GLG News by GPS and Handset Manufacturing Experts

The US MVNO market, and Helio in particular, faces an uphill battle.

1. There is a lot of noise about WiMax being 4G technology for mobile devices including cellular phones. While this is probably true Wimax standard is not finalized yet and this fact makes the technology developers a risky companies to invest in. 2. NextWave is spending huge amount of money...

Google are more than about search, that much has been clear for a while.  But Google are more than applications.

BOM and Cost of Typical Cell Phone Bill Of Materials (BOM) for cell phone is constantly falling. This is especially true for gsm/gprs/edge phones built in high volumes. I summarize the BOM cost of typical and mature phone based on Nokia 7820. Nokia 7820 is the mid/high end phone that has been introduced...

Mobile advertising is coming. Implementation will determine how successful this new revenue generator will be.

With volumes increasing, competition is likely to increase How will the PND market evolve and compete against other portable devices

1) Palm’s Foleo was an ill-fated and short-lived project 2) Palm made the right decision by cancelling the Foleo and should instead focus on its core smartphone product line

1) iPod innovation continues 2) iPhone is facing pressure in a competitive mobile market

* Is Nokia's brand strength enough to make it competitive in the PND space? * Beside brand, what value will they bring?

Cracking and unlocking phones is a continual activity in the mobile world. The latest revelation of a successful iPhone unlocking is unlikely to affect Apple or AT&T.