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Smaller APAC telcos innovate to compete
News Tier two and three mobile operators in Asia-Pacific bank on innovative services to grow, says market player, who adds Singapore telcos can do more.
Tags: Customer support, Convergys Corp., Hutchison, Operator, BSS, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Indonesia, billing, average revenue per user
License auctions stifling mobile development
News news analysis India will finally hold its 3G spectrum auction in December, but market analysts say this form of license distribution can negatively impact industry growth.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Taxes, License, Operator, India, Money, International Data Corp., Spectrum, Auction
'Green' mobile power offers new revenue
News Alternative power supplies can prove lucrative US$2.3 billion market for mobile operators and benefit 485 million mobile users without access to electricity grid.
Tags: Development/design, Network infrastructure, Mobile platforms/communications, Power supplies, surge suppression, Green IT, Phone, cell phone, revenue, mobile, Green IT
Will India finally see 3G spectrum auction in December?
Blogs The auction for 3G spectrum was to happen in December 2008, but a host of issues (such as lack of agreement between mini...
Mobile operators: It's time to get personal
Insight The recession is making life harder than ever for mobile operators. A U.K.-based analyst looks at how customer relationship management can help.
Tags: Development/design, Network infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile applications, Mobile, Operator, CRM, marketing, average revenue per user, customer service
Mobile to weather world financial storm
News Thanks to "spectacular' growth in China and India, the mobile industry will continue its upward trajectory in spite of global financial crisis, says analyst.
Tags: Development/design, Mobile applications, Mobile, India, phone, International Telecommunications Union, performance, Russia, financial, Mobile Phone Industry
Recession dividing LTE and WiMax
News Global downturn may widen adoption gap between long term evolution and mobile WiMax in mature and emerging markets, says Ovum report.
Tags: Network infrastructure, WiMax, Mobile platforms/communications, Ovum, Mobile, Broadband, Cable, Emerging Market, recession, average revenue per user
WiMax still too pricey for rural Philippines
News Prices of WiMax customer premise equipment need to drop, before operators can justify going into the country's rural areas, according to Filipino operator.
Tags: WiMax, Network infrastructure, Operator, Philippines, IP, Broadband, CTO, network, VoIP, average revenue per user
Femtocells may save mobile operators US$5B
News Base stations that link to broadband connections for better mobile coverage could cut operators' infrastructure costs by US$5 billion.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Next-generation technology/networks, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Savings, Mobile, Operator, network, marketing
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News Laptops packing 3.5G+ for mobile broadband access could be the answer to European mobile phone operators' ARPU (average revenue per user) prayers. But they could just as well prove a network nightmare, warns an industry analyst.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, 3G (Third Generation), Mobile platforms/communications, Notebooks and tablets, Security, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Internet Access, Internet Connection
Finding a business case for 4G
News Analysts may cast doubt over 4G's place in Asia, but vendors say deployment costs are getting less prohibitive and the market is ripe for a speed upgrade.
Tags: Next-generation technology/networks, WiMax, CommunicAsia 2008, Mobile Broadband, India, Broadband, 4G, HSDPA, marketing, average revenue per user
Demand for converged services to rocket
News Converged services are rising in demand with changing consumer lifestyle, where single-service telco offerings are becoming thing of the past, says analyst.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Consumer Technology, Next-generation technology/networks, TV, IP, Singapore, Broadband, Service, pay-TV, Frost & Sullivan
Smartphones offer hope in declining cell phone biz
News Worldwide sales of cell phones dip 12.6 percent during the fourth quarter, with the only bright spot being smartphones such as the BlackBerry and iPhone, which actually grew 22.5 percent.
Tags: Smart phones, Sales/revenue, Forecasting, Apple Inc., Smart Phone, Research In Motion Ltd., Device, International Data Corp., Cell Phone, Sales
Mobile marketing takes off in India
News The reach to more than 330 million mobile subscribers in the country makes the platform a significant means for targeted advertising there.
Tags: Advertising, Mobile/Wireless, Communications, Mobile, India, Telecommunications, Cell Phone, Mobile Advertising, Advertisement, phone
Future of telecoms industry bleak
News Telecoms companies are still overvalued, mainly because people have unrealistic expectations of the revenues that can be generated.
