Business Mobiles & Business Mobile Phones

Since the launch of the iPhone 4S, Apple gossipers have been silenced however not for long as there is now speculation about both Apple’s next tablet and smartphone.

There is news that the new iPad 3 will controversially be thicker than the iPad 2, which does seem strange considering the constant battle amongst technology companies to see who can produce the thinnest gadget of the moment.

Apparently this thickness is due to the higher resolution display that the gadget will have, so I suppose we can settle for this compromise.  Speculation aside all will be revealed next spring with the iPad 3 on track to be launched next March.

As for the iPhone 5, apparently this will have a larger screen and differently designed aluminum body, which is exactly what we were hoping for before the launch of the iPhone 4S. According to a source the iPhone 5 will be released next summer so get saving!

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A recent report published by the Wireless Broadband Alliance has shown that the number of publicly available WiFi hotspots is to more than triple by 2015, an increase which will see hotspots increase from 1.3 to 5.8 million hotspots globally.

The findings also show that 58% of mobile operators consider WiFi to be indispensable to their operating strategies due to a rapid upsurge in demand from smartphone users and employees working remotely.

The majority of growth is anticipated to take place in two key areas – wide area and local area outdoor hot-zones – which will see increased coverage in public areas such as parks and transport areas such as train stations and airports.

This increased coverage is said to add to user experiences of telecoms operators and will provide a more reassuring presence as well as intensified brand awareness.

Making these hotspots available in public transport areas should also bolster the business mobile telecoms market, increasing the availability of business user access to unified communications solutions such as email and internal data.

This rise in the demand for remotely accessed data has also been named as a major cause for expanded coverage, with experts anticipating global mobile data traffic to increase to 16.84 million terabytes a year by 2014.

As such, the need to establish robust and secure data storage and dissemination systems within business structures is being emphasised, with the WBA recommending that precautionary measures be taken over the next 3 years.

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Welcome to part one of a three part blog outlining current speculations on the future of mobile and unified communication for businesses in the UK.

As companies increasingly move towards what could be described as a virtual workplace, the role of mobile and unified communications is evolving at an unprecedented rate. While subscriptions to mobile operators rose to 4.2 billion worldwide last year, recent studies predict that this number will rise by almost 3 billion by 2018.

Fuelled by growing populations and what will soon become a massive increase in the availability of more affordable mobile handsets to a new generation of users in developing countries, this growth will further exacerbate current data traffic issues with an estimated rise in internet traffic of two-thirds more than the current rate.

The popularity of smartphones within industry and commerce is testament to the benefits they provide for businesses. Workers are now contactable anywhere in the world, whether through email, text or telephone call, and are able to access relevant data over what overall can be considered a safe and secure channels.

With a huge increase in the availability of Wi-Fi and cloud computing, the term unified communications is also itself evolving to include applications for outreach rather than internalised communications.

Experts, consultants and whole markets can now be accessed almost as easily as a close colleague five years ago, costs can be significantly lowered within weeks of installing an IP system and further, often customisable integration packages can now drastically improve efficiency, so what, industry experts are asking, will have to change? How will businesses respond and, more importantly, the employees?

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Industry experts are warning next year’s summer Olympic Games could cause a mobile phone network ‘capacity crunch’, leaving users in the capital without service unless thousands of Wi-Fi hotspots are built in time.

In response to London Mayor Boris Johnson’s recent warning that mobile phone service could be put under a ‘massive strain’ during the games, Chief executive of Virgin Media, Neil Berkett voiced his concerns, stating that with the process of upgrading moving too slowly, the Olympics could be a missed opportunity for telecoms providers across the country.

This could have a huge knock-on effect for both residents and visitors to the city, who may be unable to take advantage of the most basic applications, such as keeping up to date with the latest travel information or negotiating the games themselves.

Local businesses are also likely to feel the strain, as calls and lines become vastly more unreliable and disruptions become commonplace.

The use of mobile phones is still growing at speed and as more and more users turn to smartphones, which are often programmed to switch from telephone masts to available Wi-Fi hotspots, there is a real danger of services being unable to offer equal levels of service to all customers.

While services will be free for everyone, speed and time limits could be imposed upon those who do not already subscribe to the winning bidder.

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So it seems you’re not too underwhelmed by the new iPhone as recent figures showed how keen you all are to get your hands on one as soon as possible.

The recent iPhone selling figures have blown any concerns about the iPhone 4S not being a big seller straight out of the water as Apple announced pre-orders for the new model topped 1 million in just one day, breaking the previous single-day record of 600,000 for the iPhone 4.

In Apple’s first public statement since the death of Steve Jobs Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, said he was “blown away” by the consumer response to the iPhone 4S.

Apple began taking pre-orders over the phone on Friday, three days after the company introduced it in a press conference and two days after Jobs died. The iPhone 4S is set to go on sale tomorrow, Friday October 14th.

So what do you think, was the iPhone 4S worth the wait and have you signed up to pre-order? Let us know your thoughts here at Elite Telecom.

Samsung has claimed that out of respect for the death of Apple’s Steve Jobs, they have decided to delay the announcement of their next Googlephone.

A Samsung spokesman said, "We decided it was not the right time to announce a new product while the world was expressing tribute to Steve Jobs' passing."

However the company hasn't decided when to announce the product, he added.

Apple and Samsung don’t have the best history with Apple launching a mass of lawsuits globally against Samsung with the iPhone maker accusing the South Korean giant of patent infringement and design plagiarism, both of which Samsung strongly denies.

This is why it’s somewhat hard to believe that Samsung have all of a sudden become sensitive towards Apple especially since court hearings are not being delayed because of Jobs’ passing.

The next version, of the iPhone, the iPhone 4S, is due out later this week which carriers are already claiming have sold out, thanks to keen consumers ordering the gadget way in advance.

However Samsung is trying to have the 4S banned in various countries which makes us think even more that their delay is not out of sensitivity but more that they believe their phone won’t get as much coverage with all of the attention currently on Apple.

What do you think? Let us know your thoughts here at Elite Telecom.

Owners of Blackberry smartphones across Europe, the Middle East and Africa are experiencing service problems, which has left them unable to browse the web, send email or instant messages.

Early yesterday afternoon Blackberry released a message on Twitter indicating it was aware of the problem and has since issued the following statement:

"We are working to resolve an issue currently affecting some Blackberry subscribers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We're investigating and apologise to our customers for any inconvenience caused while this is being resolved."

The BBC has reported that the problem originated in a datacentre in Slough, where a server handling Blackberry services for the affected regions crashed.

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With the launch of the new iPhone5 tomorrow at Apple's headquarters in Cupertino, California, Apple’s new CEO, Mr Cook will no doubt be put under enormous pressure to deliver after replacing Mr Jobs.

The audience will want to see if Cook can recreate the same frenzy and hype that Mr Jobs has made a tradition of every new product launch which has greatly helped influence the brand’s success.

Colin Gillis, a technology analyst in New York at BGC Partners said, "It's the most important product refresh for Apple. No questions about that.

“Everyone will be watching as it's Tim Cook's first crack at the wheel."

Apple has sold 20.34m iPhones in the second quarter, smashing Wall Street's predictions and more than doubling sales from the same period in 2010.

Since its launch in 2007, the iPhone has developed into Apple's biggest source of sales. However the last two months, have seen a huge rise in threats to Apple's share of the smartphone market.

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