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    1. Mobile, Online Local Ad Spending Will Double in the Next 5 Years

      Explore TechZone360 (May 17 2012) Marketing , Mobility

      Mobile, Online Local Ad Spending Will Double in the Next 5 Years

      Mobile and online will account for the largest increase in local ad spending, nearly doubling from $11.1 billion in 2011 to $21.8 billion in five years, with a compound annual growth rate of 14.4 percent, according to BIA/Kelsey. 

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      Mentions:   Bharti Airtel   Globe Telecom   Local

    2. Business Revenue Driving ILEC Growth

      Explore TechZone360 (May 11 2012) Business Models , Marketing

      Business Revenue Driving ILEC Growth There is an interesting pattern shaping up in first quarter financial reports from U.S. independent local exchange carriers, namely that revenue growth is strongest in the business customer segment. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Windstream   Gary Kim   Hawaiian Telecom

    3. Are Smartphone Profits Cannibalizing Service Provider Revenues?

      Explore TechZone360 (May 4 2012) Business Models , Marketing , Mobility

      Among mobile phone manufacturers that are public companies and report mobile phone divisional performance, Apple earned 73 percent of operating profits, Samsung 26 percent and HTC one percent, according to Asymco. That's one element of two that are significant in the "new" mobile phone market, namely Apple's complete dominance of industry profits. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Samsung   Apple   HTC

    4. Will Apple Become a Mobile Service Provider?

      Explore TechZone360 (May 1 2012) Applications , Business Models , Marketing

      Will Apple Become a Mobile Service Provider? Apple will provide wireless service directly to its iPad and iPhone customers, argues consultant Whitey Bluestein. In his hypothetical scenario, Apple first will sell data packages bundled with iPads. Then it will sell data and international roaming plans to iPhone customers through the iTunes Store. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Best Buy

    5. Mobility Now Drives Service Provider Global Financial Results

      Explore TechZone360 (May 1 2012) Applications , Business Models , Mobility

      Mobility Now Drives Service Provider Global Financial Results One reason why mobile services are so important for global service provider executives is that mobile revenue now represents the revenue growth driver for the global telecom services business. Quite simply, fixed line voice revenue is declining, while mobile revenue, fixed line broadband access and video entertainment revenues are growing. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Telecommunications Industry Association   Chetan Sharma

    6. Explosive Mobile Data Growth Accounting for Surge in Global Operator Revenues

      Explore TechZone360 (Apr 30 2012) Business Models , Marketing , Mobility

      Explosive Mobile Data Growth Accounting for Surge in Global Operator Revenues Global mobile revenues will reach $1.5 trillion in 2012, representing more than two percent of the world's total gross domestic product (GDP), according to a new report from Chetan Sharma, a technology and strategy consultant. The State of the Global Mobile Union report highlights the dramatic shift in operator revenue from legacy services like voice and SMS to non-messaging mobile data services, which accounted for $157 billion in 2011. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Chetan Sharma   Capex

    7. Tablets are Changing User Behavior, Not Just Device Choices

      Explore TechZone360 (Apr 27 2012) Marketing

      Tablets are Changing User Behavior, Not Just Device Choices As tablets continue to gain rapid adoption, new issues arise about the different ways consumers and workers use each of the smart devices they have access to. We can assume high rates of tablet adoption, in addition to the growing ownership of smartphones and the installed high base of PCs and notebooks. (Read Full Article)

    8. How App and Device Providers are Changing the Mobile Business

      Explore TechZone360 (Apr 26 2012) Mobility

      How App and Device Providers are Changing the Mobile Business In documents revealed during the Oracle v. Google trial, Google mentioned to T-Mobile in 2006 that it wanted to subsidize part of the cost of an unlimited data package, potentially allowing consumers to pay just $10 a month for unlimited data. Google would do so by investing commission it earned from T-Mobile for referring Android buyers to its online store. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Oracle   Google   Apple

    9. Tablet Devices Have Passed PCs and Smartphones as the Preferred Second Screen

      Explore TechZone360 (Apr 19 2012)

      Tablet devices have emerged as the leading "second-screen" alternative to television for viewing full-length episodes, according to a new study released by Viacom. But the study might also provide more evidence that PC-based or smart phone and tablet-based "multitasking" has created an "interactive" experience once envisioned for TV-based systems. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   Viacom   Smartphones

    10. Telcos Increasing Revenue Uncertainty

      Explore TechZone360 (Apr 18 2012) Business Models , Marketing

      "Uncertainty" has become an important issue with most contestants, in most markets throughout the global telecom business over the last decade or two. Thirty years ago, the issue was privatization of former state-owned telephone companies and deregulation, which has now reshaped most markets internationally. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Moore

    11. Tablet Sales 25 percent of Total 'PC' Sales in 2012, Perhaps 42 percent by 2016

      Explore TechZone360 (Apr 10 2012) Marketing

      Tablet Sales 25 percent of Total 'PC' Sales in 2012, Perhaps 42 percent by 2016 Apple's iOS continues to be the dominant media tablet operating system, as it is projected to account for 61.4 percent of worldwide media tablet sales in 2012, with Android-powered units representing about 32 percent of sales, accordinf to Gartner. By 2016, some 369 million tablets will be sold, the source predicts. (Read Full Article)

    12. There Still is an iPad Market and Then the Rest

      Explore TechZone360 (Mar 7 2012) Marketing

      With Apple about to unveil its iPad 3, one always is prompted to take another look at how Apple is faring in several consumer electronics markets, and a rational person might continue to be astounded at how well Apple has done. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple

    13. Facebook Makes Mobile Ad Push for First Time

      Explore TechZone360 (Mar 1 2012) Marketing , Mobility

      Facebook has begun making its important push into mobile advertising, announcing a new ad program that includes messages of various types that could appear on the 425 million mobile devices used by Facebook users to access the social network. Up to this point, though Facebook has been a leader in garnering display advertising, it has not had a viable and active mobile advertising capability. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   Securities and Exchange Commission   Facebook

    14. European Union Wants More Mobile Roaming Revenue Cuts

      Explore TechZone360 (Feb 29 2012) Marketing

      European Union lawmakers voted for steeper cuts to mobile phone roaming charges on Feb. 28, 2012, in a move that could lower the cost of making phone calls when abroad by up to two thirds within two years. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   European Commission   European Union

    15. Cisco Underestimated Skype's Value. Acts Against Microsoft Acquisition

      Explore TechZone360 (Feb 15 2012) Applications , Unified communications

      Cisco Underestimated Skype's Value. Acts Against Microsoft Acquisition Cisco is far from the most open company in tech so it is ironic it is concerned about a monopoly over video conferencing a result of the Microsoft acquisition of Skype. The company's Martin De Beer said, "For the sake of customers, the industry recognizes the need for ubiquitous unified communications interoperability, particularly between Microsoft/Skype and Cisco products, as well as products from other unified communications innovators." This statement coincided with Cisco challenging ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   European Commission

    16. Verizon, KPN Earnings Show Where Growth, Weakness Exists in Telecom

      Explore TechZone360 (Jan 24 2012) Business Models , Marketing , Unified communications

      The most recent earnings reports from Verizon and KPN indicate where growth and weakness exist in the global telecom industry. To the extent there is strength, it is in the mobile services space, though signs of trouble are growing for some service providers. Fixed line services are flat at best. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   KPN   Gary Kim   Eelco Blok

    17. How You View SOPA Depends on Where Your Financial Interests Lie

      Explore TechZone360 (Jan 5 2012) Business Models , Unified communications

      That's about as good a working definition of "Hollywood" as you could come up with. Historically, "Hollywood" has opposed new technology almost every step of the way, which is why it is no surprise that Internet and technology firms have one position on the Stop Online Piracy Act, while the MPAA has the opposite view. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Dmca   Sony Pictures   Motion Picture Association of America

    18. Say Goodbye to Feature Phones and Hello to E-Commerce

      Explore TechZone360 (Dec 20 2011)

      Say Goodbye to Feature Phones and Hello to E-Commerce With 2012 just around the corner, analysts are making their predictions for what the New Year will bring - broadband, cloud computing and smartphones are all open for opportunity, according to a recent interview with Silicon Valley tycoon Marc Andreessen, who says 2012 will be the Year of the E-Tailer. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Cnet   Andreessen Horowitz   Amazon.com

    19. Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Will Not Support Google Wallet: FCC Principles to be Tested?

      Explore TechZone360 (Dec 2 2011)

      It is understandable why Verizon Wireless, an owner of the Isis mobile wallet service, is not especially anxious to support the rival Google Wallet service that currently runs on Android devices equipped with near field communications capabilities. Google Wallet, in fact, will not be supported on Verizon Wireless' version of the Samsung Galaxy smartphone set to launch on the Verizon network in January 2012. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Samsung   Sprint Nextel

    20. Chrome to Surpass Firefox Browser: Study

      Explore TechZone360 (Oct 4 2011)

      Chrome to Surpass Firefox Browser: Study Although Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) remains the most popular browser to date, it looks like Google's Chrome is set to surpass Firefox, taking over the second highest spot, according to statistics released by StatCounter. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Google   Firefox

    21. Best Buy Announces $200 Price Cut on Blackberry Playbooks

      Explore TechZone360 (Sep 29 2011)

      While the market is certainly flooded with Android based tablets, there is a definite sea of change going on in how they will sell. With the announcement of Amazon's Kindle Fire, Android based tablets have a new life. Of course some would argue that the only Android based tablet that actually has any real life is one that is produced by Amazon. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amazon.com   Hewlett Packard

    22. LightSquared Says it Has Interference Solution

      Explore TechZone360 (Sep 21 2011)

      LightSquared, which has been saying it has a filtering solution that will solve any interference issues between its terrestrial broadcasting network and GPS devices, has signed an agreement with Javad GNSS Inc. to develop the system. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Darrell Issa

    23. Social Media Still Frowned Upon in the Workplace: Study

      Explore TechZone360 (Sep 7 2011) Marketing

      Social Media Still Frowned Upon in the Workplace: Study Although the use of social media has become much more accepted in the workplace - and in some cases even encouraged - mixed emotions still run rampant, as a recent study finds that some employers are cracking down on access to social media sites. (Read Full Article)

    24. Ecosystems Now are Quite Complex

      Explore TechZone360 (Aug 29 2011)

      If you want an example of how complicated communications and media ecosystems have become, note what Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said recently. The television industry should embrace technology companies and the open spirit of the Internet, Schmidt told a gathering of TV executives in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Motorola   Apple