The memory of over-priced 3G licence acquisitions in Europe some 10 years ago has all but faded, but recent spectrum allocations worldwide have once again left us questioning how new licensees expect to generate returns on investments, says Total Telecom in its June edition.

The Mobile Carriers Forum, which is part of AMTA and represents Optus, Telstra and VHA mobile networks, has lodged its submission with Communications Alliance (CA) as part of a scheduled five-year review of the Deployment of Mobile Phone Network Infrastructure Code (C564:2004).

World Environment Day is this Saturday and a reminder that for every kilogram of old mobile handsets, batteries chargers and accessories dropped off or mailed in to MobileMuster , a native tree will be donated to Landcare Australia.

Almost 400 schools have now registered for the MobileMuster Schools Recycling Challenge, which means close to 200,000 students will be participating in the campaign. All state, territories and diverse regions are represented: from Melville Island to King Island and right across the continent. Even the School of the Air in Alice Springs has joined! An update on the program can be viewed at : [http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/school_challenge]

Waves and waves of electromagnetic radiation streaming from a device positioned within inches of sensitive brain tissue. Sounds nasty, right? In fact, concerns about the connection between cancer and cellular phone use has led to a series of advisories and recommendations for hands-free attachments. Is there any substance to these concerns, poses the Montreal Gazette?

We have all heard the buzz surrounding connected devices lately. Devices such as smartphones, personal navigation devices, ereaders, fitness devices, home health monitors, and home automation products are taking the consumer market by storm. While these products are all very different from one another, they share one common factor and that is cellular connectivity, M2M magazine reports.

Cybersmart Hero—a new online program to help kids deal with cyberbullying—was launched today at Westgarth Primary School in Melbourne by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy, Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, and ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has given a provider of SMS-based psychic advice services, Crystal’s Gifted Psychics Pty Ltd, a formal direction to comply with rules designed to safeguard users of mobile premium services.

At midnight Valentine Uwingabire's back began to hurt. Her husband ran to tell Germaine Uwera, a community health worker in their village in the fertile foothills of Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, reports Reuters.

Identifying and implementing a worldwide strategy to combat the illegal traffic in electronic waste was the focus of an INTERPOL Global E-Waste Crime Group meeting which concluded recently, CBS47 website reports

US residents have significantly increased their online social-networking activities via their mobile phones, making these sites and applications one of the hottest in the mobile space, according to comScore, PC World reports.

NHS Grampian is using text messaging to try and prevent binge drinking and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases as part of a new pilot study in Scotland, the Health Insider in the UK reports.