The launch of 3G and broadband wireless services in the current financial year could see value-added services take off. On the back of applications such as mobile TV, video, music downloads, as well as ringtones, the mobile value-added services (MVAS) market is expected to grow by about 17 per cent annually from 2009-10 through to 2015-16, believes Frost & Sullivan.

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Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRD; "Spreadtrum" or the "Company"), one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers and Shanghai Mobile Embedded Technology Co., Ltd. ("MET"), one of China's leading mobile value-added software and service platform providers, today jointly announced the establishment of a strategic partnership and issued "I Love MiC" music phone solution. The ...

Building upon its initial success with innovative ICs for targeted smartphone applications, Cirrus Logic Inc. (Nasdaq: CRUS) is expanding its portfolio of standard products for smartphones and mobile consumer electronics applications. read more

Even as industry analysts continue to report declining revenues from mobile content such as ringtones, Flycell, Inc., a leading mobile and online entertainment content company, today announced the company continues its streak of high double-digit growth, achieving more than 90 percent growth in Q1 2010 over Q1 2009. Should this trend continue, Flycell is on a path to exceed revenue for 2009, its ...

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 06/07/10) - Even as industry analysts continue to report declining revenues from mobile content such as ringtones, Flycell, Inc., a leading mobile and online entertainment content company, today announced the company continues its streak of high double-digit growth, achieving more than 90 percent growth in Q1 2010 over Q1 2009. Should this trend continue, Flycell is ...

A top story from this week. LiveWire Mobile is launching a new DRM-free mobile music service