tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811824327026951348.post8921555824692456010..comments2023-09-02T16:40:11.272+01:00Comments on The Voice on Telecom: Can trillions of text messages sustain mobile operator revenue?The Voice on Telecomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06405190563280407745noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811824327026951348.post-72901891410206271772014-04-11T23:52:43.898+01:002014-04-11T23:52:43.898+01:00Excellent post. I was checking constantly this web...Excellent post. I was checking constantly this weblog and I am impressed! Very useful information specifically the final phase :) I care for such info much.International Toll Free Numberhttp://www.callforwarding.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811824327026951348.post-66734216535036918952011-10-15T08:35:26.137+01:002011-10-15T08:35:26.137+01:00What about Apple’s impact? I keep reading that th...What about Apple’s impact? I keep reading that the new iOS5 with iMessage will be a “text killer,” taking all these fears to the next level. But it all seems like hype to me. I like the headline of this Telecom TV article: “Apple's iOS 5 is an SMS-botherer rather than a text-killer.” Couldn’t we say this about all the OTT services, both text and voice? Here is the most relevant part of the Telecom TV article ( http://goo.gl/VoPvX ): “The point is that SMS is fast morphing into what consultant Dean Bubley describes as a function (Explanations: voice) not a service in its own right. And as a function it will maintain its value as an any-to-any messaging option, no matter what alternative messaging is available on various platforms. Its value is that it enables me to send a message, should I want to, to any phone (not just a smartphone) and that's what I'm really buying, not a text bucket with 600 texts in it. And anyway it's subsumed in the total cost of my package.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811824327026951348.post-649073225621227912011-10-13T15:08:15.827+01:002011-10-13T15:08:15.827+01:00So here in the US, Apple is shaking up the texting...So here in the US, Apple is shaking up the texting business today with its new free texting service. But this post makes a good point. For while Apple is good at shaking things up, and texting is going to eventually decline, this New York Times article says Apple devices account for only 5 percent of texts each year. So let's not panic. Though let's not get complacent either.<br /><br />The New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/technology/paying-to-text-is-becoming-passe-companies-fret.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all<br /><br />Adam TAdam Thttp://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/technology/paying-to-text-is-becoming-passe-companies-fret.html?_r=1&pagewanted=allnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811824327026951348.post-25076118592193318362011-10-13T12:01:24.979+01:002011-10-13T12:01:24.979+01:00The number of mobile money users is predicted to h...The number of mobile money users is predicted to hit 450 million worldwide by 2015, compared to just over 100 million today. Given that forty-two percent of these users will be in developing markets, where mobile money services are mainly SMS-based, maybe the writing isn't on the wall for text after all?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-811824327026951348.post-44406725704795487392011-10-12T12:36:53.459+01:002011-10-12T12:36:53.459+01:00So I see the long-term problem here - the internet...So I see the long-term problem here - the internet is on the rise. But if short-term prospects are OK, why are telecoms so spooked? Why such fear?<br /><br />Don't they have enough profitable time ahead of them to figure things out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com