Asian – Mobile Data and the Wireless Broadband Market
This market report provides an overview of the Mobile Data and Wireless Broadband Market segment across the various markets of Asia. Some 34 Asian countries are covered in the report. It is noted that the amount of information offered is obviously dependent on the relative size of the market in each of the respective countries. The coverage in the report also results in some segment overlap as we see increased convergence in the mobile data and wireless broadband markets. ( http://www.bharatbook.com/detail.asp?id=129867&rt=Asian-Mobile-Data-and-the-Wireless-Broadband-Market.html )
Mobile data services in Asia
With some 1.9 billion Asians using mobile phones by June 2009, the region’s mobile markets offer huge potential for mobile data services.
The growth of wireless Internet in Asia is being driven by competition in the market place and by the advent of 3G and 3.5G services. Market competition has been driving handset prices and airtime tariffs downward, thus opening up mobile services to wider adoption. The rate of adoption of wireless Internet has started to rise with the overall increase in mobile penetration together with networks being progressively upgraded to next generation platforms. While 3G licensing and the ongoing launch of 3G services in Asia has certainly been promoting the growth of wireless data services, 3G has also been providing opportunities for both wireless access and content providers in domestic markets. In South Asia, in particular, more people own a mobile phone than a PC, giving the delivery of mobile data services huge potential there.
Mobile data is not a new phenomenon in Asia. Regional public networks based on Mobitex technology were established in Singapore, Indonesia and South Korea. Another form of mobile data, the DataTAC network, was made available in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, with network trials in South Korea, Japan and China. The DataTAC networks established in Asia were more extensive than the corresponding networks in either Europe or the US. An example of widespread adoption of a particular mobile data service has been the SMS capability of GSM and other digital cellular technologies. SMS, which allows the sending and receiving of basic text messages, became very popular throughout Asia, with remarkable growth being experienced in the Philippines and Malaysia, as well as in China.
The business plans of the majority of mobile operators have been built on the assumption that the key to further revenue growth lies in the ability to offer more Value-Added Services (VAS) and, in particular, access to the Internet. A number of technologies are competing for the region’s mobile Internet market. In Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and a number of other countries, in an effort to chase this market, offerings based on the Wireless Application Protocol standard were tried. Apart from South Korea, however, WAP failed to claim any significant share of the market. In Japan, by contrast, NTT DoCoMo launched its i-Mode service and its two rivals –SoftBank and KDDI – launched their own versions of i-Mode with dramatic success, with over 85% of mobile subscribers in Japan logging on from a mobile using one of these platforms. In fact, mobile subscribers (93 million) accessing the Internet surpass fixed line users (90 million). Another system that has supported mobile data, the GPRS, grew out of GSM. Labelled as a 2.5G technology, it has been adopted in a significant number of Asian markets.
Japan’s four main mobile operators, NTT DoCoMo, KDDI (au), Softbank Mobile and eMobile – plan to invest up to ¥1 trillion (US$10 billion) into so-called ‘3.9G’ mobile services, offering end users the prospect of even better and faster options than they have today. Known as 3.9G in Japan, the new networks will use frequencies in the 2,010MHz to 2,025MHz range for Long-term evolution technology. 3.9G performance is roughly comparable with fibre-optic networks and from 2010 a number of domestic carriers intend to utilise their existing 3G infrastructure, on which the providers spent ¥ 5 trillion, to keep 3.9G rollout costs to a minimum.
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#1 by corpo on November 23rd, 2009
I love you. I finally got it to work
#2 by PowerSharer on November 23rd, 2009
Good luck with solving this issue. I so know what you mean. I just had a similar problem recently!
#3 by guzen on November 23rd, 2009
what if i dnt hve the apn how can i get it in my iphone??
#4 by Jordan W on November 23rd, 2009
not very much
20 mb is about 5 songs max, it is a very small amount of memory. You can store contacts and stuff though, along with maybe a small game file.
I would say if you only use your phone for text and calls, you should be fine, if you want games and music, I would shoot for at least 500 mb to 1 GB at least
#5 by nacao on November 23rd, 2009
Hey..I put settings in..I also have $35 plan..but not working…smh..got any clue?
#6 by urbantool on November 23rd, 2009
@MDbaseball2008 glad to be of service. Grace and peace
#7 by jpro on November 23rd, 2009
Or you guys can call 611 and talk to tmobile and they will tell you exactly what to type into the cellular data network for your area. The tmobile representative told me to enter something completely different than what I’ve seen on the internet in forums for unlocked iPhones, and all my data works.
#8 by psychic on November 23rd, 2009
What if you already have the unlimited texting..can I just get the 25 dollar blackberry data plan instead of the 35 with data and text?
#9 by truth on November 23rd, 2009
@kobegothops you should be able to use wifi if you already have it. There’s really no point in doing this tho. This allows you to use the net on iphone via edge.
#10 by Grasshopper on November 24th, 2009
Yes they do. Android is all by data. So I assume you would have to plus when u turn your phone on for the first time you have to login to your Gmail account n withoutyou data server it wont connect n you will only be able to make data calls
#11 by rails on November 24th, 2009
why cant we use the wifi also? and does this apply with the $10 internet fee for those tmobile phones?
#12 by Your one and only on November 24th, 2009
If it's unlocked but the tmobile dash is just about the same thing
#13 by sandjaja88 on November 24th, 2009
The full data plan is good for your phone, but all you really need for it is T-Zones. I have the same as you do and I have the full data plan as well. These instructions are for XP, but Vista should be similar. All of the info you enter should be the same!
First, Connect your 8900 using the USB cable and open the Desktop Manager
Go to Start/Control Panel/Phone and Modems
Right Click and select 'Open' then the Modem Tab.
On the Modem Tab ensure that there is a 'Standard Modem' present and select 'Properties' at the bottom.
Under Properties, select the 'Advanced' Tab and in the box that says 'Extra Initialization Commands' type the following EXACTLY as it is here, punctuation and all…
at+cgdcont=1,"IP","wap.voicestream.com"
Hit OK and exit out of Phone and Modems.
Now go to Start/Control Panel/Network Connections
On the left side of the screen choose 'Create New Connection'
When the wizard comes up, select 'Next' and on the next page, choose the option 'Connect to the Internet'
Hit Next and choose 'Set Up My Connection Manually'
Hit Next and choose 'Connect using a Dial Up Modem'
Hit Next and for the ISP type T-Mobile or whatever you want to call the connection.
Hit Next and for the Phone Number enter *99#
Hit Next and leave the security info blank unless you want to use it. Personally, I don't think anyone is going to steal your connection.
Hit Next and choose 'Add a shortcut to the desktop' and click 'Finish'
So after you get it set up, all you have to do is connect the phone, start the Desktop Manager and wait for it to tell you the phone is connected. Then click on the connection on the desktop (or go to Start/Connect To/T-Mobile) and click 'Dial' when the box comes up.
Good Luck and if all else fails, dial 611…
#14 by Grasshopper on November 25th, 2009
g1 is a good phone with built in keyboard as well. and i believe u can use the g1 without the data plan. just tell some1 u know who has a g1 to activate it for u then you can enjoy the g1 without dataplan.
I would also recommend getting a iphone which can be unlocked easily and use with tmobile.
hope i helped:)
#15 by earthlink on November 25th, 2009
Okay now I just got the tmobile even more plus plan.. so will this work… And can u use wifi again after u set up the internet or must it always stay off
#16 by utfan67 on November 25th, 2009
yes. you put the sim card in the wireless card. you set the card to accept the tmobile sim. (you need to look for the port and http address.. i dont remember what they are)
you connect
there ya go.