Operators must respond to OTT messaging boom among youth - report
Edit Post Smartphone owners under the age of 35 are much more avid fans of OTT messaging than older smartphone users, while VoIP usage remains relatively limited across all age groups, according to a report released by Analysys Mason today (20 June). The report,...VimpelCom drops bid for Canada's Wind Mobile
Edit Post Canada’s goal of having a viable fourth mobile operator seems to be unravelling as Orascom Telecom, majority-owned by Amsterdam-headquartered VimpelCom, has withdrawn its bid to take control of Wind Mobile. VimpelCom’s decision casts a shadow of financ...
SingTel touts “mobile first” for enterprises
Edit Post LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: SingTel has adopted a “mobile first” strategy as it works to meet the evolving needs of the enterprise market, Bill Chang, CEO of Enterprise for the operator group, said. Speaking this morning, the executive noted that the ...
Vodafone: corporate challenges facing mainstream M2M
Edit Post LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Entrenched organisational views and structures are the biggest hurdle for M2M adoption outside of specific niche markets, said Niklas Ekarv, M2M Regional Business Director APAC for Vodafone Global Enterprise. "I'm often ask...Tough decisions needed to maximise data profitability
Edit Post LIVE FROM COMMUNICASIA 2013: Operators need to take tough choices in order to protect their margins as the balance of services shifts from lucrative voice and SMS to data, Juan Rio of Delta Partners advised. With operators worldwide at various stages o...
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Vodafone may raise Kabel bid to $10B — report
Edit Post Vodafone is considering a €7.6 billion ($10 billion) cash bid for German cable operator Kabel Deutschland after its original offer was trumped by Liberty Global, according to Reuters sources. Vodafone made an offer for Kabel last week, believed to be w... -
Microsoft abandoned Nokia acquisition talks - report
Edit Post Microsoft recently abandoned talks with Nokia about buying the Finnish company’s handset division, according to Wall Street Journal sources. The discussions reportedly took place as recently as this month but failed to develop into anything due to conc... -
Orange launches joyn in France
Edit Post Orange France is the latest operator to offer a joyn messaging service, following recent launches in a number of other markets. The RCS-based service, backed by the GSMA, is currently available as an app (called joyn by Orange) and will gradually be in...
