If you are an operator looking to diversify the “revenue pool” as basic data and voice services become commoditised, areas like M2M and m Health are a good place to start. UK operator o2 is the latest operator to look at the potential of the health sector, and its moves to do so follow initiatives [...]
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While industry associations and equipment vendors will often put forward figures on one aspect of telecommunications, such as service revenues, handset or equipment sales, it is less usual to get a picture of the whole industry puzzle fits together. Two recent studies, by the US Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) and equipment vendor Cisco respectively, go [...]
The 24-operator announcement of the ‘Wholesale Applications Community’ to allow mobile Internet and applications to be downloaded without the potential headache of conflicting technologies, announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week, might allow operators access to 3 billion consumers as the initiative’s website claims, but it could also be a very difficult [...]
How can operators get back on the content bandwagon- any suggestions?
by Anthony Cox on February 15th, 2010
The rise of the mobile App, driven initially by the iPhone, and now by all major smartphone manufacturers, has changed the market for mobile operators beyond recognition, leaving them in a somewhat unenviable position, at least relative to the likes of Apple and Google.
These companies appear to be able to do no wrong recently, though [...]
Deutsche Telekom vendor alliance reinforces operator commitment to M2M
by Anthony Cox on February 8th, 2010
It is interesting to note some of the elements included in Deutsche Telekom’s recently announced collaboration with equipment vendor Telit for M2M (Machine to Machine) applications. A press release from the two companies on February 4 alludes to an international focus, identifies the need for simplified and standardised products, and identifies specific target markets- notably [...]
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