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Wi-fi hotspots are one of the main talking points in the Telecoms, Media and Technology (TMT) sector at the present time with observers divided over the potential impact of wireless LAN. WLAN relies on radio waves to transfer data with laptop and PDA users able to access the internet at high speeds of up to… Continue reading INSIGHTanalysis: Sense Of Realism Needed In WLAN Market

The global wireless user base will increase by 49% over the next four years and reach 1.72 billion by 2007, according to a new report from The Yankee Group. The company’s latest Global Wireless/Mobile Forecast shows that 18.6% of the world’s population now have mobile phones. Numbers are set to increase by almost a half… Continue reading Worldwide Mobile Revenues Set To Soar

The delivery of email with attachments via mobile phones is considered one of the most promising applications for increasing operators’ productivity, according to a survey by mobile information company Telephia. The survey of business users and key decision makers found that, across both groups, email attachments were viewed as one of the most likely services… Continue reading Email Attachments To Improve Mobile Productivity?

Mobile messaging stands at an industry crossroads and decisions and actions taken over the next twelve months will determine the direction and potential of the medium, according to a new report from Analysys. If the development of the mobile phone industry was chronicled, text messaging would be regarded as the surprise success story. It remains… Continue reading Mobile Operators Seek Road To Messaging Riches

Public wireless local area network (WLAN) hotspots – where mobile and PC users can connect to networks ‘wirelessly’ – will largely be a failure, according to a new report from Forrester Research. WLAN systems allow mobile users to connect to local networks – such as an employee’s company network – without requiring a physical plug-in… Continue reading Wireless Hotspots Will Fail, Says Forrester

The UK government has described as a triumph the auction of 15 regional fixed wireless licences, which should enable broadband to reach a wider population across the country. The sale of remaining licences in the 3.4GHz spectrum had taken longer than expected due to a reluctance on the part of investors to commit funds at… Continue reading Government Sells Off UK Fixed Wireless Licences

The global DSL market continues to prosper with latest figures showing that the number of lines increased by over 15% in the first three months of 2003. Point Topic reports that there were 41.4 million DSL lines worldwide at the end of the first quarter, up from 35.9 million at the close of 2002 (see… Continue reading Research Shows Worldwide DSL Growth

Wireless local-area network (WLAN) equipment shipments experienced triple-digit growth in 2002 but there was no corresponding increase in revenues, according to new figures from Gartner Dataquest. The research company said that global WLAN equipment shipments totalled 19.5 million units last year, representing an increase of 120% from 2001 shipments of 8.9 million units. However, the… Continue reading Worldwide WLAN Sales Double In 2002

BT is merging its Openworld high-speed internet service into a new joint venture with Yahoo! The move, which comes as BT pledges to put broadband at centre of its strategy, will see the creation of a new endeavour called BT Yahoo! Broadband. The co-branded service will give BT Openworld users access to a range of… Continue reading BT Goes Down Broadband Road With Yahoo!

In three years time, most of the mobile phones sold in Western Europe will be camera-embedded devices, says a new report from Gartner Dataquest. The research firm estimates that by 2006, sales of camera-capable phones across the region will exceed 70 million. Some 66% of mobiles will come with an in-built camera, up from 9%… Continue reading Camera Phones To Galvanise European Mobile Market