Category: mobile
MTS mPoS – Portable & Mobile Point of Sale System – Carry Anywhere in India
MTS Sistema has launched a truly Portable and Mobile Point of Sale System [MTS mPos] that can be carried with your mobile anywhere to conduct Credit / Debit Card Transactions. As seen in the picture to your left, mPoS attached to a SmartPhone is a Portable Card Reader much like…
Windows Phone 8 – Core + Hardware + Apps + Enterprise Developers an Insight
The Fall of 2012 will see a deluge of devices and one that is of our particular interest is the Windows 8 Mobile / SmartPhone fully interoperable with Windows 8 Operating System family. We’d like to have a look at the Windows 8 Mobile Platform – The Core, Hardware, interoperability…
What is the Potential + Advantages and Current State of Mobile Advertising in India
As we all know the Lethargic Indian Politicians [Policy Makers] are procrastinating reforms in the sector. WE expect mobile-based and location-aware advertising to gain popularity. Both push-based display and search-query pull models will continue to grow, in our opinion. Potential Means of Mobile Advertising in India Offer free data, minutes…
LG Taking early Lead in LTE SmartPhone
Korea’s LG’s smartphone business is making a come back and we believe that LGE is now in the process of joining “Group A” from “Group B” of SmartPhone Vendors. LG LTE Phones LGE is targeting a launch of 16 smartphone models in 2012F of which 8 are LTE models, suggesting…
What Drives SmartPhones Demand ? Upgrade Cycle + Falling Prices
In 2009-10 when smartphones were still not popular in India, only about 10% of users bought feature phones above a retail price of Rs 8000. The market developments over the past year have been in line with expectations despite the regulatory noise and the retail price of entry level 3G…
Nokia Asha Series – Low End Touch Phones for Short Term Gain – What about eco-system / App Developers ?
Beleaguered Mobile Handset Manufacturer Nokia has introduced Asha Series of Phones, specifically targeted at India. Running on S40, Asha adds all an all-touch user interface, addressing a short-term pain point. However, a number of needed enhancements are missing. While these enhancements seem likely to come through over time, this incremental…
Will the Wireless Industry Margins Recover ?
In our previous coverage of the Indian Wireless Sector we have already analyzed the factors that contribute to the recovery of Revenue Per Minute. Today we’d like to analyse factors that are critical for recovery in 2G Wireles services margins. Network Utilization and Reduced Operational Expenditure GSM incumbent operators –…
Mobile Services Recovery – Revenue / Minute Analysis
In our last Article we have educated you about the Mobile Traffic coming back on the growth chart. Today we’d like to walk you through the data on Revenue / Minute of various Telecom Companies operating in India and who have been favorable to let us provide data for the…