Tagged in: Mobile Data
Telstra leading the global telco move towards the OTT model
It is interesting to see what has happened since Telstra took the decision to embrace structural separation, and to close down the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) in order to move to an NGN (Next-Generation Network) environment. This heralds fundamental … Continue reading
Mobile competition starts to bite in Australia
Over the last two years we have seen dramatic developments in the mobile industry. The arrival of smartphones pushed the mobile operators further into the commodity corner. They had been unable to capture the power of mobile broadband through their … Continue reading
Mobile broadband: killer app for FttH
It still amazes us that respected industry commentators join liberal politicians in questioning the need for FttH in the wake of the enormous success of mobile broadband. They refer to this phenomenon as proof that people are bypassing their fixed … Continue reading
OECD publishes report on Internet of Things and M2M
By Rudolf Van der Berg Science, Technology and Industry Directorate OECD Look around you for a second and count the number of electronic devices, machines and gadgets. All of them — light bulbs, cars, TVs, digital cameras, refrigerators, stereos, cranes, … Continue reading
The declining SMS market
Over the last year we have seen a sharp decline in SMS, especially in the countries that are seeing a rapid penetration of smartphones. There has, however, been an increase in the use of SMS by older people (30+) and … Continue reading
An ongoing boycott by three mobile operators in Laos sees Beeline mobile service isolated
The mobile network in Laos is in chaos and subscribers are struggling to make phone calls after mobile operators Lao Telecom, ETL and Unitel joined forces to block interconnection with fourth operator, Beeline. The boycott by the three operators was … Continue reading
Smartphones account for two-thirds of mobile units sold in UK – strengthens m-commerce base
The UK’s 3G and mobile data market is one of the largest in Europe, supported by a large population and a mature mobile infrastructure. Competition among network operators has induced them to provide similar pricing and usage models. This has … Continue reading
2G spectrum re-farming
From October 2011, Optus began undertaking one of the world’s largest UMTS 900 spectrum migration programs to provide major 3G coverage boost to capital cities. Under the spectrum migration program, over 50% of Optus’s available 2G spectrum at 900MHz is … Continue reading
Sweden’s 1800MHz auction facilitates LTE deployment
Sweden’s high mobile penetration rate is due to the burgeoning 3G sector, stimulated in turn by excellent infrastructure. The market has been enervated by greater consumer take-up for mobile data services as competition has forced down consumer prices. The analogue … Continue reading
Chemist warehouse MIX90s broadcasting online and instore
Chemist Warehouse MIX90S digital radio is a joint venture with the Australian Radio Network (ARN) and the Quattro Group. They began broadcasting a 1990s mix of music in mid-2011 online and it is played in all the Chemist Warehouse stores. … Continue reading
