Telecom Lead

The global mobile data revenue will increase from $386 billion in 2015 to $630 billion in 2020, said A Parks Associates.

Most of the revenue growth in mobile data business will be in the Asia Pacific region and the rest of the world. North America and Western Europe will see minimal growth, and in the U.S. especially, alternatives such as Wi-Fi have drawn consumer interest to reduce their mobile data bills. Cable operators are promoting Wi-Fi hotspots, and 70 percent of U.S. ...read more

Telefonica group company Movistar has tapped iYogi for offering technical support services to Spanish consumers.

The remote technical support called Guru, which is based on iYogi’s SaaS platform, is aimed at tech users who use multiple devices but are looking for single vendor support.

The market is growing with a Parks Associates report suggesting that the incidence of problems with home networks has increased from 31 percent to 41 percent of U.S. broadband households o ...read more

There are a number of challenges to kick-starting the Indian mobile broadband market. The large landmass and population are two substantial reasons, but India’s low average monthly revenue per user ($3-5) also constrains cash flow to fund infrastructure investments.

According to Parks Associates, Asia Pacific will lead the 4G LTE market by 2016. Large gains will be in South Korea and Japan. The Asia & Pacific region will overtake North America in number of 4G/LTE subscribers ...read more

Asia Pacific will lead the 4G LTE market by 2016. Large gains will be in South Korea and Japan. The Asia & Pacific region will overtake North America in number of 4G/LTE subscribers. Asia & Pacific will have more than 53 percent of 4G/LTE subscribers. Globally, the total number of subscribers will be over 560 million by 2016.

Fifteen carriers in Asia & Pacific now have live LTE services, with affordable pricing models that prompt robust subscriber growth in this region. 4G/ ...read more

Asia Pacific will lead the 4G LTE market by 2016. Large gains will be in South Korea and Japan. The Asia & Pacific region will overtake North America in number of 4G/LTE subscribers. Asia & Pacific will have more than 53 percent of 4G/LTE subscribers. Globally, the total number of subscribers will be over 560 million by 2016.

Fifteen carriers in Asia & Pacific now have live LTE services, with affordable pricing models that prompt robust subscriber growth in this region. 4G/L ...read more