Thailand Telecoms International Summit

Thailands mobile operators continued to grow market connections in 2009 but at the cost of revenues as they churn in and out what may now be a portion of a connections revenues rather than a connection. Connections growth has now exceeded that of revenues by a factor of ten for three out of the last four years. Nevertheless, Thailand remains our regional groups third largest market by revenues... By

Android to Command 49% Smartphone Market Share

New Delhi: In the most bullish estimate for Google's Android platform yet, Gartner said the open-source operating system would grab 49 percent worldwide market share by 2012.That compares with IDC and ABI Research's estimates that Android will capture 45 percent market share in the next four to five years.Gartner said Android would finish 2011 with 38.5 percent share and would significantly grow... By

UC: Can We Just Connect?

Enterprises are faced with the urgent task of aligning their business processes to the needs of a market place that is suddenly very dynamic. It is witnessing ever new technologies, supported by innovative marketing strategies. And often, there are disruptions in the forms of aggressive pricings, new competitors, and fast changing customer needs. On the enterprise front, organisations need to be... By shubhendu.parth

Wi-Fi equipment market to grow at 9%

New Delhi: The Wi-Fi equipment market is expected to see more than 9% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) from 2011 to 2016, with the enterprise segment contributing the bulk of the growth at more than 21% CAGR, says a recent report from ABI research. In volume shipment terms, the consumer segment is forecast to see more than 112 million units by 2016, representing more than 63% growth over 2010... By

Mobile broadband connections to hit 1.5 billion

New Delhi: The Asia-Pacific (AP) mobile broadband market will hit revenues of $108 billion in 2015, driven by continued strong demand for Internet access on small-screen devices such as smartphones, predicts Ovum.The independent telecoms analyst finds that revenue growth is not keeping pace with connections, highlighting the need for service providers to develop improved monetisation strategies.... By

India Data Center Services to cross 11,000 crore

New Delhi: The India Data Center Services market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 23% over the three years to 2012 to touch Rs. 11,800 crore, according to findings of a CyberMedia Research (CMR) study titled India Data Center Services Market Review 2011.According to the report, the third party Data Center Services market, that makes up for 20% of the market, are slated to grow at a CAGR of 34%... By

Managing Mobile Hotspots

New Delhi: The rogue wireless access point has long been a bogeyman for IT administrators. For years, individuals have rolled their own hotspots by plugging inexpensive consumer networking gear into company networks, causing security and reliability headaches for IT departments.If that weren't bad enough, personal hotspot technology has been migrating from being an annoying side effect of the... By

Mobile WiMAX Chipset Shipments Surged in 2010

New Delhi: Shipments of mobile WiMAX chipsets reached 15 million in 2010, up from 5 million in 2009, according to the first issue of the 4Ggear Quarterly Report from Maravedis. "The 2010 surge in mobile WiMAX device and chipset shipments, the total WiMAX chipset market is partly the result of the addition of 7.7 million WiMAX subscribers during the year," said Vikram Krishnamurthy, author of the... By

Download latest Ubuntu OS from April 28

Canonical announced the upcoming release of the Ubuntu operating system on April 28th 2011 for public download from www.ubuntu.com. Ubuntu 11.04 introduces Unity, Ubuntus new interface, which is simpler, easier to use and more intuitive than previous editions of Ubuntu. This is the culmination of two years design and engineering effort by Canonical and the Ubuntu community. Ubuntu 11.04 stands... By

iPad 2 to be officially launched in next few days

While Indian customers have been able to procure the Apple iPad 2 either internationally or through online retail channels like HomeShop18, real shelves in India are still not stocking the popular tablet. If a report by OnlyGizmos is to be believed however, the Apple iPad 2 will apparently be officially launching very soon in India, i.e., by next week. Apple COO, Tim Cook, was the source, when... By

Avaya, BT Partners for UC

New Delhi: Avaya Inc, a global leader in business collaboration systems, software and services, has announced that it has entered a strategic alliance with Bhutan Telecom (BT), to build up and deliver Unified Communications, Contact Centers, Desktop level Video Conferencing & Data Networking solutions, to help BTs customers in Bhutan. Under the agreement, Bhutan Telecom will build a new... By

Firefox 4 Passes 100 Million Downloads

That 100-million-downloads milestone comes a little more than a month since the browsers March 22 launch. According to analytics firm Net Applications, Firefoxs market share stands at 21.8 percent, trailing Microsofts Internet Explorer franchise at 55.92 percent but ahead of Google Chrome at 11.57 percent and Apples Safari at 6.61 percent. Net Applications numbers suggest little short-term... By