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CategoryIndian mobile boom continues
The Indian market is continuing to grow at an incredibly rapid rate, adding nearly 2.5m subscribers last month alone according to this Reuters article. Despite the explosive growth, penetration levels remain around 6 percent of the 1 billion popu…
Firefly demonstrates deep understanding of segmentation
Rogers Wireless, the Canadian mobile operator, yesterday announced that it is the latest carrier to start selling the Firefly mobile phone, a handset designed specifically for children under the age of 13. Since launching in March 2005, Firefly h…
Why is AOL buying Wildseed?
AOL’s purchase of Wildseed represents an interesting development in its overall mobile strategy. Put simply, AOL is getting serious about the mobile market. Wildseed will be integrated into a new division – AOL Wireless – which also includes its…
Thoughts on the Nokia, Cisco rumour
There has been considerable media coverage of a report from ‘The Business’ newspaper that Cisco is considering a bid for Nokia. The Finnish manufacturer’s response: “pure fabrication.”
The rumour has bloomed quickly in the summer desert of new…
DoCoMo aiming to simplify information access
The migration of NTT DoCoMo’s customers from its 2.5G Mova network to the 3G FOMA service is well underway. There are now over 14m FOMA subscribers and Mova users are declining gradually as more and more customers make the switch. This trend is …
Multi-tasking for mid-range devices
Alain Blancquart, Chairman and CEO of Java Virtual Machine (JVM) specialist Esmertec, has published an interesting white paper discussing the potential benefits of running multiple Java applications concurrently on a mobile handset. Esmertec’s Jb…
The tools of the user experience pioneer
One of driving principles of the MEX conference is to identify the tools for delivering better mobile user experiences today, here and now. Obviously this is a mission which needs context – and MEX is designed to provide an environment for discus…
Sharp preparing new 3G handsets for Vodafone
Vodafone KK, the Japanese operator, will start selling two new 3G handsets manufactured by Sharp in August. The first, 703SH, is a lightweight, entry-level device with a 1.3 mega-pixel camera. It has a small clamshell form-factor and weighs just…