17 Modern Telecom Innovations

From Student-Led Mobile Services to Text-Based Customer Service Apps

— June 11, 2015 — Tech
Our smartphones are becoming more capable and convenient thanks to telecom innovations that aim to change the world. From text-based customer service apps to student-led mobile services, these concepts aim to save callers time and money in the long run.

These modern telecom innovations include community-empowering cellular services -- like Endaga that provides mobile access to those living in impoverished communities -- along with record-breaking LTE speeds that let users browse the Internet more conveniently than ever before.

In addition to this list's charitable and convenience-focused telecom innovations, its other winning examples include cross-over phone plans and free calling apps that cut users' budgets in half. Others include platforms that let users unlock their phone while learning about coding techniques and practices in the process.

Whether by reducing cost, expanding availability or making communication easier, these innovations in their own way are helping change the way people communicate, and in doing so are having a huge impact on the world.
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Acquired Entertainment Metadata Firms
Acquired Entertainment Metadata Firms
Gracenote's Telecom Acquisition of Baseline was $50 Million
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Record-Breaking LTE Speeds
Record-Breaking LTE Speeds
Ooredoo Qatar, Nokia & China Mobile Broke the LTE Advanced Speed Record
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Asian Data Centers
Asian Data Centers
NTT Com Opens Third Venture in Shanghai to Increase Demand in China
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LTE-Expanding Telecom Networks
LTE-Expanding Telecom Networks
Two Australian Mobile Operators Compete Over Better Service
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Data Center Migrations
Data Center Migrations
WFT Telecom Focuses on Productivity and Time-to-Service Improvements
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Speedy Telecom Services
Speedy Telecom Services
M1 Singapore Introduces LTE-Advanced Network for Faster Downloading
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Upstart Data Services
Upstart Data Services
Bolt Super 4G is Taking the Indonesian Telecom Market By Storm
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Telecom Airline Partnerships
Telecom Airline Partnerships
Global Eagle Entertainment Offers In-Flight Connectivity with Orange
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Triple-Play Cell Towers
Triple-Play Cell Towers
The China Tower Project is Changing Telecom Infrastructure Networks
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Crossover Phone Plans
Crossover Phone Plans
The T-Mobile Network Tackles a Competitor with Incentives for New Customers
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Standalone Free Calling Apps
Standalone Free Calling Apps
WeChat's VoIP Apps Let You Make Free Calls Using the Internet
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Telecom Marketing Campaigns
Telecom Marketing Campaigns
IMImobile Wins Three Awards at the Effective Mobile Marketing Awards
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Student-Created Telecom Companies
Student-Created Telecom Companies
The *bliep is Designed to Appeal to Dutch Youth
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Community-Empowering Telecoms
Community-Empowering Telecoms
Endaga's Cellular Network Tools Enables People to Build Businesses
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Text-Based Customer Service Apps
Text-Based Customer Service Apps
This Indian Mobile Messaging Assistant Answers Customers' Queries
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Interactive Mobile Reception Maps
Interactive Mobile Reception Maps
T-Mobile Has Released a Series of Crowdsourced Coverage Maps
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Educational Phone-Unlocking Apps
Educational Phone-Unlocking Apps
The Unlock Lessons Vivo App Makes Kids Correctly Answer Questions
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