Apple’s Earnings - Not Enough Data to Determine iPhone’s Success
July 25, 2007
Apple results eyed for iPhone sales | www.washingtonpost.com
- The market is interested in the iPhone’s impact on Apple’s earnings - There is not enough data in this quarter’s earning to determine success or failure but there are several items to look for in the coming months
Verizon Stupid? No - Apple Smart.
July 25, 2007
Was Verizon Really Wrong To Pass On The iPhone? | telecom.seekingalpha.com
Verizon's decision to pass on the iPhone is a pragmatic battlefield decision and delaying tactic, hoping that Apple's impact on the cellular industry's walled garden concept will be minimal. AT&T's assent to hosting the iPhone and Apple will bring valuable short-term growth, but in the longer term can further undermine the walled garden, jeopardizing the industry's ability to force consumers to accept their proprietary value-added services. Unless someone with similar clout and consumer understanding gets into this game, Apple's ability to change the world may be limited.
Sprint - Good Call, Bad Timing
July 18, 2007
Sprint Admits It Is "Unable Meet Your Current Wireless Needs" | telecom.seekingalpha.com
· Sprint’s business is under scrutiny as they have several big technology bets in place and have been losing customers · While dropping a few “abusive” customers is not that significant, this is not a good time for a public relations hit · While dropping a few “abusive” customers is not that significant, this is not a good time for a public relations hit
The US iPhone Launch - Best Outcome for all Parties
July 16, 2007
Was Verizon Really Wrong To Pass On The iPhone? | telecom.seekingalpha.com
1) The iPhone was the right product at the right time for AT&T; 2) Verizon was quite reasonable with its decision to pass on the iPhone
The iPhone Revolution -- Not So Fast
July 2, 2007
iPhone: Jobs's Revenge | www.businessweek.com
1) The iPhone launch has brought increased visibility and a heightened customer focus to the mobile phone market, 2) but this is far from creating a revolution in a highly competitive market.
Location, Location, Location...in Mobile Too
June 18, 2007
Shop 'Til You Drop With Your Cell Phone, Says Sprint | www.informationweek.com
- Mobile location-based services are in their infancy - Many future mobile applications will integrate location data providing large and local merchants, as well as advertisers, an additional consumer contact point
AT&T Adds Prepay Data and Messaging - So What?
June 15, 2007
AT&T Rolls Out GoPhone Pay As You Go Feature Packages | www.att.com
Why did it take AT&T so long? Billing should not be rocket science. The demand for prepay voice is well proven, SMS has been a winner for a long time; data is the biggest unknown, but MMS (photo and media) messaging could be a driver to push data volumes, but the price seems high.
Handset Replacement Will Continue to Shape Mobile Industry
June 12, 2007
Consumers Holding Onto Handsets | www.wirelessweek.com
- Mobile handsets have become must-have personalized devices - Handset manufacturers continue to work diligently to create next-generation products to spur consumer replacement
Amp’d - The Latest in the Growing List of Struggling MNVOs
June 6, 2007
MVNO struggles continue: Amp’d files for bankruptcy protection | www.rcrnews.com
- MVNOs in general are struggling to succeed - Amp’d Mobile’s subscriber portfolio details are particularly alarming and call into question the operator's business model
Palm Foleo - Interesting Concept but Questionable Execution
June 5, 2007
Introducing the Palm Foleo | www.palm.com
- Palm may have addressed an emerging issue - application optimized devices - with its Foleo, but - The solution is not practical - it is costly and lacks a compelling usage scenario
Switzerland sues Google over Street View privacy concerns
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