Mobile Data - Just Scratching the Surface
June 1, 2007
Report: Mobile Office Market Consolidation | www.wirelessweek.com
- The market for mobile data services, even those closely related to office applications, is large and growing rapidly
Motorola - design alone is not enough
June 1, 2007
Moto's monster; Smartphone changes shape depending on the task | findarticles.com
- Motorola pulled of a once-in-a-decade coup with its RAZR handset - Since there is nothing “sticky” about the RAZR, Motorola will have to focus on design as well as applications and services to create an attractive handset portfolio to achieve its growth targets
Ampd Mobile is having Money Trouble
May 29, 2007
Adderton Leaving Amp’d Mobile? Board Struggles -- Money Problems for Ampd | gigaom.com
Apparently Peter Adderton, Amp’d CEO hasn’t left the building… for now. Valleywag reported that the mobile maverick was out, a rumor we had heard a few weeks ago, but it was denied by the company. Adderton tells PE Hub that he is still the big cheese. Regardless of his status it seems the company is going through a tenuous period. A variety of sources say that there is trouble brewing, mostly around the issue of subscribers. Our sources say that lack of stringent credit checks and other issues have resulted in a ‘collections nightmare’ as one source put it. Amp’d’s normally attentive PR company has suddenly gone MIA.
May 23, 2007
AT&T steps up Cingular rebranding ahead of iPhone | www.reuters.com
- Cingular Wireless, established in 2001, emerged as a top US wireless brand - With the AT&T acquisition of Bell South (and full ownership of Cingular Wireless) and the resulting AT&T re-branding, the Cingular brand is being jettisoned, and the expensive brand building exercise begins, once again - The good news is that there is no more re-branding on the horizon
May 15, 2007
India on Edge Over 3G | www.lightreading.com
3G handsets are cost reduced to sub $30, 3G allows higher capacity, 3G coverls longer distance. This is a perfect business model for the Indian market !
Searching for Deals in Wireless
May 14, 2007
Providence, Blackstone chasing Alltel: source | www.reuters.com
- Mobile operators are attracting interest from private equity firms as well as other operators - The US has only a few mobile operator acquisition candidates, while some markets have even fewer
May 14, 2007
Vodafone completes Hutch acquisition | www.ibnlive.com
How is this a good move for Hutchison? What advantages does this pose for Vodafone? And what about Essar?
May 9, 2007
RIM Curves It Around | www.unstrung.com
- The Curve represents another step toward mobile consumers (from RIM’s traditional enterprise customer base)
- RIM will continue to make marginal changes while still leveraging its core email strength as it targets consumers
- In doing so RIM will increase its potential audience, while at the same time the BlackBerry maker will experience heightened competition and subject itself to the whims of consumers
May 1, 2007
Research In Motion Has The Advantage Over Palm | ce.seekingalpha.com
· Palm was an innovator in the PDA and smartphone markets
· Competition from RIM and newcomers has displaced Palm from a leadership position
· Palm needs to improve its product portfolio to return to its successful ways
The iPhone residual effect could indeed benefit AT&T / Cingular
May 1, 2007
iPhone boosting interest in Cingular/AT&T | www.appleinsider.com
· The Apple iPhone, even with limited marketing, is gaining exposure
· AT&T / Cingular and Apple will pour significant resources into the iPhone launch
· AT&T / Cingular might benefit from the increased exposure beyond its iPhone sales as customers may opt to purchase AT&T / Cingular products instead of the iPhone
Switzerland sues Google over Street View privacy concerns
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Here Come the Droids! A brief review of Verizon Wireless' new Droid line-up.
November 11, 2009
October 30, 2009
Vodafone Orange Iphone Deal Ends Two Years Exclusivity Of O2 In UK
October 5, 2009
IPhone Coma Mode puts Apple in the ICU
September 19, 2009