XL claims a ‘first’ with ‘funbook’ mobile media service
Indonesian mobile operator Excelcomindo Pratama (XL) has launched a new mobile social networking application ‘XL funbook’, claiming a first for Indonesia. The operator’s new service allows users to share content with a variety of third-party social networking and web sites including Facebook, Friendster, Photobucket and many others directly from their mobile handsets or through XL funbook’s web site. The mobile client supports a number of operating systems such as J2ME, Symbian, and Windows Mobile and currently supports over 500 phone models from the likes of Nokia, SonyEriscsson, HTC, and Samsung.
Bayanat Al-Oula extends WiMAX with Samsung
Saudi mobile operator Mobily has announced that its broadband arm, Bayanat Al-Oula, has contracted Samsung Electronics to expand its WiMAX operations. Under the terms of the USD100 million deal Samsung will extend Bayanat’s WiMAX coverage from four cities to 20 by the end of 2009. Samsung will install 1,400 base stations to increase Bayanat's overall total to 1,800 nationwide. Mobily CEO, Khaled al-Kaf, said, ‘Bayanat's existing WiMAX network currently serves 30,000 subscribers. With this expansion, we will be able to increase Bayanat's WiMAX capacity by at least three times.’
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