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BlackBerry BBM is Britain’s most popular messaging service Acision finds
MNOs ideally placed to unite OTT & SMS with one messaging client
The results of intensive research carried out for Acision by Vanson Bourne appear to taken most by surprise. Across all age groups surveyed, BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) came out on top in the UK, with an average of 110 messages sent every week. That’s ahead of SMS (75 Messages Per Week/MPW) and WhatsApp (74 MPW) with both iMessage and Facebook Messenger following at (64 MPW). Perhaps the most important finding, however, was the huge interest in the GSMA’s Rich Communication Suite (RCS). When Acision described the of services to survey recipients an overwhelming majority (75 per cent in the USA and 77 per cent in the UK) were clearly interest in an operator led service. RCS is being rolled out by MNOs worldwide as a single, unified messaging service branded as ‘joyn’. Continue reading
Acision’s research shows UK & USA more closely aligned as OTT proliferates
Core factors driving adoption of OTT messaging services in the UK and US include cost, service quality and rich features
- US OTT messaging usage driven by speed (50 per cent), rich features (36 per cent) and reliability (35 per cent), but UK smartphone users also vote cost (47 per cent) as a mitigating factor
- In the UK, 18 to 25 year old Brits are the most prolific ‘messagers’, sending around 225 messages a week – over 22 per cent more than any other UK age group surveyed
- By fast tracking Rich Messaging / RCS, operators can provide unique value across all service requirements while building a path to monetisation through usage analytics and new features
June 19th 2013. Research from the global mobile messaging leader, Acision, again reinforces the popularity of IP and over-the-top (OTT) messaging services in both the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The second edition of Acision’s annual research, which analyses messaging behaviours and requirements of smartphone users in the UK and USA, demonstrates that there are strong parities between both markets with consumers using multiple messaging services every day, which significantly impacts messaging traffic. Continue reading
Imagination’s shares bounce back as contract fears ease
But share price still 12% lower than last month
Shares in British chip designer Imagination Technologies closed more than 6 per cent higher last night (19th June 2013), despite a full year profit dip. They ended the day at 324 pence, but not before non executive director, Andrew Heath, swooped to purchase 20,677 at 288 pence, netting a quick profit of around £7,400. Imagination posted a pre-tax profit of £34.3 million in the year to April, down from £36.8 million the previous year, but analyst feared results could be worse after the company issued what was seen as a profit warning. Continue reading
Floodgates open for Lycatel millionaire
Essex mansion under water
It seems that Subaskaran Allirajah – who is behind the extremely successful British MVNO [Mobile Virtual Network Operator], Lycatel has had a spot (or should be say flood) of trouble at his Essex based mansion home. It appears that the grounds of the house have been subjected to regular flooding and Allirajah is blaming the local water supplier, Thames Water. This sort of thing never happens to Sir Richard Branson, of course. Continue reading
All of your app code belong us
GoMo News discovers the dangers of decompiling
Whilst attending the Digital Services World Congress 2013 at London’s Bond Street, GoMo News happened to run into Arxan Technologies. This company specialises in helping app developers prevent their hard crafted code from being hijacked by villaneous hackers. We’d assumed that this problem only really affected those writing apps for the Android world. But we were wrong it affects the Apple/iOS developer community, too. In the process we also discovered the art of decompiling. Continue reading
Touch-sensor technologies poised for growth, according to NPD DisplaySearch
Total yielded touch-sensor area is forecast to more than double in 2013, reaching 35.9 million square meters in 2015
Press release
June 18th 2013. Rapid growth in smartphones and tablet PCs is driving demand for several touch sensor technologies. According to the latest Touch Sensor Market and Evolution Report from NPD DisplaySearch, total yielded touch-sensor area is forecast to reach 25.5 million square metres in 2013 and 35.9 million square metres in 2015, up from 12 million square metres in 2012. Continue reading
Google adds Play into Mobile App Analytics
Also provides Tag Manager to update apps already on the app store
Google has updated its Mobile App Analytics facility to integrate it fully with Google Play – the former Android Market. This facility is aimed at aiding both app developers and marketers and provides insights into both Android and iOS apps. It can now measure metrics at all stages: – acquisition, engagement and outcomes like in-app purchases. Continue reading
Shipments of quad-core smartphones reached 40 million units worldwide in 2012
Press release
June 18th 2013. According to a new research report by Berg Insight, sales of high-end smartphones equipped with quad-core application processors reached 40 million units worldwide in 2012. Total smartphone sales grew almost 47 percent to 690 million units in 2012, up from 470 million units in the previous year. High-end smartphones with unsubsidised retail prices above €400 and low-cost devices priced at around € 100 and below contributed to most of the growth in the smartphone category in 2012. Continue reading
