Wireless Business Forecast articles from June 2007

Wireless Business Forecast archives from June 2007

What European MVNOs Are Charging For SMS.
June 18, 2007... As a follow-on from a comparison of Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) voice pricing in Europe that appeared in the last issue of Wireless Business Forecast, sister e-letter Tarifica Alert looks at the same MVNOs (where possible) and...

700 MHz Update: Entrepreneur Group Pushes Open Access.(Company overview)
June 18, 2007... A new group of veteran wireless entrepreneurs - the Wireless Founders Coalition for Innovation - has sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin to provide its "real-world" perspective for why Open Access...

Ofcom Allows U.K. Antennas To Power Up.
June 18, 2007... U.K. regulator Ofcom has doubled the power allowed for transmitters in the 5.8 GHz band in hopes the move will bring wireless broadband to the remaining fraction of the population living in remote areas where broadband is not available. ...

Investors Sink New Money Into Airband.
June 18, 2007... Airband Communications, which fancies itself the largest fixed wireless company for business customers in the United States, has closed its third round of venture funding, picking up $12.5 million. Airband, which claims a customer base of...

Qualcomm Loses Big In ITC Chip Decision.
June 18, 2007... In a decision that could affect the future of new cellphone imports into the United States, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) ordered that certain Qualcomm chips, and future downstream products including cellphones that...

Music, Mobile Collide In 'Clash Of The Titans'.
June 18, 2007... New research from Portio Research Ltd. examines the ensuing future five- year battle for the device market, as iPod's huge lead in the standalone music device market is being challenged by the mobile handset business that says it enjoys...

Nielsen Ratings Segue From Home TV To Mobile TV.
June 18, 2007... The Nielsen Company will begin measuring mobile-phone users through a new service called Nielsen Wireless, gauging how many people use such content services as mobile Internet and mobile video and what impact this has on established media...

The Mobile Media Review: Geek Toys, Internet Shaving And Theater In Your Hand.
June 18, 2007... Welcome to the 12th burst of "The Mobile Media Review," our relevant and, many times, irreverent view of what's going on in the mobile-content arena. This week, we look at how to save media costs, a better mobile portal and remote access to...

The Mobile Media Review: The i(don't wanna)Phone, Talking To Your Handset And The Well-Equipped Road Warrior.
June 28, 2007... Welcome to lucky 13 of "The Mobile Media Review," our relevant and, many times, irreverent view of what's going on in the mobile-content arena. This week, we couldn't help but comment on the overhyped iPhone, discuss how voice recognition...

Adelstein Tells WCA More Wireless Broadband, Diversity Needed.
June 28, 2007... Speaking at the recent WCA 2007 conference in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Wireless Communications Association, Federal Communications Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein told attendees he believes broadband is the key to economic growth...

Stealth Company Joins Airline Broadband Fray.
June 28, 2007... When Boeing's pioneer airborne broadband effort, Connexion, crashed last year (TelecomWeb news break, Aug. 17, 2006), it was hardly the death knell for broadband in the sky. Indeed, it now looks more like a gold rush, with companies emerging...

Spotlight: Egypt's Wireless Marketplace.
June 28, 2007... The Egyptian mobile-services market has seen rapid development in the last two years, with the number of users almost doubling to nearly 21 million. For nearly a decade, two mobile operators - Mobinil and Vodafone Egypt - have sought...

Survey Sez: Mobile-Gaming Revenues Triple By 2011.
June 28, 2007... As consumer awareness grows and publishers release more content, worldwide mobile gaming end-user revenue will grow from $2.9 billion in 2006 to $9.6 billion in 2011, according to Gartner Inc. Worldwide mobile gaming revenue is on pace to...

Telephia, Soon To Be A Nielsen Property, Touts Mobile TV.
June 28, 2007... After another quarter of impressive subscriber growth, market-research firm Telephia (which soon will belong to Nielsen, but more about that later) says mobile video rapidly is becoming a significant new media distribution platform. A...