Comments for Watching MVAS Industry http://vasreporter.wordpress.com An unfortunate weblog about mobile industry Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:40:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Google SMS Channels-Better Late than Never by » Google SMS Channels http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/google-sms-channels-better-late-than-never/#comment-95 » Google SMS Channels Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:40:18 +0000 http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/google-sms-channels-better-late-than-never-2/#comment-95 [...] Google SMS Channels October 8th, 2008 by admin !  var ipad_url="http://binaryday.com/2008/10/08/google-sms-channels/"; var ipad_format="{small/big}"; var ipad_color="{color}"; google has launched its own sms channel. you can read about it here [...] [...] Google SMS Channels October 8th, 2008 by admin !  var ipad_url=”http://binaryday.com/2008/10/08/google-sms-channels/”; var ipad_format=”{small/big}”; var ipad_color=”{color}”; google has launched its own sms channel. you can read about it here [...]

]]> Comment on Google SMS Channels-Better Late than Never by konfuzion http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/google-sms-channels-better-late-than-never/#comment-94 konfuzion Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:54:22 +0000 http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/google-sms-channels-better-late-than-never-2/#comment-94 @nikhil agree, glad to see you here! But what i look forward to see is some one big to put pressure on the network operators to maintain a level playing field as it was discussed some time before!As you say, startups might run into risk of being blown away by the biggie, but its a trend in any naive industry and consolidation is badly required here to take head on with the network operators(every one knows what it means to deal with an operator). Do correct me if am wrong @nikhil agree, glad to see you here! But what i look forward to see is some one big to put pressure on the network operators to maintain a level playing field as it was discussed some time before!As you say, startups might run into risk of being blown away by the biggie, but its a trend in any naive industry and consolidation is badly required here to take head on with the network operators(every one knows what it means to deal with an operator). Do correct me if am wrong

]]> Comment on Google SMS Channels-Better Late than Never by Nikhil http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/google-sms-channels-better-late-than-never/#comment-93 Nikhil Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:01:28 +0000 http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/google-sms-channels-better-late-than-never-2/#comment-93 Just because someone elses product has different features, doesn't make it half baked. The thing is, if, bit by bit, Google starts leveraging their other services on mobile, it'll blow this space open. As a case in point - today you can subscribe to your own Gmail via RSS feeds. All you need to do is now - take the same RSS feed, add it to your own Google SMS Channel, and voila! You can also take search results from Google News (for example - Lewis Hamiltion), and add the RSS feed to a separate Google SMS Channel. They just haven't integrated the two, but I dont think it will take much to enable this. What worries me is that Google comes into a segment, and just blows everyone else out of the water. That's a risk every startup runs, and ideas can't be copyrighted. Just because someone elses product has different features, doesn’t make it half baked. The thing is, if, bit by bit, Google starts leveraging their other services on mobile, it’ll blow this space open.

As a case in point – today you can subscribe to your own Gmail via RSS feeds. All you need to do is now – take the same RSS feed, add it to your own Google SMS Channel, and voila!

You can also take search results from Google News (for example – Lewis Hamiltion), and add the RSS feed to a separate Google SMS Channel. They just haven’t integrated the two, but I dont think it will take much to enable this.

What worries me is that Google comes into a segment, and just blows everyone else out of the water. That’s a risk every startup runs, and ideas can’t be copyrighted.

]]> Comment on About by Varun Chandra http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/about/#comment-86 Varun Chandra Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:42:12 +0000 #comment-86 when we look at india and the MVAS space we find more than 120 companies fighting for their share of pie. though we have seen bright forecasts for this industry but one challenge that no one has address is the effort req to manage the no of players in the ecosystem from content provider to telecom operator and absence of any government regulations for sharing of revenue. when we look at india and the MVAS space we find more than 120 companies fighting for their share of pie. though we have seen bright forecasts for this industry but one challenge that no one has address is the effort req to manage the no of players in the ecosystem from content provider to telecom operator and absence of any government regulations for sharing of revenue.

]]> Comment on About by Varun Chandra http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/about/#comment-85 Varun Chandra Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:35:41 +0000 #comment-85 any forecasting as to where mobile ADVERTISING and Mobile MARKETING is heading for. if you could provide me with few real time case studies from India showcasing the success of mobile marketing it will greatly enhance my understanding any forecasting as to where mobile ADVERTISING and Mobile MARKETING is heading for. if you could provide me with few real time case studies from India showcasing the success of mobile marketing it will greatly enhance my understanding

]]> Comment on About by Varun Chandra http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/about/#comment-84 Varun Chandra Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:33:16 +0000 #comment-84 how do you think the 3G will boast the MVAS segment and what kind of growth are we looking at in the 3G segment how do you think the 3G will boast the MVAS segment and what kind of growth are we looking at in the 3G segment

]]> Comment on ‘Give level playing field for VAS players’ by sushil malani http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/give-level-playing-field-for-vas-players/#comment-57 sushil malani Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:11:33 +0000 http://vasreporter.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/give-level-playing-field-for-vas-players/#comment-57 To handle issues like quality of services, availability of short code, easier process for short code integration, better revenue share and enhanced consumer support sys:- Need VASP to come together on forum like COAI for collective efforts for development and expansion of VAS Put pressure on the VAS value chain to grow... To handle issues like quality of services, availability of short code, easier process for short code integration, better revenue share and enhanced consumer support sys:- Need VASP to come together on forum like COAI for collective efforts for development and expansion of VAS
Put pressure on the VAS value chain to grow…

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