telecommunications operators, the country saw a 0.6 percent monthly increase in the number of mobile subscribers, up to 1.24 billion in January. Read Original Content
To better represent its digital services, mobile, data, cloud, apps and other new technology, and to reflect its new direction, Telecom New Zealand is planning a name change this year to Spark. Read Original Content
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi began its expansion outside of China with the launch of its Android devices in Singapore on February 21, and a local service center will be opened to support customers in Singapore. Read Original Content
According to a new report from British company OpenSignal, Australia has the world’s fastest mobile internet, with an average download speed on 4G networks of 24.5 Mbps. When it comes to coverage, however, the country ranks ninth. Australians have access to 4G networks 58 percent of the time, while first-ranked South Korea has access 91 percent of the time. Read Original Content
Asian communications firm SingTel is working with Ericsson to launch several 4G/LTE services this year. The new services include: 300Mbps mobile broadband service with LTE-Advanced; improved video streaming with LTE Broadcast technology; and enhanced indoor coverage with Ericsson Radio Dot System technology. Read Original Content
Samsung, China’s top smartphone vendor, is planning an April launch of the new water-resistant Galaxy 5 with a fingerprint reader, larger screen, 16 megapixel camera and a longer lasting battery. Read Original Content
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***Full Disclosure: These are my personal opinions. No company is silly enough to claim them. I am a mobility and digital transformation analyst, consultant and writer. I work with and have worked with many of the companies mentioned in my articles.
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