Mobile payment solution provider mopay has announced a global partnership with Fon, which describes itself as the world's largest WiFi network.
Fon is enabling mopay mobile payments, making it easier for smartphone and tablet users to pay for access to a Fon hotspot. Customers will be able to get WiFi access simply by providing their mobile phone number and adding the Fon cost to their mobile account.
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T-Mobile and Orange are working together in the UK through Everything Everywhere… and now the parent companies are looking to cooperate elsewhere.
Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom-Orange have arranged talks to discuss the possibility of working together in the following areas:
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Nokia Siemens Networks has announced a 'Smart WLAN Connectivity Solution' that allows mobile networks to offload their traffic to WiFi without any break in service.
It removes any need to manually switch between WiFi and cellular broadband on mobile devices, helping mobile operators maintain network capacity.
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Mobile analytics and payment company Bango says over 50% of mobile user connections to the internet are being made via WiFi.
A year ago the company calculated that 23% of mobile website visits were connected through WiFi.
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There’s an upbeat feel to this week’s edition of The Fonecast, thanks to mobile payments, free WiFi, child-safe text messages, PlayStation phones and Facebook Places.
In addition, we talk to Jonas Vig of Bambuser about his company’s mobile video services and its plans. He explains why he’s recently returned to the CEO role - and what the recent acquisition of Qik by Skype will mean.
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