The major telecommunication companies in Bangladesh and their smaller peers are in a debate over whether they should be allowed to lock all SIM slots when selling smartphones on instalment plans. SIM ...

(Subscriber Identity Module lock) A function in GSM cellphones that restricts the phone's use to a particular cellular carrier identified by a SIM card. SIM locks are used to ensure subscribers finish ...

Apple appears to have reversed course in Japan on a key feature of its iPad 3G: It won’t offer a version capable of being used with different cellular carriers there. All Japanese models will be ...

Google Fi has implemented a Number Lock feature to fight illegal SIM swaps. This feature blocks your number from being transferred to another phone or to a new network. The FCC announced new rules to ...

In a bid to make smartphones affordable to all, the authorities have approved a major policy shift allowing mobile operators such as Grameenphone, Robi, and Banglalink to sell regulator-approved ...