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Networks need to become smartphone friendly, fast

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Wed, 27 Jan 2010
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Ben Roome

Apple iPad Announced Originally uploaded by Culvi As the iPad is unveiled, are the world’s mobile networks ready to cope? [N.B. a slight clarification, prompted by a comment, has been made to this article. - 30/01/2010] According to the ITU, mobile broadband subscriptions topped 600 million in 2009. As mobile broadband connections overtake fixed, few networks are prepared [...]

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