Posts in 'Mobile telecommunications research'
WiMAX delays dampen impact in SA
Posted in Internet Research, Mobile telecommunications research | No CommentsDelays in the award of licenses for providing the new WiMAX high-speed wireless broadband service to businesses and consumers and the limited roll-out of services that have been licensed has resulted in dampening of its potential impact.
This is the core conclusion of the first study on the impact of the technology in South Africa, conducted [...]
The real cost of a free phone revealed
Posted in Mobile telecommunications research | No CommentsEveryone knows a free cellphone is not really free, but it has always seemed impossible to figure out what you are really paying. Until now, that is. A new guide to cellular phones and contracts promises to guide consumers through the traps and tricks of the industry.“How to Buy a Cellphone [...]
Cost is the key to cellphone banking
Posted in Mobile telecommunications research | No CommentsJust over 1 in 10 South Africans with bank accounts have ever used their cellphones for banking, according to research into cellphone banking released by World Wide Worx today.One of the big surprises from the research is that the youth market, which is usually assumed to be at the cutting edge of [...]
The Mobile menagerie revealed
Posted in Mobile telecommunications research | 1 CommentsAre you a Magpie or an Elephant? A Sophisticat or a Playa? No, this is not a fancy dress contest, but the new mobile landscape emerging from research into South African cellphone users.The Mobility 2006 research project, conducted by World Wide Worx with the support of Virgin Mobile, First National Bank and [...]
Awareness of mobile number portability low
Posted in Mobile telecommunications research, SME Research | No CommentsSouth African SMEs and consumers have a low awareness of the imminent introduction of mobile number portability (MNP), although a large proportion of corporate telecom users know what MNP is.That is one of the key findings to emerge from an independent study of the potential impact of MNP on the South African [...]
Mobile technologies can boost SME’s
Posted in Mobile telecommunications research, SME Research | No CommentsSmall businesses in South Africa are struggling to get to grips with advanced new mobile technologies, despite the advantages they offer, according to the latest findings of the Mobility 2006 research project.This was among the key conclusions of a study conducted by World Wide Worx as part of its Mobility 2006 project, [...]
Research will reveal cellphone myths
Posted in Mobile telecommunications research | No CommentsA number of myths about the cellphone market in South Africa are set to be debunked by a major new research project kicking off this month.World Wide Worx’s “Mobility 2006” survey, being conducted with the backing of First National Bank, Virgin Mobile, and Verizon Business, will include interviews with thousands of [...]
South Africa’s mobile habits uncovered
Posted in Mobile telecommunications research | No CommentsIt’s official: South African men are bigger talkers than women when it comes to cell phones in their cars. 57% of men interviewed in a major new study admitted to talking on their cellphones while driving, compared to 37% of women.The study forms part of the year-long [...]
Conference to explore wireless future
Posted in Mobile telecommunications research | No CommentsMobile phones may have been the fastest growing technology ever seen in South Africa, yet more than 10 years after the cellular revolution began, full mobile commerce has not touched the lives of most cellular phone users.A new study of mobile commerce – the use of phones for transactions [...]
Laptops rule coporate investment in mobility
Posted in Mobile telecommunications research | No CommentsCorporate South Africa regards the laptop computer as the single most necessary mobile technology for deployment in business, edging out even the cellular phone, while emerging technologies like handheld computers and wireless networking will see strong growth in 2005.These were the key findings of a research study conducted by [...]
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