E-commerce gets hard cell; mobile phone is poised to dominate Internet transactions in the region

Article Abstract:

In most Asian countries, there are more cellular telephones being used, compared to number of subscribers to the Internet. Mobile telephones provide internet access and may have the edge for electronic commerce business.

Market information - general, Radiotelephone communications, Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications, Mobile Radio Services, Asia, Alliances, partnerships, Planning, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Forecasts and trends, Joint ventures, Telecommunications equipment industry, Statistics, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, Siemens AG, NTT DoCoMo Group, Hutchison Telecommunications Ltd., Sunday Communications Ltd., Phone.com Inc., KT Free Telecom, StarHub Pte Ltd.

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Global Tech shifts to a retail strategy

Article Abstract:

As China's mobile phone market begins to mature (analysts predict that 170 million Chinese will own mobile phones within the next four years), prices for handsets have fallen 20%. Wholesale mobile telephone distributor Global Tech Holdings seeks to preserve its profit margin by shifting to retail sale of inexpensive handsets.

Strategy & planning, Sales, profits & dividends, Statistical Data Included, Management, Global Tech Holdings

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SmarTone stays popular

Article Abstract:

SmarTone Telecommunications is planning to launch an expansive Internet service through which it would anchor its future success. The project was launched in response to the dwindling revenue rates recorded by the company in 1998, when profit fell by as much as 41%. The decline in revenue was caused by the company's attempt to provide value-adding services to its subscribers.

Services information, Mobile Radio Systems, Internet service providers, Wireless communications, Wireless communication systems

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