THE AWARD WINNING MAGA ZINE FOR THE MOBILE INDUSTRY
HOW
TO SELL
Accessories
UNIWORLD
UNIVERSE
PLUS
Mobile Security
– Lock up your
smartphones
THE TEAM
Editor
Heather McLean
E: heather@mbmagazine.co.uk
Contributors
Alon Werber – Pontis
John Worthy and Brett Hillis –
Denton Wilde Sapte
Eran Hertzmann – Mobixell
Tim Corke – Tracktech
John Oz
CONTENTS
04 MOBILE BUSINESS JULY 2009
42.
NEWS
07 Mobile 118 service
launched: The only
directory enquiry service in
the UK able
• 24yearsofexperience
• Establishedfinancialstatus
• Bestservice&commission
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THE TEAM Editor Heather McLean E: heather@mbmagazine.co.uk Contributors Alon Werber – Pontis John Worthy and Brett Hillis – Denton Wilde Sapte Eran Hertzmann – Mobixell Tim Corke – Tracktech John Oz
CONTENTS 04 MOBILE BUSINESS JULY 2009 42. NEWS 07 Mobile 118 service launched: The only directory enquiry service in the UK able
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MOBILE OPERATORS UPDATE CHILD PROTECTION The UK’s mobile operators have updated The UK Code of Practice for the self regulation of new forms of content on mobile, having conducted a formal review.
OVERVIEW 08 MOBILE BUSINESS JULY 2009 PhonepayPlus to regulate 087 NEW RULES FOR BUSINESSES APPLY FROM 1 AUGUST PhonepayPlus is set to regulate all 087 numbers, excluding 0870, with the support of O
iPhone 3G S outsells iPhone 3G The iPhone 3G S got off to an incredible start when it went on sale at O2 stores on Friday 19 June. By midday, O2 had sold more iPhone 3G S handsets than iPhone 3G devi
OVERVIEW 10 MOBILE BUSINESS JULY 2009 MOTIVATE STAFF NOW As the economy starts to recover, employers are warned that now is the time to invest in motivating staff ready for post-recession business o
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A New Way of Cutting the Cost of Diverting Landline Calls to Mobiles You probably have many cus- tomers who can only run their business by listing a landline number. The proble
OVERVIEW 14 MOBILE BUSINESS JULY 2009 Digital Britain: Missed opportunity According to the Mobile Business weekly survey, while 25% of readers stated the Digital Britain Report is good, an overwh
Safety in numbers w w w . r o m e x w o r l d . c o m Romex, together with Orbis, lone worker protection specialists, have taken GPS Smartphone tracking to another
B usinesses in the mobile channel are undaunted by the recession and are or are considering expanding into Europe. According to our weekly reader survey, a reso
WELSH DRAGON Steady organic growth, money in the bank, no cash owed to anyone, not even a single leased vehicle, and a store opening every 10 days during the recession. This may sound like a fantasy
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WINNIN UNIWORLD HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE MOBILE MARKET FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AND HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SELLING ALL THE MAJOR MOBILE NETWORKS VIA THE CHANNEL. IT HAS ALSO LAUNCHED ITS OWN UNIWO
COVER STORY MOBILE BUSINESS JULY 2009 21 G WITH UNIWORLD they take both fixed and mobile services from us. We also sell all the major networks including O2, Orange, T-Mobile, 3 and Vodafone, as wel
Branding on the mobile is becoming more prevalent as an area since the rise in mobile broadband use. How important is branding on the mobile as far as your company is concerned? What purpose does it
allowed us to offer a comprehensive portfolio of products for business users and consumers, resulting in strong growth in this market. Alongside retail, which has been the cornerstone of our accessor
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Today, more and more employees are using mobile phones for accessing the corporate network and running enterprise applications. However, mobile handsets are very often not under the systematic contro
p David Perry, director at Cognito Absolute Software, states. “The cross over between personal and business life is a common trend, and with it, brings its share of problems. It’s all too easy to m
MOBILE SECURITY 28 MOBILE BUSINESS JULY 2009 p Stephen Midgley, senior director at Absolute Software Larger business may have the requirement to deploy a solution
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M-PAYMENT BUSINESS? WILL THE NEW REGIME HELP A t a time when mobile payments are taking off across Africa and Asia, why has Europe lagged behind? Has the
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According to a recent study from ABI Research, 66% of revenues earned from mobile handset accessories are generated by off the shelf sales. This percentage is only expected to grow with time, followi
generate higher margins and are bought on impulse.” States Hopkinson: “The simplest product can be the best margin creator. This can be a good quality carry case or a CE-approved car or mains ch
PROVIDING CLARITY TO THE MOBILE ADVERTISING VALUE CHAIN I t appears that the economic downturn is creating some interesting possibilities for mobile advertising. According to a recent r
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ACCESSORIES MOBILE BUSINESS JULY 2009 45 Oxo Power Nokia three in one multi charger Finally, a charger that removes the need to fill every available socket in your house and office with a di
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