Networks need to focus on consumers to drive data use, says IDC

Consumers hold the key to driving mobile data revenues over the latest mobile networks, says an IDC study. 'It's all about data and it's all about how to market applications to consumers,' said Paolo Pescatore, senior analyst for IDC's European Wireless and Mobile Communications Service. 'Operators need to start marketing and selling mobile data services, which is something they have not been used to, as previously voice sold itself. ...more

BT reaches out to potential ADSL customers

BT is planning to increase the maximum distance between customers and ADSL-enabled exchanges. Currently you need to be within 3.5km from an exchange to be a considered a suitable case for installation. ...more

Sharing the cost of 3G with Germany

BT and Deutsche Telekom are taking a co-operative approach to building up a 3G infrastructure. The companies are going to share the cost of building the necessary base stations in the UK and Germany and they will support "bilateral roaming", i.e. ...more

Analysis: Apple's musical income pleases analysts

One significant statistic was largely missed when Apple announced its financial results last week: income from its music and iPod business now makes up almost half of the company's total revenue. Despite what some described as disappointing iPod sales of 8.1 million - disappointing enough to reflect a 32 per cent year-on-year increase - sales of the portable music players, added to income from the iTunes Music Store and from sales of iPod accessories totalled almost $2bn, 45 per cent of the quarterly turnover. ...more

US indie cinemas go digital

Microsoft and Landmark Cinemas, a nationwide chain of cinemas in the US, are rolling out the largest digital cinema chain in the country. Dedicated to independent cinema, 177 screens in all 53 of Landmark's cinemas will be taking the digital plunge with systems geared to the Microsoft flavour of digital media: Windows Media Series 9. While digital cinemas are extremely expensive to install, they also represent a huge reduction in the costs of distributing films as this can be done with lightweight and inexpensive DVDs or across a network. ...more