Latest articles from Alpha Telecom Wireless (http://alpha-telecom.net/) CommonSense CMS 3600 http://alpha-telecom.net/ Speculation about Apple's 3G iPhone is heating up, with an announcement about the 3G iPhone's debut expected at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June. Apple is reportedly in talks with major music labels to beef up the 3G iPhone's ringtone and ring-back tone offerings, as well as allow over-the-air music downloads on the 3G iPhone. http://alpha-telecom.net/apple-music-labels-discuss-a184.html Tue, 20 May 2008 16:11:59 MSD Expect there to be at least one application incorporating location-based services in the upcoming Google Android phone. http://alpha-telecom.net/google-android-winning-a183.html Tue, 20 May 2008 16:11:29 MSD Orange is pinpointed as a poor performer in latest Mobile Industry Satisfaction Survey (MICS), by market research company Aura, which rated all the leading brands for service in airtime, retail and handsets. James Blackman reports http://alpha-telecom.net/orange-is-pinpointed-as-a182.html Sun, 04 May 2008 17:26:18 MSD As T-Mobile launched its latest prepay top-up deal, Top Up and Stretch, Michael Garwood spoke to the network's head of prepay Chris Barrow about the latest trends in the never ending battle for market share. http://alpha-telecom.net/putting-the-t-into-a181.html Sun, 04 May 2008 17:25:47 MSD James Blackman spoke exclusively to new O2 UK business sales director Ben Dowd about the network's three-year strategy, and how the visions of its partners in the independent channel are just as important as their own. http://alpha-telecom.net/getting-down-to-o2-a180.html Sun, 04 May 2008 17:25:18 MSD In Southwark Crown Court, a judge ruled that managing receiver Chantrey Vellacott, appointed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) after it launched a VAT fraud investigation against Unique parent company IGB, had the right to sell the business. http://alpha-telecom.net/unique-for-sale-after-a179.html Sun, 04 May 2008 17:24:47 MSD Pay monthly customers will no longer need to buy an additional internet bundle for £7.50. Instead every plan will automatically include internet access. http://alpha-telecom.net/vodafone-includes-internet-access-a178.html Sun, 04 May 2008 17:24:30 MSD O2 has rolled out its 3G services to at least 80 per cent of the UK population says Ofcom. http://alpha-telecom.net/o2-meets-3g-rollout-a177.html Sun, 04 May 2008 17:23:58 MSD Nokia devices to offer customised internet services in conjunction with network http://alpha-telecom.net/nokia-spreads-ovi-reach-a176.html Sun, 04 May 2008 17:23:38 MSD Online reseller to refocus on e-commerce http://alpha-telecom.net/expansys-sells-portix-for-a175.html Sun, 04 May 2008 17:23:13 MSD By 2010, Gartner estimates, 500 million cell phones capable of navigation will cell annually, compared to just 95 million pure navigation devices. Most cell phones can't yet match the easy touch interface of the devoted devices, but Apple's iPhone offers evidence that that may not be true for long. http://alpha-telecom.net/struggling-gps-device-market-a174.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:01:56 MSD Fueling speculation about an imminent strategic change by Apple are early sales of the device in Europe. Strategy Analytics, a research firm in Milton Keynes, England, estimates that Apple sold 350,000 iPhones in Europe in the fourth quarter of last year, below what it claims is Apple's internal forecast of 500,000 devices. http://alpha-telecom.net/what-awaits-the-iphone-a173.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:01:30 MSD Digital entertainment provider CinemaNow and mobility software and services provider uVuMobile have partnered to offer a service for consumers to preview movie trailers on mobile phones and remotely download full-length movies to compatible consumer electronic devices. http://alpha-telecom.net/cinemanow-partners-for-mobile-a172.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:00:27 MSD Verizon Wireless added 1.5 million subscribers, beating AT&T, which added 1.3 million in the quarter. However, its growth rate was down from 1.7 million in the same quarter last year. Verizon Wireless still trails AT&T in the total number of subscribers, at 67.2 million compared with 71.4 million. http://alpha-telecom.net/verizon-wireless-adds-15-a171.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:00:05 MSD At least that seems a reasonable conclusion based on today's announcement that over 100,000 developers have downloaded the free software development kit (SDK) Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) unveiled last week. http://alpha-telecom.net/apples-iphone-sdk-off-a170.html Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:59:36 MSD