Handsets capable of both voice and high-speed data are still at the early stage of adoption, but are starting to win mindshare and regular usage among high-usage US business travelers, reports In-Stat. According to a recent In-Stat survey, business travelers...

Google has released a downloadable version of Gmail for Mobile Devices, a free Java-based application that allows users to access their Gmail via a mobile phone or PDA. The company says the interface looks and feels like Web-based Gmail, but with features that are optimised for...

Boingo has revealed a roaming agreement with SingTel, StarHub, INNOVE adding more than 347 locations in Singapore to the Boingo Roaming System. This agreement with Boingo enables even more business travelers to access the companies network providing another...

From almost nothing five years ago, the mobile music market in Asia/Pacific grew to USD 3.3 billion in 2005, and will reach USD 9.3 billion by 2010, reports In-Stat. The breakthrough years for mobile music in Asia/Pacific will be 2007 and 2008...

From January 2007, public areas in Singapore will offer wireless connectivity, and for starters, there will be two years of free surfing at speeds of up to 512 Kbps. This is the Government's wireless broadband programme that aims to extend broadband access beyond...

After years of eagerly anticipating video would be the 'killer application' for 3G, a new survey from In-Stat finds that existing and potential 3G customers are much more interested in high-quality mapping and navigation services. However, 3G carriers that want to capture that market will...

Motorola is displaying its range of broadband solutions for the home, enterprise, metropolitan and mobile environments at the Broadband World Forum, Paris, this week. For the home, Motorola will be showcasing a live demonstration of Microsoft IPTV Edition...

Sony Ericsson has launched the P990i smartphone in India. The P990i is the first commercially available smartphone to adopt the Symbian OS version 9.1 and UIQ 3 software platform. The UMTS smartphone is Wi-Fi enabled, has a 2...

Mobile phones are increasingly being used as pagers, phone and address books, schedulers, alarm clocks, watches, and devices for sending and receiving e-mail and instant messages and for Web browsing. Considering that mobile phones are increasingly becoming indispensable...

A recent survey carried out among CIOs and IT managers of government agencies in Hong Kong, to determine their views regarding implementing workforce mobility strategy in their agencies in relation to the government’s new scheme of enforcing...

The stage is now set for major players in the fields of wireless mobile communications, the information technology, and the media entertainment industries to challenge for leading roles in Next Generation (Mobile) Networking (NGMN) converged wireless broadband...

Citrix Systems has revealed findings from research into mobile work routines that reveal cell phones, laptops and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) along with requisite power chargers and cords are a growing burden for mobile workers to haul on business trips away from the office…

Foreign direct investments are converging into Asia Pacific, and creating favourable conditions for business expansion. This is in turn driving the need for enhanced business connectivity and demand for Wide Area Network (WAN) services across the region...

A group of mobile manufacturers, network operators, suppliers, recyclers, consumer and environmental organisations, led by Nokia, has committed to improve the environmental performance of mobile phones and to do more to raise consumer...

The market for network outsourcing is rapidly evolving and growing demand is expected across a number of industry verticals as well as companies of all sizes. Results from IDC's WAN Manager Survey indicates that respondents in the Banking/Finance and...

Gartner has advised businesses to plan for five increasingly prevalent cyber threats that have the potential to inflict significant damage on organisations during the next two years. They are; targeted threats, identity theft, spyware, social engineering and viruses…

"As frequency reuse issues are resolved, femtocells will provide some counterbalance to the trend towards dual-mode handsets," notes Solis. "Some operators now believe that they don't need to subsidise more expensive Wi-Fi-enabled handsets...

"Mobile operators' attitudes towards CAPEX have changed over the past two or three years," says mobile wireless research analyst Shailendra Pandey. "They are clearly becoming more focused on an early return on their investments." In 2006, GSM is the dominant...

Non-voice wireless services are set to give cell phone providers an edge in a competitive market saturated with voice services. Although messaging, music, gaming and headline news will not make much of an impact in the short term, they will...

According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, total shipments of converged mobile devices reached a record 19.3 million unit for the quarter, marking a 1.9% sequential increase and a 42.1% year-over-year increase...