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The Asia-Pacific region is growing increasingly important in terms of mobile service roaming, with its base forecast to rise to 170 million roamers, up from 36 million in 2004 and accounting for 20% of the world’s outbound roamers by 2010, according to a new study by Informa Telecoms & Media. Informa estimates that outbound roamers… Continue reading Asia-Pacific Sees Growth In Mobile Roaming

Men are twice as likely to download games via their mobile phones than women, with 8% of men in Western Europe using the technology compared to just 5% of women, according to a new report by the Yankee Group. The survey reveals, however, that downloading mobile games is not proving to be as popular as… Continue reading Men More Likely Than Women To Download Mobile Games

Mobile television is coming into a realm of its own, with research experts and mobile service providers predicting that the new technology will increase its penetration rate over the next few years. A report last month by research company Frost & Sullivan forecast the mobile phone arena to receive substantial investment from service providers, predicting… Continue reading Industry Increases Investment In Mobile Phone Content

Global wireless mobile phone subscriber growth is currently experiencing robust expansion after several years of slower growth, stemming from the economic downturn of the last few years. According to high-tech market research firm, In-Stat, the worldwide wireless market is forecast to grow to more than 2.3 billion subscribers, with an increasing battle for supremacy among… Continue reading Global Wireless Market Expanding

Virgin Mobile has become the latest network provider to provide television content to its customers’ mobile phones after signing a deal with BT to begin a four-month trial of the technology within London. The new service offers Virgin Mobile customers access to live digital TV 24-hours a day, featuring the UK’s first mobile electronic programme… Continue reading Virgin Mobile Offers TV To Customers

China’s wireless penetration rate is predicted to increase over the next four years, rising from the current rate of 25% to over 40% by 2009, according to eMarketer’s new China Wireless report. In a relatively short time, China has become a leading wireless market, with significant opportunities for further growth. However, with considerable cultural, administrative… Continue reading Strong Wireless Penetration Predicted For China

US broadband penetration rate is no longer in the top ten, despite having the greatest number of broadband households globally, with 34.3 million at the end of 2004, according to eMarketer’s new country by country estimates. The analysts predict China to take overtake the US in terms of total broadband households, even though its current… Continue reading US Broadband Penetration Drops Out Of Top Ten

Mobile subscriptions worldwide are predicted to reach 2.14 billion by the end of 2005, with new forecasts published by Informa Telecoms & Media estimating that subscriptions will exceed 2 billion in the third quarter of this year. Net additions are expected to exceed 350 million in 2005, building on the record growth of 354 million… Continue reading Global Mobile Subscriptions To Hit 2.14 Billion By End Of 2005

Total global revenues from games on mobile phones are forecast to reach $11.2 billion by 2010, increasing by a massive £8.6 billion from $2.6 billion this year, according to a new strategic research report from Informa Telecoms and Media. The Mobile Game report predicts that downloads will account for around two-thirds of global revenues through… Continue reading Global Mobile Games Revenues To Hit $11.2 Billion By 2010

NTL Broadcast and O2 will be testing the televisual capabilities of the next generation of mobile phones, with BSkyB, Chart TV Show, Discovery Networks Europe, Shorts International and Turner Broadcasting among the first broadcasters to provide 16 television channels to customers with Nokia’s new 7710 handset. The six month trial will take part in the… Continue reading NTL And O2 Start First Mobile TV Trials