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Sky Mobile launches Ukraine data donations

Sky Mobile has announced its pledge to donate £100,000 to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), who are providing invaluable support to those in need in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Sky Mobile customers can choose to donate their spare data, which Sky Mobile will then turn into a monetary donation to support the DEC. Customers can […]

March 29, 2022

Netflix acquires Boss Fight Entertainment

Netflix has announced the acquisition of Boss Fight Entertainment, the mobile game development studio responsible for the popular Dungeon Boss game. “Boss Fight Entertainment was founded in 2013 by David Rippy (CEO), Bill Jackson (CCO), and Scott Winsett (COO), whose work I’ve long admired. This studio’s extensive experience building hit games across genres will help […]

March 25, 2022By Nik Roseveare

Clear-Com keeps Corvette Racing Team on right course

Endurance car racing puts drivers and crews to the test, and also highlights the importance of quality communications. That’s why the Corvette Racing team has invested in the latest IP intercom technologies from Clear-Com including the Eclipse HX Digital Matrix, FreeSpeak II Digital Wireless systems and the Agent-IC Mobile App. The Corvette Racing team designs […]

March 23, 2022

Report: Most bought video ads are mobile

PubMatic, an independent technology company maximising customer value by delivering digital advertising’s supply chain of the future, in partnership with IAB Europe, hasreleased an industry report titled The State of Online Video Advertising in Europe. The report highlights media buyers’ appetite to continue to increase investment in video advertising, in particular connected TV (CTV). Over […]

March 17, 2022

No Russian Pavilion at MWC

The GSMA has announced that it will no longer host a Russian Pavilion at the Mobile World Congress 2022 event. In a statement, they said: “The GSMA strongly condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The situation is fast-moving, and we understand that various governments are considering broader sanctions against Russia. In light of this emerging […]

February 25, 2022

Research: Smartphone market recovers in 2021

After a significant drop in revenue in 2020, the global market for smartphones recorded a growth in revenue of 13.4 per cent in 2021 to a total of $365.5 billion (€324.6bn). GfK experts also forecast a further recovery for 2022. 2021 started off positively for the smartphone industry: In the first and second quarters, the […]

February 25, 2022

Vodacom leads South Africa’s cellular race

Vodacom is the mobile leader in South Africa having grown its market (y-o-y) from 44.3 million active subscribers to 45.77 million as at December 31st 2021. This represent a 42 per cent market share. Second place is occupied by MTN which had (as at September 30th 2021) 33.51 million subs (and a 31 per cent […]

February 8, 2022By Chris Forrester

Nokia: “2021 a transformational year”

Nokia has described 2021 as a “transformational year” for the company. Nokia said that its underlying business “performed largely as expected” in Q4 with other operating income being above expectations. Q4 net sales declined 5 per cent y-o-y in constant currency as expected with strong growth in Network Infrastructure of +10 per cent offset by […]

February 3, 2022

Report: App usage patterns shift over Xmas

Users engage with their mobile phones as much as ever, with overall session and install numbers remaining consistent, but the apps they engage with shift for a few weeks, reports app marketing specialist Adjust. Someone who typically uses a health and fitness app every day might take a break and gravitate toward food delivery, and […]

January 19, 2022

LoopMe announces Mayfair investment

LoopMe, a brand-focused mobile advertising platform, has announced Mayfair Equity Partners, a tech and consumer growth investor, as its new investment partner. LoopMe has estimated gross revenues of nearly $100 million (€87.3m) for full year 2021, having achieved revenue growth of c.50 per cent p.a. over the past three years, with the majority of revenues […]

January 14, 2022