Phone users linked to tv expected to hit 65m by 2010
The number of mobile phone users subscribing to streamed or broadcast television services is expected to reach 65 million worldwide by the end of 2010, according to Juniper Research. In a new study, Juniper senior analyst Windsor Holden said streamed services were expected to account for the majority of customers (56 per cent) and revenues (51 per cent) by that time. Broadcast TV services are expected to have been launched in 21 markets by 2010, with the largest number of users in Japan (8.68 million) and the United States (7.97 million). But even when the commercial networks have become established, participants must be prepared to wait for several years before seeing any return on their initial investments.
CPS wins mainland patent for its matrix technology
With an eye on the world's largest wireless communications market, mobile location specialist Cambridge Positioning Systems (CPS) has secured a first mainland patent for its Matrix high-accuracy location technology. CPS chief executive Chris Wade said Matrix was selected by partner Sichuan Yingda Technology to drive new location-based services with Sichuan Unicom, part of the China Unicom network. 'We now have patent protection for a seamless transition of our technology from GSM through to 3G technologies, including China's own variant which is now gaining market acceptance,' Mr Wade said. 'With significant growth in customer numbers and an increasingly sophisticated consumer and enterprise market, we see very strong demand for our technology and already have deployments under way.' The Matrix technology makes use of the signals radiated by cell towers to locate the position of a mobile phone.
sinotrans plans systems overhaul with tech allies
Mainland logistics services provider Sinotrans, responding to its growing domestic market, has moved to retool its operations with help from technology partners GXS International and webMethods. A company official said it chose the Enterprise Gateway system from US-based GXS to increase transaction accuracy, boost online business-to-business collaboration with trading partners and reduce overhead business costs for its new Marine Transportation Project - which manages the entire shipping process within China. Central to the makeover is the combination of webMethods' Fabric business integration software with the GXS Trading Grid, a global platform that allows efficient collaboration and information-sharing between organisations and external trading partners.
