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Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Sep 27, 2008
When world's predicted four-billionth mobile phone subscription comes before the end of 2008, it will have taken just five full quarters for the latest billion net additions. The engine for this rapid growth has been …
Also tagged: africa, mobile, marketing, wireless, 3g, adoption
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Sep 23, 2008
It's true, touch screens have been available for some time, and are found in a variety of fixed and portable devices, but it was the launch of the Apple iPhone that refocused people's attention. Shipments in 2007 of …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Sep 6, 2008
The second quarter proved to be one of the most challenging on record for U.S. broadband service providers, according to the most current market study by Strategy Analytics. Broadband service providers added only one …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Aug 25, 2008
Infonetics Research reports that worldwide revenue from hosted VoIP and managed IP PBX services jumped 52 percent to $24 billion in 2007 after surging 66 percent in 2006, and is expected to grow in the strong …
Also tagged: middle east, europe, voip, cable, voip cpe
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Aug 7, 2008
In the second quarter of 2008, Tier One mobile phone handset vendors enjoyed year-over-year unit shipment growth of between 15 and 22 percent. ABI Research estimates that 301 million units were shipped during the …
Also tagged: middle east, africa, mobile, wireless, device
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Aug 7, 2008
Revenues from mobile data services are set to exceed $200 billion this year for the first time, according to Informa Telecoms & Media. Total mobile data revenues were approximately $157 billion in 2007. Research …
Also tagged: middle east, mobile, sms, wireless, broadband
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Aug 2, 2008
With competition heating up for video services in Europe, service providers will employ Video On Demand (VOD) as a key differentiator in acquiring new subscribers, with evidence suggesting that the move from near-VOD …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Jul 26, 2008
Worldwide PC shipments continued to grow at a healthy pace in the second quarter of 2008 (2Q08), according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. Shipments were up 15.3 percent from a year ago -- slightly more than …
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Jul 24, 2008
Infonetics Research predicts that mobile and wireline operators around the world will invest in subscriber data management (SDM) software and integration services to help them roll out new services to customers, reduce …
Also tagged: europe, security, software, personalization, sdm
Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans - Jul 18, 2008
According to ABI Research, faced with stiff competition in the cable market and from telcos vying for TV viewers, traditionally risk-averse cable operators are now bipolar -- supporting a road-map that requires …
Also tagged: europe, design, tv, cable, telco, latin america, stb