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Study Group: Mobile Handset Retailers(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 124

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Michael Cote, President, Independent Consultant (Michael Cote)Michael Cote
President
Independent Consultant (Michael Cote)

Michael Cote is an Independent Telecommunications Consultant. He specializes in enterprise mobility, sales and distribution strategy, online strategy, smart phones, and customer care and billing. Mr. Cote has over 15 years of sales, marketing, and operational experience in the telecommunications industry....

Steve Ospalak
Director - Subscriber Equipment & Channel Support
TELUS Corporation

Steve Ospalak is the Director of Subscriber Equipment and Channel Support in the Products and Services Division of Telus Mobility, a wireless CDMA (3G- 1X) and iDEN network service provider. He is experienced in subscriber equipment devices (voice and data), product acquisition and development, specifications,...

Hong Jiang, President and Chief Executive Officer, Montina, Inc.Hong Jiang
President and Chief Executive Officer
Montina, Inc.

Hong Jiang, Ph.D., is the President and CEO at Montina, a technology consulting firm. Dr. Jiang is an expert in the Chinese mobile industry. She has been closely following the Chinese operators’ reorganization efforts, 3G wireless developments including the domestic standard TD-SCDMA and wireless value-add...

Ian Wood, Partner, Wireless FoundryIan Wood
Partner
Wireless Foundry

Ian Wood is the Founding Partner of Wireless Foundry, a telecom and IT consultancy founded in 1998. His clients include France Telecom/Orange, SonyEricsson, Vodafone, Openwave and Qualcomm. He was among the first employees of Motorola Cellular Communications in Europe, where he joined in 1985, and rose...

Ron Solanki
Strategic Sourcing Manager
Bristow Group, Inc.

Ron Solanki is the Chief Executive Officer and the President of Solanki Group Inc., a management consultancy to major US, Asian and European Electronics Corporations in the areas of business strategy, portfolio management, business development, manufacturing, and supply chain management. He also serves...

Christopher Burke, Chief Technology Officer, VODAFONE GROUP PLCChristopher Burke
FormerChief Technology Officer
VODAFONE GROUP PLC

Chris Burke was the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer at Vodafone Ltd UK, a wireless carrier. He was responsible for managing technology and telecom product architecture, design, development, deployment, support and operations in the UK. He has over 22 years experience in telecomm...

Kenneth Eisner, Principal, Eisner ConsultingKenneth Eisner
Principal
Eisner Consulting

Ken Eisner runs a stealth Web 2.0+ e-commerce firm targeting women and a digital consulting firm on e-commerce, mobile, mobile commerce, and new media. Among his clients, he designs mobile commerce strategy for large SaaS e-commerce platform provider Demandware (provider for Timberland, House of Frasier,...

Tal Raeside
Managing Director
Insight Strategic Services

Tal Raeside is the Managing Director at Insight Strategic Services, an independent consulting firm. He is a telecom, media and technology veteran with over 15 years experience. He has expertise in mobile phones, converged devices, operators, applications, new media, advertising and networking. He has...

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LTE operators hold back WiMAX or just need a decision? | 08-21-2008
Analysis of: Ofcom knocks back spectrum auction | www.theregister.co.uk
Author: Peter Curnow-Ford, Chairman, Eisar Ltd.

The real issue here is one of knowing what the regulatory position is going to be 3 to 4 years out. Will the mobile operators be allowed to re-farm their 2G spectrum, will they be able to use the technology of their choosing and then work the investment plans to make it happen? Is the regulator doing...

WiMAX is not Cellular | 08-21-2008
Analysis of: BT Suffers as Ofcom Delays 2.6GHz Auctions | www.lightreading.com
Author: Peter Curnow-Ford, Chairman, Eisar Ltd.

BT has a backhaul network second to none, the mobile operators do not. It is currently spending close to £8bn on its 21CN all IP network, with this it has all the capacity needed for a data centric LTE deployment. Second LTE could serve both voice and data without cannibalising existing revenue...

iPhone in WiFi Hotspots and AT&T Mobile Revenue | 08-18-2008
Analysis of: Phones Go Boingo | www.unstrung.com
Author: Gregg Kail, MBA, Former Reseller Manager, AT&T Corp

Boingo’s increased hotspot usage from WiFi-enabled devices indicates that VoIP-over-WiFi could impact mobile revenue for carriers.  

Best Buy Mobile Earning Handset Margins and Carrier Compensation | 08-18-2008
Analysis of: iPhone Hits Best Buy Shelves | www.wirelessweek.com
Author: Gregg Kail, MBA, Former Reseller Manager, AT&T Corp

Best Buy Mobile could face a challenge to consistently earn both handset margins and carrier compensation from competing device manufacturers and wireless providers.

Best Buy Wins the Apple Branding Power over AT&T Distribution | 08-14-2008
Author: Gregg Kail, MBA, Former Reseller Manager, AT&T Corp

Best Buy and the iPhone has three factors: 1) Shows the power of the Apple brand and product line; 2) Relegates AT&T to the traditional carrier role; 3) Tests the store-within-a store model.  

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