3GSM Wire: Day 2

O2 Ties With UMG For Ringtones: Uk operator O2 is extending its partnership with music label Universal. O2 users will now get access to 100,000 tracks from Universal’s catalogue. They can buy ringtones, video tones, or full length video or sound tracks.
Poor regulation slows spread of mobile – operators: “Sub-Saharan Africa would now have 108 million subscribers or 30 percent more than it actually has…Uncertainty around regulation has a substantial knock-on effect on investment levels and retail prices in the mobile phone sector”
T-Mobile International 3GSM World Congress Announcements
Major operators put faith in mass 3GSM take-up: “The prospect of high-speed transfers and instant messaging will have consumers rushing to buy into third generation (3G) mobile phone technology this year”
Samsung Chooses Handango for Exclusive Two-Year Deal to Source and Deliver Mobile Content for Its Smart Devices
Skype and Vonage: thank you, and goodnight: The host of Wi-Fi phones coming out spells the end for VoIP companies, according to El Reg.
Branson and Ballmer show Valentine’s Day love: “Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer and Virgin’s Richard Branson, two of the biggest showmen of the business world, showed off their softer sides on Tuesday by declaring their heartfelt love for each other’s companies on Valentines Day.”
Vodafone teams with Google on mobile search
Juvenile Takes Ringtones Into a “New Reality”: Juvenile’s new album Reality Check “will feature groundbreaking software that will give consumers the ability to make their own custom ringtones from any section of any song on the album”.

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