Mobile and wireless technologies have evolved beyond recognition in today’s technology environment. The advent of mobile phones and similar devices has transformed business and social interactions, and Internet access no longer depends on a wired system such as a modem connected to a telephone landline, but rather, it can be achieved using a mobile enabled device whenever and wherever a mobile access point is available. Such access points or hot spots are now widely available in airports
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affects teen literacy in a constructive way, by improving spelling and reading skills and giving teachers a tool to use in the classroom, while also evolving the English language. The first text message was sent in 1992. The next year, in 1993, Nokia created the first phone with texting capabilities. It only worked if the recipient of the text had the same cellular plan as the sender. Finally, in 1999, texting people on other networks was finally allowed and it began to take off. The standard texting
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Applied mobility for the banking industry Tech trends 2011 In some industries, companies can pick and choose how they want to respond to new mobile opportunities. In banking, it is not a matter of choice. Not only do consumers expect a steady increase in the number of banking services they can access from mobile devices (not to mention a complementary rise in the quality of their mobile experiences), merchants are moving just as quickly to keep up. That means they’re looking for new ways for customers
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Mobile Value Added Services (MVAS) A vehicle to usher in inclusive growth and bridge the digital divide January 2011 www.deloitte.com/in 2 Contents Message from Chairman, TRAI Message from President, ASSOCHAM Message from Secretary General, ASSOCHAM Message from Deloitte Objective & Methodology Executive Summary Introduction What is MVAS? What is Utility MVAS? Key categories in Utility MVAS A Framework for Utility MVAS Drivers for Utility MVAS Categories in focus Category 1 : M-Commerce
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Page no. | Acknowledgement | 04 | Executive summary | 05 | Introduction about Telecom Industry | 06 | History | 07 | Global Scenario | 08 | National Scenario | 09 | Demographic characteristic | 10 | Market size, Trends & Players | 11 | Telecom turn over/ Subscribers | 12 | Opportunities /Competitive landscape | 13 | Porters generic strategy | 14 | Progress /Acquiring Subscribers | 15 | Rural India | 15 | Government Initiatives / MVAS | 16 | VAS | 18 | Mobile VAS
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behind buying a company is to create shareholder value over and above that of the sum of the two companies. Two companies together are more valuable than two separate companies - at least, that's the reasoning behind merger and acquisition. Most histories of merger and acquisition begin in the late 19th U.S. However, mergers coincide historically with the existence of companies. In 1708, for example, the East India Company merged with an erstwhile competitor to restore its monopoly over Indian trade
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The Analysis of Smartphone Industry Author Note This paper was prepared for MRK 3001 Marketing Strategies, taught by Associate Professor Burcu İlter. TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT This study aims at measuring industry analysis about smartphone. Firstly, we had to determine which smartphone industry is going to handle. We did brain stormy with group members on this subject. We looked over many web pages about this subject. And then, we did internet searching about the comparison of industry
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Chapter 1- Introduction to Strategic Management Overview Strategy: set of related actions that managers take to increase their company’s performance -for most, if not all companies, achieving superior performance relative to rivals is the ultimate challenge -if a company’s strategies result in superior performance, it is said to have a competitive advantage -Ex: Dell’s strategies produced superior performance from mid-1990s until mid-2000s, as a result, Dell enjoyed competitive advantage
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Chapter 1 The Globalization of Starbucks -company focused on selling a “thirdplace” experience, rather than just coffee -first target outside US was Japan and the company established a joint venture with a local retailer -Starbucks format was then licensed to the venture which then took over responsibility for growing the Starbucks presence in Japan -Starbucks transferred employees to the Japanese operation -all employees went to training classes -stores had to adhere to design parameters
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Creating a Customer-Centered Organization A Harvard Business Review Insight Center Report sponsored by The HBR Insight Center is an interactive resource that highlights the emerging thinking around today’s most important issues. In this installment of the series, Harvard Business Review focused on how managers are turning their companies into customer-focused organizations. The growing obsession with customer excellence is driven, in part, by technology. Today customers can obtain and exchange
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