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Quick fix for mobile data revenue gap could come from IT sector
The recent launch of the iPad, and before that the iPhone, caused a stir among both the technical press and, more important, among the general public in many parts of the world. Mobile network operators, despite what they might say in public, probably viewed the launch of the iPad with some trepidation, but help might come from an unexpected quarter. Read more »
Qualcomm’s smartbooks: I think I get it - but will the consumers and the carriers?
Qualcomm has been promoting the Snapdragon chipset for several years now. In 2008 they keenly publicised the processing advantages that Snapdragon had over Intel’s rival embedded processor for portable devices, the Atom. Yet 2008 became the year Read more »
TM jumps into IPTV market, but the odds of success are long
Telekom Malaysia ™ has finally decided to make the jump into IPTV, after several years of deliberating, but the operator looks almost certain to be fighting a losing battle to establish itself as a significant player in the country’s pay TV market. Read more »
The time is ripe for China to focus on a unified broadband plan
The completion of China Mobile’s long-running merger deal with fixed-line player China Tietong in December was the last piece of the jigsaw in the Chinese government’s restructuring of the country’s telecoms market. Now the government needs to figure out an orderly path for China Mobile to fully enter the broadband market. Read more »
KDDI makes move for J-Com, but the hard work is only just beginning
Japanese operator KDDI’s purchase of a 37.8% stake in Jupiter Telecommunications (J-Com) from US media giant Liberty Global came as no surprise to most watchers of Japan’s market, though the US$4 billion price tag – equating to a 65% premium on J-Com’s share price – certainly caused a few raised eyebrows. Read more »
Online video could be key factor as ITV’s new chief ponders pay TV
A week after ITV announced that former Royal Mail chief executive Adam Crozier would be its new chief executive – and with variations on the “now he’s got the post, can he deliver?” joke beginning to run thin – ideas about what Crozier needs to do to turn around the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster are starting to be fine-tuned.
Sky 3D: The verdict
Last weekend, I donned a pair of 3D glasses and settled down to watch the world’s first live broadcast of a sports event in 3D.
With around a hundred other guests invited by BSkyB to a central London pub we watched the Arsenal vs Manchester United Premier League match played out in full 3D. And how did it look? Read more »
Kosovo: Investment and growth already occurring
As part of the broadband team at Informa’s drive to cover all growth markets I have taken a careful look at some countries in the Balkan region. For the cineastes amongst you, it has been a voyage of discovery redolent of Harvey Keitel in Angelopoulos’ masterful Ulysees’ Gaze. Kosovo is one such market I have looked into and the evidence shows there is much potential.
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MVNO and VoIP developments show changing shape of Europe’s mobile landscape
Several developments in recent months reflect the changing shape of Europe’s mobile industry and show how operators are adapting to new market realities. They specifically concern the shifting relationship between mobile operators and partners in the MVNO and VoIP arenas. Read more »
Online music services: made by geeks, for geeks?
I’ve just returned from Midem, the music industry’s annual knees up held in (usually sunny, but not really in January) Cannes. The general mood was the mixture of optimism (Spotify, new business models) and pessimism (piracy, stalling digital sales) that has long been par-for-the-course at music industry events. Read more »
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