Contactless technologies are starting to allow mobile phones to offer a variety of new applications, including payment, ticketing, physical access and identity management. These technologies have the potential to deliver significant benefits for all players in the payments value chain ...
Vodafone’s reported, but unconfirmed, intention to acquire Tiscali raises a whole series of questions in a market place that seems short on clear strategic answers.
Vodafone and Cisco made significant announcements last week, demonstrating that heavyweight players are taking indoor base stations (femtocells) seriously.
Vodafone is taking practical steps to address poor indoor coverage and to assess the opportunity for revenue.
If we are to believe the hype and speculation, the femtocell, a small indoor 3G base station, could transform MNOs’ commercial and technical strategies. The promise of a lower-cost cellular architecture could allow MNOs to benefit from new sources of revenue in the mainstream consumer and business markets. The reality, though...
