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UK carrier avoids Ofcom regulatory action by making £2.5 million of ‘goodwill’ payments

1 March 2011 by Rob Bratby

When two companies merge, effective management of the integration of IT systems is often critical. When the systems in question control customer billing, and billing is subject …

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Apple and Google go head to head for on-line subscription payments

18 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

With exhibitors packing up their stands in Barcelona, this week has seen the launch by Apple and Google of payment services for on-line subscriptions. The …

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Will integration of mobile payment with location based advertising kill Google?

15 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

Sadly the watcher in not at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, although from London it would seem that the volume of announcements is best …

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Microsoft to rescue Nokia?

11 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

“There is a pertinent story about a man who was working on an oil platform in the North Sea. He woke up one night from …

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Regulatory uncertainty casts shadow over otherwise positive results from BT and Vodafone

4 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

Positive results out yesterday from both Vodafone and BT. One fact that caught my eye was the news from BT that (for the first time …

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Mobile operators to acquire more fixed assets in 2011?

1 February 2011 by Rob Bratby

Any twitter followers (to follow go to: @rbratby) may have seen my live tweet commentary from the AnalysysMason city briefing last night. I thought the four speakers …

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LinkedIn announces first social media IPO of 2011: dot.com hype or sustainable business model?

28 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

It is a sign of the changing times that I learnt about LinkedIn’s IPO through twitter last night, and that LinkedIn itself blogged about it.  Seasoned …

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Funding content, funding networks: what matters?

27 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

On 16 February we will be hosting an event for the UK Chapter of the International Institute of Communications. The event’s title is ‘Funding content, …

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Will Apple’s move into NFC mobile payment reshape industry alliances?

26 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

My eye was caught today by a story on TechCrunch (an excellent blog BTW) that Apple may incorporate near field communications technology (NFC) into its next generation …

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Smart meters: intelligently connecting to a lower carbon future

25 January 2011 by Rob Bratby

I am awaiting with interest the response of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and Ofgem to their consultation on implementing smart metering in …

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