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Articles tagged with: Yankee Group
Movistar: AMPS/TDMA network to shut down end-2008
Ecuadorian mobile operator Movistar plans to shut down its AMPS/TDMA network on December 31, 2008, telecoms watchdog Suptel said in a statement. more
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One-Hit Wonders no Recipe for Long-Term Telecoms Savings
Telecom Expense Management expert, Aurora Kendrick James (AKJ) today calls for more IT and Finance Directors to concentrate on long-term telecommunications savings strategies rather than one-time price reviews. more
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Mobile Advertising: Will there be a consumer backlash?
The mobile phone is the fastest growing and potentially the most effective advertising medium ever developed, but the danger of mismanaging this medium risks alienating consumers and damaging the reputations of major brands and mobile operators. more
Related Tags: mobile-tv, analytics, privacy, strategy-analytics, yahoo, mobile-advertising, spam, danger
Egypt Well-Placed as the Next Hot Spot for IT Outsourcing
Yankee Group says that it thinks Egypt could soon become the India of the Middle East as it seeks to develop its share of the global outsourcing market. As this market continues to grow, with India holding 60% of the market share, more multinational companies are using IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing as tools to transform their organizations into global operations, becoming what Yankee Group calls the Anywhere Enterprise. more
Related Tags: oracle, ibm, outsourcing, ict
CDG Reports that CDMA2000 Handsets Reached Price Parity with 2G Handsets
The CDMA Development Group (CDG) says that the wholesale prices for CDMA2000 entry-level handsets continue to decline rapidly - driven by CDMA industry initiatives, economies of scale, and increased competition - as more entry-level handset vendors enter the market. Over the past year, up to 35 sub-US$50 CDMA2000 handsets have been introduced into the Indian market from 12 suppliers. more
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Chinese WiMAX Market Will Grow 7-Fold Between 2009 and 2011
Speaking at the WiMAX World Asia, Yankee Group has predicted that the Chinese WiMAX market will reach 8.39 million users in 2011, almost 7 times the 1.25 million users they forecast for 2009 (the first year of significant WiMAX development in China). Of the 8.39 million users in 2011, nomadic and portable broadband access users will lead the Chinese market, accounting for 46% of the market in 2011. Mobile broadband and low-cost fixed wireless access services will come in second and third, accounting for 43% and 11% of the market, respectively. more
Related Tags: mobile-wimax, china-unicom, zte, china-telecom, china-mobile, fixed-wireless
Regulator to implement per second billing
Bolivia's telecoms regulator will implement a per second billing scheme for all mobile and fixed line operators in lieu of the current per minute system, local press reported. more
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Handango Makes Top Predictions for Next Year
The smartphone software retailer, Handango has published its top predictions for 2007. more
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Coca-Cola Vending Machine Sales via Mobile Phones
VeriSign has announced a deal to enable purchases at Coca-Cola vending machines via mobile phones in Austria. Now, over two million mobilkom austria and ONE wireless customers have access to the mobile payment function at vending machines across Austria. more
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Govt demands mobile pricing methodology by end of today
Venezuela's general assembly has ordered telecom regulator Conatel to report by November 7 how mobile operators will calculate their service rates, according to an assembly statement. more
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