Mobile carriers brace for New Year's textstravaganza

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Bypassing the Mobile Carriers

Bypassing the Mobile Carriers 04/09/2004 04:00 PM

AP: Skype Going Mobile. The peer-to-peer phone program Skype, which lets computer users make free calls to each other anywhere in the world, is going mobile, with a version being released Tuesday for Wi-Fi-equipped digital assistants.

I've been in a two-day gathering about the future of mobile communications, and one of the issues has been whether Wi-Fi and its successors will open up a bypass opportunity that causes big trouble for the mobile carriers. The answer was obviously yes, and the announcement by Skype makes that even clearer. Now the question arises which maker of mobile handsets will sell a model that switches back and forth from Wi-Fi voice over IP to the mobile network. This is what users will want, but the carriers have huge clout over the handset manufacturers. The market is moving, fast. I wonder if the carriers are smart enough to move with it.

Suspension on Mobile Carriers Starts

Suspension on Mobile Carriers Starts 06/21/2004 04:27 AM
Hankooki Jun 21 2004 8:50AM GMT

Will US Carriers Be Able To Prevent
Mobile Spam?

Will US Carriers Be Able To Prevent
Mobile Spam? 06/30/2004 04:31 AM
Lots of people have been predicting that the next big spam problem is going to be text messaging SMS spam to your mobile phone. While it's already a problem in some countries, some are now suggesting that it won't be that big of a problem in the US -- though, some of the reasoning may be questioned. The first reason given is that US users don't text message as much. The obvious response to that is that the word "yet" needs to be added to that sentence. The trend is pretty clear, and text messaging use in the US has been rising rapidly over the last year. Next, they claim that the US carriers have learned from overseas carriers and are better prepared. Perhaps that's true, but spammers are pretty good about getting around any kind of "preparations." The next reason is my favorite: "Text messages sent from one carrier to another may not go through, because the networks are not always technically compatible." In other words, "because US carriers are so technically screwed up, many spam messages may just disappear -- as may many legitimate messages." Funny that this comes right after the experts claim the US carriers are better prepared to stop spam. If they still haven't figured out interoperability, then how can they really be prepared for text spam? Still, the biggest reason why text spam may not be as big an issue in the US is that many carriers charge for each text message, adding quite the speedbump to any traditional spammer's plans. Unfortunately, though, there are often ways around this, as many phone systems either offer web gateways for sending free text messages or have an email-to-SMS system that will let people send text messages over email. In such cases, the spammer just needs to figure out what email address goes to your phone, and (once again) there will be plenty of mobile spam annoying you everywhere you go.

Mobile Carriers Avoid European 3G

Mobile Carriers Avoid European 3G 04/27/2004 06:03 AM
Hankooki Apr 27 2004 9:09AM GMT

Consumers Still Hate Mobile Phone
Carriers

Consumers Still Hate Mobile Phone
Carriers 01/04/2005 10:51 PM
The latest Consumer Reports research on mobile phone operators in the US suggests that, well, people still aren't that happy with their provider, they experience plenty of dropped calls and many are hoping that the grass is greener (signal is stronger?) on the other side of the fence (next tower over?). The dropped call issue may be the biggest -- as that's often how people judge the quality of the service they receive. Finding out that 70% of users experienced at least one dropped call in the week prior to the study being done is not a good sign for the industry at all. About the only thing that keeps these rates acceptable is the fact that everyone else is equally as bad, so there's really no where else to go. In the meantime, I don't know if I've just been lucky, but it's pretty rare that my mobile phone drops a call (though, I should admit that it did so three times in the course of one conversation this past weekend).

Wireless carriers develop mobile
standard

Wireless carriers develop mobile
standard 01/06/2005 12:35 AM
Buenos Aires Herald Jan 6 2005 2:17AM GMT

Mobile Carriers Tagged With W10.1
Billion in Fines

Mobile Carriers Tagged With W10.1
Billion in Fines 12/29/2004 08:06 AM
Hankooki Dec 29 2004 12:21PM GMT

Mobile carriers seek cheaper antipiracy
software

Mobile carriers seek cheaper antipiracy
software 04/01/2005 03:10 PM
A powerful group of mobile telecom operators wants lower prices for essential antipiracy systems, warning that high royalty payments could stifle the burgeoning digital music and video markets.

Mobile Carriers Seek Cheaper Anti-Piracy
Software

Mobile Carriers Seek Cheaper Anti-Piracy
Software 04/01/2005 02:18 PM
A powerful group of mobile telecoms operators calls for lower prices for essential anti-piracy systems, warning that high royalty payments may stifle the markets for digital music and video.

Shocker: People Realize That Mobile
Carriers Won't Make Money From Music

Shocker: People Realize That Mobile
Carriers Won't Make Money From Music 04/15/2005 04:49 AM
For quite some time, a bunch of folks have been pointing out that the mobile phone operators are being somewhat idiotic in their belief that they they can be music and media moguls. They got this idea in their head once ringtones started to take off, and rather than thinking they might just be a fad, both the music industry and the mobile operators start drooling over how much money they think they're going to make -- when neither of them seem to actually understand the other's business very much. While the theme of the last few months in the mobile world seemed to be unquestioned acceptance that "content is king" it appears the backlash is starting, as even the folks at Business Week are realizing the mobile operators will never make much money by selling music directly. The article points out what everyone always seems to forget. Even for Apple, the clear leader in selling music online, selli ng music is a loss leader. In other words, the carriers would do better to team up with someone (such as Apple) to handle selling music, and they should just be happy with the increased usage. Of course, instead of that, the operators are complaining that iTune s on phones will take revenue away from them. And, of course, this doesn't even touch on issues like network over-capacity and the fact that people don't want different music services on their phones and on their computers. Between the recording industry and the mobile operators, about the only thing you can bet on is that both industries' short term greed, and total lack of understanding of what users want, is likely to screw up any offerings for quite a few years.

Mobile Carriers Seek Cheaper Anti-Piracy
Software (Reuters)

Mobile Carriers Seek Cheaper Anti-Piracy
Software (Reuters) 04/01/2005 08:58 AM
Reuters - A powerful group of mobile telecoms operators on Friday called for lower prices for essential anti-piracy systems, warning that high royalty payments may stifle the markets for digital music and video.

Wireless gaming is a match made in
venture capital heaven: The mobile
carriers need new ways to hold on to its

Wireless gaming is a match made in
venture capital heaven: The mobile
carriers need new ways to hold on to its 08/17/2004 06:48 PM
Newsweek Aug 17 2004 9:58PM GMT

Japanese Telecom Carriers, Pioneers Of
Internet-Capable And Picture-Snapping
Handsets, Have Now Come Up With The
World's First Mobile Phone That Enables
Users To Listen To Calls Inside Their
Heads - By Conducting Sound Through Bone

Japanese Telecom Carriers, Pioneers Of
Internet-Capable And Picture-Snapping
Handsets, Have Now Come Up With The
World's First Mobile Phone That Enables
Users To Listen To Calls Inside Their
Heads - By Conducting Sound Through Bone 01/22/2004 07:16 AM

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Brace yourself for immediate
disintegration

Brace yourself for immediate
disintegration 01/03/2004 09:50 PM
Mars, take II - Still no word from Beagle 2 (discussed here), unfortunately, as Mars maintains its tough reputation. However, the first of two rovers much larger than 1997's very successful Pathfinder is expected to hit the Martian surface with a giant bounce tonight at 8:35 p.m. PST. Check out the realistic simulation videos of how it will land and get to work, then watch Nasa TV (RealVideo) for live coverage.

Brace yourselves - .eu domains are
(almost) go

Brace yourselves - .eu domains are
(almost) go 03/24/2005 02:30 PM
Warning on pre-reg scam

European sofas brace for HDTV

European sofas brace for HDTV 08/13/2004 03:35 AM
Couch potato heaven

N.Y. Police Brace for Anti-GOP Protests
(AP)

N.Y. Police Brace for Anti-GOP Protests
(AP) 08/31/2004 09:43 AM
AP - Police braced for a day of civil disobedience Tuesday after an ugly turn in relations between convention protesters and the thousands of officers assigned to police them.

Brace for Google-Related Giddiness

Brace for Google-Related Giddiness 04/30/2004 03:01 PM
TheStreet.com Apr 30 2004 6:38PM GMT

Brace your budget for Microsoft's next
move

Brace your budget for Microsoft's next
move 06/13/2004 10:13 AM

Brace your IT budget for green impact

Brace your IT budget for green impact 08/09/2004 05:44 AM
Waste Added Tax

Companies Brace for Microsoft Update

Companies Brace for Microsoft Update 07/18/2004 12:21 PM
Miami Herald Jul 18 2004 5:16PM GMT

Markets brace for fresh hurricane

Markets brace for fresh hurricane 09/04/2004 05:39 PM
Hurricane Frances sends commodity prices soaring and threatens sales as it heads for the coast of Florida.

Four U.S. States Brace for Hurricane
Ivan

Four U.S. States Brace for Hurricane
Ivan 09/15/2004 07:37 AM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 15 2004 12:14PM GMT

Companies Brace for Microsoft Update
(AP)

Companies Brace for Microsoft Update
(AP) 07/18/2004 12:00 PM
AP - As a vice president at security software leader Symantec Corp., Matthew Moynahan applauds Microsoft Corp.'s effort to make its Windows operating system safer from attack. But Moynahan is not so excited about the flood of help-desk calls almost certain to come when Microsoft releases a comprehensive security overhaul of Windows XP next month. His company's Norton antivirus software runs on about 100 million desktop computers.

Jamaicans Brace For Ivan's Arrival

Jamaicans Brace For Ivan's Arrival 09/10/2004 08:31 PM
Free Internet Press Sep 11 2004 0:56AM GMT

Plains, West Brace for More Bad Weather
(AP)

Plains, West Brace for More Bad Weather
(AP) 01/05/2005 09:09 AM
AP - Kansas and Missouri residents were digging out from a winter storm that crippled parts of the Plains and West with thick snowfall and rain, cutting off electricity to thousands and keeping law enforcement busy working multiple accidents on slick roads.

Brace Yourself - Google Update Imminent

Brace Yourself - Google Update Imminent 03/11/2003 01:22 AM
Obviously the most anticipated update in the history of Google watching. The last week has seen over 10,000 message posted in our Google forum about the impending monthly update. For the first time we can remember, Google gives a bit of heads up about the update.

Stores Brace for Midnight PSP Launch

Stores Brace for Midnight PSP Launch 03/23/2005 11:58 PM
Sony is predicting that it will be midnight madness at consumer electronics retailers throughout the United States when the PlayStation Portable goes on sale as the clock strikes twelve. Citing deep consumer interest, the company estimates that over one million units will be sold within days.

HP bags brace of service companies

HP bags brace of service companies 05/13/2004 09:23 PM
Thickening ITSM fold

European betting sites brace for attack

European betting sites brace for attack 06/28/2004 08:28 AM
Euro 2004 extortion bonanza?

Bahamas, Florida Brace for Hurricane
Jeanne

Bahamas, Florida Brace for Hurricane
Jeanne 09/24/2004 07:14 AM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 24 2004 11:20AM GMT

Net phone customers brace for 'VoIP
spam'

Net phone customers brace for 'VoIP
spam' 08/10/2004 06:59 AM
Internet phoning offers big benefits for marketers--automation, lower costs and potential regulatory loopholes.

Computing: Have the numbers, lingo down?
Brace for change

Computing: Have the numbers, lingo down?
Brace for change 05/01/2004 03:19 AM
Houston Chronicle May 1 2004 7:11AM GMT

European music stores brace for iTMS
arrival

European music stores brace for iTMS
arrival 06/14/2004 10:48 PM
OD2 has announced partnership with Microsoft and a half-sale price on some downloads as iTMS is expected to be launched tomorrow. How will the battle for online music sales in Europe shape up?

Bahamas, Florida Brace for Hurricane
Jeanne (Reuters)

Bahamas, Florida Brace for Hurricane
Jeanne (Reuters) 09/24/2004 07:53 AM
Reuters - The Bahamas and Florida began bracing on Friday for the approach of Hurricane Jeanne, an already deadly storm moving westward in the Atlantic Ocean with maximum sustained winds near 100 mph.

Iraqi, U.S. Forces Brace for Hostage
Rescue Bid (Reuters)

Iraqi, U.S. Forces Brace for Hostage
Rescue Bid (Reuters) 04/17/2005 04:53 AM
Reuters - Hundreds of Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops took up positions around a town near Baghdad Sunday to prepare to rescue Shi'ite hostages from Sunni insurgents threatening to kill them, witnesses said.

Oracle DBAs Brace for Urgent Patch
Chores

Oracle DBAs Brace for Urgent Patch
Chores 09/02/2004 08:34 AM
Experienced Oracle database administrators say the company needs to be more proactive about sharing information about security loopholes and about plans for patch releases.

Gay Web sites brace for impact of new
federal law on nude photos

Gay Web sites brace for impact of new
federal law on nude photos 06/24/2005 09:02 PM
Southern Voice Jun 24 2005 2:21AM GMT

2005 Tangle: Google, Yahoo! Brace for
Round 2

2005 Tangle: Google, Yahoo! Brace for
Round 2 12/28/2004 09:09 AM
TheStreet.com Dec 28 2004 12:30PM GMT
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