M-commerce builds momentum
It is new technology and it is slowly but surely making its mark. Josef Ellmauer, CEO of Encorus Technologies, looks at how m-commerce is rising above the industry noise and quietly building a market
The...
T2R – a view from Stephan Engel-Flechsig
In October 2003, MPW covered the launch of the T2R initiative (MPW 28), in which one of the key players is the industry group Radicchio. Launched in 1999, Radicchio seeks to unleash the potential...
How NTT built DoCommerce
NTT DoCoMo, with over 44 million subscribers, has achieved its 50%-plus market share in Japan through building platforms offering innovative and exciting voice and data services.
This innovation has been responsible for i-mode, the mobile...
Simpay latest – Jim Wadsworth on the record
With the announcement that MPSA (Mobile Payment Service Association) has re-branded to 'Simpay,' MPW interviewed chief marketing officer Jim Wadsworth to get his take on the current outlook. Simpay's commercial launch will be in...
M-commerce – the Sleeping Giant
By Anjum Sawhney - V P, Solutions Marketing for Convergys EMEA
Although there seems to be no agreed absolute definition of mobile commerce, or m-commerce - some people think of it as a service, others...
Prospects for collaboration between banks and operators in m-payments
In the search for new profitable businesses, mobile operators are entering the payment market. New offerings are presented as all participants try to capture what looks like the 'next big thing' in mobile communications:...