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| Brazil, Russia, India, and China Fuel Growth of Global Wireless Industry
25/08/2008
There were a total of 3.3 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide by the end of last year, more than three times as many landline connections, according to data collected by Infonetics Research.The number of wireless users jumped 31% in 2007, mostly due to strong subscriber growth in the heavily populated BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China). The global landline telephone market... |
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| Polish Wireless Carrier Admits to Generating Fake iPhone Hype
25/08/2008
Polish wireless operator, PTK Centertel, which operates under the trade name, Orange Poland, has admitted that it hired actors to stand in line outside its stores last Friday morning, in an attempt to generate interest in the Apple iPhone device, as it went on sale for the first time in the eastern European country.It was a part of our marketing strategy, the concept was thought up at Orange... |
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| Verizon Negotiates to Make Google its Default Mobile Search Engine
25/08/2008
Verizon Wireless is currently in the early stages of talks to make Google the default search engine on all of its web-enabled cell phones, according to media reports early this morning.The companies are apparently negotiating how to share advertising revenue generated by Verizon searches, as well as how much information Google can retain about Verizon customers and their searches.Wireless... |
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| Wireless Photo Messaging Usage Expected to Set Records This Summer
31/07/2008
Usage of photo messaging features on mobile phones has grown 60% over the past year in the United States, and 16% in Europe, according to the latest M:Metrics Benchmark Study, published by comScore.Among North American users, July and August generally represent the peak season for photo messaging, which is expected to set impressive new records this summer.Summer vacations provide the perfect... |
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| Britain Mobile Internet Penetration Close to 13%
31/07/2008
The United Kingdom currently has the world`s second largest mobile internet market, according to a recent report by Nielsen Mobile.Mobile internet penetration in the UK currently stands at 12.9%, behind America (15.6%) and ahead of Italy (11.9%). In the first three months of this year, 28% of British mobile internet users recalled seeing advertisements while browsing the web on a wireless device,... |
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| SMS Cash Cow Presents Various Regional Opportunities
31/07/2008
Short Message Service (SMS) will continue to be the highest revenue-generating mobile messaging technology, providing global revenues of $177 billion annually by 2013, according to a recent report by ABI Research.Regional differences, however, will largely determine the success of attempts to integrate SMS with internet media, and utilize it in various forms of advertising.Innovative companies... |
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| Romanian Mobile Accessories Market to Grow 50% This Year
28/07/2008
Romania`s mobile accessories market will grow by 50% this year, according to a release by electronics retailer, Germanos.Changes to the country`s Traffic Code, mandating the use of hands-free headsets while driving are likely a major contributor to this trend, but generally strong global demand for cell phone chargers, batteries, cases, and other accessories are also driving growth.With a value... |
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| Asia-Pacific Broadband Market to Reach 171-Million Subscribers by Year End
28/07/2008
Asia-Pacific countries will be home to some 171 million broadband subscribers by the end of this year, up 31.5% from 129.7 million at the end of 2007, according to a study released earlier this month by Frost & Sullivan.Growth in the region will be driven by the increasing popularity of video-on-demand and video sharing websites, multi-player online gaming, and social networking services like... |
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| Apple iPhone Presents Huge Opportunity for Mobile Advertising Market
28/07/2008
The number of mobile internet users with Apple iPhones has continued to surge in recent months, according to new data released by AdMob, the world`s leading mobile advertising marketplace.AdMob said it has served some 249 million advertisements to iPhone users since releasing special ad units for the device July 2007. 51.8 million iPhone ads were served last month alone, a 32% increase from 39.1... |
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| Canadian Government Generates $4.25-Billion with Wireless Airwaves Auction
28/07/2008
Canada`s federal government is still deciding to do with much of the $4.25 billion in revenue generated by its most recent wireless spectrum auction, according to Industry Minister, Jim Prentice, who described the sale as a huge success that will boost competition in the country`s cell phone industry.Buyers are likely to put the acquired airwaves to quick use, Prentice said, given that the... |
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