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Despite the complaints, some customers prefer subsidies and ETFs
The retail price of the 3G version of the iPhone will start at US$199 thanks to a subsidy of several hundred dollars by AT&T, which was not allowed by Apple to subsidize the first version of the device. The reason for the new subsidy: AT&T and Apple see this as a necessity to drive mass-market adoption of the device because US mobile customers have shown repeatedly that they would prefer to pay less for a device even if that means signing up for a two-year postpay contract with a costly… More >>
Latest Event
Americas Com 2008
9-10 September 2008
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Now in its 12th year, this well established 2 day conference and exhibition has evolved for 2008.
Formerly GSM > Americas, we've rebrand… More >>
Latest Research Service
Politics color the debates over US white spaces
The political battle over US white-space spectrum is becoming dominated by the recurring themes of openness, the digital divide and, of course, dollars and cents.
White space refers to the unused… More >>
Latest Report
Future Mobile Operator Business Models: Broadband, Partnerships, Wholesale and Mobile 2.0
The term "business model" is one that keeps coming up in discussions about new trends and technologies in the mobile sector. But as soon as it is mentioned it is rapidly glossed over. It is almost as… More >>
Latest Market Data
Global, data revenues by operator, selected countries, 4Q06-4Q07
The Chinese cellco saw its data revenues rise 28.63% year-on-year in 4Q07, to US$3.48 billion, and Japan's largest mobile operator earned US$3.18 billion in data revenues in the same period.
Even… More >>
