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The jury is out on whether public access wi-fi is a potential moneyspinner or a lame duck technology. Things should clarify in 2004 as the infrastructure develops and market consolidation continues. Wi-fi hardware shipments increased by almost 50% in the three months to June, evidence that WLAN solutions are finding favour in the marketplace (see… Continue reading Crucial Year Ahead For Wi-Fi Services

Wireless email has boosted the amount of time that employees can put into their work and its effect will become increasingly obvious in the next few years, according to a new study from The Radicati Group. The report claims that despite the shaky economy and relatively unstable carrier networks, almost 2 million business professionals will… Continue reading Wireless Email To Benefit Productivity

A new poll has found that more than two-thirds of broadband users would happily pay a premium for a guaranteed quality of service (QoS) from their provider. The survey of Broadband4Britain members commissioned by the network platforms company net.com found that 79% would like a new service that promises a minimum bandwidth performance level and… Continue reading Broadband Users Willing To Fork Out For Quality Services

Global shipments of camera phones are set to climb from 19 million in 2002 to almost 300 million in 2007 but wireless operators will only extract full potential from these devices if they address subscriber wants and needs, according to a report from IDC. New handsets with embedded cameras have galvanised the mobile market with… Continue reading Camera Phone Suppliers Crave Customer Satisfaction

Mobile access to the internet has trebled in the last 12 months according to the latest figures from the Mobile Data Association (MDA). It is calculated that 884 million page impressions were made across the four major GSM network operators in August, a daily average to 28.5 million, compared to just 9 million per day… Continue reading Mobile Internet Access Trebles

Camera phones outsold standard digital cameras for the first time in the opening half of 2003 and the holiday season should see a ramp-up in demand for these devices, according to Strategy Analytics. The research firm claims that global sales of mobile phones with embedded cameras climbed to 25 million units in the first six… Continue reading Camera Phones Outselling Digital Cameras

Mobile phone operator Vodafone has put back the launch of its 3G service by six months and will not now begin marketing its next-generation applications in the UK until the autumn of 2004. Back in 2000, Vodafone paid £5.9 billion to obtain a 3G license in the UK and was expected to have introduced a… Continue reading Vodafone Delays 3G Launch

The mobile phone has untold potential as a media outlet and the popularity of wireless services among young people is a plus point for marketers and content providers looking to attract impressionable consumers. Speaking at this month’s World Association of Newspapers (WAN) Young Reader Conference in Helsinki, Anssi Vanjoki, the executive vice president of Nokia… Continue reading Publishers Size Up Mobile Youth Market

The number of broadband lines worldwide rose by 24.3% to 77 million during the first six months of 2003, with the fastest growth coming from the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region, which jumped by 34.5%. According to the latest data from Point Topic, the Asia-Pacific region has the largest share of global broadband… Continue reading Worldwide Broadband Lines Grow 24% In First Half

The mobile operator 3 has this week launched the UK’s first international video calling service, allowing users to make video calls to countries in which the feature is available. Customers can already make video calls within the UK but the service has now been extended to cover Italy, Sweden, Austria, Australia and Japan. Video callers… Continue reading 3 Introduces Video Call Service