From Facebook to Google to LinkedIn, these companies are increasingly focusing on mobile services.
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In Egypt, operators often depend on Telecom Egypt's fixed-line infrastructure to carry their mobile services.
This applies even to the introduction of new mobile services, making them political, not business decisions.
This may include the use of mobile services to ensure people can access dentistry.
Mobile services are being transformed from merely voice into rich streams of data services.
The first 3G mobile services were introduced in 2012, allowing high-speed internet access through mobile phones.
Google, he said, is investing in new types of mobile services including cloud computing applications.
But of course with mobile services being disrupted who knows how much this will help?
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This creative use of widespread mobile services is also enabling the growth of microfinance institutions.
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Chief among them is the fact that it would free up spectrum for next-generation mobile services.
The software may be open-source, but it comes with strings attached notably Google's mobile services and advertising.
On many mobile services including Google's, ad rates are lower in part because advertiser demand is lower.
Last week, DoCoMo's president Keiji Tachikawa said the company was "negotiating with good partners" to expand DoCoMo's mobile services.
The Rest of the World segment includes Ortel Mobile - virtual network operator offering mobile services though its own brand and partners.
As of the end of June, 543 million people were actively using our mobile services every month, each month.
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Until then, all areas of Brazil will have at least two rival operators for both fixed-line and mobile services.
Facebook is undoubtedly going to add more mobile services which could give less reason to leave the grasp of Facebook.
Many countries today have privacy regulations, but few have been updated to take into account new capabilities like mobile services.
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That will enable the rights owners to get paid each time their song is played online or via mobile services.
Location is at the center of an extraordinary explosion of mobile innovation, and is fundamental to many emerging mobile services.
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Griffith stated in his keynote that Zipcar's app and mobile services have taken a much more central role in the organization.
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Funds set up to improve poor and rural access to mobile services worldwide are "inefficient and ineffective", according to a report.
And beyond that, airports are missing opportunities to offer vital mobile services that could vastly improve travelers' experiences while they're in transit.
Going forward, the three key areas for us are developing new algorithms for web search, mobile services products, and Yandex e-commerce platform.
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Mobile services are wise to move slowly on this, and to make everything they do in this area fully opt-in, for now.
For Google, this would be a major blow as it seeks to have a global mobile presence and monetize its mobile services.
Currently, T-Mobile services, as well as a wide range of smartphones and handsets, are available at Walmart stores nationwide and on Walmart.com.
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Skype is full steam ahead with mobile services on Verizon phones.
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The year should see investments doubling overall, with a focus on m-commerce and mobile services for food delivery, mobile learning, and even mobile dating.
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Airbnb is the most prominent of a group of startups that enable people to rent out assets to others through online or mobile services.
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