SMS is taking off in the Americas, mobile e-mail continues its strong growth in developed regions, subscriber growth is driving messaging adoption in Asia-Pacific, and social networking is lifting the messaging boat across nearly [...]

Cutting through the quad-play hype and speculation to identify the market preconditions, the mix of technologies and the customer benefits which will drive the roll-out of successful quadruple play offerings.

This Mobile Forecast on Canada provides over 65 operational and financial metrics for the Canada wireless market. We cover quarterly historical data starting in 2Q2003 and ending in 2Q2007. We also provide four-year forecasts at the operator level going out to 2010. Operators covered for Canada include: Bell Mobility, Rogers Wireless (incl. Microcell), Telus Mobility, MTS, and Other Bell Affiliates.

The wholesale GSM termination service is a wholesale access service that enables mobile subscribers to receive calls from other mobile subscribers and fixed-line callers. This market has been the most profitable voice market for the three carriers involved. Fixed-to-mobile calls are in most instances more expensive than international calls to Europe or the USA.

This Mobile Forecast on Hong Kong provides over 65 operational and financial metrics for the Hong Kong wireless market. We cover quarterly historical data starting in 2Q2003 and ending in 2Q2007. We also provide four-year forecasts at the operator level going out to 2010. Operators covered for Hong Kong include: CSL/New World, Hutchison, SmarTone, New World, Sunday, and People. Our Mobile Forecasts are updated quarterly and are available for one-time delivery or through regular updates.

For the time being, voice will remain the killer application for mobile with some data services included as support services and niche market services. WiMAX and 4G are the real solutions for mobile data but by then it will be known as personal wireless broadband. By 2015 it is expected that mobile revenue will mostly come from data.

Telecommunications executives are banking on big revenue increases during the next few years from new mobile phone services, but getting customers to pay more may not be so easy, according to a report released on Monday.