Most industry analysts agree that mobile cloud computing is going to proliferate in 2011. There are many reasons for this, including the increased coverage, stability and quality of broadband wireless networks like 3G and the growth of broadband-enabled smartphones and tablets that can access and display cloud-based applications. Mobile cloud computing builds on the principles of cloud computing, bringing attributes such as on-demand access and software as a service (SaaS ) to the mobile … [Read more...]

I'ts interesting to note that many telecom operators are claiming that Facebook and other social media applications are threatening their text messaging, SMS, business. The number of SMS's sent by customers, mostly mobile users, is shrinking year-by-year since the heights of 2007/2008. This year (2010) telecom operators in Sweden, Norway and Denmark report a significant decrease in the number of messages. In Sweden, the four operators Tre (3), Tele 2, Telia and Telenor distributed a total of … [Read more...]