MDA
most of us still on message
New Mobile Data Association (MDA) statistics released this week reveal that 11 million SMS messages are sent across the UK’s networks every hour. Traffic will ebb and flow at certain times, but this average has been approximated after the release of the MDA’s Q4 2009 messaging statistics, aggregated from the mobile network operators. The average [...]
Mobile apps: which shop?
A Mobile Data Association event on Wednesday offered further proof of the allure of the mobile application, if not its widespread practice. An impressive turnout at the RSS venue amassed to hear folk from Vodafone 360, Nokia Ovi, Bright AI, Juniper, Materna and Kisky Media. One of the most insightful came from a developer at [...]
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?
MDA delivers VAT-free charity short codes
The Mobile Data Association has announced a dedicated Charity SMS Short Code range (70xxx), together wth a framework for managing donations through the UK’s mobile network operators. In short, this new standard sees VAT (Value Added Tax) waived on donations made to registered charities via text messages to specific numbers: the 70xxx short code range. [...]
The Informed Traveller
Last week saw the Informed Traveller, a jointly hosted event between the Mobile Data Association and the UK Technology Strategy Board’s Location and Timing Knowledge Transfer Network. Industry stakeholders gathered at Teddington’s National Physics Laboratory.to share updates and insights into the state of play on travel-oriented location-based services. Here’s a brief commentary of the event [...]
