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StartMeApp mobile ad network launches ‘Boost App Europe’ for branded and consumer mobile apps
‘Boost App Europe’ offers ‘First 150 Downloads Free’ to owners of branded and consumer applications to help drive downloads, installs and revenues for European brands and publishers of mobile apps
Press release
April 16th 2013. StartMeApp, the global mobile ad network and Latin America’s leader in mobile advertising, has announced the launch of ‘Boost App Europe’, a new initiative [...]
ZTE launches the ZTE GEEK with Intel Inside @ IDF 2013
First ZTE smartphone powered by Intel’s new 32nm Atom processor
Press release
April 10th 2013. ZTE www.ztedevices.com, a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has debuted the ZTE GEEK, the first ZTE smartphone powered by Intel’s new 32nm Atom processor Z2580, at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) in Beijing, China. Continue reading
Diametriq, TNS and ClearSky announce LTE Roaming Trial
Trial Demonstrates Readiness for LTE Roaming
Press release
April 11th 2013. Transaction Network Services (TNS), a leading global provider of data communications and interoperability solutions, Diametriq, a leader provider of LTE signalling solutions, and ClearSky Technologies, a leading provider of mobile data services to regional wireless carriers, jointly announced today that they successfully completed interoperability testing for LTE roaming. The collaboration interconnects ClearSky’s hosted LTE Service Suite with TNS’s recently announced Data Services Hub IPX service while using Diametriq’s Diameter Edge Appliance to manage traffic at the edge of the IPX network and to simulate 3rd party roaming partners. The objective of the trial was is to simulate various elements in the visited network that would enable TNS to exercise roaming test scenarios with its operator clients, enabling smooth on-boarding of new operators. Trial results will be made available to the clients of ClearSky and TNS. Continue reading
Global smartphone revenue is expected to reach $253 billion in 2017
Press release
April 11th 2013. Global Smartphone Revenue is expected to reach $253 billion in 2017 when it will account for 87.8 percent of total handset revenue, according to Pyramid Research. Download the Smartphone Forecast Template here. Continue reading
Mobile location-based advertising will be worth € 6.5 billion in 2017
Press release
April 10th 2013: According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the total value of the global real-time mobile location-based advertising and marketing (LBA) market will grow from €526 million in 2012 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 65 per cent to €6.5 billion in 2017. This will then correspond to 32.8 per cent of all mobile advertising and marketing. Continue reading
All-in-one solution lets small businesses accept card payments face-to-face and online
Press release
April 11th 2013. Intuit Pay, which launched on iOS in March [2013], is now also available on Android, giving even more businesses and anyone selling products or services an easy and low cost way to accept credit and debit card payments. Intuit Pay enables users to take card payments on the go as well as from home or office. It includes a free app and pocket-sized chip & PIN card reader for face-to-face payments and a secure website for online payments from home or office, ideal for taking card payments over the phone. Continue reading
EE doubling 4G network speeds and pushing the pace of UK mobile innovation
Enhanced 4G boosts headline speeds to 80Mbit/s and doubles current average speeds to 20Mbit/s, for new and existing subscribers.
Double-speed 4G to be introduced to ten cities by summer: – Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Sheffield.
Doubling of 4G network capacity ensures UK’s fastest mobile network is future-proofed to meet needs of data hungry consumers and businesses, with EE forecasting network traffic to increase by 750 per cent in next three years alone.
EE targeting more than one million 4G users by Xmas 2013, states ambition to stay one step ahead and always offer the fastest network in the UK.
Press release
April 9th 2013. EE, the UK’s most advanced digital communications company, is doubling the speed and capacity of its 4G network. The arrival of double-speed 4G, which enables lab speeds of 130Mbit/s , will boost headline 4G speeds to 80Mbit/s plus, and double the average speeds for 4GEE customers to more than 20Mbit/s. Continue reading
MACH launches rapid fraud protection and revenue assurance
Low-risk, fast-track approach to rollout lets operators significantly reduce revenue leakage in just 8 to 10 weeks
Press release
April 10th 2013. MACH, the leading provider of cloud-based managed communication services, has announced new low-risk, fast-track versions of its proven and established Fraud Management (FAME) and Revenue Assurance (CASHBACK) solutions that allows them to be rolled out in weeks, not months. This new deployment timescale, only available with Rapid-FAME and Rapid-CASHBACK, enables telecoms network operators to significantly reduce revenue leakage in just 8 to 10 weeks, while they also benefit from lower upfront capital expenditure and a faster return on investment. Continue reading
Digital advertising defies downturn in Britain
Advertising spending on the internet jumped 12.5 percent in Britain last year, defying a flagging economy as companies battled to reach consumers spending more time on smartphones and tablet computers.
Reuters Press release
April 10th 2013. The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) said on Wednesday a study conducted by PwC showed spending on online advertising reached 5.42 billion pounds in 2012.
The study, which used data from companies that had provided information the previous year, said internet ad spending rose 607 million pounds on 2011, with some 323 million pounds due to an increase in mobile advertising. Continue reading
AdTruth and Inneractive join forces to enhance targeting within mobile web & apps
Partnership drives higher eCPMS and improved audience visibility in mobile
Press release
April 9 th 2013 . AdTruth, the global leader in securing digital relationships, has announced a partnership with Inneractive, the world’s premium mobile supply side platform (SSP). Inneractive will deploy AdTruth’s device recognition technology to improve targeting capabilities within apps. This partnership will allow publishers to more accurately price mobile inventory, leading to higher eCPMs and greater ROI for advertisers. It will also provide data management platforms (DMPs) and demand-side platforms (DSPs) with the ability to buy and re-target segmented audiences. Continue reading
OpenCloud selected by Vodafone Netherlands to support launch of LTE Services
Rhino deployed by Vodafone Netherlands to ensure continuity of operator services across Legacy and LTE standards
Press release
April 9th 2013. Telecoms software innovator, OpenCloud, has announced that Vodafone Netherlands has chosen its open-standards based Rhino products to support the forthcoming launch of Vodafone’s LTE services. OpenCloud’s support of the deployment of LTE services follows an agreement that was signed in December 2012. OpenCloud will supply Vodafone with its Rhino SIS service-broker/SCIM and Rhino Sentinel to help converge services between legacy GSM and LTE domains in order to ensure continuity of service for all Vodafone’s subscribers regardless of handset capabilities and LTE coverage. Continue reading
AdCreator now brings video ad content into focus
Precisely measures viewer engagement and consumption of video content in mobile Rich media ads
Press release
Apr 4, 2013. Celtra, the industry leader for rich media mobile ad serving and analytics, announced that AdCreator, Celtra’s rich media ad production, delivery and analytics platform, now incorporates precise video reporting to measure interaction with video incorporated into rich media [...]
Tech Trailblazers Awards opens global call for sponsors
Enterprise tech “ones to watch” award for startups announces sponsorship program and invites the tech crème de la crème to join the pioneering initiative
Press release
April 3rd 2013. The global Tech Trailblazers Awards for enterprise information technology startups has announced a call for sponsors for this year’s awards, which will identify the hottest new technologies blazing a trail to commercial success in 2014 and beyond. Continue reading
Apple losing its bite as Samsung and Nokia named most coveted handset brands in emerging markets
New report finds Mobile Network Operators will be ‘King Makers’ as leading handset manufacturers turn to emerging markets for next billion customers
Press release
March 15th 2013. With eyes set on how the launch of Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and new handsets from Nokia will impact Apple’s Western dominance, a new report points to mobile network operators as the new ‘king makers’ in emerging markets, as smartphone giants adapt their strategies and handset functionality to acquire their next billion customers from these regions. The 2013 Emerging Markets Mobile Attitudes Report from marketing technology company Upstream, which commissioned YouGov and Vanson Bourne to poll the views of a representative sample of 3,670 adults in Brazil, India, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
