Theory
Azza says:
i got a freakenomics hypothesis on why 3G take up rate is bad in ASEAN… BAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Azza says:
singapore is an exception though because of the size
Azza says:
korea and Japan public transport not bad right.. 3G users are high there right.. workers usually take long train rides into the city to work and back home.. so they got time to use these 3G
MY and TH… public transport so bad better to own a car..
so when they drive, how to use 3G?
Azza says:
singapore execption because the journey from home to office is shorter than that of japan and Korea, doesn’t make sense to go online
cat says:
i can almost believe that.
Actually I do.
Malaysia doesnt have the culture for mobile 3G/Internet. I might say there’s still downloading (music/movies) as opposed to streaming where you dont have to look at screen, but maybe Msians are still iffy about payment mechanics… plus if majority of downloading market are youths (as one telco CEO suggests) majority of youths are pre-paid users - are there payment methods for music/movies downloads which will cater to this segment? And by music downloads, I dont mean short ringtones.
On the subject of mobile data usage, SMS texting isnt the same, and there’s hope Personal IM will be interoperable next year, as the 3GSMA announced.
3G in home broadband space? So far, so good. We’ll see how it goes if WiMAX takes off.
