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  • 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,...

    June 20, 2013   
  • 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mobile operator seems to be unravelling as Orascom Telecom, majority-owned by Amsterdam-headquartered VimpelCom, has withdrawn its bid to take control of Wind Mobile.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...

    June 20, 2013   
  • SingTel

    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 ...

    June 20, 2013   
  • Vodafone

    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...

    June 20, 2013   
  • 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...

    June 20, 2013   
  • Kabel

    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...

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    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...

  • joyn

    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...