Realising the full potential of the mobile internet
The Holy Grail for analytics will be its ability to form predictions of what is likely to happen in the near future, based on historical and circumstantial facts.
mobile data
Tight squeeze
March 3, 2010 Written by Mike Hibberd
The surge in mobile data and broadband traffic in advanced markets over the last couple of years is something of a double-edged sword. While it has finally validated carriers’ long-held strategic thinking, it has exposed gaps in their network performance.
Acision, CEO, Rory Buckley
Rory Buckley, CEO of mobile data services firm Acision,talks about how operators make money from data, the explosive growth of mobile data services and the importance of flat rate data pricing.
The Key Notes
February 5, 2010 Written by Mike Hibberd
Matthew Key, CEO of Telefónica Europe, talks exclusively to telecoms.com about the challenges faced across his portfolio, his future plans and the new shape of the mobile industry.
Tags; iPhone, mobile broadband, mobile data, O2, Telefonica, Europe, Interviews, Network sharing, Operator, iPhone
IPv4 internet addresses almost exhausted
January 19, 2010 Written by James Middleton
Last week analysts predicted that global mobile data revenues will rise from an estimated $208bn in 2009 to over $330bn in 2013, driven by explosive growth in smartphones and dongles. But with legacy internet addresses almost exhausted, the internet community is running out of time to prepare for future demand.
Mobile services a $1tn industry, lifted by data
January 15, 2010 Written by James Middleton
Despite a projected fall in voice revenues, mobile services are expected to deliver $1tn in revenues in 2013, lifted by the boom in data usage.
AT&T to face down net neutrality with per-megabyte pricing
December 17, 2009 Written by Tammy Parker
AT&T Mobility’s consideration of usage-based pricing for its mobile broadband network lays the groundwork for billing changes that could be induced if regulators force it to comply with any net-neutrality rules.
Fat cable lands in Tunisia
December 16, 2009 Written by James Middleton
At the AfricaCom conference in Cape Town last month, it was apparent that major operators across the continent are looking more to data and other value-added services to stimulate future expansion. But the prospects for data services in Africa rest in part on the promise that the new submarine cables that are arriving on the shores of the continent will both improve the availability of international bandwidth and reduce its cost.
Making data pay bit by bit
December 12, 2009 Written by James Middleton
During the opening keynotes for the GSM>3G Middle East Telco World Summit recently, it became apparent that some of the heaviest hitters in the Middle Eastern region are looking to mobile data and other value added services (VAS) to stimulate future growth. Yet this drive will be powered by content because the regional operators are refusing to become so called ‘bit pipes’.
Convergence is here, cost efficiency is next
December 11, 2009 Written by James Middleton
As mobile data usage continues to skyrocket, the challenge going forward is to sustain this stellar growth in a cost effective manner.
Tags; Convergence, LTE, mobile data, NSN, Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, GSM>3G Middle East, LTE, Middle East, News & Analysis
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