Devices
Samsung Galaxy S III is taking innovation to another league but how big is its potential market?
Today, Samsung introduced the third generation of its flagship smartphone brand, the Galaxy S III. The phone will be branded as the official 2012 Olympics phone. This device belongs to the super-phone category of smartphones which also includes HTC One X, the forthcoming iPhone 5 and LG Optimus 2X. According to Informa Telecoms & Media,… Read more
Middle East operators are facing problems over spectrum, devices and pricing as they roll out LTE
Within the past year, four Middle East operators have launched LTE: Etisalat in the UAE; and all three of the mobile operators in Saudi Arabia – STC, Mobily and Zain. But it is still early days for LTE in the Middle East. Although none of the operators will reveal their LTE subscription numbers, the indications… Read more
Only Connect? M2M, the Cloud and Big Data
One petabyte a day: That’s how much data BMW’s Connected Drive cars will generate by 2017 reckons BMW Group IT infrastructure chief Mario Müller. I teased out this statistic while chairing IIR’s Telecom Cloud Services conference this week. As Müller underscored, M2M data will require plenty of processing power – and is a great opportunity for… Read more
