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Articles tagged with: Wind and Compete
Mobile Application Revenues to reach $25bn by 2014 as Apps Stores Hit Mass Market
Direct and indirect revenues from mobile applications are expected to exceed US$25 billion by 2014, with growth fuelled by a raft of store launches targeting both high-end and mass market handsets, according to a new report from Juniper Research. more
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Are Smartphones Immune to the Financial Crisis in Western Europe?
The market for Western European converged mobile devices (commonly referred to as smartphones) experienced a good performance in the last quarter of 2008. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 9.3 million units, 25.9% higher than the 7.4 million shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 31.9 million units, 36.1% higher than the 23.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
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Western European Mobile Phone Market now in Recession
Three consecutive quarters of negative growth have led the Western European mobile phone market into recession. According to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 53.6 million units in 4Q08, 13.5% lower than the 62 million units shipped in 4Q07. For the full year 2008, vendors shipped 190.5 million units in Western Europe, 5.9% lower than the 202.5 million units shipped in 2007. more
Related Tags: android, sony-ericsson, t-mobile, 3g, windows-mobile, nokia, sim, iphone, social-networking, smartphone, samsung, motorola, eu, skype, 3-uk, cisco, cisco, apple, itu, smartphones, open-handset-alliance, ericsson, idc, lg, blackberry, personal, touchscreen, sony, 3, oem, inq1, windows, sanjay-jha, chipset, windows-live, storm
Microsoft must fight back in mobile market
Media Analyst Screen Digest has just published its latest company report, which examines the challenges facing Microsoft in the highly competitive and challenging mobile market. According to Screen Digest research, Nokia, Google, Research In Motion (RIM) and Apple pose potent challenges to Microsoft's mobile ambitions. more
Related Tags: android, google, windows-mobile, microsoft, nokia, iphone, apple, lte, blackberry, screen-digest, zune, windows
Industry Big Guns with no Bullets to Fire
After a devastating end to 2008, the future is looking bleak. At the start of 2009 the mobile industry is starting to implement strategic job cuts and closing of overseas offices. This is just the beginning. The New Year started with Nortel Networks filing for Chapter 11. Many companies are not far behind. The question remains: how will some of the largest blue chip companies fare this year? Based on recent findings, Frost & Sullivan expects several firms to have a tough time fighting this year's projected internal and external challenges. more
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Viviane Reding Welcomes French Plans to Lower Mobile Termination Rates
..rget date by which they should equal the costs of an efficient operator in the next regulatory window that starts in 2011. "I strongly welcome ARCEP's proposal, as I am convinced that truly cost oriented termination rates will be of great b more
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FOCUS: Research in Motion Readies BlackBerry 'Assault'
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- With new models of the ultra-popular BlackBerry reportedly waiting in the wings, Research In Motion is nearing a crucial period as it faces immense competition in the smart-phone market from the iPhone and other devices. more
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Mobile broadband: Prepaid key to growth in Western Europe
.. and those simply unable to access a fixed services. But, as Hartley states, the window of opportunity to target these segments is closing rapidly: "The size of the substitution opportunity is limited and operator activity to date means these more
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Brightstar Signs Handset Deal with UK Retailers
Handset distributor, Brightstar Europe has entered into an agreement with the Independent Mobile Phone Dealers Association (IMPDA) that will enable members of the organisation to benefit from the full range of BrightstarÃ's customized distribution and supply chain services. more
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Pingtel Deal Adds to Wireless Networking Frenzy
BURLINGTON, Mass. -(Dow Jones)- The wireless networking industry has had a lively summer, with major deals being inked and competition raging among providers as consumers turn in ever greater numbers to mobile devices for connectivity. more
Related Tags: intel, cisco, nortel, hp, hewlett-packard