In this Telecom Report we look at the world of film and discuss the new distribution possibilities that the Internet has created. From old favourites like YouTube to new entrants like Voddler, Vimeo and One Swarm, we investigate if these channels represent a real opportunity for young and old film makers alike.

In this Telecom Report we look at the growing gap between analogue values and digital values. And between digital natives and digital immigrants. We look at how these differences in values are affecting the media industry and in particular the distribution of newspapers in both print and digital form.

Telecom Report continues to unravel what will make users and business tick in years to come. In this second part of the Future of Telecoms, we look at what goes on in the world of digital advertising and marketing. What will happen with handsets, ads and operators?

Where is the telecoms industry heading?
In the next three shows Telecom Report tries to unravel the question of the future of telecoms. What content will we access? How will we access that content? What will happen with digital advertising, handsets and operators?
How will we spend our money? And how will telcos make money?

In this first show, we look at consumers and business models.

Social media is playing an increasingly significant role in linking people globally. There is literally a myriad of sites out there all connecting millions of independent users around the world.

Telecom Report looks at the impact that social-networking sites are having both on young users and companies.

 

New music and new technologies have always propelled the record industry into more lucrative markets. But is that time over? How is the record industry handling illegal MP3 file sharing and what new business models await those who are embracing the reach of the Internet and the marketing power of the mobile phone?

October 23, 2008
In late 2006, Telstra Australia turned on the world’s fastest and largest 3G network, covering nearly 99 percent of Australia’s population. Nearly two years later, Telecom Report looks at the technology’s impact on the country and in what new directions Telstra is moving.  

What is CSR? Many companies commonly use it as part of their business strategies, but is establishing such a program really a good deed or purely a marketing technique? In this Telecom Report we look at CSR projects in Australia, Turkey and Rwanda.  

How is telecommunications bringing the game to the palm of your hand? And how close to the game can you really get? Telecom Report this month investigates how huge sporting events are impacting injury prevention, mobile communications and digital music.

Internet dating has had a phenomenal impact around the world. In Europe, the internet dating sites has had an enormous increase of profiles registered over the last years while in the United States, online dating has triggered the introduction of a whole industry of new online services. Telecom Report this month looks at how the search for love has gone digital.

Sharing content with friends across the street or colleagues across the globe has become an integral part of our daily lives. “Generation C” (for Content) demands quick anytime-anywhere access via rich, mobile environments.

Free mobile for teenagers, peace of mind for parents and smarter homes for taking care of the elderly. All in this month’s Telecom Report – Family Matters.

Open a web browser and chances are good you’re looking at a search engine. Open a mobile web browser and you’ll come to a portal.  Developers and trend-watchers argue that search is the new starting point for mobile searches – indeed, for mobile internet usage to skyrocket.  See applications from the car and how a connected treasure hunt has become a huge online community in Telecom Report: Search and Locate.

Telecom Report looks at it from three angles: candidate and voter behavior in America; governance and voting moving online in Estonia; and how interactivity with news in India and other countries influences governance.

See how green telecoms have already been running in Morocco and India, as well as how operators are keen to have a strong and active strategy as regards corporate responsibility and sustainability.

As one of the world’s most populous countries, India is facing a future of tremendous telecom growth. Only China and the US have more mobile phone users, but India is growing by millions of new subscribers every month and is catching up quickly. There is continuous expansion in both mobile and broadband networks to cater for growing demand, particularly from young users and enterprises.

Experts from global media conglomerates as well as entertainment big-shots like NBC Universal and MTV weigh in on how interactivity is a key ingredient in their entertainment menus.

Build a community, revenues will come. Find out why people flock to virtual communities and how operators are responding by providing services on both fixed and mobile networks. Also, a look at how the economics of virtual and real worlds should be separate, yet cross over.
 

Imagine a tool that delivers information when and how it should, without having to be prompted personally.  That’s reality in many areas of life, and it’s called machine-to-machine communications. This Telecom Report looks at how m2m technology helps in matters of health, finance and security.
 

In Broadband Revisisted, Telecom Report returns to Brussels to meet leaders of the Multi-Service Access Everywhere project (MUSE), which intends to standardize networks to ensure broadband reaches every European citizen. Then, a closer look into the community of Tranås which invested in broadband for all and is now seeing healthy returns. 

Telecom Report looks into the news industry and how it has changed, thanks to recent progress in telecommunications technology.  

Telecommunications solutions can appear where you least expect them.  This Telecom Report takes you to a pig farm, a utlity company in Brazil, and a Swedish sewing machine factory to find out how traditional industries go online to secure their futures.
 

Telecom Report looks at the latest gadgets available to thrill consumers and network providers.  See everything from what drives the market to what drives your car in the future.