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After the deluge: who should pay for the true cost of mobile apps?

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Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

By Stewart Baines. The deluge of mobile apps is good news for everyone except the operators that have to provide the capacity and coverage to meet subscriber expectations. One approach to funding network investment is sharing the bill with app developers. Mobile data traffic continues to grow at a startling rate, fuelled by the massive popularity of services such as Facebook …

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Why are mobiles outsiders in our own home?

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Posted on November 2, 2010 by admin

The average home is crammed full of gadgets, from mobiles to games consoles to electronic readers. Imagine the potential of services that could connect all these devices, enabling photos to be made instantly available to everyone in the house or allowing parents to check their kids have made it home from school safely. This isn’t science fiction – in fact …

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Social networking takes over the mobile network – part 2

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Posted on May 6, 2010 by admin

By Simon Marshall In my previous post, I looked at the growth in mobile social media. Now, let’s turn attention to the impact it is having on operators and their networks. The key point here is that the use of messaging applications (which also use photo uploads and will soon, one suspects, include video) will follow an SMS-like growth curve. …

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Social networking takes over the mobile network

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Posted on May 5, 2010 by admin

By Simon Marshall Social networking is the phenomenon of the late Noughties. What were once idle chit-chat and status updates has become the vehicle for mainstream communication and big brand advertising. Why? Because your mobile is always there at your side. Many people have let their Facebook profile go ‘zombie,’ and have stopped updating their status, responding to notifications or …

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