O2 and The iPhone
It is widely accepted that there will be an announcement very soon that O2 will announce the launch of the Apple iPhone in the UK for later this year. O2 it is believed clinched the deal at the last minute by offering a large share of the revenues generated by users back to Apple.
Despite being the largest mobile operator in the UK and having taken over the Link distribution chain last year, Carphone Warehouse has acquired rights to be the sole independent retailer.
Pipex Bought by Tiscali
Tiscali have bought out the broadband and voice division of Pipex Communication plc.
Executive Toys or Vital Business Equipment
The debate over how vital mobile email is to a business continues. Are they vital to the smooth running of businesses regardless of size, can the initial cost to the business be justified, or are the majority just executive toys that get and airing and then spend more time tucked away somewhere.
There is no doubt that the ROI for a company can be shown very quickly for the devices deployed correctly to a sales force, even an independent consultant can justify the costs simply by answering a query or clinching a sale, but many email devices such as Blackberries are underused. The other negative is the number of emails that are transmitted containing spam or jokes and all take time to read. However, the main concern of any organization is that these devices that can contain sensitive information are outside and away from corporate firewalls, etc.
Just like the initial arguments over mobile phones in the early 90’s the argument over mobile communications will go on for some while. What cannot be denied is that investing in mobile devices to make a workforce more proficient and flexible is not just keeping up with the Jones’s.
It is not just a method of getting employees to work every single minute of every day but simply by having these devices available can give a positive ROI by the user gaining between 20 and 40 minutes per month extra productivity.
SECURITY SOFTWARE SALES ON THE UP
Around £1.6bn has been spent this year on security software, antivirus software being once again the dominant product taking an estimated 50% of the total spends.
It is becoming difficult for one company to satisfy the security demands of an organization as they require solutions that integrate with their security architecture instead of the stand alone solutions of a the past.
Brussels –v- Mobile Phone Operators
Having successfully caused the mobile phone operators to reduce their roaming charges this year, European communications commissioner Viviane Reding is now looking at a new set of rules which could harmonise charges levied by mobile operators for connecting calls to their networks.
These charges carry greatly across the European providers and Reding wants to bring them in line and to take a common approach to charges.
Wholesale termination charges represent around 15% of the UK’s operator’s revenues producing around £2.5bn per year so we can expect a long drawn out battle over the move.
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