Posted by: Bappy on: June 24, 2009
The implementation of a direct operator top-up strategy can bring double digit revenue gains and reduced costs, claims a study commissioned by electronic payments vendor, Vesta Corp. Given the size of the prepaid market in Western Europe, this can equate to hundreds of millions of Euros annually, adds the report. Direct operator top-up channels include [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: June 14, 2009
Adobe Flash may still be excluded from the iPhone, but the software company is determined to provide a unifying standard for the rest of the smartphone world, and will launch its key handset product by year-end.
The company currently offers Flash Lite for phones, but Apple and others have complained that this is insufficiently powerful for [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: June 14, 2009
The two epic cellular battles that have dominated headlines for months continue.
In the first instance, France Telecom says it won’t make a bigger offer to buy Osracom’s stake in ECMS, Egypt’s largest mobile operator, the Financial Times reports.
France Telecom and Orascom have been squabbling over the French operator’s attempts own ECMS (and its [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: June 13, 2009
Research released today by mobile device management company Mformation highlights that the mobile phone is becoming increasingly central to consumer lifestyles. A significant amount of information is now stored on mobile devices. 94% of users surveyed store telephone numbers while 65% also store address and other contact information on their phones; 83% have digital photos, [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: June 13, 2009
This year could well be make or break for small-cap telecommunications companies, many of which are vulnerable as larger rivals step into their traditional areas of trade in an attempt to increase market share in uncertain economic times, analysts say.
Amid the gloom, however, some companies have shown a resilience to the downturn by growing market [...]
Posted by: Bappy on: June 13, 2009
Quality of Service on IPTV networks, for both operators and their customers worldwide, can now be greatly improved thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of experts at the Broadband Forum.
The approval and release of “Splitter Testing” Technical Report 127 (TR-127) creates – for the first time – the opportunity for network operators and [...]
