Insights


CCgroup’s knowledge and understanding of the telecoms, mobile, consumer technology and consumer lifestyle markets is unrivalled in the world of PR and integrated communications.

 

We’ve worked in these markets for more than 20 years. Our expertise in both B2B and B2C enables us to bring a unique perspective to our strategic thinking and to your communications challenges.

 

It’s imperative to stay on top of developments in this space and we’d like to share with you some of the insights we have. Our daily news flash, Concise Comments, is updated with the most relevant stories of the day



White Papers

A selection of white papers exploring a variety of industry issues. Read more
Giving up my iPod for a Walkman
Tue, 30/06/2009
When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? BBC News Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman for a week.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8117619.stm
Vodafone ‘mulls bid for T-Mobile’
Mon, 29/06/2009
Vodafone is considering buying T-Mobile UK in a move that would make the firm the biggest mobile phone operator in the UK, the Financial Times has said. The Newbury-based firm is interested in acquiring T-Mobile, even though the deal may be blocked by regulators, the paper said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8123616.stm
Google CEO says worst of crisis is over
Mon, 29/06/2009
A U.S. recovery is likely to begin this autumn, the worst of the crisis has passed and it is “reasonable to be optimistic for 2010,” internet search giant Google’s chief executive Eric Schmidt said on Friday. Speaking at the Cannes Lions advertising festival in southern France, Schmidt said U.S. jobless claims indicated “the beginning of the bottom. The rate of jobless claims is decreasing although the absolute number is increasing,” he explained.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE55P4MF20090626
NYTimes and Wikipedia Save Reporter’s Life By NOT Reporting On His Capture
Mon, 29/06/2009
In November 2008, New York Times reporter David Rohde was captured and held hostage by the Taliban, along with a local reporter, Tahir Ludin, and their driver, Asadullah Mangal. But until he managed to escape, most of the general public had absolutely no clue. To prevent Rohde’s value in the eyes of his captors from rising, the New York Times kept more than 35 major news organizations from reporting on the story.
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/28/nytimes-and-wikipedia-save-reporters-life-b...
Hackers recruited to fight ‘new cold war’
Mon, 29/06/2009
Hackers working from what was once the communist bloc have been attacking government and industry in an attempt to gain military and technological secrets and they are now targeting key elements of the national infrastructure. The security services fear the technology they are using could fall into the hands of al-Qaeda who may also try to steal military secrets and launch cyber attacks that could close down essential services.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/563724...