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A report from Pyramid Research predicts the Asia Pacific region will represent 42.3 percent of global mobile data revenue by 2017. Pyramid Research recommends operators in Asia prepare for the mobile data traffic growth by beginning to integrate Wi-Fi into their networks. Read Original Content
Fuji Xerox Taiwan, recognizing the importance of enterprise mobility, has appointed Dimension Data to help design a new network infrastructure to meet the demands of its increasingly mobile workforce. Read Original Content
Apple has selected Auto-Navi as its partner for maps on future iPhones and iPads in China. Chinese users of Apple’s devices with the next version of its mobile-device software will use Auto-Navi’s map service and data rather than Apple’s. Read Original Content
Antenna Software provides a complete cloud-based enterprise mobility suite that enables both IT pros and business executives alike to create and manage mobile apps, websites and content across the entire business. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Antenna Software.
To facilitate a forum for e-commerce players to extend their business networks and share information, an ‘E-Commerce Tour’ will be held in conjunction with an ‘Online Shopping Fair’ in Indonesia July 12-14, 2012. Read Original Content
India’s Prizm Payment Services is planning to roll out a mobile payments service that will work on feature phones as well as smartphones. Read Original Content
According to a market research report on enterprise mobile cloud computing from Global Industry Analysts, the fastest growing regional market is the Asia Pacific region with a compound annual growth rate of 44.5 percent. Read Original Content
With a marketing pitch of “reach for your phone before you reach for your wallet”, eBay India is turning its focus to mobile commerce. Read Original Content
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Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly – Week of July 8, 2012
Welcome to the Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility in Asia. Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016.
Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Telit Wireless Solutions announced the opening of a new office in Melbourne, Victoria to serve the growing M2M markets in Australia, New Zealand and the Oceanic region which includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Read Original Content
China RFID has launched a rugged NFC keychain which can be read with iPhones and Android devices for mobile payment, mobile ticketing and loyalty services. Read Original Content
The number of mobile Internet users in the Philippines continues to grow, with 35 percent of Internet users accessing the Internet via a mobile device, ranking the Philippines the third highest in Southeast Asia. Read Original Content
Antenna Software provides a complete cloud-based enterprise mobility suite that enables both IT pros and business executives alike to create and manage mobile apps, websites and content across the entire business. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Antenna Software.
Apple has opened its iTunes store in 12 Asian countries: Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Read Original Content
Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Telit Wireless Solutions announced the opening of a new office in Melbourne, Victoria to serve the growing M2M markets in Australia, New Zealand and the Oceanic region which includes Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Read Original Content
China RFID has launched a rugged NFC keychain which can be read with iPhones and Android devices for mobile payment, mobile ticketing and loyalty services. Read Original Content
The number of mobile Internet users in the Philippines continues to grow, with 35 percent of Internet users accessing the Internet via a mobile device, ranking the Philippines the third highest in Southeast Asia. Read Original Content
Antenna Software provides a complete cloud-based enterprise mobility suite that enables both IT pros and business executives alike to create and manage mobile apps, websites and content across the entire business. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Antenna Software.
Apple has opened its iTunes store in 12 Asian countries: Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Read Original Content
Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly – Week of July 1, 2012
Welcome to the Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility in Asia. Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016.
Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Panasonic’s Android-based Toughpad will be available in Asia starting September of 2012. The tablet is aimed at organizations requiring rugged devices and will cost around $1,599. Read Original Content
GSMA predicts the business impact from the growth of connected devices – smartphones, tablets, consumer electronics and M2M connectivity – in China will increase six times, from $116 billion in 2012 to $707 billion in 2020. Read Original Content
According to IDC, investments in enterprise resource management applications are still on the rise, especially in China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and the United States. Read Original Content
Antenna Software provides a complete cloud-based enterprise mobility suite that enables both IT pros and business executives alike to create and manage mobile apps, websites and content across the entire business. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Antenna Software.
SingTel and Japanese software firm Mitsui have invested $5 million in General Mobile, also known as G-Mobi, closing a round of funding to help the emerging market-focused mobile firm focus on new opportunities. Read Original Content
According to a study by PayPal Online and Mobile Shopping Insights, the Malaysian mobile commerce market has skyrocketed, with a 370 percent increase in 2011 to RM467 million, up from RM101 million in 2010. Read Original Content
Indonesia’s mobile operator XL Axiata is turning over its network management and maintenance to Huawei Technologies, and will focus on developing innovative technologies such as cloud computing. Read Original Content
Singapore has 150.4 mobile subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, above the average for developed countries of 117.8 per 100 inhabitants. Read Original Content
Mobile solutions provider Comviva has received the Asia Communications Award 2012 for its mobiquity® mTicketing services to Bangladesh Railways. Read Original Content
Trunkbow International and Shanghai Telecommunication Engineering have formed a partnership for the construction, management and operation of a cloud data center in Shanghai, which will enable Trunkbow to extend its mobile payment and mobile value added solutions services to the cloud. Read Original Content
China Mobile and China UnionPay are partnering to explore the use of mobile devices for additional payment services, including integrating a user's banking details with a SIM card for long-distance mobile payments, such as credit card bills, utilities bills and online shopping. Read Original Content
A mobile applications conference, mApps 2012, will be held in Mumbai, India on August 22 and 23, 2012. The conference will consist of a Strategic Enterprise Mobility Day and a Developer’s Day. Read Original Content
India’s Bharti Airtel will invest $25 million in Malawi for development of a 3G network and to introduce the mobile commerce service Airtel Money. Read Original Content
Multiply, the largest online marketplace in Indonesia, has launched the Virtual Queue to enable online shoppers to queue products via their computer and mobile devices, wherever they may be. Read Original Content
China Airlines has introduced a free mobile app, CI Mobile App, which allows iOS users to obtain real-time information including flight timetables, flight departures and arrivals, frequent flyer member services and information about promotions. Read Original Content
Due to the rapid growth of mobile in China for Zynga, the social games developer will be hiring additional engineers. The company currently employs over 100 workers in Beijing. Read Original Content
With more Indian businesses beginning to deploy enterprise mobility solutions, it’s time to take mobile security seriously. Read Original Content
Indonesia’s Bhinneka has launched a new Android app for mobile shopping, the Commerce App. Read Original Content
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released figures for January to May 2012, revealing the number of 3G subscribers rose to 38.25 million, and the country has added 54.47 million mobile phone users to the existing base during the first five months of the year. Read Original Content
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Also read Field Mobility and M2M News Weekly
Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly
Also read Mobile Marketing News Weekly
Also read Mobile Health News Weekly
Also read Mobility News Weekly
Panasonic’s Android-based Toughpad will be available in Asia starting September of 2012. The tablet is aimed at organizations requiring rugged devices and will cost around $1,599. Read Original Content
GSMA predicts the business impact from the growth of connected devices – smartphones, tablets, consumer electronics and M2M connectivity – in China will increase six times, from $116 billion in 2012 to $707 billion in 2020. Read Original Content
According to IDC, investments in enterprise resource management applications are still on the rise, especially in China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, and the United States. Read Original Content
Antenna Software provides a complete cloud-based enterprise mobility suite that enables both IT pros and business executives alike to create and manage mobile apps, websites and content across the entire business. This newsletter is sponsored in part by Antenna Software.
SingTel and Japanese software firm Mitsui have invested $5 million in General Mobile, also known as G-Mobi, closing a round of funding to help the emerging market-focused mobile firm focus on new opportunities. Read Original Content
According to a study by PayPal Online and Mobile Shopping Insights, the Malaysian mobile commerce market has skyrocketed, with a 370 percent increase in 2011 to RM467 million, up from RM101 million in 2010. Read Original Content
Indonesia’s mobile operator XL Axiata is turning over its network management and maintenance to Huawei Technologies, and will focus on developing innovative technologies such as cloud computing. Read Original Content
Singapore has 150.4 mobile subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, above the average for developed countries of 117.8 per 100 inhabitants. Read Original Content
Mobile solutions provider Comviva has received the Asia Communications Award 2012 for its mobiquity® mTicketing services to Bangladesh Railways. Read Original Content
Trunkbow International and Shanghai Telecommunication Engineering have formed a partnership for the construction, management and operation of a cloud data center in Shanghai, which will enable Trunkbow to extend its mobile payment and mobile value added solutions services to the cloud. Read Original Content
China Mobile and China UnionPay are partnering to explore the use of mobile devices for additional payment services, including integrating a user's banking details with a SIM card for long-distance mobile payments, such as credit card bills, utilities bills and online shopping. Read Original Content
A mobile applications conference, mApps 2012, will be held in Mumbai, India on August 22 and 23, 2012. The conference will consist of a Strategic Enterprise Mobility Day and a Developer’s Day. Read Original Content
India’s Bharti Airtel will invest $25 million in Malawi for development of a 3G network and to introduce the mobile commerce service Airtel Money. Read Original Content
Multiply, the largest online marketplace in Indonesia, has launched the Virtual Queue to enable online shoppers to queue products via their computer and mobile devices, wherever they may be. Read Original Content
China Airlines has introduced a free mobile app, CI Mobile App, which allows iOS users to obtain real-time information including flight timetables, flight departures and arrivals, frequent flyer member services and information about promotions. Read Original Content
Due to the rapid growth of mobile in China for Zynga, the social games developer will be hiring additional engineers. The company currently employs over 100 workers in Beijing. Read Original Content
With more Indian businesses beginning to deploy enterprise mobility solutions, it’s time to take mobile security seriously. Read Original Content
Indonesia’s Bhinneka has launched a new Android app for mobile shopping, the Commerce App. Read Original Content
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released figures for January to May 2012, revealing the number of 3G subscribers rose to 38.25 million, and the country has added 54.47 million mobile phone users to the existing base during the first five months of the year. Read Original Content
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