The recent launch of Facebook's new text-only mobile website, 0.facebook.com, is a good illustration of the kind of non-commercial relationship that online social networks and mobile operators tend to form. Although 53 operators from 45 countries have agreed to waive browsing charges for 0.facebook.com users for at least a year, they are getting no payment in return from Facebook. No money has or will be changing hands between the social network and its 0.facebook.com operator partners.
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11th - 12th November 2009
Cape Town Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
Gathering 200+ operator companies, representatives from 100+ countries and a 53% Board / Director / Head level… More >>
Telefonica's O2 group is pursuing machine-to-machine and telematics projects, with aneye to enticing third-party enterprises to offer services such as mapping and monitoringto companies and end-users.… More >>
Market status
Convergence was touted as "the next big thing" in telecoms but has experienced something of a backlash now that some of the confident predictions made about it have not taken… More >>
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