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Articles tagged with: Ovum and Sms
Mobile operators are resiliently beating the recession
According to the findings of a new report from ovum, mobile operators are comfortably and steadily beating the recession. Overall, operators maintained revenue and customer growth during the period, but the rate of growth is down. While most operators in emerging markets are yet to see any significant pressures on their performance, operators in countries such as the US and across Europe, where the recession has had dramatic impact, operators' revenues are holding out. more
Related Tags: tim, eu, roaming
Telecoms dealmaking on hold in 4Q '08
According to a new study from ovum, global economic downturn depressed valuations and dealmaking in the telecom sector in 4Q 2008. Based on ovum's report, M&A deal count was 129 in 4Q08, from 192 in 4Q07, with only four deals valued above US$1 billion, from 10 in 4Q07. more
Related Tags: citigroup, zain, verizon, alltel, capex, telenor, lte, oracle, ipo, tax, sun, zain-saudi-arabia, turk-telecom
The 5800 - A Good Foundation for Nokia Touch Screens
Opinion piece by Tony Cripps, principal analyst at ovum
Nokia's first proper touch-screen handset will reach several key European
markets in the next few days. As a significant milestone in the company's
strategy, we've been pleasantly surprised by its execution, which will provide a
strong foundation on which to introduce further touch-enabled handsets. more
Related Tags: android, google, sony-ericsson, nokia, iphone, apple, ericsson, sony, touch-screen
Emerging markets and data will drive global mobile growth to 2013
The latest report from telecoms industry analysts ovum, reveals that, despite the economic gloom, emerging market growth and the development of mobile data services will continue to power the sector to ever greater heights. more
Related Tags: google, mobile-data, arpu, apple, apple, rural, zain
Facebook-Twitter talks break down
Opinion piece by Madan Sheina, principal analyst at ovum
What would have been the first major consolidation between two social
networking giants has failed to materialise, as FacebookÃ's attempts to woo
Twitter with an all-stock offer fell on deaf ears. FacebookÃ's valuation seems
to have been the sticking point. But with neither company as yet able to
demonstrate that it can make money on a scale that matches its number of users,
the outcome might not be a bad thing.
more
Related Tags: google, microsoft, social-networking, twitter, ofta, yahoo, compete, text-messages, facebook