Author: Mark Newman
What does Formula 1 tell us about telco aspirations to become global consumer brands?
I remember speaking to a senior director at a Middle Eastern telecoms operator five years ago about Formula 1 motor racing and Vodafone. He’d got used to seeing Vodafone’s name plastered all over race tracks as a sponsor of first the Ferrari and then the McLaren teams. But he didn’t know that Vodafone was a… Read more
Informa’s key themes for MWC 2013
Informa Telecoms & Media’s Analysts have identified eight key themes to look out for at this year’s Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. • 4G – Dario Talmesio 4G will account for just 1.9% of global mobile connections by end-2013; US, Japan and South Korea continue to lead the way but finally Europe will make… Read more
Why Wi-Fi is enough for most Christmas iPad shoppers
They sold out of Wi-Fi-enabled iPad mini tablets at 8.30am this morning at the flagship Apple store in Regent Street, London. It has been a similar story every day this week. The nice Apple lady in the shop told me that the queues were now starting at around 6.00am. If I had really wanted to… Read more
