Cellphone9 Links 05/06/08
June 5, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Mobile Monitor
## AT&T boosts 3G speeds by 20% to whet the appetite of savvy 3G iPhone buyers
## Developers are turning the iPhone into a gaming device — with video
## uMobile relies on word of mouth sign ups for their ad-driven telco service
## So what happens at the S60 Summit?
## Nokia Connect 2008 and CommunicAsia 2008 are happening next week!
ümobile (or U Mobile) is Asia’s 1st Free, Ad Driven Telco
May 20, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Services
Huge news for the Asian telco industry. But just to put a little perspective … there’s been a lot of speculation on the Google Phone business model since 2005. With Google’s core competence being contextual advertising (wasn’t it search a long time ago?) they’ve never really kept secret about their plans to use the 700MHz spectrum for a completely free, advertising driven telco and broadband (?) service.
Free, advertising driven telco.
Well, Asia has just opened up it’s first and it’s in the Philippines. Pardon me, I had to break the news in my personal blog simply because of regional implications. I …read more
