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By 2010, voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP) is forecast to reach nearly 20 million households worldwide, according to Global Information Incorporated. The report The Voice Of the Lightwave: VoIP says, that currently VoIP is not selling much but by 2010 should reach about 25% of the high-speed internet access market, generating nearly $1 billion. However, to reach its… Continue reading VoIP To Reach 20 Million Households By 2010

Personalising mobile phones with new ring-tones looks set to continue as the most successful mobile phone advancement over the next few years, as the market in Western Europe is set to peak at a staggering $2.4 billion in 2007. According to telecoms expert, Ovum, mobile phone personalisation has proved to be the most successful form… Continue reading Mobile Phone Music To Peak At $2.4bn In 2007

Television and radio continue to be the most popular form of entertainment and communication in the UK, despite consumers spending more time and money on ‘new media’ such as the internet and mobile phones than ever before. Figures released from the UK media regulator, Ofcom, show that television still has a large faithful following as… Continue reading TV And Radio Still Firm Entertainment Favourties

Almost half of worldwide mobile users have internet access on their telephone but actual usage of the wireless internet is yet to match penetration levels, according to the July 2004 Mobinet report. Currently, Japan is leading the race for internet-enabled mobiles with nearly 80% penetration, with Europe at 47% and North America trailing in mobile… Continue reading Usage Of Mobile Wireless Internet Does Not Match Penetration

The popularity of text messaging looks set to get an even further boost as communications giant, British Telecom, has announced that land-line owners can now also join the texting revolution. New developments in technology has allowed BT to offer text-messaging services to home phone owners. Fixed line texting allows those who don’t have special SMS… Continue reading BT Launches Text Messaging For Land Line Phones

WAP page impressions have grown by 42% to 4 billion over the past year, according to the Mobile Data Association, putting it on track to reach a total of 13 billion by 2004. Despite this being a traditionally quieter time because of the summer holidays, WAP has grown from 784 million pages since June 2003… Continue reading WAP Pages To Reach 13 Billion In 2004

A high-tech market research firm has forecast that the number of worldwide wireless mobile phone subscribers will grow to 2.5 billion by 2009. According to a new report from In-Stat/MDR, subscribers to services such as wideband code-division multiple-access (WCDMA), one of the main technologies for the implementation of third-generation (3G) cellular systems, will experience robust… Continue reading Growth Returns To Mobile Phone Market

UK text messaging in June showed no signs of slowing as the Mobile Data Association (MDA) recorded 2.10 billion individual sent messages, setting yet another record month. June, is the sixth consecutive month to report a total of in excess of 2 billion messages, growing by 28% year-on-year to set the new record. The MDA… Continue reading Another Record Text Messaging Month In June

Once again, WAP page impressions hit a record during the month, with 1.46 billion pages viewed in the UK during May 2004, according to the Mobile Data Association (MDA). This total shows an emerging trend from the GSM network, which includes operators such as O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone, citing a 109.4% annual growth rate.… Continue reading WAP Pages Hit 1.46 Billion In May

The UK text messaging phenomenon in the UK shows no signs of slowing, as April figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA) remain at over 2 billion for the third consecutive month, with the daily average number sent hitting 70 million. Text messaging was up by 26.3% on last month, according to the MDA, with… Continue reading Text Messaging Hits 70 Million A Day In April