GLG News by Mobile Phone Handsets Sellers

Beating low expectations does not beget a turnaround.  Motorola's handset, software, and strategic problems forebode continued failure, especially as Apple, Google, and an ambitious Nokia plot a rejuvenated customer experience.  Motorola, on the other hand, sits on their RAZR.

The assertion that Google has a lot to learn in its international efforts couldn't be more over-stated.  Google has had success in the international environment, including greater market share than in the domestic market, that every Internet company would covet.  This analysis delves deeper...

Mobile operators, including AT&T, need to create customer friendly and sticky services or they risk being relegated to a dumb pipe.

Google is the undisputed online advertising leader. With their rumored push into mobile, the biggest impact may be bringing advertising to the mobile mainstream.

Apple stands on a pro-consumer podium, and, even if they don't declare a pro-green stance (and they have), they will be subject to intense scrutiny when they don't meet high standards.  This Greenpeace example is just another example, atop their non-consumer friendly "closed" platform or the price...

Nokia's Navteq move, though likely overpriced, hints at an important mobile strategy, one that Motorola, Samsung, Sony, AT&T, and T-Mobile have yet to conceive.  By going after the mobile web platform, they are competing with the new big boys of wireless, namely Google and Apple and Internet...

The latest mobile offerings from MySpace resemble its boss: News Corp and newspaper sites have flailed while trying to force consumers to pay for content.  Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn may eventually make money from premium services and ads, but they must be cautious while expanding into the...

User experience, price, and selection are just as if not more important than bandwidth in determining wireless and mobile web usage.  In this vein, Apple's iPhone, Nokia's Ovi platform, and NBC / FOX, and other content providers can improve usage.  Streaming video, and its bandwidth constraints,...

Technology improvements combined with a fresh look at the mobile user experience are required for mobile video to succeed.

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