Wireless Business Forecast articles from January 2007

Wireless Business Forecast archives from January 2007

New This Week: The Mobile Media Review.(Playstation 3)(Xbox 360)(QuickOffice 4)(Pocket Express)(Product/service evaluation)
January 12, 2007... Welcome to the inaugural burst of "The Mobile Media Review," a new feature concocted by new-media marketing guru Steve Smith. If that name sounds familiar to you, here's why: He's the former senior editor of Wireless Business Forecast, and...

The Year Ahead: Rethinking Spectrum Management.
January 12, 2007... With mobile and even fixed wireless becoming a massive industry preoccupation, from municipal broadband deployments to development of fourth generation (4G) applications, government authorities worldwide are rethinking a range of RF spectrum...

What Mobile Gamers Say They Want.
January 12, 2007... No one (well, almost no one) denies that mobile gaming has been a disappointment in the marketplace. In September, 3.4 percent of mobile-phone users downloaded a game, according to M:Metrics. Compared to ringtone downloading (9.5 percent) and...

Jobs Points Finger At New iPhone.(Steve Jobs)(Brief article)
January 12, 2007... Giving a whole new meaning to "let your fingers do the walking," Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPod's newest sibling, the iPhone, which works via touchscreen technology. And the company made it corporate life a little easier, too,...

3 Tweaks International Roaming Charges.
January 25, 2007... Wireless carrier 3 UK as well as its sister companies launched "3 Like Home," a roaming tariff that allows customers to use their domestic minutes while they are abroad on a 3 network. According to Wireless Business Forecast's sister...

Location-Based Services: Still Searching For Mass-Market Acceptance.(Location-based services.)
January 25, 2007... Location-based services (LBS) can be defined as a mobile solution used by vendors and wireless carriers to tailor specific content to a customer's location. For example, a carrier may target somebody walking in a shopping area with a...

InGrid offers broadband ISPs an 'alarm'ing wireless proposition.(digital home-security system)
January 25, 2007... A previously little-known startup called InGrid has unveiled a digital home-security system that leverages wireless broadband, and the company is going to pitch it to DSL and cable broadband service providers as an added revenue line. InGrid...

Crime Doesn't Pay: GPS Gear Foils Robbery.(global positioning system)(Brief article)
January 25, 2007... Three thieves in New York State who allegedly stole 14 global positioning system (GPS) boxes learned the hard way that these things really work. The boxes led police right to their home. The thing is, the trio (which included a minor) was...

As More Agencies Embrace Wireless, MMA Membership Grows.(Mobile Marketing Association)
January 25, 2007... The Colo.-based Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) grew its membership 150 percent year over year, saying 2006 showed mobile marketing to be a preferred medium for reaching a direct audience on a mass scale. The MMA also says more than...