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August 17th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Some 90 to 95 percent of video games in emerging markets are said to be pirated, but one company doing something about it -- Chinese mobile content provider KongZhong, according to recent analysis from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Console manufacturers and game developers have unsurprisingly avoided countries with a lot of piracy -- and not only because disposable incomes there tend to be much lower, writes Jan ten Sythoff, analyst at Pyramid Research in "Mobile Gaming: A Pirate-Free Future? (www.pyramidresearch.com/points/item/090813.htm?sc=PR081809_PPMOBGAM)" "However, mobile handset penetration levels in these countries are increasing, the capabilities of mobile devices are becoming more sophisticated, and networks are gradually enabling higher data speeds.

August 16th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Although smartphone sales in Europe are still growing, market participants must act now to minimize the recession's impact on smartphone sales and position smartphones for post-recession growth, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Europe's Smartphone Market: Sustained Growth Is at Risk examines the impact that the economic downturn will have on European smartphone sales in the short and medium term, offering guidance to smartphone market participants on how to mitigate the effects of the economic slump and prepare for post-recession growth in Europe.

August 11th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Indonesia is set for some huge growth in 3G service uptake over the next five years, and operators are taking some creative steps to build out that subscriber base, according to the latest forecast data and analysis from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). In its latest round of quarterly forecasts, Pyramid Research predicts that 44 percent of Indonesian mobile subscribers will be using a 3G device by 2014, which translates to a compound annual growth rate of 54 percent from 2008 through 2014.

July 29th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - With the voice market shrinking, telecom operators face an opportunity to expand data services in Puerto Rico, as data revenue is expected to more than double by 2014 despite the deep economic contraction, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Communications Markets in Puerto Rico offers a precise profile of the country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the Puerto Rican market.

July 16th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - The Chilean telecommunications market will grow at a CAGR of 6.6 percent over the next five years for a total of US$6.4 billion in 2014, mainly due to the increasing penetration of mobile services and the adoption of mobile Internet services including data cards and mobile browsing, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Communications Markets in Chile offers an incisive profile of the country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the Chilean market.

July 13th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Spectrum refarming, one of the most significant Europe-wide regulatory changes to affect the mobile industry in the past 20 years, will benefit operators by increasing network capacity and improving the availability and quality of existing services, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Spectrum Refarming for 3G: A Low-Cost Boost for Mobile Broadband analyzes the advantages of refarming 900MHz spectrum for UMTS, looking at data usage, mobile broadband computing, frequency characteristics, capex, 3G coverage, and competition.

June 24th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Soaring demand for mobile broadband services in Malaysia, driven in part by intense competition, will result in higher-than-expected growth rates for telecom operators in that nation through 2014, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Communications Markets in Malaysia offers a precise profile of the country's converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors based on proprietary data from our research in the market.

June 18th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Broadband and pay-TV will become the major sources of growth in the Romanian telecom market during the next five years, while bundling remains key for success as competition intensifies, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Communications Markets in Romania offers a precise, incisive profile of the converged telecommunications, media, and technology sectors in Romania based on exclusive market and economic data collected by Pyramid Research.

June 16th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - More than half of North American households subscribe to multiplay bundles of telecom and media services, making North America the most penetrated region in the world for multiplay subscriptions, according to the recently released Multiplay Services Forecast from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Based on rigorous and time-tested research methodology and data modeling, Pyramid Research's Forecasts stand as the communications industry's most reliable and robust forecasting tools.

May 5th, 2009 CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts - Pay-TV subscribers are expected to grow by 8 percent in 2009 to reach nearly 733 million worldwide despite the challenging economic environment, according to the first quarter update of the Media Forecast from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com). Pyramid Research's Media Forecasts are designed to provide competitive intelligence on the pay-TV and mobile TV dynamics for 52 countries, as well as regionally and globally.

July 5th, 2009 PENANG - Phones are catching up with TVs, and the number of phones being used by 'bottom of the pyramid' households have already outpaced the number of radios and computers in South Asia, researchers have said. LIRNEasia, a Sri Lanka-based Asia-Pacific information and communication technology (ICT) policy and regulation capacity-building organisation, said in India a hundred bottom of the pyramid (BOP) households now had 50 TVs, 38 phones, 28 radios and one computer.

September 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new internet-based tool for designing agricultural terraces promises to reduce the considerable labor involved and to optimize design by allowing rapid development of alternative layouts. The tool was developed by Allen L.

September 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have developed a new computing tool that could help scientists predict how plants will react to different environmental conditions in order to create better crops, such as tastier and longer lasting tomatoes. The tool will form part of a new 1.7 million pounds Syngenta University Centre at Imperial College London, which will see researchers from Imperial and Syngenta working together to improve agricultural products.

September 21st, 2009 US chemist leaves Zurich post over doctored dataZURICH — Switzerland's top technology institute says a U.S. chemist has resigned as head of research after scientific data were found to have been manipulated.

April 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rocket launches in future may require more stringent regulation to minimise damage to the ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere, according to a new study. Today, just a handful of NASA space shuttle launches release more ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere than the entire annual use of CFC-based medical inhalers used to treat asthma and other diseases in the US, said Darin Toohey, professor of Colorado University at Boulder (CUB) atmospheric and oceanic sciences department.

April 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study by researchers in California and Colorado has suggested that the global market for rocket launches may require more stringent regulation in order to prevent significant damage to Earth's stratospheric ozone layer in the decades to come. The study, which includes the University of Colorado at Boulder and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, provides a market analysis for estimating future ozone layer depletion based on the expected growth of the space industry and known impacts of rocket launches.

February 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Rural population is the key growth driver of India's telecom industry though 'affordability still remains a key issue', said a study released here Thursday. According to the study by LIRNEasia, and information and communication technology policy organisation, 27 percent of the total mobile owners at the bottom of the pyramid (BOP), or the poorest socio-economic group, were added last year, whereas the urban areas added only 19 percent.

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A controversial new research has placed an exact date on the start of the ancient construction project of the Great Pyramid of Giza, as August 23, 2470 B.C. According to a report in the National Geographic News, a team of Egyptian researchers arrived at the date based on calculations of historical appearances of the star Sothis, which is today called Sirius.

July 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists is advocating for a new inter-disciplinary field of primate archaeology to examine history of tool use in all primate species in order to better understand human evolution. The scientists are from universities including Cambridge, Rutgers, Kyoto University and schools in Spain, Italy and France.

June 16th, 2009 Washington, June 16 (ANI): A scientist of Indian origin has designed a tool that takes into consideration all feasible solutions for decreasing non-point source pollution for the amount of money available. The scientist in question is Indrajeet Chaubey, an associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, Purdue University.