Enterprise applications are poised for impressive growth in the United States while the U.K. mobile content market is approaching a “tipping point,” according to two new reports. Compass Intelligence L.L.C. …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U.S. hot for enterprise apps; U.K. warming to mobile content >
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U.S. hot for enterprise apps; U.K. warming to mobile content >by jscarboby jscarbo
Enterprise applications are poised for impressive growth in the United States while the U.K. mobile content market is approaching a “tipping point,” according to two new reports.Compass Intelligence L.L.C. said …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U.S. cellular market nearing 250M connection mark >by jscarboby jscarbo
The U.S. cellular industry added 18 million connections during 2006, bringing the total number of U.S. wireless connections to 232 million, according to Wireless Intelligence, a joint venture of Ovum …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">U.S. cellular market nearing 250M connection mark >by jscarboby jscarbo
The U.S. cellular industry added 18 million connections during 2006, bringing the total number of U.S. wireless connections to 232 million, according to Wireless Intelligence, a joint venture of Ovum …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile marketing draws big players and deep pockets: Third Screen Media latest to be scooped up >by jscarboby jscarbo
Third Screen Media Inc. finally found a well-heeled suitor, agreeing to be acquired by Time Warner’s AOL Internet division for an undisclosed sum. The question now is, who’s next?Third Screen …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile capex up 2% over last year >by jscarboby jscarbo
Infrastructure spending by North America’s mobile operators increased slightly during the first quarter, while wireline capital spending decreased 9%, according to a report from Ovum-RHK.Mobile carriers spent $5.1 billion during …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">BlackBerry gets in the game: Gameloft, RIM to target high-end crowd with games >by jscarboby jscarbo
Teens and young adults dominate the console gaming space, but mobile publishers are hoping their parents can help take wireless gaming into the mainstream.Gameloft this week plan to announce a …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Ovum: Don’t buy into dual-mode hype >by jscarboby jscarbo
The hype surrounding dual-mode phones is overblown in the United States, according to research firm Ovum.The company issued a new report that predicts only about 2 percent of U.S. mobile …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">The Name Game: AT&T’s plans to phase out Cingular brand rife with challenges >by jscarboby jscarbo
AT&T INC. HAS A HISTORY as a highly respected brand. Cingular Wireless L.L.C., its name and image conjured out of thin air just a few years ago, is a young …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Device pricing akin to buying airline tickets: Strategy nearly impossible for >by jscarboby jscarbo
It’s easy to see the carriers’ logic in dropping the online price of handsets in the holiday season: fire sales attract consumers in droves. Mentioning “free” to an American consumer …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Carriers warming up to mobile marketing >by jscarboby jscarbo
The major U.S. carriers are rushing to cash in on the mobile marketing craze by selling ad space on their WAP decks. But consumers aren’t thrilled about using the third …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile TV attracts financing despite continued business model questions >
Consider video the wireless industry’s equivalent of Powerball. But nobody’s betting on the content providers.In these early days of well-heeled venture capitalists and hockey-stick projections, there is no shortage of …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Study: Risk sharing needed to grow mobile video market >
LONDON—Carriers looking to cash in on mobile video should take a cue from the television and film industries, according to a study from Informa Telecoms & Media. Wireless TV will …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">New handset movie: The Replacements: Emerging markets upgrade phones >
As a consensus of forecasts converge on the magical billion mark for handset shipments this year-although with some dissenters-attention has focused on several dynamics at play. The upshot? Watch the …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Smart-phone sales to heat up >
LONDON-Smart phones will represent the fastest growing segment of the mobile handset market this year, according to Informa Telecoms & Media. The company said year-on-year volume of smart phones will …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">MVNO market not as easy as one, two, three >
The mobile virtual network operator space has been a-buzz lately, with a new MVNO launched, one closing shop, another sold and yet another expanding its service offering beyond handsets into …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Grass-roots photo messaging uptake: field of dreams? >
Whether it’s goofy pet photos, front row at a rock concert or eyewitness to disaster, the spread of camera-equipped phones has enabled up-to-the-minute photos for social networks and citizen journalism …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">HSDPA set to take off in 2008 >
Newsflash—third-generation networks are not dead and they are not obsolete. Just because Sprint Nextel Corp. is building a WiMAX network doesn’t mean 3G network investment will dwindle immediately. The feeling …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">New MVNO to focus on Chinese-Americans >
NEW YORK-A new mobile virtual network operator targeting Chinese-Americans officially launched, offering cheap international calls to Asia and a Razr phone with menus in Chinese. Red Pocket Mobile soft-launched about …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Kajeet: A ‘life stage’ MVNO >
NEW YORK-Fatherhood was the inspiration for creating and naming mobile virtual network operator Kajeet Inc., and the market will test whether those fathers really do know best when it comes …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile ESPN throws in towel >
NEW YORK-Mobile ESPN seemed to have all the qualities of a successful MVNO: a highly successful brand and recognized brand, a unique user interface, slick handsets and content that would …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Upscale Voce advises grandpa, sends soup, makes reservations >
NEW YORK-Here’s a sampling of the recent customer requests handled by service reps for Voce, the luxury mobile virtual network operator that apparently can do just about anything its subscribers …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Mobile ESPN drops MVNO ball >
NEW YORK—After a mere eight months on the market, Mobile ESPN has decided to get out of the mobile virtual network operator business. The brand’s entrance into the wireless space …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">New MVNO to focus on Chinese-Americans >
NEW YORK—A new mobile virtual network operator targeting Chinese-Americans officially launched today, offering cheap international calls to Asia and a Razr phone with menus in Chinese. Red Pocket Mobile soft-launched …
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< class="penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title penci_grid_title">Auction marathon down to wire as bid-ness slows to crawl >
Before you can run, you have to crawl. That is, you can’t run off with your precious, hard-won spectrum before crawling to the finish line along with your auction-weary competitors …