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Telecommunications - European market

Western European cellular revenues reach EUR 155 billion in 2007

The latest research from Wireless Intelligence shows that total revenues generated by mobile operators in Western Europe reached EUR155 billion in 2007, 3.32% growth from 2006. In EU15 countries, cellular revenues represent 1.5% of Gross Domestic Product.

In most countries, mobile revenues have been growing faster than GDP which demonstrates that the telecom sector has proven to be resilient to the general economic downturn. “In 2008, we expect to see a similar relatively healthy growth in mobile revenues” says Joss Gillet, Senior Analyst at Wireless Intelligence.

Non-voice revenues appear to be driving growth as voice revenues remain under strong pressure. As market penetration continues to rise, mobile operators are looking at increasing revenue share and focusing on customer retention.

In Western Europe, the top 5 operator groups (Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, Telefonica O2 and TIM) generated revenues of 106.6 billion Euros, or 69% of the total revenues for the region. In markets such as Germany, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland and Austria, cellular revenues have decreased year on year, partly due to: new European roaming regulations, domestic regulations (Bersani Decree in Italy), weakened ARPU, and decline in effective voice price per minute.

Gillet concludes that “operators are now focusing on revenue stimulation and fighting churn through key competitive factors such as: price elasticity, network coverage, loyalty policy, quality of services, value added services and market segmentation which includes MVNO development”.

Source: Wireless Intelligence (2-10-08)

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3G video communications and communities

Dilithium Selected by AlwaysOn as an AO Global 250 Company Award Winner

Dilithium announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the AO Global 250 Winners. Inclusion in the AO Global 250 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in the global technology industries. Dilithium was specially selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and other industry experts spanning the globe, based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value, and media buzz. 

Diltihium and the AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies will be honored at the AlwaysOn & STVP Summit at Stanford scheduled to occur on July 22-24, 2008 at Stanford University. This two-and-a-half day executive event highlights the significant economic, political and commercial trends disrupting the global technology industries, and features the most innovative companies, eminent technologists, influential investors and journalists in keynote presentations, panel debates and private company CEO showcases.

Fifty of the top CEOs from the AO Global 250 will present their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in a CEO Showcase. 

"The AO Global 250 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the global technology markets," said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn.  "We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services, and platforms that are driving the next phase of innovation and creating real value at an economically uncertain time."

The AO Global 250 was selected from over hundreds of companies, nominated by a panel of industry experts in the online technology, media, entertainment, enterprise and green tech sectors from around the world.

The uptake of video services across converged broadband/mobile networks is a significant trend in the global communications industry and Dilithium has created and deployed the enabling technologies. Mobile customers around the world can now watch Live TV; video conference with friends or colleagues; create video blogs; and share user generated video content across networks. 

"We are honored by Dilithium's selection for this prestigious award," said Paul Zuber, CEO Dilithium. "Our solutions and patented technologies provide a high quality video experience for any network and to any device." 

Dilithium is the global leader in high-quality multimedia delivery over mobile and broadband networks to any device. Dilithium provides the most comprehensive and innovative mobile video solutions, with unmatched breadth of deployments in 50 countries reaching 800 million subscribers. Dilithium pioneered 3G video communications and our technologies are deployed by the major network operators, content owners, aggregators and equipment providers.

AlwaysOn ignites the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a community blog network. a community blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the industry in innovation by engaging its bloggers in a social network. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Stanford Summit, OnHollywood, OnMedia, GoingGreen, NordicGreen, and Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print "blogozine". No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.

18-7-08

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Messaging market

Kirusa announces availability of Voice SMS version 4.0

Industry leading product focuses on enhanced Voice SMS usage experience

Kirusa, the world‚s leading vendor of Voice SMS and a leading developer of mobile value added services, today announced the release of KV.SMS 4.0, the next generation of its industry leading Voice SMS product.

The new product, which will be at the core of all future Voice SMS implementations, comes with enhanced features that enrich and improve the Voice SMS usage experience, generate additional revenue for the mobile operators, and at the same time provide several industry firsts.

Kirusa Voice SMS product now supports seamless interoperability between carriers. In countries where multiple carriers have deployed Voice SMS, interoperability allows mobile subscribers to retrieve Voice SMS messages at no cost, using their familiar user interface, regardless of whether the sender is on the same network or on another network.

Kirusa had earlier announced the world‚s first exchange of Voice SMS messages between carriers, based on the technical specification developed by the GSM Association, the worldwide trade association for the mobile phone industry.

Some of the other advanced features that simplify and enrich the user experience include: International Voice SMS, allowing subscribers to send a voice message abroad, when convenient, without having to worry about time zone differences or the high cost of international voice calling, with the recipient able to retrieve and reply easily; Speed Codes, a fast and convenient way to compose or forward a Voice SMS message; Outbound message delivery, an ability to deliver Voice SMS messages using outbound calls; Background Music, allowing users to enrich and personalize the content in a simple way.

KVSMS 4.0 incorporates many technical advancements and performance enhancements. The product provides support for additional charging interfaces, variable length Voice SMS messages, and allows third party applications to send and receive Voice SMS messages, thereby enabling a new class of mobile applications from partners.

Commenting on the release, Mr. Sunzay Passari, VP-VAS and Devices at BPL Mobile, said, “Seamless connectivity across mobile networks is the key to increasing usage of Voice SMS. The interoperability provided by Kirusa Voice SMS has the capacity to change the landscape of Voice SMS, and is a significant step forward in addressing the constantly evolving communication needs of our mobile subscribers.”

“The Kirusa Voice SMS solution has been used by millions of mobile subscribers around the world, and their experiences and feedback helped give shape to KV.SMS Version 4.0,‰ said Dr. Inderpal Singh Mumick, CEO of Kirusa. „This approach to fostering innovation in the mobile industry is helping create a new environment that will change the way people share emotions in the future.”

“Version 4.0 of the Voice SMS product has been engineered to scale to thousands of concurrent calls, while providing telecom grade reliability”, said Mr. Raja Moorthy, VP Engineering of Kirusa.

Kirusa is the world‚s leading vendor of Voice SMS and a leading developer of value added mobile services that provide the freedom of multimodality. Kirusa‚s solutions include the hugely successful KV.SMS˙, the world‚s most advanced “Voice SMS” solution, which allows mobile subscribers to send and reply to SMS messages with voice, and works on all handsets and on all networks.

3-4-08

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