Users opt for mobile phones instead of fixed phones

Mobile voice services are rapidly substituting for fixed voice services across Western Europe, according to a new report, Fixed-Mobile Substitution in Western Europe.

Key findings of the report include:

• Fixed-mobile substitution (FMS) is accelerating and could result in more than half of all voice traffic in Western Europe originating on mobile phones by the end of 2008.
• The extent of FMS varies widely between countries. The percentage of households that are mobile-only in Finland is 5 times greater than in Sweden. In early 2006 the proportion of total voice minutes that originated on mobile networks ranged from 18% to 70% across Western Europe.
• The growing use of mobile phones has helped to increase overall voice traffic and maintain the level of spend on voice services in Western Europe.

Source: 3G

Mobile Entertainment market reach $76 Billion by 2011

Source: 3G

User created Music video

Vh1 and Nokia will launch `Shot by You' - a first-of-its-kind initiative that lets users contribute to the creation of a music video. Video clips sent in by the consumers will be combined together to make a music video for Indian band Pentagram's single `Voice' from their latest album, `It's OK. It's All Good'.

Consumers are invited to listen to the latest track by Pentagram - `Voice' posted online on www.nokia.co.in, get inspired and use their camera phones/video recording devices to shoot video footage that they believe is most appropriate for the sound track and send them to Vh1. The best video clips would be selected and integrated by Vh1 to create the music video, which will be launched exclusively on Vh1 in March.

Source: iSource Updates

Nokia 3G Nseries Gets Mobile Search

Nokia today announced availability of its Mobile Search application. This application enables to search for content stored on your device, ranging from emails, text messages and calendar entries to videos and music files. Just like with desktop search applications on a PC, Nokia Mobile Search indexes the information stored on your compatible Nokia device and then lets you search to find what you want, when you want it.

Nokia Mobile Search is the easiest way to find what you are looking for on your device, be it trying to find a calendar entry, find the SMS your friend sent days ago, or track down a multimedia file you downloaded.

Supported handsets: N95, N93i, N93, N92, N91, N91 8GB, N80 Internet Edition, N80, N76, N73 Music Edition, N71, E70, E62, E61, E60 and Nokia 3250

Source: Nokia Press office

Yahoo! Go for Nokia Series 40 phones

Nokia and Yahoo expanded their relationship to make Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 available on Nokia's wide range of mobile phones operating on the Series 40 platform.

Beginning today consumers worldwide can download and enjoy Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 on select Nokia devices. In the first half of 2007, the companies will also make Yahoo! Go available for a wider range of devices.

Source: Voice & Data