Articles tagged with: Mms and Driving

148 Million Mobile Data Roaming Subscribers This Year

Travellers have long been familiar with the roaming services available for cellular voice calls. Now that 3G networks are widely deployed, similar roaming functions are being made available for data services including mms and mobile Internet access. Explored in a new ABI Research Brief, these arrangements are already generating revenues in the billions of dollars. more

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Mobile Messaging Revenues to Defy Economic Downturn

2009 will undoubtedly be a tough year for many global economies. However, despite uncertain forecasts, messaging company, Acision believes that the changing economic landscape will present many revenue opportunities for service providers. Based on the 2008/2009 New Year SMS figures alone, Acision predicts messaging and its associated revenues will continue to soar globally despite the economic downturn. more

Telecoms Transactional Services Getting a Big Boost From Wireless Roaming

Providers of transactional services to the telecommunications industry will see increasingly strong demand for products that support international global roaming, according to a new market research study from The Insight Research Corporation. Transactional services, which include signaling transaction services; call processing services such as 800, calling card, and directory assistance; as well as support for financial settlements, underpin all telecommunication services. more

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ZTE Secures More than Half of China Unicom GSM VAS Tenders

China's ZTE Corp. says that it has secured more than a 55% share in China Unicom's 2008 bulk purchase of GSM value-added service [VAS] systems, according to the recently announced tender result. The China Unicom tender involves the provision of key service platforms of the GSM network that will allow operators to offer mobile services nationwide. more

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China's Mobile Services Market Continues Strong Growth

China's CCID Consulting has reported that in Q3 2008, China's mobile value-added services maintained rapid development. The Olympic Games brought about more telecom services, but without benefiting carriers significantly. After years of rapid development, China's mobile value-added services industry needs a breakthrough to support its development in the future. more

SMS Revenues to Decline in Western Europe until 2011

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that SMS still represents the lion's share of mobile data services revenues in Western Europe in 2007, and while mms has failed to replicate SMS' success, many operators are looking on mms as a medium for delivering user-created content, advertisements and news, which is likely to spur usage and adoption. Value-added features will be key to driving the uptake of mobile IM services. more

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UK Sees 25% Jump in Mobile Internet Use Over Past 12 Months

The UK based Mobile Data Association (MDA) has published its latest quarterly data report on mobile phone usage across the UK. The report covers activity from January - May 2008 for Text Messaging (SMS), Mobile Internet (MI) and Picture and Video Messaging (mms) and identifies new trends in the way people are increasingly relying on their mobile phones. more

3G to Triple Mobile Advertising in Australia This Year

The mobile advertising market in Australia is very much in its infancy with total revenues reaching just $2.5 million in 2007. However, this figure is set to grow more than 300 per cent in 2008 and be sustained into next year driven by the growing consumer take-up of 3G data services coupled with attractive campaign pricing to entice advertisers. more

Mobile Marketing Assoc Publishes Advertising Guidelines

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has published its global Mobile Advertising Guidelines. The first set of global guidelines issued by the association have received industry endorsements from associations such as IAB UK and Mexico, dotMobi Advisory Group (MAG), ADMA and others. more

Fun Text Goes Live On 3 UK Handsets

Graphical messaging firm, Fun Text says that it has secured a deal with Hutchison 3G UK (3) for its handset-based messaging application to be installed on a range of 3's mobile phones. Under the deal, 3UK customers will be able to access Fun Text's rich media messaging capabilities direct from the messaging menu of their phone, alongside traditional alternatives such as SMS and mms. more

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