Telecommunications

New global SMS service takes PC messaging to the next level

ZYB is a new service that allows users to send and receive SMS on their PC to and from any mobile handset in the world. ZYB offers a number of new innovative features such as a auto forwarding, synchronization of contacts, easy grab-to-web features – and also a 3 GB online SMS storage outperforming the storage capacity offered by Google in their G-mail (admitted - it requires millions of SMS to fill it ;)). Users can send messages to phones outside their own country for prices 3-5 times lower than what their phone operator provides. Prices inside own country are at level with operator prices.

Thu May 05 2005

TelePlus Reports 52 Percent Increase in Handset Sales for the Month of April

TelePlus Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: TLPE) (http://www.teleplus.ca), a vertically integrated provider of wireless and landline communications products and services across North America today announced that its subsidiary TelePlus Retail Services, Inc. (``TelePlus Retail'') reported an increase of 52% in wireless handset sales for the month of April this year compared to the same month a year ago. Total number of wireless handset sales for April reached 2,848 compared to 1,877 handsets for the same period last year.

Thu May 05 2005

TelePlus Expands its Distribution of VoIP Products

TelePlus Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB:TLPE.OB) (http://www.teleplus.ca), a vertically integrated provider of wireless and landline communications products and services across North America, today announced that its subsidiary TelePlus Retail Services, Inc. (“TelePlus Retail'') is expanding its distribution of VoIP products to more stores.

Tue May 03 2005

“China could see over 580 million mobile subscribers by 2010” announces visiongain’s latest report.

The latest study, “The China Mobile Market” published by business information providers, visiongain, investigates the high growth of mobile and Internet users in China, which began in the second half of 1990s. Since then, the mobile market in China has become fiercer, with competition amongst mobile operators to control the entire value chain from contents and application through to terminals.

Mon Apr 25 2005

Robust and innovative wireless-headset voice codec

The CMX649 is an innovative Adaptive Delta Modulation (ADM) voice codec – a complete voice system on a chip that is designed to serve in a multitude of wireless voice link applications. This innovative chip offers robust, error tolerant voice coding, low power consumption and whole host of advanced features.

Fri Apr 22 2005

TelePlus to Acquire Avenue Reconnect in Deal to Increase Revenues by $1.1M and Contribute $200k to E

TelePlus Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: TLPE) (http://www.teleplus.ca), a vertically integrated provider of wireless and landline communications products and services across North America, is pleased to announce today that it has signed a Definitive Agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Avenue Reconnect, Inc. ("Avenue"), a reseller of landline, long distance and Internet prepaid services

Thu Apr 21 2005

IDC Forecasts 22 Million Voice Over Broadband Connections in Western Europe by 2008

According to a recent study from IDC, voice over broadband (VoBB) - voice traffic carried across a broadband link, either in IP packets (VoIP) or non-IP technology using formats such as voice over DSL - took off in Western Europe in 2004. Two million new connections took the total number of connections to 2.5 million, which is expected to rise to over 22 million by 2008, yielding $7 billion in revenue, of which 60% will come from the consumer market.

Tue Apr 19 2005

EasyTel Announces Multiple-Language Capability for the Universal Office.

The Universal Office now provides the nation's first nationwide unified communications platform with support for multiple languages. Las Vegas-based EasyTel announced today that their flagship Universal Office platform now provides multiple language support, which can be selected and configured by their individual customers to suit their own needs.

Sun Apr 17 2005

Supra Telecom Names New CEO

Supra Telecom today announced that Kenneth Meister has been named its Chief Executive Officer following Supra’s March 21st announcement of its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Meister was formerly Chief Financial Officer of FDN Communications, which jointly acquired Supra with H.I.G. Capital, a Miami-based private equity firm.

Thu Apr 14 2005

TelePlus to Acquire Canada Reconnect in Deal to Increase Revenues by $5.4M and Contribute $1.0M to E

TelePlus Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: TLPE) (http://www.teleplus.ca), a vertically integrated provider of wireless and landline communications products and services across North America, is pleased to announce today that it has signed a Definitive Agreement (SPA) for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Canada Reconnect, Canada's largest reseller of landline, long distance and Internet prepaid services.

Thu Apr 14 2005