Operators Take on Google, Yahoo! Mobile Search Tired of losing mobile ad revenue to Google and Yahoo!, seven GSM operators have joined forces to create their own mobile search engine. The seven operators are Cingular, Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom, Hutchison Whampoa, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and Vodafone. Full Story
Proxim Mixes Mesh and MAX Service providers and municipalities interested in deploying Wi-Fi and WiMAX traditionally have had to deploy two separate units. However, Proxim Wireless has rolled out MeshMAX, a multiradio product line that incorporates Wi-Fi access, Wi-Fi mesh and WiMAX in a single integrated device. Full Story
Wireless from your car Inilex launched Kepler Advantage, which a GPS-enabled wireless device for security and monitoring that plugs into a car's data bus. From a phone, PDA or other device, you can set alarms, start the engine, unlock doors and receive messages, such as "your vehicle has been stolen." The QuickFence service locates the vehicle and sets a virtual fence around it. If the vehicle moves outside the virtual fence, the user gets a text message.
The Kepler Security System comes in three versions, starting at $695 for basic GPS tracking. The high-end version, at a pricey $1,279, provides various status and diagnostic reports and allows for control of locks, the ignition and other elements. I would expect this type of functionality to become more mainstream over the next few years, and baked in the extras of higher-end vehicles.
35% of US mobile phone owners use text messaging Although 79% of consumers find the idea of mobile ads annoying, early efforts at mobile marketing have revealed that consumers will happily engage in campaigns as long as marketers deliver valuable information or content. According to Forrester Research, a growing number of consumers are shifting from voice-only mobile services to other activities, creating a viable audience for mobile marketing. 35% of US households that own a mobile phone currently engage in text messaging and 11% access the mobile Internet.
174 mln users to get into mobile social networks by 2011 ABI Research found that ?mobile social communities? currently count nearly 50 mln members worldwide, a number that is expected to reach 174 mln in 2011. http://www.abiresearch.com/products...
$1.56 bln generated from mobile gaming in Asia in 2005 Mobile gaming in Asia/Pacific has been successfully established, with revenues reaching $1.56 bln in 2005, reports In-Stat. Mobile gaming in Asia/Pacific will reach $4.4 bln in 2010. 3G users spend 70% more per month on mobile gaming than 2G users. Interest levels in mobile gaming are low, with more than half of both 2G and 3G users indicating they would be unlikely to play mobile games within the next six months.
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