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Articles tagged with: Mobile Data and Social Networking
UK Consumers Rate Voice and SMS Costs More Important than Mobile Data Services
British consumers view call and text prices as more important than 3G and social networking capabilities, research commissioned by UK based firm, OpenCloud has found. In a survey of 1,000 consumers, over 80 per cent of consumers see call and text prices as the most important factors when looking for a new phone, whereas two-thirds of respondents view social networking applications as luxury additions and non-essential. more
Related Tags: 3g, sms, opencloud, sim, , itu, ovi, mobile-internet, UK
Orange UK Cuts Mobile Data Download Costs
Orange UK has sharply reduced the cost of its basic mobile data package - which the network operator says is aimed at small business users. The current tariffs of £5.00 for 10MB and £6.38 for 250MB have been swept away with a single £4.25 tariff which offers 500MB of data downloads. more
Related Tags: orange, tim, yougov, UK
StarHub Tripple 3G Data Upload Speeds
Singapore's StarHub has upgraded its HSPA network nationwide to 5.76Mbps on the uplink, tripling its current mobile broadband upload capacity of 1.9Mbps. When completed in end December 2008, the upgrade will make StarHub the first operator in Asia to have a nationwide High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) network at 5.76Mbps. more
Related Tags: base-station, boost-mobile, hspa, hsupa, mobile-broadband, base-stations, starhub, hsdpa, Singapore
Mobile operators will be first to gain from mobile social networking
Social networking is gaining mobility as online social networking providers add mobile interfaces to their services, and numerous specialist, mobile-centric social networks emerge. However, according to Analysys MasonĂ's new report, mobile operators will be the most immediate beneficiaries of mobile social networking services. more
Related Tags: vodafone, mobile-advertising, youtube, mobile-internet, facebook
Mobile Advertising Needs to Be Unobtrusive and Measurable to Really Take-off
The shift in the choice of new media makes the mobile an appealing advertising platform and arguably, the most direct channel to reach consumers. For mobile advertising to take-off however, it needs to overcome the annoyance factor and the perception of unsolicited content, where SMS-marketing has previously failed. more
Related Tags: sms, rsa, rcom, personal, mobile-advertising, mobile-internet, 3, weather, coupons, wap
Wireless Subscriber Growth Will Slow Due to Market Saturation Between 2008 and 2013
JupiterResearch has found that wireless subscriber growth is slowing due to market saturation, with US carriers adding only 26 million new subscribers in the next five years to reach 266 million in 2013. Adoption by teens and young adults will become nearly ubiquitous as the majority of the demographic already have cell phones, and 31 percent of parents with children ages 10 to 12 reported that their children also have cell phones. more
Innovative Pricing to Retain Customers in North American Markets
The North American mobile communications market is fast approaching saturation and mobile service providers need to target the pre-paid and credit-challenged segments to increase market share. Both wireless and direct-to-consumer data services are key areas to sustain revenues. more
Related Tags: arpu, mobile-payments, rcom, mobile-advertising, mobile-banking, USA
Orange UK reveals mobile data explosion
Orange UK has published its second Digital Media Index, a detailed report examining trends in customer consumption of digital media. The Orange Digital Media Index reveals usage patterns across the full range of Orange's entertainment and communications services, including home broadband, text and picture messaging, and mobile internet over a three month period. more
Related Tags: text-messaging, text-messages, mobile-internet, UK