Wireless Asia back issues from July 2005:
Lord of the ringtones.(UNWIRED)
Jul 01, 2005; ... China's path to 3G adoption has become a Tolkien-scale saga. It may not have pixies, hobbits or dashing wizards, and the fate of the world does not hang on the outcome. But the complex battle for 3G in the Middle Kingdom will determine the future of a lot of companies in the industry. ...
Bangladesh SIM tax stifles mobile growth.(NEWS ANALYSIS)
Jul 01, 2005; ... Mobile carriers in Bangladesh are blaming a new tax on mobile connections for drops in subscriber take-up. Industry sources say the tax will put the brakes on otherwise spectacular growth of the market's telecoms sector and ICT development. The growth of private sector mobile ...
Mobile infra capex potential at $190b.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S WIRELESS RESEARCH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Mobile carriers are expected to spend $190 billion for wireless infrastructure from 2005 to 2009 as they continue to expand their network coverage and cope with subscriber growth, as well as roll out infrastructure for high-bandwidth applications. According to Pyramid Research, operators ...
'Cellular-only' market to stifle convergence.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S WIRELESS RESEARCH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... The number of cellular-only users will hit 500 million by 2010, over five times the number of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) users, which is projected to hit 90 million. A Strategy Analytics report says that cellular-only users will generate thrice as much voice revenues as their FMC ...
Cellphones more popular than TV.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTH'S WIRELESS RESEARCH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... The mobile phone is among the last media that UK adults will give up, with 50% of adults aged 18-24 years old opting to give it up last. An Enpocket survey reveals that TV is the second most popular, with 28% of individuals in that age bracket choosing to hold on to it, given a choice ...
US mobile backhaul to grow threefold by 2010.(INSIGHT: ONE MONTHS WIRELESS RESEARCH)
Jul 01, 2005 ... The number of wireless backhaul links in the US will grow threefold by 2010 as voice and data minutes per subscriber increases and mobile carriers strive to reduce operating costs. A Visant Strategies study says wireless backhaul now accounts for almost ...
Japan's future mobile players plot MVNO strategies.(NEWS ANALYSIS)
Jul 01, 2005; ... Mobile hopefuls in Japan are gearing up to apply this month for new mobile licenses on offer from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. And, interestingly, the top contenders see wholesale MVNO offerings as a key element in their business plan. eAccess and IP ...
Australian mobile CPs self-regulate as SMS complaints soar.(NEWS ANALYSIS)
Jul 01, 2005; ... Australian mobile content providers are implementing a new system of self-regulation as statistics show a dramatic increase in complaints about SMS-based services, particularly from young people. March quarter data from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman revealed that ...
Mobile handset growth limited to 5% this year.(METRICS / Inside the wireless data numbers)
Jul 01, 2005 ... The growth in cellular phone production is projected to taper off to only 5% this year to 750 million traits, after growing 25% year-on-year to 713 million units in 2004. Market research firm iSuppli Corp. says that while mobile phone production will pick up in the second quarter and in ...
China's mobile gaming market to hit $722m in 2008.(METRICS / Inside the wireless data numbers)
Jul 01, 2005 ... With better data services and enhanced handsets, China's mobile gaming market, both online and offline, is expected to reach RMB 5.86 billion ($722.6 million) in 2008. An Analysys International report shows that the market will start rapid growth in 2007, with offline or handset-driven ...
Nokia.(Movements)
Jul 01, 2005 ... * Nokia names the head of its cellphone unit to succeed Jorma Ollila as CEO ....
Deutsche Telekom is facing a tough decision on whether to sell its mobile phone business, T-Mobile USA for about $30b or spend up to $10b for technology upgrades.(Movements)
Jul 01, 2005 ... * Deutsche Telekom is facing a tough decision on whether to sell its mobile phone business, T-Mobile USA for ...
Federal regulators approved Alltel's $4.4b acquisition of Western Wireless.(Movements)
Jul 01, 2005 ... * Federal regulators approved Alltel's $4.4b acquisition of Western Wireless, a ...
Qualcomm is suing chip-maker Broadcom for alleged patent infringement.(Movements)
Jul 01, 2005 ... * Qualcomm is suing chip-maker Broadcom for alleged patent infringement. The ...
LG Telecom's net profit for the second quarter jumped 132% to 52 billion won ($50 million) from the previous quarter.(Movements)
Jul 01, 2005 ... * LG Telecom's net profit for the second quarter jumped 132% to 52 billion won ($50 million) ...
Research firm Infonetics says Wi-Fi VoIP handset revenue totaled $54.7m in 2004 worldwide, and that strong uptick in the market is expected to last at least through 2009.(Movements)
Jul 01, 2005 ... * Research firm Infonetics says Wi-Fi VoIP handset revenue totaled $54.7m in 2004 worldwide, and ...
Nextel profit falls sharply in Q2, largely due to an unfavorable comparison with the previous year's quarter, When it received a hefty tax benefit.(Movements)
Jul 01, 2005 ... * Nextel profit falls sharply in Q2, largely due to an unfavorable comparison with the previous year s quarter, When it received a ...
Bridge Mobile, an alliance encompassing eight Asia-Pacific mobile operators.(Movements)
Jul 01, 2005 ... * Bridge Mobile, an alliance encompassing eight Asia-Pacific mobile operators, chooses European firm ...
The European Commission in Brussels approves the use of the 5-GHz spectrum for wireless networks.(Movements)
Jul 01, 2005 ... * The European Commission in Brussels approves the use of the 5-GHz spectrum for wireless networks. The move will allow ...
Motorola.(BEIJING)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Motorola announces plans to reorganize its operations in mainland China. Tom Sun, ...
China Unicom slashes handset subsidies in the first quarter of the year to HK $1.1b ($141m).(HONG KONG)
Jul 01, 2005 ... China Unicom slashes handset subsidies in the first quarter of the year to HK $1.1b ($141m), ...
TOT completes a deal to buy out shares of CAT Telecom in Thai Mobile for 4b baht ($95.8m).(BANGKOK)
Jul 01, 2005 ... TOT completes a deal to buy out shares of CAT Telecom in Thai Mobile for 4b baht ...
Hutchison Vietnam and Hanoi Telecom select Nortel to build a nationwide cdma2000 1X network.(HANOI)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Hutchison Vietnam and Hanoi Telecom select Nortel to build a nationwide cdma2000 1X ...
PT Indosat plans to trial 3G technology next month.(JAKARTA)
Jul 01, 2005 ... PT Indosat plans to trial 3G technology next month to ...
Maxis Communication reveals it will spend another 200 million ringgit ($52m) to roll out 3G to more areas in Malaysia by year-end.(KUALA LUMPUR)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Maxis Communication reveals it will spend another 200 million ringgit ($52m) to roll out 3G ...
The Philippine government taps Intel to help develop broadband wireless networks.(MANILA)
Jul 01, 2005 ... The Philippine government taps Intel to help develop broadband wireless ...
Ericsson says the Philippines remains the world.(MANILA)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Ericsson says the Philippines remains the world's SMS capital ...
Philippine telephone companies licensed to operate mobile phone services but failing to do so may be sanctioned by the National Telecommunications Commission.(MANILA)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Philippine telephone companies licensed to operate mobile phone services but failing to do so may be sanctioned by ...
SK Telecom plans to spend 155.6b won ($152.4m) to upgrade its mobile network.(SEOUL)
Jul 01, 2005 ... SK Telecom plans to spend 155.6b won ($152.4m) to ...
Mobile carriers SK Telecom and KTF agree with the government to launch commercial operations.(SEOUL)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Mobile carriers SK Telecom and KTF agree with the government to ...
Taiwan announces a 5-year tax holiday for the country's 3G providers.(TAIPEI)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Taiwan announces a 5-year tax holiday for the country's 3G ...
FarEasTone has launched Taiwan's first 3G cellular system using W-CDMA.(TAIPEI)
Jul 01, 2005 ... FarEasTone has launched Taiwan's first 3G cellular system using W-CDMA. The 3G ...
Taiwan's BenQ announces the $80, the island's first locally made 3G handset.(TAIPEI)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Taiwan's BenQ announces the $80, the island's first locally made 3G handset. BenQ will ...
Vodafone acquires a preliminary license from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to operate W-CDMA experimental radio stations on the 1.7-GHz band.(TOKYO)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Vodafone acquires a preliminary license from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to operate ...
NTT DoCoMo completes its 1-Gbps real time packet transmission tests on 4G radio access.(TOKYO)
Jul 01, 2005 ... NTT DoCoMo completes its 1-Gbps real time packet transmission tests on 4G radio access. This ...
Vodafone Australia starts trial of its 3G services in Sydney.(SYDNEY)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Vodafone Australia starts trial of its 3G services in Sydney. The external trial is reported to be evaluating ...
SingTel reports its net profit for the quarter ending June 30 increased 13.7% to S$796 million ($482 million).(SINGAPORE)
Jul 01, 2005 ... SingTel reports its net profit for the quarter ending June 30 increased 13.7% to S$796 million ...
BSNL is floating a tender for the procurement of GSM equipment worth over $5b.(NEW DELHI)
Jul 01, 2005 ... BSNL is floating a tender for the procurement of GSM equipment worth over $5b. It ...
Trendsetters: Asia's hottest mobile apps right now.(Cover story)
Jul 01, 2005; ... Voice may be the all-purpose "killer app" for mobile, but there's little doubt nowadays that non-voice services are becoming increasingly important to the average cellco's bottom line. Evidence from the past 18 months alone indicates that mobile data users and revenue in Asia Pacific ...
SMS spam on the cheap: SMS spam has been regarded as a minor problem because the economics were too costly compared to email spam. That's changed, but while technical solutions abound, the real challenge is convincing operators and regulators to take it seriously.(WIRELESS TECH)
Jul 01, 2005; ... In the global fight against spam, the mobile sector has more or less been watching from the sidelines thus far, knowing that at some point the spam problem would become its problem. In markets like Japan and South Korea, which pioneered mobile phone access to the Net, it already is a ...
Cashing in on the mobile content maelstrom: service providers need to take a number of critical steps to deliver content in a way that boosts revenues, improves the customer experience and differentiates the provider from its competitors.(WIRELESS INSIDER)
Jul 01, 2005; ... The launch of advanced networks across Asia has opened a new era of mobile content. Consumer desire for different types of content such as ringtones, multimedia messages, games, Web content and video provides new opportunities for service providers. Mobile billing experts ...
KT's OnePhone: too little, too soon?(WIRELESS FORUM)
Jul 01, 2005; ... Following a regulatory battle for approval of its fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) service, KT launched its first FMC service in June 2004--almost a year before the BT Fusion launch. Formerly known as "Du," KT has renamed the service OnePhone--it consists of a dual-mode Bluetooth/CDMA ...
On-demand mobile security.(tools)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Sygate Technologies and Aruba Networks have developed what they claim is the industry's first integrated on-demand security system for mobile enterprise users and devices. The joint development is part of a strategic partnership under which ...
White-label media access portal.(tools)
Jul 01, 2005 ... In-Fusio has launched its mobile Media Access Portal, mMAP--a customizable end-to-end solution (downloadable or pre-loaded) that allows presentation and management of a wide variety of mobile ...
2G/3G content optimization.(tools)
Jul 01, 2005 ... NEC now offers its Multimedia Message Adaptation System (MMAS), a server software system that optimizes video, photo and other data for various types of services and terminals. It can also be ...
J2ME tool supports messaging and Basic.(tools)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Development-tech-enabler apps for phones has announced the availability of Version 2 ...
Korean text-to-image service.(out now)
Jul 01, 2005 ... KTF has launched a service that allows users to send Korean text messages to cell phones without Korean language functions ...
Field connectivity package.(out now)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Fujitsu has launched its new USX field connectivity software package, designed to bring ubiquitous connectivity to the front lines of businesses. The USX client/server package ...
ESPN on MobiTV.(out now)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Video content from ESPN is now available to mobile phones via MobiTV courtesy of an agreement between the two companies. Fans with the MobiTV service can now view regularly updated ESPN ...
Personalized user interface partnership.(deals)
Jul 01, 2005 ... SmartTrust has partnered with SurfKitchen to simplify the mobile data experience through the dynamic delivery of personalized user interfaces. The joint solution, which adds GUI management to SmartTrust's portfolio of mobile device management solutions, ...
Mobile Media acquires Rubberduck.(deals)
Jul 01, 2005 ... The Mobile Media Company has acquired Rubberduck Media Lab. Mobile Media says Rubberduck will form a key ...
Sybase teams with XXIT on SMS114.(deals)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Sybase says it is helping Xiamen Xiangtone Information Technology (XXIT) develop SMS 114, a mobile information search service to be launched this month. SMS 114 leverages Sybase's ...
Interactive TV platform in Australia.(out now)
Jul 01, 2005 ... conVISUAL says it has installed its Mobile Interactive TV Platform in association with Australian partner IAM Mobile. The platform includes applications enabling the use of mobile interactive TV ...
Music video editing.(out now)
Jul 01, 2005 ... muvee Technologies has partnered with Bango and Equal Mobile to make it easier for camera-phone users to purchase and download muveeStyles to their phones, muveeStyles ...
Screen calls and text messages.(out now)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Killer Mobile has released BlackBaller--a call filter utility that can block both calls and text messages on Series 60 Smart Phones. Users can create either a ...
Mobile 365 behind INXS votes.(out now)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Mobile 365 says it will distribute SMS votes for a new reality TV series, "Rock Star: INXS," on Star World. Mobile subscribers in Hong Kong, Singapore, the ...
Kineto strikes UMA deals with Samsung and LG.(deals)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Kineto Wireless has signed separate agreements with handset makers Samsung and LG Electronics. Under one deal, Samsung will license Kineto Wireless' UMA (Unlicensed Mobile Access) technology for inclusion in ...
Airbus contracts Siemens for inflight mobile.(deals)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Siemens has signed an exclusive contract with Airbus to jointly develop a solution for the use of in-flight communication via GSM. Siemens will provide the GSM technology, while Airbus will take charge of its integration in the existing ...
Opera on Toshiba BREW handset.(deals)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Opera Software has announced that its Opera browser is included on the ...
Virtual plastic surgery.(this month's model)
Jul 01, 2005 ... SK Telecom is offering a new service called "Photo Speed Plastic Surgery," which enables users to retouch their camera-phone shots, by altering the color of facial and body skin. Users can choose from six levels of SPF or sun protection factors; SPF 70 (snow white), SPF 60 ...
Asia's biggest gets bigger.(POST SHOW)
Jul 01, 2005 ... CommunicAsia2005, together with EnterpriseIT, ended on a vibrant note in June after attracting more than 47,000 visitors across the IT and telecom industries. Almost half of the visitors were from overseas. The shows, which ran from June 14 to 17 at the Singapore Expo Center, ...
The beginning of the end.(STREETWISE)
Jul 01, 2005; ... It's quite shocking when a senior manager at a major Japanese wireless operator points out that i-mode is basically pass& The words weren't as severe as that, but the executive--from one of DoCoMo's competitors--asserts that DoCoMo's wireless data strategy no longer focuses on the ...
Mobile phone health/safety roundup.(SHORT MESSAGE: Around the wireless industry)
Jul 01, 2005 ... The bad news: concerns over cellphone radiation, particularly in regards to children, continue to dog the mobile sector. In July, the World Health Organization recommended that children use a hands-free headset to avoid roasting their brains. Israel's communications minister, Dalia Itzik, ...
One word at a time.(SHORT MESSAGE: Around the wireless industry)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Text-based content may be one of the hot mobile apps, but for many the tiny text can be hard in the eyes. Researchers at Stanford University have a technological solution: present text one word at a time using a technique called Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP). Software ...
Mobile video can wait.(SHORT MESSAGE: Around the wireless industry)
Jul 01, 2005 ... Video may be the future killer app for mobile, but today's mobile users are less than impressed, according to research firm In-Stat. A user survey conducted by the firm found that as few as one in eight current mobile customers are actually interested in paying for mobile video ...