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Articles tagged with: Mobile Messaging
P2P mobile messaging to reach $106bn by 2014 - but revenues to decline in some sectors
Mobile messaging revenues are set for measured growth over the next five years, as market forces take effect. SMS, MMS, mobile email and IM traffic volumes will continue their inexorable rise, but the IP evolution is resulting in disruptive business models, increased competition from the Web and commoditisation of established services. more
Related Tags: mms, sms, juniper-research, mobile-email, p2p-, social-networking, smartphone, intel, eu, voip, ovi, vas, billing
Study Finds Disconnect Between Smartphone Adoption and Ability to Manage Mobile Devices
The mobile device automation vendor, Zenprise has published the findings of an Osterman Research study which found that most enterprise IT departments are not equipped to handle the rapid increase in smartphone adoption. Of those surveyed, only two in five expressed confidence that all elements of their mobile messaging platform are fully protected against downtime. more
Related Tags: windows-mobile, sim, iphone, smartphone, apple, ict, tim, wind, ovi, iden, blackberry, apple-iphone, windows, presence
TynTec Working on Mobile Phone Based Airline Boarding Passes
Mobile messaging operator TynTec has announced a partnership with airline industry body IATA, which will see TynTec working with IATA on the Bar Coded Boarding Passes (BCBP) initiative. This will be aimed at working with airlines and their IT providers to expand the availability of mobile boarding passes as well as improving airline operations through real-time ticket status. more
Related Tags: sim, sms, tim, ovi, partner
Time to invest in mobile messaging, say operators worldwide
Airwide Solutions, has published the results of a study - which was conducted by the independent analyst house, Direct2Mobile - which found that mobile operators believe SMS will become the enabler that underpins next generation advanced services with all the operators surveyed claiming that they are seeking to use the investment they have made in developing their mobile messaging infrastructure in order to introduce new value-added services. more
Related Tags: sim, mms, sms, social-networking, arpu, mobile-broadband, location-based-services, mobile-internet, play, wap
mBlox delivered 2.5 billion SMS mobile transactions in 2008
Mobile billing supplier, mBlox has announced that it successfully delivered over 2.5 billion application-to-person transactions in 2008, a growth of 30% year-on-year. mBlox cleared and settled for its customers, premium transactions with a retail value of approximately $500m, a strong result despite significant devaluation in major European currencies. more
Related Tags: driving, billing, mblox, andrew
Lower Wireless Costs by 30% Without Compromising Enterprise Mobility
Aberdeen Group has released a report on enterprise use of wireless expense management (WEM) that outlines how businesses can use technology solutions to save money and understand their wireless bills. more
Related Tags: sim, mobile-data, smartphone, roaming, text-messaging, smartphones, location-based-services
Sony Ericsson pre-loads Fun Text in Customised Handset
Sony Ericsson has announced a deal with mobile messaging service provider Fun Text to pre-load the Fun Text application onto one of its new handsets, which Hutchison 3G is to launch in Q2 this year. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, t-mobile, 3g, hutchison-3g, ericsson, sony, symbian, 3, sprint, wap, UK
VeriSign Sells Part of European Mobile Messaging Unit
A part of VeriSign's mobile messaging business in Europe, which was formerly derived in 2006 from the acquisition of Austrian company 3united, is once again, in the ownership of Austrian hands. The new owner is Sinon Invest Holding, and the new name of the company, which specialises in mobile messaging and focuses primarily on the development and delivery of interactive mobile applications, will be mobile messaging solutions (mms). more
Related Tags: mms, encryption, verisign, presence, cfo
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: sms, rsa, ict, acision, mts, instant-messaging, mobile-instant-messaging, presence, Russia
Messaging Continues to be Cash Cow for Mobile Operators
As mobile operators have seen the average revenue per user (ARPU) decrease, they have sought to boost revenue via new value-added services; however, the most profitable data service is still text messaging, reports In-Stat. Inexpensive, ubiquitous, reliable, and simple for the mobile customer to operate, Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) technologies provide potentially endless revenue streams for forward thinking Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), the high-tech market research firm says. more
Related Tags: mms, sms, arpu, text-messaging, rural, in-stat, life