4G in Russia
Yota has the following announcement on their site: A few days ago Russian and foreign websites have published information about the new HTC’s handset which offers Mobile WiMAX and GSM connectivity, as well as photos of this device carrying Yota’s logo on its case. To prevent rumors, Yota announces that it has worked on the creation of the first in the world GSM+Mobile WiMAX handset .. read more
Mobile Wallets
Mobile Payments, Including the Use of USSD, Are (Somewhat) Explained Here: Mobile Money Transfer Explained, Part 2: Mobile Wallets February 2008 LONDON, UK — Mobile money transfer is the hottest topic in mobile payments now. Pilot programmes and commercial launches are being announced seemingly on a daily basis. But how do you make MMT .. read more
Chinese Telco Restructuring Opens Sales Opportunities
From Yahoo News: Analysts say AsiaInfo (NasdaqGM:ASIA), a Beijing company, which sells key back-office support to wireless carriers, is set for explosive growth after China announced a massive wireless industry restructuring in May. The announcement spurred investor interest in the company driving up its share priсe more than 15% in the weeks following the news. .. read more
Mobile, Context, and Conversation Are the New Marketing Realities
Ventana Research, a benchmark research and advisory services firm specializing in Perfomance Management, Business Intelligence, and Information Management casts its vote in support of mobile phone as a way to establish a productive dialogue with clients. When is the sale most desired? Obviously when a person needs the product or the service the most, right .. read more
Mobile Internet: Networking Sites Are Most Popular
Opera Mini is the most used web browser on mobile phones. Recently the creators of Opera has published a report on Opera Mini use. They concluded that: – Social networking is popular worldwide and is the leading source of Web traffic for mobile devices. Almost 40% of traffic worldwide is to social networks. In some .. read more
Foreign Tourists Left in Moscow Four Billion Dollars Over a Year
Source: lenta.ru Foreign tourists have invested in Moscow economy about four billion dollars in 2007. That is the number given by Head of Moscow Tourist Committee Grigory Antyufeev, reports Interfax.
SMS Alerts – your opinion?
The US FCC has approved a system of nation-wide SMS alerts related to terrorism, natural disasters, and missing kids. What do you think? Do other countries, like Russia, need one? Read more.
Mobile Public Services in Russia – mGovernment?
Source: http://www.comnews.ru/, 25 Mar 2008 First portal featuring Mobile Public Services was launched in Zelenograd, Russia. The portal offers 10 public services. Soon this list will be significantly expanded. The portal is next step of Mobile County Project initiated in October 2007. The project integrates SMS and WAP services with the existing document workflow and .. read more
Skylink and RuTube Mobile Video Network
Found at http://telecom.cnews.ru/, 26 Mar 2008 Skylink and RuTube developed mobile video network by providing direct access to mobile portal RuTube.ru from Skylink mobile phones. For the first time video clips stored on the web can be viewed on mobile phones utilizing high-speed mobile internet technology EV-DO. Access to RuTube.ru is supported by a Skylink .. read more
Why '08 Isn't Mobile's Year — Again
Found at http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=125977 Why ’08 Isn’t Mobile’s Year — Again Here Are Five Reasons, and Five Fixes That Could Make ’09 the One (Really) By Alice Z. Cuneo Published: March 31, 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) — Each year since about 2000 — and maybe even before — has been wrongly touted as the year of .. read more