Mobile Data Service
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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
Phone data services getting the cold shoulder
News Mobile phone providers and carriers have some convincing to do for corporate users in terms of new deployment such as m-commerce and push-to-talk.
Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile platforms/communications
RIM will keep hardware, software as one
News The maker of the BlackBerry handhelds and mobile data service has no plans to spin off a software or services division, said a senior executive.
M1, StarHub prepare 3G trials
News M1 and StarHub are set to launch 3G trials, following SingTel's announcement two months ago.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications
AP users shun advanced mobile services
News Service operators and mobile phone vendors have to do more to educate the market on the value proposition of such services, says IDC.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Mobile platforms/communications
GSM body declares victory in 3G war
News In a few years, most people in the world using a phone to watch streaming video or for any high-speed mobile data service will be doing it on a GSM phone, said the head of the group championing the standard.
MMS, video calls still going steady in S'pore
News Use of multimedia messaging service and video calls remain stable in Singapore, and expected to continue growing, say local telcos.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile platforms/communications, Telecommunications Company, tariff, multimedia, network, mobile, Video Call, video, Mobile platforms/communications
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
Rocky climb for mobile IM
Insight Efforts by the mobile industry to close the interoperability gap in the instant messaging (IM) market could prove futile.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Instant messaging, Strategy
Telco market gets crowded
Blogs The Malaysian telco scene--with three incumbents--is suddenly getting crowded with two new upstarts. Tune Talk, a Mob...
Sweden 1, UK 0
Blogs There is another type of competition going on outside the main World Cup arena, and that is, who delivers the goal resul...
Tags: Data services
Pico cell technology improves cellular investment
Insight Mobile cellular coverage can be a problem inside office buildings, particularly on lower floors and in elevators, etc. It's not uncommon to have black spots, very low signal strength, or call drops on cellular devices while inside an office building or a basement. With mobile phones fast becoming an essential business tool, the quality of mobile service within the corporate campus is becoming ever more important. Pico cell technology is one way to improve service.
Five ways IT departments can win in a crisis
News CIOs need to revise their IT strategies in the downturn to adapt to long-term sustainability, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Tags: IT Management, IT Services, Telecommunications, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, strategic sourcing, CIO, organizational structure, business intelligence, software, asset
Survival tips for mobile broadband providers
News As these providers grapple with phenomenal network growth, they can better manage escalating costs by not repeating mistakes of fixed services peers, says analyst.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Mobile/Wireless, Mobile Broadband, Mobile, P2P, Cost, Broadband, tariff, Frost & Sullivan
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.
