Category Archives: Press Release
Nokia introduces Nokia Lumia 925
New interpretation of world’s most innovative smartphone captures the best low light images
Press release
May 14th 2013. Nokia has introduced the Nokia Lumia 925 , a new interpretation of its award-winning flagship, the Nokia Lumia 920. TheNokia Lumia 925 introduces a metal design and showcases the latest PureView camera innovation, new features and third party applications coming to the Nokia Lumia range. Continue reading
MACH brings data analysis to life with ‘My Visuals’ launch
Forward-looking solution visualises crucial network metrics to provide at-a-glance insight into roaming strategy for mobile network operators
Press release
May 14th 2013. MACH, the leading provider of cloud-based managed communication services, has announced the launch of its ‘My Visuals’ solution, which provides mobile network operators (MNOs) with powerful insight into the behaviour of roaming subscribers in a straightforward, graphical format. By capturing subscriber activity around preset KPIs in a simple dashboard, ‘My Visuals’ helps MNOs avoid lengthy and complex data analysis, to enable fast, informed decisions about their roaming business strategy. Continue reading
66% of small business owners use mobile technology
But a majority of the mobile holdouts don’t plan to change their course
Press release
May 7th 2013. For those wondering if small business owners are actually using mobile technology for their business, the answer is a definitive “yes,” according to new survey data from Constant Contact (NASDAQ: CTCT). Of those surveyed in March 2013, 66 per cent report currently using a mobile device, including smart phones and tablets, or a solution, like mobile-optimised websites and text message marketing. While this majority adoption is promising, it’s important to note that, of the 34 per cent not using any mobile device or solution for their business, a resounding 65 per cent have no plans to do so in the future, mainly citing a lack of customer demand. Continue reading
Dhiraagu selects MACH revenue protection to minimise revenue leakage
MACH’s Fraud Management and Revenue Assurance solutions support unique functionality that significantly speeds up leakage detection
Press release
April 30th 2013 MACH, the leading provider of cloud-based managed communication services, has announced that Dhiraagu, the leading telecom service provider in Maldives, has selected its Revenue Protection platform to minimize revenue leakage, caused by fraud and billing inaccuracies, across its mobile and fixed line networks. MACH’s Revenue Protection platform comprises its FAME Fraud Management and CASHBACK Revenue Assurance systems. Continue reading
Scoopshot develops user generated content authenticity programme
New tools help media companies quickly verify User Generated Content (UGC)
Press release
April 30th 2013. It is now possible to verify the authenticity of user generated content quickly and efficiently. Scoopshot, the premier visual content crowdsourcing service, has developed a patent-pending technology that automatically analyses user generated still and video images. The verification process displays each uploaded image with a graphical tag depicting the authenticity score based on key authentication factors. Authentication has now become part of the editing process. Continue reading
Fashion accounts for around 83% of young men’s online spend
Research from Rakuten LinkShare also reveals that men will be shunning the high street this year with 85% preferring to shop online
A quarter of 26-35 year old men spend at least £900 per year on clothing online 1 in 2 men aged 18-35 have a shopping app installed on their phone.
Over three-quarters of men are tempted to buy fashion online due to a free delivery offer or voucher code discount (78%)
Press release
April 25th 2013. Whilst women may normally be perceived as shopaholics, new research from leading CPA network, Rakuten LinkShare, shows that men spend over three quarters of their average annual online spend on fashion. Ofcom estimates that UK consumers spend an average of £1,083 each year online1, and Rakuten LinkShare’s research reveals that nearly one in four 26-35 year old men spends at least £900 per year on clothing online (24 per cent), the equivalent of 83 per cent of their annual online spend.2 Continue reading
BRC-Google online retail monitor Q1 2013: retail searches on tablets up 198%
Press release
April 22nd 2013. The latest BRC [British Retail Consortium]-Google report has found that total retail search volumes grew 16 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the same quarter a year earlier. In the first quarter, search volumes on tablet devices outpaced those on any other device, increasing 198 per cent compared with growth on smartphone devices of 66 per cent. Total search volumes grew fastest for homewares, up 34 per cent year-on-year. Homewares also had the highest growth in search volumes on tablets (236 per cent) and smartphones, up by 88 per cent year-on-year. Continue reading
Britain’s online businesses unprepared for the shift to a mobile world says Barclays
British online businesses growing more than 50 times faster than the UK economy
Mobile-ready businesses generated almost £2.5 million revenue from mobile in 2012
Yet, 89 per cent of UK online businesses are yet to develop their website for mobile traffic
Press release
Companies that operate online are thriving despite the current tough economic conditions, according to new research from Barclays‘ Technology, Media and Telecoms industry team, with half of those questioned having produced double digit growth in the last three years. ‘Barclays Online Business Outlook 2013′ has revealed that the average online company surveyed experienced 11.4 per cent compound annual growth over the last three years. Continue reading
txtNation and RapidNFC launch Direct Operator Billing via NFC
Press release
April 19th 2013. Mobile aggregator, txtNation, and Europe’s largest supplier of NFC tags and products, RapidNFC, have partnered to become the first to offer direct operator billing via NFC technology. Using NFC tags, compatible mobile phones can scan the tag, launching a tailored payment interface. The user simply confirms payment and is billed. Continue reading
BuzzCity research reveals the rise of the constantly connected traveller
em>Mobile devices are more important to consumers than money, keys or food, yet marketers are yet to unlock mobile’s full potential
Press release
April 17th 2013. A global survey released today from BuzzCity, the global mobile advertising network, shows that consumers are now constantly connected and heavily reliant on their mobiles when travelling, with the majority (60 per cent) regarding their mobiles as indispensable. The latest edition of The BuzzCity Report shows how much consumers interact with their mobiles when on the move, revealing that phones are the highest priority item for people to take with them as they leave the house (60 per cent). Continue reading
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
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
