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Rate regulation in Russia?

As a consequence of the CPP(calling party pays) introduction in July, and the expected drop in revenues, Russian mobile operators plan to raise their rates, and particularly the three largest wireless carriers in the country (MTS, VimpelCom and MegaFon)....

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LatAm e-society

Latin Panel announced that Latam mobile penetration reached 70%. Colombia leads the country ranking with 90%, followed by Chile (87%), Bolivia (82%) and Argentina with 63%. 30% of the Latin American population has a PC. Costa Rica leads with 66% penetration,...

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VOIP Sales boom in Q2

According to Synergy Research, the worldwide carrier VOIP gear sales increased 31% to $573m, driven by strong media gateway and softswitch sales. The media gateway market generated revenues of $309m, up 33% and the softswitch market generated revenues...

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Cisco strategy in video

It is clear, Cisco is building its video strategy. The move starts last year when Cisco bought Scientific-Atlanta. But S.A. Is mainly focused on the cable marketplace and has little to go in the IPTV market. It was nevertheless the first step. Several...

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Is the wind changing for Qualcomm?

As a consequence of multiple attacks from both in the marketplace and in the courtroom (both operators and vendors), Qualcomm' s stock fell some 30% since eraly May. Time when I. Jacobs participates to the CDMA technology is far away, but Qualcomm still...

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European e-society

EU released a new study showing that in Europe, there are more cell phones than fixed lines. 80% of European households have a mobile phone while only 78% have a fixed line. 18% rely only on their cell phones, having no fixed line. 52% of European households...

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China delays 3G licenses

According to China Netcom CEO, China should release 3G licenses in early 2007. The delay is due to further TD-SCDMA trial taking longer than expected with unresolved problems such as compatibility with other 3G standards in international roaming services....

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Market researches - 25/08/06

A few set of market information released this week: According to In-Stat, mobile users continue to opt for streaming music services over wireless video services. Furthermore, video sevices are more costly and need digital rights management technology....

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