Happy New Year!
Iain, James and Mark are back with the first edition of The Fonecast for 2011. There’s a look at the top industry stories from the past couple of weeks, covering Skype, The Carphone Warehouse, GSM hacking, the Rise of the Machines (or, more specifically, machine-to-machine connections) and plenty more.
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As we’ve said more than once recently, it’s the time of year for predictions. We made some of our own 2011 predictions in this week’s podcast… and now it’s time for mobile messaging company Airwide Solutions to take a look at the next 12 months.
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A new research report from Berg Insight says 2% of all mobile network connections worldwide are being used for wireless machine-to-machine communication.
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A new research report from Berg Insight reckons that 4.3 million cars in Europe will have an on-board telematics device at the end of 2010. The main application for these mobile devices is stolen vehicle tracking, followed by automatic emergency calls, driver assistance and insurance use.
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Vodafone's financial results for the first half of the current financial year show group revenue up 3.9% year-on-year to £22.6 billion, with adjusted operating profit up by 2.7% to £6.1 billion.
The company also unveiled a new strategy with the aim of "creating a more valuable Vodafone". Its growth strategy will be focused on Europe, Africa and India in the following areas:
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