http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2007/02/04/cnsearch04.xml
Some mobi relevant snippets (my emphasis) from the above article in tomorrow's Telegraph:
"Mobile giants plot secret rival to Google
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Vodafone, France Telecom, Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Hutchison Whampoa, Telecom Italia and one American network, Cingular, are among the companies that will come together for secret, high-level talks at the mobile industry's biggest annual trade show in Barcelona next week.
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network operators are determined to secure a large slice of the lucrative search advertising market.
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more than 20 per cent of (UK) subscribers are expected to have access to mobile internet at broadband speeds by the end of 2007, which should prompt a dramatic increase in the use of search engines via mobile phones.
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The groups involved have a combined customer base of 600m mobile phone users worldwide.
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The Google mobile search engine does not make money because it hasn't started selling sponsored links to advertisers. However, trials are underway and the service should become fully commercial this year.
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Mobile search is seen as potentially more valuable to users and advertisers than the service currently provided to desktop computers because results can be made geographically relevant.
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Mobile internet will be given a further boost at Barcelona when Far Eastern manufacturer LG Electronics is announced as the winner of a competition to produce an affordable, mass-market handset capable of accessing the web.
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Twelve of the leading mobile operators spanning six continents and more than 620m subscribers have agreed to sell the 3G (third generation) phone to their customers. This will allow economies of scale sufficient to bring its price in well below existing 3G handsets."
Steve Jobs is probably not going to be a happy bunny - but at least now analysts can worry about something other than Apple's executive pay arrangements.
Some mobi relevant snippets (my emphasis) from the above article in tomorrow's Telegraph:
"Mobile giants plot secret rival to Google
...
Vodafone, France Telecom, Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Hutchison Whampoa, Telecom Italia and one American network, Cingular, are among the companies that will come together for secret, high-level talks at the mobile industry's biggest annual trade show in Barcelona next week.
...
network operators are determined to secure a large slice of the lucrative search advertising market.
...
more than 20 per cent of (UK) subscribers are expected to have access to mobile internet at broadband speeds by the end of 2007, which should prompt a dramatic increase in the use of search engines via mobile phones.
...
The groups involved have a combined customer base of 600m mobile phone users worldwide.
...
The Google mobile search engine does not make money because it hasn't started selling sponsored links to advertisers. However, trials are underway and the service should become fully commercial this year.
...
Mobile search is seen as potentially more valuable to users and advertisers than the service currently provided to desktop computers because results can be made geographically relevant.
...
Mobile internet will be given a further boost at Barcelona when Far Eastern manufacturer LG Electronics is announced as the winner of a competition to produce an affordable, mass-market handset capable of accessing the web.
...
Twelve of the leading mobile operators spanning six continents and more than 620m subscribers have agreed to sell the 3G (third generation) phone to their customers. This will allow economies of scale sufficient to bring its price in well below existing 3G handsets."
Steve Jobs is probably not going to be a happy bunny - but at least now analysts can worry about something other than Apple's executive pay arrangements.
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Google you really should step it up into gear and get your arse in motion instead of waiting around to see if the market is going to open up. If you do it it will come.. Trust me 
