Wireless Business Forecast articles from November 2005

Wireless Business Forecast archives from November 2005

uClick's Chris Pizey: Brand + Muscle = Carrier Contentment.
November 3, 2005... When the largest distributor of Web comics in the world (and one of the largest newspaper syndicators as well) approached wireless carriers about distributing a mobile version of the hottest new puzzle application, Sudoko, it got a curious...

Discovery Report Card - Deck Cage Match Round 1: Verizon Wireless.
November 3, 2005... The (very) little things matter when it comes to digital interfaces. As every e-commerce Webmaster knows by now, every additional click required to find a product and to make a purchase on a Web site loses about half the audience. The ways...

Can Nintendo Get Hot Spots Into The Consumer Game?
November 3, 2005... A year after Wireless Business Forecast urged wireless hot-spot networks to seek partnerships with the new wireless handhelds from Nintendo and Sony, the first of these inevitable deals finally hit the streets in a big way in the...

Qualcomm vs. The World.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2005... What more can be said about the much-discussed complaints filed with the European Union regarding Qualcomm's W-CDMA licensing policies? Not much at this point, because the legal results won't be seen for a number of years. But let's review....

Mobile Demands On-Demand Advertising.
November 3, 2005... Wireless Business Forecast is not of the purist and frankly precious notion that advertising should stay off of cellphones. We live in a consumerist society grounded in the principle that buying stuff is among life's aims, even though we'll...

SK-EarthLink's Heliocentricity.
November 3, 2005... That proverbial "cutting edge" is about to get crowded as the trendily named mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) pile on to grab the young and the edgy. The SK Telecom-EarthLink partnership surprised us a bit last week in announcing...

No URL For You! -.mobi Gets Tough.
November 3, 2005... The official registrant of the upcoming .mobi domain, mTLD, announced it will require adherence to design standards among all users of this mobile domain. This will be the first time that a top-level domain administrator on the Web made...

National Lampoon's Mobilized Magazine.
November 3, 2005... It's neither newsy nor interesting that yet another familiar media brand launched a mobile extension, but the premier of National Lampoon Mobile is significant in one respect: It is the first instance where we have seen a magazine brand try...

The IP-Trends Summit.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2005... San Francisco, Nov. 29-30, 2005 The IP-Trends Summit sponsored by IMS Conferences will provide an unprecedented opportunity to meet with the key international stakeholders in the IP Video sector, including leading operators, content &...

Deal Sheet 11/03/05.(Illustration)
November 3, 2005... Who's Doing What?: Authentica Inc., headquartered in Lexington, Mass.; 781/487- 2600 Enables email security though a partnership with Research in Motion [RIM], headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario; 519/888-7465 What to Expect Near-Term:...

TalkPlus Tries To Ring Up VoIP Service.
November 17, 2005... Promising voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) versatility over cellular networks, Huntington Beach, Calif.-based TalkPlus (www.talkplus.com) is shopping its new product around to carriers, and it's getting some traction according to...

Phoning Home: Remote Access Wants To Be The Next Big App.
November 17, 2005... Judging from the flurry of beta and full launches, press releases and announcements, the next big battle ground among mobile developers will be our desktops: getting access to it from the phone. No fewer than four players came onto the field...

Discovery Report Card: Deck Cage Match Round 2 - Sprint Nextel.
November 17, 2005... Lamenting the dire state of the mobile phone deck is such a reflex in this industry, but there is little serious discussion about how to remedy the problem. Assorted think tanks and company R&D programs do their own studies and implement...

Mush In, Mush Out: CTIA's Underwhelming Content Guidelines.
November 17, 2005... Wireless Business Forecast is having some trouble understanding what possible good will come of the spineless and meandering "Wireless Content Guidelines" from the CTIA. It is hard to tell if this obtuse document really represents guidelines...

October Content Revenue Shares Stay The Course.
November 17, 2005... The revenue flow stays remarkably even in October, as data service buying habits remain static for the third month in a row. According to figures from Qpass, which enables m-commerce to about half of the U.S. market and to select European...

And Speaking Of Free...Google Maps Shake It Up.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2005... As reported everywhere last week, Google unleashed its latest mobile effort: a map-driven local search service. What no one seemed to mention, however, is that the application itself is stunning and a real shot across the bow of the mobile...

Texting: The Real Killer App.(revenues from text messaging)
November 17, 2005... For all of the hype and hoopla surrounding media and applications on mobile platform, the simple fact remains that a staggering percentage of content revenues really come from peer-to-peer, user-generated content: text messaging. Among all...

Deal Sheet 11/17/05.
November 17, 2005... Who's Doing What?: Walt Disney Internet Group [DIS], headquartered in North Hollywood, Calif.; 818/623-3266 Acquires LivingMobile.net, headquartered in Munich, Germany; 011 49 (0)89 35498 300 What to Expect Near-Term: WDIG is buying the...

Take A Fresh Look at TelecomWeb's Managed Services Report.(Brief Article)
November 17, 2005... Now with the latest relevant information on global network operations security Presenting a new look with key, updated information on Managed Services, TelecomWeb's Managed Services Report has been revamped and enhanced! Read an...