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APAC users laud mobile data services
News Interest in mobile broadband and wider device choice drive data revenues, which last year accounted for 27.8 percent of overall mobile revenues.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Data services, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, mobile data service, mobile data revenue, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Broadband, e-mail
Analyst: 2G to dominate Southeast Asia
News Voice and text messaging to stay predominant mobile services due to expanding subscriber base in rural areas; 3G adoption remains in saturated markets.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Network infrastructure, Broadband, 2G, 3G Network, Southeast Asia, Frost & Sullivan, 3G, Emerging Market, analyst
Mobile data to soar in developed markets
News Developed markets will continue to push mobile data services revenues, which will grow 79 percent over the next five years, according to Ovum analyst.
Tags: Data services, Mobile platforms/communications, Ovum, Mobile, Operator, mobile industry, Emerging Market, revenue, Internet, industry
Turning cheap cell phones into smarter phones
News A company called iSkoot says it can turn an inexpensive feature-phone into a Web-enabled device for checking Facebook updates and Twittering friends.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile, Smart Phone, Device, Cell Phone, Web Service, iSkoot, iSkoot Technology, phone, Internet
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
Europe reduces cap on voice-roaming prices
News Price reductions are due to EU regulation that aims to "curb the excessive roaming charges consumers had to pay for roaming calls".
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Euro, Mobile, European Parliament, Cell Phone, Europe, phone, VAT, European Commission, data service
DiGi enters M'sia mobile broadband market
News Although a late entrant, the operator expects to capture one-third of market in three to five years, says CEO.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Personal broadband, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, Broadband, HSPA, Malaysia, DiGi, 3G, FTTH
Gartner: Low-cost PCs to go big by 2012
News Research firm says 30 percent of mobile PCs will be priced below US$300 by 2012, with telcos finding new revenue streams in these systems.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Handhelds, 3G (Third Generation), Data services, Hardware, Mobile, Telecommunications, Cell Phone, Wireless, Gartner Inc.
AT&T fixes wireless data issue
News iPhone and other AT&T smartphone users should be able to surf the Web on their phones now that a routing problem has been fixed, according to a report.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Smart phones, Mac OS, 3G (Third Generation), Research In Motion Ltd., Wireless, phone, AT&T Corp., software, 3G
Verizon is still on a roll
News Verizon Communications saw big first quarter gains thanks in large part to demand for wireless and its Fios fiber service.
Tags: Revenue recognition, Verizon Communications Inc., Mobile, Wireless, Broadband, phone, Customer, 4G, FTTH, job
Cell phone industry celebrates 25th birthday
News news analysis Twenty-five years ago Monday, the first ever commercial cell phone call was made, using a handset that cost nearly US$4,000.
Tags: Cellular phones, Smart phones, Mobile, Cell Phone, Wireless, Service, phone, 4G, Ameritech, revenue
StarHub begins customer femtocell trials
News Singapore operator will begin trialing the wireless technology for six months with a group of some 200 consumers next week.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Cellular phones, Trial, Starhub, Mobile, phone, Analysys, HSDPA, VoIP, revenue
Mobile Internet use 'rocketing in Europe'
News Europe has taken to 3G faster than any other region in the world and usage is growing rapidly as networks proliferate, according to research commissioned by mobile operator body the GSM Association (GSMA).
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), 802.11/Wi-Fi, Personal broadband, Business broadband, Mobile, European Union, Mobile Internet, Europe, 3G, flat fee
EC to cap text-roaming costs
News Operators gave mixed reactions to the move, which is likely to be formalized in October, possibly along with restrictions on data-roaming prices
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Mobile, Regulation, chairman, SMS, European Commission, Internet, industry, data service, Vodafone Group Plc.
Cambodia leapfrogs to 3G
News New entrant Cadcomm is banking on its QB 3G network to deliver services such as mobile TV and high-speed Internet access, and outshine market incumbents.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications, Next-generation technology/networks, ATM, TV, Internet Access, Broadband, 2G, VPN
