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Global traffic of 8.7 trillion but SMS lights to dim by 2015
Growth now driven by enterprise, emerging markets and social networks Growth in the mass market consumer use of SMS has plateaued, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media. Although text messaging will remain a significant source of global revenue for mobile operators until at least 2015 – achieving 8.7 trillion messages by this [...]
iPad. LTE. Any connection?
In the bygone days of last week Apple unveiled a new device. Remember? (I’m late to address this post, sorry). People got excited, then most got disappointed, like a build up to a big sneeze that never came. Ah ahh… AHHH.. Oh. Really? That’s it? A bigger iPhone / iPod Touch akin to a netbook [...]
WiMAX or LTE – what will connect us in in 2030?
As we slump over our cornflakes browsing a “newspaper” in the future (my bet is it keeps the term in the same way “video” has), how will it be reaching us? On our mobile device via 3G data? Using a Wifi connection? Or with a new adaptation: 4G, WiMAX, or even LTE?
Operator musing: pipes, services and long-term sustainability
The fundamental role of the mobile network operator will always be an emotive issue due to the vast number who depend on them for a wide range of reasons. There was much baiting at Informa’s recent Smartpipe event from developers apparently adamant they should be nothing more than dumb pipes and simply concentrate on providing [...]
