GLG News by Council Members who Sell Consumer Electronics

There is still plenty of growth left in the smartphone market but device manufacturers and operators must continue to innovate to entice customers to keep upgrading.  

Some of what we report is a self fulfilling prophecy We are not one number, driving to one result Consumers will be selective in their indulgences

LTE is going to win WiMax because LTE is a part of the 3GPP. WiMax is mainly supported by Intel that has never been successful in the wireless industry. Practically, I don’t see a mobile user, with 2 or 4 or even 4 inch screen, using more than 10Mbps on his device. Given that most of the fancy devices...

The new iPhone is a 3G UMTS HSDPA capable device does not have a lock-unlock mechanism. The UMTS standard, is a universal standard. By definition UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Terrestrial System. Therefore, the lock-unlock mechanism is not required anymore. The GSM-GPRS-EDGE iPhone, which was Appl’s...

Sears has a fundamental structural problem with its format, market appeal to the consumer and ability to resnate the differences shopping with them represent. The shift to the warehouse channel is a permanent one that greatly impacts those retailers who have in the past lived in the market somewhere...

While mobile voice can be considered “King” as it represents the majority of mobile traffic and revenues, the mobile industry’s growth engine is data.  Rather than worrying about what is King (or Queen), the industry needs to concern itself with solutions that optimize the overall mobile experience...

Net Neutrality and its implications on the Internet and media consumption is a hot topic, and will be highlighted as network utilization increases.

Microsoft would love to better control its retail presence to lift its profile among consumers.  Microsoft’s lack of retail experience, history of indirect sales, and the daunting economics of retail make a full-blown retail expansion effort risky.

Sprint has never hit full stride since its Nextel acquisition in 2005, and its new CEO is making several changes in an attempt to put the company back on track.  The first few steps are on target but the company has a risky bet in WiMax and little margin for error with its operations.

Advertisers and broadcasters must continually adapt to time-shifting, place-shifting and alternative content distribution technologies and offerings such as the DVR.