Mobile
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22 Sep
Mobile operators are combining services into one bill to put people off switching
Over the past years, several telecommunications markets around the world have become increasingly competitive.
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20 Sep
Mobile networks are jockeying to provide a video fix
TV and video are the newest battle fronts for cellular carriers trying to refresh their increasingly mature businesses.
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26 Jul
The mobile gaming industry is being pushed forward by women gamers
Female gamers are set to spend more than £1bn on video games over the next 12 months, thanks to the growth in mobile gaming.
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12 Jul
A respite in Central African Republic conflict will boost one of the most underdeveloped telecom markets
The Central African Republic has been plagued by internal conflict over the past few years.
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10 Jul
Mobile advertising revenue is going to overtake desktop advertising this year
Last year almost $80bn was spent in mobile advertising, making up 45 percent of all digital advertising revenue.
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27 Jun
Happy 50th birthday to the ATM – here are the ways it will change in the future
The humble ATM, or cash point, is celebrating its 50th birthday today.
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26 May
10 lessons for building a successful startup
London-based startup Memrise recently won Best App at the 2017 Google Play Awards for changing the way we learn languages.
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24 May
4G is soon going to be the fastest-growing mobile generation in Botswana
In Botswana 4G subscriptions will soon be the fastest growing mobile generation in the country.
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18 May
Video is going to push mobile data traffic up by four-fold in France by 2021
Total mobile data traffic in France will advance due to the increase in data-intensive applications, such as video, web browsing, social networking and M2M, among others.
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15 May
Mobile data is going to give the DRC’s telecom market a huge boost
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s telecom market has been hit by many problems.
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5 May
If 4G is here, why can’t I get online in London?
4G is the fourth and latest generation in mobile communication technology, billed as a better and faster upgrade on 3G.
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5 May
Cutting the cord: Majority of US households don’t have a landline, but what about the UK?
Have mobile phones replaced landlines?
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24 Apr
Data services will soon generate more revenue than voice in Ghana
More and more people are using their devices to access the internet rather than make traditional phone calls, and Ghana is no exception.
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6 Apr
UK retailers – it’s time to up your mobile game and this is how to do it
British retailers are falling behind their European and US counterparts when it comes to mobile.
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5 Apr
More people in Uruguay have broadband than the rest of Latin America, and that means telcos should invest there
As of 2016, Uruguay had reached a broadband penetration of the population of 27 percent, the highest in the region, and well above the regional average of 12 percent.
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20 Mar
Vodafone India and Idea Cellular merge
India’s telecoms industry is the midst of a shake-up as Vodafone India confirms it is acquiring Idea Cellular.
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22 Feb
A new global Internet of Things network is taking on mobile carriers
Satellite company Inmarsat claims to have a global Internet of Things (IoT) network that could be a threat to traditional mobile carriers.
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26 Jan
Shunning staff: shoppers are buying online while in store to avoid dealing with people
As if the world wasn’t already millennial enough shoppers are increasingly trying to avoid other people, even when they are already in a store.
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25 Jan
Mobile banking take up has stalled — what now?
Despite banks’ ongoing focus on mobile, people aren’t signing up.