Mobile games publisher Chillingo, best known for the smash hit Angry Birds, has been acquired by Electronic Arts to boost the gaming giant’s presence in the mobile space and on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch platfroms in particular.
There’s been lots of talk recently about how network infrastructure, particularly in the mobile sector, is creaking under the weight of data traffic. Come June, traffic may increase significantly with the launch of a service that promises to revolutionise the gaming experience.
Mobile gaming has been held up as a natural revenue spinner for operators. But while the demand is there, it’s not developing quite as expected.
Issue 116 November 2004
Featuring:
Country Focus: Who’s winning the vote in the US market?
The handset market: Out with the old and in with the new
It may not buy you love but healthy cash flow can more than ease other financial pains Issue 102 June 2006 Featuring: finding the sweetspot: operators’ pricing strategies Mobile Gaming: What’s in a game?
Will operators swallow the NetCo-ServeCo split? Issue 92 June 2002 Featuring: Business: The netco / serveco split Service & Applications: Gaming Technology: CDMA: 1X and beyond