The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
“Moreover, recent reforms in the Chinese telecoms market
and the release of 3G licences nationwide will promote more services
and competition, further accentuating this growth.”
According to Castelli, SMEs in China are also
expecting to adopt new mobile applications and, considering the
magnitude of the Chinese market, he sees this as a major opportunity
for vendors and service providers.
“Mobile email has the highest potential to grow, while other promising
mobile applications include mobile IM and mobile multimedia, which
offer great opportunities for mobile UC providers. Applications that
address the specific needs of mobile workforces, such as tracking of
goods or vehicles, field service automation and sales force automation,
will also be in demand.”
Ovum says there are a few companies in China deploying specific
solutions for people moving around within the workplace, and it sees
potential for fixed–mobile convergence (FMC) solutions.
Castelli says many SMEs are willing to deploy PBX-like features on
their mobile phones, and he says some expect these to be provided by a
mobile service provider while others expect to deploy them at their own
premises.
“However, it will be difficult to deploy integrated solutions based on
users’ personal devices,” Castelli says, and he suggests SMEs will need
to take “full control of their mobility solutions, including mobile
device.”
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