Informa Telecoms & Media forecasts that mobile operators in Central and Eastern Europe will increase their annual service revenues by more than 30% to $77 billion in 2013, thanks to the growth of data revenues which will reach $23.4 billion (up from $11.3 billion in 2008). As a result, the proportion of operators’ revenue generated…
ABI Research: Security concerns remain biggest barrier to mobile transactions in 2009
According to two surveys of US mobile phone users that were conducted by ABI Research, users’ preferences and choices when using their mobile phones for shopping have remained largely unchanged between late 2007 and late 2008. As a matter of fact, transaction security was cited by 71% of respondents as a major concern preventing wider…
Mobile phones most searched online, Apple iPhone leads the pack
Data mining is a powerful tool. When applied to web traffic data, interesting trends start to emerge. And the latest trend seems to be cellphones. Go figure. Hitwise has come out with the latest web search trends that shows mobile phones as the most searched for consumer electronics across the web. By looking at data…
Verizon Wireless losing lead in wireless call quality
The nation’s largest wireless network is apparently losing its edge over the competition. Verizon Wireless has, for some time, been the market leader in terms of voice call quality in the US, but a new report from JD Power seems to indicate that Verizon is slowly losing ground to wireless carriers like AT&T and Sprint.…
ZINC Research: Canadians Addicted to Facebook Mobile
There’s no denying Canadians’ love for the mobile device, especially when you consider the numbers over the past few years. 67% of Canadians now have a mobile device, and we will see that percentage grow through the end of 2009. With that in mind, some interesting numbers have come out detailing how mobile devices and…
Juniper Research: Mobile coupons to increase by 30% during the next two years
Mobile coupons are expected to be one of the biggest winners of the current global recession, according to Juniper Research, which forecasts that the redemption value of mobile coupons will increase by over 30% by 2010. The research company identified two key drivers for the mobile coupons – on one side shoppers need to make…
ABI Research: WiMAX subscriber revenue will grow by 4,500+% this year!
According to ABI Research, even though WiMAX has seen better days in terms of PR which involves such headlines that say Nortel has left the WiMAX market and Alcatel-Lucent has “backed off,” the market is poised to take off. From ABI Research’s release: Nortel exited the mobile WiMAX market because it failed to become competitive…
One in Five Teens Send Nude Pics via Mobile
A recent survey has shown that 18% of teenage boys and 22% of teenage girls have taken part in “sexting”, that is, sending scandalous pictures of themselves via mobile phone. Although it might sound like it’s all in good (if legally murky) fun, the whole thing gets much darker after hearing about a young girl…
Beware cellphone bacteria!
The jury is still out on just how dangerous all that radiation coming from your mobile phone really is, but cellphone radiation isn’t the only danger you should be worried about. Your cellphone is likely harboring more bacteria than you realize. And, it might be your handset’s natural attraction to germs that could do you…
ABI Research: Non-NFC mobile commerce transactions to reach $1.6 billion this year
According to new data from ABI Research, this year the value of mobile commerce transacted via non-NFC (non-Near Field Communication) methods will total $1.6 billion. At the same time, the research company suggested that the NFC-enabled mobile commerce will be minimal. ABI argues that there are two main mobile commerce technology camps: NFC, and “the…