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May 9, 2008WiMax Winners (Google) and Losers (Sprint, Comcast, Time Warner)
Analysis of: Sprint joins with Clearwire, Google, Comcast, Intel and others to create new $14.5 billion WiMax company | sprintconnection.kansascity.com
Author: Kenneth Eisner, Principal, Eisner Consulting
In the short-term, Sprint has salvaged their WiMax opportunity, but a quick look back shows you how much they have really lost. On the other hand, sly Google had another ace up its sleeve, and their wireless strategy is becoming clearer by the day.
May 2, 2008World's Largest Payment Processor First Data Acquires InComm - Valuation Trend Implications for Global Payment Systems GPN, MV, V, MA and TSS and hundreds of smaller payment technology players
Analysis of: First Data Gets Major Retail Prepaid Distribution with InComm Deal | www.digitaltransactions.net
Author: Ronald Ingram, Director of Product Management, Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.
Visa's IPO was the largest in history and payment companies like Global Payment Sytems (GPN) and First Data are rising along with the tide. FDC’s choice of Incomm is likely a positive indicator of things to come. Who is the next Incomm? How will the Incomm acquisition affect the valuation of payment...
April 29, 2008If history teaches us anything... it teaches us NOT to predict the future.
Analysis of: Is now the time to aggressively buy semi stocks, i.e. is the bottom of the cycle near? | www.edn.com
Author: Mark Mariotti, CEO, Future Management Holdings Inc
But the future can be managed. We can look at the past cycles and then extrapolate forward potential probabilities. When markets contract, they can keep contracting to oblivion. But the probabilities of markets which are infrastructure tested, tried and true, tend to rebound. Demand growth and upgrades...
April 28, 2008Rotation continues towards Internet commerce.
Analysis of: Internet Economy Looks Strong, Some Experts Say | www.cio.com
Author: Mark Mariotti, CEO, Future Management Holdings Inc
Many factors, such as; convenience, better fraud protection, acceptance, user interface improvements, peer reviews, dysfunctional brick and mortar stores, high transportation costs all contribute to the growth of Internet commerce. The list is very short which tracks products and services...
April 28, 20085 Reasons Why Voice is No Longer King (as this article has carelessly concluded)
Analysis of: CTIA: Mobile Data Use Up, But Voice Remains King | www.informationweek.com
Author: Kenneth Eisner, Principal, Eisner Consulting
Wireless researchers keep getting the voice to data point wrong, and they shouldn't still be making this mistake. Consumers aren't using data because they have been given poor devices with poor interfaces, not because they wouldn't use the Internet or other data if the device was better. ...
April 28, 2008Trading is a transaction based model
Analysis of: TD Ameritrade 2Q profit rises 32 percent on trading activity | biz.yahoo.com
Author: Mark Mariotti, CEO, Future Management Holdings Inc
Whether markets are up or down - if a trading company such as TD Ameritrade (merged from many different trading companies and platforms), Scottrade, Schwab, Knight, etc runs their business efficiently, trade volume effect growth.Seems that towards the end (long trade exits - short...
April 28, 2008
Western Union acts to co-opt mobile money transfers
Analysis of: Western Union in Mobile Partnership | www.americanbanker.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Western Union acts to co-opt mobile money transfersAnalysis of: Western Union in Mobile Partnership | www.americanbanker.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Money transfer Goliath Western Union is moving to co-opt the threat posed by hybrid mobile phone/stored value card person-to-person remittances. At a minimum Western Union’s new service is a validation of remote mobile phone-based money transfer and makes it likely it will achieve meaningful market...
April 24, 2008For WiMax's sake, Xohm must spin ASAP from Sprint and into more capable hands
Analysis of: WSJ: Comcast, Time Warner May Fund WiMax | biz.yahoo.com
Author: Kenneth Eisner, Principal, Eisner Consulting
The delay in Sprint's Xohm initiative is absolutely telling, telling that there are many problems with WiMax. The truth is that the U.S. needs faster broadband speeds to compete with Japan and Europe, but I'm not sure if Sprint has the answer. This article discusses some of the major problems,...
April 23, 2008
TRM Gets $11 Million Lifeline; Buys Rival "Access to Money"
Analysis of: BREAKING: TRM Buys ATM ISO Access to Money for $15 million | www.atmmarketplace.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
TRM Gets $11 Million Lifeline; Buys Rival "Access to Money"
Analysis of: BREAKING: TRM Buys ATM ISO Access to Money for $15 million | www.atmmarketplace.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
TRM's $11 million "lifeline" from LC Capital Master Fund Ltd. helps the troubled ATM owner pay off its debts and gave TRM the seed money to acquire its rival, ATM deployer "Access to Money." When TRM acquired eFunds ATM Portfolio of 17,200 ATMs in 2004 for $150 million, TRM had over 22,000 ATMs and...
April 23, 2008Google and RIvals will be Helped by Slow but Gigantic Surge to Online
Analysis of: Google Profit Rose 30%, Quelling Investor Fears | online.wsj.com
Author: Kenneth Eisner, Principal, Eisner Consulting
Comscore's absurd data caused a seismic roar in the media world, but it turned out that the data was awry, as it is unfortunately with all analytic firms. Google's growth is relentless, as is the growth of all online. This article looks at a few of the ways other companies can compete with...
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