The BRIC economies (that is Brazil, Russia, India, and China) need little introduction these days- the phrase has been around for nearly a decade since it was coined by Goldman Sachs- but as we approach 2011 does the acronym still represent the huge economic potential first written about by the investment bank? In its second [...]
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As well as the developments in China and Korea with mobile operators and the finance industry teaming up to offer mobile payments, there are more indications over the last few weeks that NFC based services will be available very shortly. Orange and Barclaycard are planning to launch by the end of 2010. Citi Group is [...]
In Juniper’s recent report examining the trends and opportunities facing operators and handset vendors alike in the fast-growing low-cost handsets field, we found that one of the key hurdles in getting phones into the hands of those on very low or subsistence-level incomes was the total cost of ownership (TCO) of the phones themselves. Over the [...]
Over the last fortnight number of announcements have been made that I think are worth examining in the context of Juniper’s recently-published report on low-cost handsets and how we expect operators and vendors to concentrate on this potentially massive market. Pakistan has just reduced the mandatory SIM Activation Tax from Rs500 per connection to Rs250, while [...]
Verizon Wireless is leading the charge in what may now prove to be a deciding battle in establishing which standard will become the technology of choice for delivering 4G mobile communications services. In announcing that it will launch a commercial service based on LTE technology it has effectively bloodied the nose of the US’ sole [...]
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