Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook delivered at Mobile World Congress said that WhatsApp was worth more than the $19bn Facebook paid for. He gave limited insights on how he intends to monetize WhatsApp but ruled out monetizing customer data. WhatsApp is scheduled to launch voice service on top of itsContinue Reading
OTT (Over The Top) SmartPhone Apps such as Line / WhatsApp / Viber / WeChat can potentially change the advantage on operator scale, as it can be implemented across operators. Traditionally, scale was generated by subscribers within a network. The bigger the subscriber base, the more attractive an operator becomesContinue Reading
Voice over LTE or VoLTE may be launched within 2014. In particular, AT&T and Verizon are keen to move voice traffic currently occupying 2G/3G spectrum. As a reminder, before VoLTE is launched, all voice calls currently drop down to either 2G or 3G network, using a technology called Circuit SwitchedContinue Reading
The management of Idea Cellular reiterated that it expects double-digit growth in the voice business as industry is still at ~62% VLR penetration, which offers strong growth opportunity in the voice business. However, one should note that IDEA’s FY14E traffic growth decelerated to 9% vs 17% in FY13, due toContinue Reading
Tencent’s answer to WhatsApp, WeChat is a run away success with 300 Mn User base. However, WeChat is posing a major problem for one Telco – China Mobile. What is the Problem with China Mobile’s [CM] Network ? CM has a weak 3G network based on TD-SCDMA, and 600mn ofContinue Reading
According to the China Securities Journal, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology – MIIT was considering the imposition of a fee for WeChat, Tencent’s internet-based chat and messaging system. At present, subscribers pay nothing for Over the Top (OTT) services such as WeChat in themselves, although they do payContinue Reading
© 2007-2022