News In Brief: NTT DoCoMo, Kineto Wireless, Rogers, G Mobile, Amazon, Opinium Research

Staff writer | July 28, 2010

telecomseurope.net

NTT DoCoMo has issued the first license for LTE-PF technology, unveiling an agreement with Taiwanese chip firm MediaTek to produce a handset chipset platform for global markets. The carrier has developed LTE-PF in conjunction with NEC Casio Mobile Communications, Panasonic and Fujitsu.

Some 80% of UK mobile subscribers would route calls over WiFi providing the service was free or cheaper than cellular calls, a Kineto Wireless survey found. The poll of 2,176 users also revealed that iPhone owners use WiFi the most, with 33% using the device compared to 20% for Nokia, and RIM’s 17%.

Canada's Rogers Communications grew net profit 13% to C$464 million (€344.7 million) in the June quarter.

The Malawi Communications and Regulatory Authority (MACRA) has fined G Mobile around €5 million for failing to live up to its rollout schedule.

Security expert Chris Paget claims to have determined how to tap mobile phone conversations using a single $1,500 (€1,150) piece of hardware and free open-source software.

Stieg Larsson - author of the Millennium Trilogy - has become the first writer to sell a million Kindle eBooks, according to Amazon.com.

One in four UK consumers have been put off buying an iPhone 4 due to problems with the device’s antenna, a survey by Opinium Research found.

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