Category: Telecoms

NFC – Not For Commerce?

eBay Chief Executive John Donahoe recently claimed that NFC stands for “Not for Commerce”, when discussing Near Field Communication being used to turn cell phones into mobile wallets. At Mobile World Congress, Russell Buckley said something along the same lines. Apple has not yet backed the technology as many were expecting, but many of the […]

CTIA 2013: The Way to Wireless

One of the hottest events in wireless technology takes place this week in the Las Vegas desert.  What’s not to love about The Wireless Association’s CTIA show? The U.S. wireless industry is in healthy shape, as Dr. Robert Roche outlined on the CTIA blog recently, and the great thing about this conference is that it […]

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What connects M2M with McDonalds?

What springs to mind when you think of McDonalds? Happy meals? Brightly colored fast-food chains? Sponsorship of the 2012 Olympics? Vegetarian-only restaurants in India? How about Machine-2-Machinecommunication? Surprised? McDonalds has pioneered a key business concept – extended enterprise – which is going to be the cornerstone of future M2M Communications. What is an extended enterprise? […]

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Getting your message across: 10 tips for effective text message…

Text message marketing should be straightforward, yet, as outlined by @MarianaFangLin, many companies still get the basics wrong. For those running their first mobile marketing campaign, or just looking to refresh their memories on the basics, here are ten tips to ensure that your campaign pushes all the right buttons. 1. Keep it simple. Mobiles offer […]

Machines – will they take over or aid the world?

We’ve all watched (or at least heard of) futuristic movies where robots rule the world. From I, Robot and The Matrix to the aptly named Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, scenarios are painted where machines become autonomous and decide to rule humanity. While these movies primarily aim to entertain and scare, they do call […]

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