Living in a lead-lined cave
Ovum’s latest survey into consumer concerns about privacy and use of personal data may just be the tip of the iceberg. As more disclosures of data collection and storage become public knowledge, the backlash may throw many organizations that rely on the sale of this data into disarray. In the last two weeks, The Insider has [...]
Data requirements different in emerging markets
The Asian data market has unique requirements, including continued investment in 2G technology, Amrish Kacker from Analysys Mason explains. To view on iPhone or iPad click here.
WikiLeaks witch-hunt begins (and nothing is sacred)
The wrath of a government scorned seems to show no signs of abating as the US launches what is tantamount to a witch-hunt in the ongoing WikiLeaks saga. Reports emanating from the NY Times, BBC and CNN claim the US government has even subpoenaed Twitter in a bid to support an ongoing criminal investigation into whether WikiLeaks and [...]
Mobile operator’s worst fear?
What happens if a mobile network cracks under the strain of a ‘data tsunami’? This was one of the most hotly debated topics at the recent ‘Monetizing Bandwidth’ roundtable held at TM Forum’s MW Americas last month. Although most attendees thought it was some way off, for one operator it has happened way sooner than [...]
Who are you calling a ‘voluptuously plump data portal’ ?
Revenue is largely disconnected from the cost model. This was a recurring theme at this week’s Management World Middle East, held in Dubai. Mobile subscribers, in particular, had been encouraged to take up ‘all you can eat’ data plans in order to stimulate data traffic. Along comes the HSPA network with acceptable connection speeds, ‘dongles’ [...]
Inside the week that was
Big drop in fixed-line revenues Australians are dumping their fixed-lines at an alarming rate, 10% in the last six months to be exact. Local call volumes are down 13% for the same period and total PSTN revenues dropped by 6.9%. The decline was far greater than that forecast by CEO, David Thodey, only six months [...]
Feeling Phished Out?
Are you the victim of ‘packet sniffing’, a ‘brute force attack’ or simply been ‘phished’?
‘All You Can Eat’ vs ‘Capped’ – depends who you are.
What do you when you turn off of your computer and modem and still manage to receive a bill for 30 to 88MB internet usage per day over a three day period? How about being billed for 73GB over a five hour period when your connection is not physically capable of doing so? These issue [...]
Smartphones smarten up data services revenue growth
If there was any doubt that the rash of smartphone introductions over the last was having an effect on mobile data traffic, the figures speak for themselves. Read article…