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.