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Articles tagged with: Mobile Instant Messaging
Etisalat Upgrades Mobile Instant Messaging Service
United Arab Emirates (UAE) mobile network operator, Etisalat has launched an upgraded Mobile IM (MIM) service powered by Colibria's Instant Messaging & Presence Service (IMPS). Etisalat's new MIM service, Etisalat Messenger, not only enables subscribers to communicate with both individuals and groups via MIM, but also incorporates Presence to allow subscribers to publish their presence status, picture and mood to their contacts. more
Related Tags: mobile-im, colibria, presence, United Arab Emirates
Mobile Email & Mobile Instant Messaging Will Drive Mobile Messaging Growth
A report is indicating that global consumer spending on mobile messaging services, such as SMS, MMS, mobile email and mobile instant messaging will rise at a 6.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2008 and 2013 to reach $130 billion. Strategy Analytics says that the addition of 1 billion mobile phone users in developing cellular markets will stimulate continued SMS volume and revenue growth. Similarly, rising consumer demand for email and instant messaging access on mobile devices in developed fixed internet markets will drive growth in spending on mobile messaging. more
NeuStar Delivers Mobile IM to Telefonica O2 Germany
Telefonica O2 Germany has selected NeuStar's Next Generation Messaging (NGM) services to power its mobile Instant Messaging (IM) service in Germany. The launch follows positive user feedback from a successful mobile IM trial carried out in 2008. more
Related Tags: telefonica-o2-germany, mobile-im, neustar, instant-messaging, telefonica-o2, Germany
Gemalto Offering SIM-Based Windows Live Mobile IM to Argentineans
Gemalto has announced the successful implementation of Microsoft's Instant Messenger service built into its SIM cards, and will be available for the Argentinean marketplace through Personal's new SIM cards in the coming weeks. more
Related Tags: sim-card, gemalto, microsoft, sim, wind, personal, mobile-internet, instant-messaging, windows, windows-live, Argentina
Lack of Education Restricts Growth of Mobile Instant Messaging
Research released today by instant messaging vendor, ProcessOne, has revealed that 60% of mobile users would send less text messages if they were better educated about how to use mobile instant messaging (IM) services. Despite many more of today's mobile handsets having IM capability only 35% of the users surveyed currently used mobile IM with text messaging remaining the dominant communications medium. more
Related Tags: text-messaging, ict, text-messages, instant-messaging, mobile-im, billing, UK
Acision Syncs SMS with Instant Messaging
Acision has announced that Russian mobile operator, MTS is using its Instant Messaging solution to offer an enhanced messaging experience to its subscribers. Combining the Acision Person to Person Gateway with core elements from Colibria's product portfolio - including the Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS) - Acision's Instant Messaging solution provided integration between mobile instant messaging and SMS. more
Related Tags: mobile-messaging, sms, rsa, ict, acision, mts, instant-messaging, presence, Russia
Mobile Operator Revenues to Top $1 Trillion in 2011
In 2007, operators worldwide generated more than US$800 billion in mobile revenues. A report from Portio Research now expects this to to reach US$1,094.9 billion by year-end 2012, growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 6.4 percent. The US$1-trillion mark is expected to be reached by year-end 2011. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, sms, mobile-data, arpu, rsa, instant-messaging, mobile-im, mobile-video
NeuStar Delivers Unified Mobile IM Service to Hong Kong Operator
Hutchison Telecom Hong Kong has ordered a mobile instant messaging platform from NeuStar, to enable its customers to have access to Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and the 3 Community from one central application. Hutchison Telecom trades under the Three brandname. more
Related Tags: wind, personal, hutchison-telecom, instant-messaging, 3, neustar, hutchison, windows, windows-live, Hong Kong
Presence and Converged Services Will Drive Messaging Usage
The availability of Presence information - status text, availability, mood and even potentially location - within mobile messaging services, such as mobile instant messaging, would drive UK mobile users to communicate more regularly, a survey by Colibria (which sells presence based services) has revealed. The survey of 2,000 online respondents in Britain found that over 80% of respondents interested in mobile instant messaging (MIM) would be more likely to chat with contacts - friends, family and colleagues - on their mobile phone if they could see their availability or mood, for example. more
Related Tags: mobile-messaging, social-networking, instant-messaging, colibria
Smith Micro Software and NeuStar Deliver IM Platform
Smith Micro Software says that it has partnered with NeuStar, a provider of clearinghouse and directory services to introduce a SIP/MSRP-compliant, IMS-based Instant Messaging Client Server solution. Fully tested within NeuStar's development interoperability program, Smith Micro's client supports enhanced Instant Multimedia Messaging and end-to-end presence functionality for popular Windows Mobile and Symbian devices. more
Related Tags: google, windows-mobile, core-network, instant-messaging, symbian, ims, interoperability