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Mobile Operators: Big Is Good, Smart Is Better

14 February 2010

The current mobile industry business model can’t survive, writes consultancy PRTM in a fascinating new report on the state of the market released in the lead-up to the Mobile World Congress trade show, running from Feb. 15 to 18 in Barcelona. PRTM says that the most successful carriers and the ones most likely to thrive in [...]

Cellphone Operators Reluctant to Adopt 3G Technology

15 November 2009

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Third generation technology or what is popularly known as 3G provides typical services like wireless voice telephony and broadband wireless data, all in a mobile environment. With a capability for high-speed wireless data transfer, the 3G has enhanced and made possible a myriad of additional applications. Mobile network operators and telecommunications service providers the world over are embracing recently adopted 3G wireless standards in a bid to cater to the demand of emerging users and to offer new services to their customers. Cellular operators in Pakistan seem not in favour of acquiring 3G technology as they believe this is not the appropriate time for it. No GSM (global system for mobile) operator has so far adopted 3G technology in the country.

China Mobile Chairman Looking For Expansion in Asian Market

5 October 2009

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China Mobile Ltd. the world's biggest phone carrier by subscribers plans further acquisitions abroad, particularly in Asia, the company's chairman said Monday. While China Mobile's main focus remains on the domestic market, it is also looking to tap opportunities outside the world's most populous nation, Wang Jianzhou said. "We would also like to expand internationally in the emerging market," Wang told reporters at an industry event in Geneva. "I think the first step is in Asia."