Dr. Hong Jiang

GLG News by Dr. Hong Jiang, President and Chief Executive Officer

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Valuation of Nortel's LTE Patent Portfolio

July 22, 2010

Analysis of:Nortel Patent Auction Benefits LTE Market | www.isuppli.com

We analyzed the essentiality of Nortel's 4G patent portfolio that are crucial to deriving premium royalty rates. We have conducted multiple patent searches at several patent databases. We then compare Nortel's IPR position against its peers and the corresponding royalty rates that Nortel’s peers are expecting to charge. We obtained the reasonable royalty rates for Nortel over a lifespan of 15 years for LTE. We then calculate the valuation of Nortel's patents.

Soho Q2 Earnings Forecast

July 22, 2010

Due to the World Fair, FIFA World Cup events in Q2, Wall Street may be expecting a fantastic quarter for Soho due to increased online advertisement revenue. However, from our measurement data, the impact from the FIFA event on Sohu's online advertisement revenue is far short of our expectations. FIFA's impact on the month of June applies to Sina and other online advertisement firms as well.

Ramifications of Harbinger's $7B LTE pact with Nokia Siemens

July 22, 2010

Analysis of:Harbinger forges $7B LTE pact with Nokia Siemens | www.fiercewireless.com

A nationwide, wholesale, terrestrial-satellite, mobile broadband network – one that uses a globally endorsed LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology. A vision - imbued with an inherent openness and possibilities - unencumbered by walled-gardens and the status quo. The twin motivating factors of high-speed, and high-capacity, coupled with mobility are significant pillars in the inexorable demand for connectivity to multimedia services, in the information age.

HTC Android vs 3G iPhone

September 22, 2008

Analysis of:First Google Android phone to cost $199: report | news.yahoo.com

China Mobile is keen on the Android phones.  In addition to HTC, China Mobile has formed a joint venture with a local startup to build Android phones. 

HTC Android vs 3G iPhone

September 22, 2008

Analysis of:'Android' Cellphone to Showcase Google Brand | online.wsj.com

The HTC Android phone will be closely compared with the 3G iPhone.  Most likely the look and feel won't be as sleek as the iPhone.  However, Android phones will have the processing speed that is hard to beat.  In addition, the open handset model features may not initially be impressive.  But as time goes on, when the application development community catches on, there will be some impressive apps coming out... 

Focus Wireless's Business Model

March 18, 2008

Analysis of:Focus Media's Subsidiary Accused Of Sending Chinese Spam Wireless Messages | www.chinatechnews.com

Simply put, Focus Wireless collects mobile subscriber numbers and private information through legal or illegal means, processes the subscriber data into categories such as business owner, car owners, bank VIPs, etc...  Focus Wireless then tries to target the mobile subscribers with targeted advertisements via spam SMSs.  The SMSs are sent out by its subsidiary companies or its partners. The problem of Focus Wireless is the scale to which they have employed this kind of questionable business practice.  They claim that they can reach 200 million subscribers.  The CCTV's investigation has created a discussions and debates on the Internet on where the boundaries lie for SMS-based targeted advertisement. 

WiMax Adopted as a Worldwide 3G Standard

October 22, 2007

Analysis of:WiMax is 3G | www.wirelessweek.com

This is a significant milestone in the business sense.  So far, Wimax had been viewed as a threat to the incumbents from the left field.  With this approval by ITU, it begins to legitimize WiMax among the cellular incumbents.

Is 2008 the Year for WiMax?

October 4, 2007

Analysis of:Chipset vendors jostle for position in WiMAX handsets | www.wimaxtrends.com

The strongest supporter of WiMax Intel has announced that it will embed its WiMax technology in the processor dubbed Montevina in May of 2008. Intel intends to establish their own Intel-based handsets as well. The biggest US WiMax operator Sprint Nextel also announced that they will deploy WiMax to cover about 30ish cities at around the same time. Sprint Nextel has selected Intel, Motorola and Samsung as its vendors. Motorola recently announced its WiMax chipset for handheld devices which is scheduled to debut beginning of 2008. Samsung has already gained two years of experience through the deployment of WiBro (Korean version of WiMax) with large Korean operators.  NextWave will release baseband chip with an integrated WiMax/Wi-Fi system-on-chip. Its WiMax interface will meet global TDD and FDD spectrum allocations from 1.7-3.8 GHz. 

Short-term and Long-term View of Motorola's Cell Phone Business

October 4, 2007

Analysis of:Motorola Back On Track | www.forbes.com

Over the long-term (five years and out), the low-cost Asian phone manufacturers are becoming more competitive with features and low cost, making it diffult for the large vendors to sustain their R&D in the US or Europe.  In the short run, the Asian manufactures are still more focused on the low to medium end phones as they grow their R&D capabilities for high end phones such as smart phones.  In addition, the iPhones and G-phones (By Google) will have their own brand and even their own subscribers.  They will outsource phone manufacturing and even design to Asia. (e.g., iPhones were manufactured in China)

Chinese Mobile Market

May 18, 2006

Analysis of:China to invest billions to boost wireless systems | www.3gmobilechina.com

With the expectation that the first 3G licenses will be issue this year, incumbant infrastructure vendors are positioning themselves with the operators to maintain their market shares while the new entrants are trying to take market shares through aggressive moves.  In addition, the exact 3G technology choice made by the government/mobile operators affect the market shares: EVDO Rev 0 vs Rev A, WCDMA vs. HSDPA, TD-SCDMA, etc.

Mobile Broadcasting Technologies and Services

May 18, 2006

Analysis of:Comparison of the DAB, DMB & DVB-H Systems | www.digitalradiotech.co.uk

Mobile broadcasting is on the verge of taking off around the world.  However, the services operators are faced with multiple technology choices, regulatory issues and the availability of infrastructure equipement and handsets.

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