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Articles tagged with: Mobile Internet and Personal
Over Quarter of Young Canadians Using Mobile Internet Services
Canadians are becoming captivated by "mobile surfing" - increasingly accessing the web from their cellphones and smartphones daily. Polling conducted by Ipsos-Reid on behalf of Rogers Wireless showed that 26 per cent of wirelessly connected Canadians aged 18-34 are accessing the web from their mobile devices everyday, and of that, 65 per cent are browsing from their mobiles multiple times a day. more
Related Tags: rogers-wireless, htc, smartphone, ipsos-reid, seven, facebook, Canada
Mobile Internet Usage is Driving a New Wave of Mobile Banking Services
A new report from Arthur D. Little has identified investment in mobile banking as a promising revenue growing opportunity for the global financial services industry. Moving well beyond simple text-based balance updates, Mobile Banking 2.0 will capitalize on customers' increasing mobile internet use to carry out complex transactions and introduce novel ways to reach customers through the mobile medium. more
Related Tags: sim, iphone, sms, near-field-communication, itu, driving, tim, arthur-d.-little, ovi, iden, call-centre, mobile-banking
High Use of Mobile Phones at Home for Mobile Internet Browsing
Orange has published the results of a survey commissioned to reveal the role of mobile media usage within the broader media landscape. The report, Exposure 2 consists of independent qualitative and quantitative research, following a survey of more than 2,000 mobile media users from across all UK mobile networks. The survey focuses on consumer consumption of mobile media, and attitudes towards it when used as a marketing channel - particularly in comparison to other traditional and digital media. more
Related Tags: orange, sms, ict, itu, mobile-advertising, partner, coupons, mobile-content, UK
Mobile Social Networking is Key to Stay Connected with Consumers
A survey that will be released on March 9th, conducted by pure mobile social network itsmy.com who surveyed 2,500 active users in mobile internet, shows that there are comprehensive synergy effects between mobile social networks, the operators and the mobile phone manufacturers. more
Related Tags: USA
T-Mobile and Nokia to Jointly Offer Ovi and Operator Services
Nokia and T-Mobile have announced plans to promote together their respective offering for widgets, applications and other content to provide customers with access to a range of Internet services. The customer can browse and download widgets from both the T-Mobile widget gallery and Nokia's Ovi Store using T-Mobile's web'n'walk widget platform. The integrated marketplace will be available during the second half 2009 on mass market Nokia Series 40 platform based phones. more
Related Tags: t-mobile, nokia, eu, ovi, ovi-store, java
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, instant-messaging, windows, mobile-instant-messaging, windows-live, Argentina
Consumers View MIDs as Cell Phone Replacements
In November 2008 ABI Research carried out a survey of more than 1000 adult consumers in the United States, aimed at identifying their attitudes to netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs). MIDs have been proposed by some as cell phone replacements. Does the public agree? In this survey, almost half did, lending support to models incorporating cellular voice, while 34% said they would continue to use a cellular handset. more
Related Tags: smartphone, itu, abi-research, netbooks, palm-pre, palm, 3
Security risks rise as phones become smarter
An independent study commissioned by Airwide Solutions looked at the way mobile subscribers use their phones across five European markets - the UK, France, Spain, Italy and Germany. Although the study uncovers some risky trends, the results represent a major opportunity for mobile operators to play a proactive and strategic role in protecting their subscribers, both through education and also through the security solutions they deploy across their networks. more
Related Tags: smartphone, smartphones, comscore, eu, spam, text-messages, teenagers, mobile-content
Mobile Internet held back by legacy data management
While customer insight influences mobile operatorsÃ' growth and investment strategy, existing subscriber data simply do not give them enough information for analyzing customer behavior, according to new research. The survey conducted by Loudhouse research, a UK-based independent research company, on behalf of Nokia Siemens Networks, included interviews with 100 senior executives working across a spectrum of mobile operators and mobile Internet portals. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, rsa, edge, driving, nokia-siemens-networks, siemens, nokia-siemens
Nokia Shows Off 7 New Low-Cost Phones and Services
Nokia has shown off a range of affordable mobile phones and services which the company says are specifically desisgned for people in emerging markets. In addition to Nokia's lowest cost handset to date, as well as its first handset for emerging markets with an integrated digital music player, Nokia unveiled a range of mobile internet services aimed at rural customers. Estimated retail prices of the new devices range from €25 to €90, with several models expected to begin shipping in 2008. Nokia's suite of Internet services for emerging markets will be available beginning in 2009. more
Related Tags: sms, rural, ovi, battery, gprs, ringtones