Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten Communications has launched a tourism and information smartphone service, J-TripGateway. This mobile advertising service is designed to provide internet access to foreign tourists in Japan. The Continue Reading
Australian operator Telstra has announced that, starting in February, it will be supporting Amazon’s voice-activated assistant Alexa on the Amazon Echo devices, and that it will integrate with Telstra Smart Continue Reading
South African operator Cell C has announced that on 1 February it will increase the price of its WhatsApp bundle from ZAR 12.00 (US $0.97) to ZAR 15.00 (US $1.22), Continue Reading
Vodafone Germany says it will increase the data volume included in its Young tariffs (for subscribers under the age of 28) and make these tariffs more flexible, according to a Continue Reading
Orange Spain intends to follow the lead of its French parent company and roll out a mobile banking service by the end of 2018, according to a news report. The Continue Reading
Tajikistan’s national telecommunications watchdog has annulled licenses for IP telephony services, according to a news report. Because of this action, mobile operators and ISPs have been forced to disconnect their Continue Reading