Mr. Tal Raeside

Managing Director, Insight Strategic Services


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Nokia Shakeup Continues

September 13, 2010

Nokia’s smartphone leader has stepped down just three days after the company brought in a new CEO. Change at the handset leader is much needed and should help Nokia long term.

Tablets, Netbooks, MIDs - All Vying for Their Place

September 10, 2010

Samsung Unveils Tablet to Compete With iPad | online.wsj.com

As the collection of connected devices expands, consumers are faced with more choices of overlapping products vying for their attention and budgets.

Nokia Brings in a New CEO - Too Little Too Late?

September 10, 2010

Nokia CEO Kallasvuo Replaced By Microsoft's Elop | online.wsj.com

Nokia has been struggling recently, especially in its core mobile handset business, and after several management reorganizations has finally brought in an outsider to run the company. Is it too little too late?

Apple iPhone 4 - Product Innovation Continues

June 30, 2010

iPhone 4's First Users Report Reception, Color Problems | news.yahoo.com

Apple’s iPhone 4 is another impressive device that continues Apples history of product innovation, this one coming at an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary pace.

Nokia Needs an Effective Smartphone Shakeup

June 28, 2010

Nokia vows to defend smartphone territory | www.totaltele.com

Despite significant market leadership and several shakeup attempts, Nokia continues to struggle in the smartphone segment. Nokia may need to borrow a play from Apple and “Think Different.”

RIM Needs a Product Makeover

June 28, 2010

RIM May Feel Effects Of Competition | www.totaltele.com

Research in Motion, despite its current smartphone market share leadership, is in need of a product and software refresh in order to remain atop the industry.

The Mobile Data Explosion Proves Challenging

March 31, 2010

AT&T Prepares Network For Battle | online.wsj.com

As the Apple iPhone and other data hungry smartphones and 3G devices continue to proliferate, new challenges emerge in understanding and planning for mobile behavior.

Usage Based Billing Coming to Mobile?

March 26, 2010

Sprint CEO: Rate Plans Will Move From Minutes To Gigabytes | blogs.wsj.com

With the explosion of mobile data consumption, the mobile industry is exploring usage based billing. We have seen this play out in the fixed Internet market.

Apple iPad - New Category, New Challenges

February 1, 2010

Apple's iPad Mistakes | www.pcworld.com

With its recently announced iPad, Apple is trying to bring to market a new product that in order to succeed needs to provide a materially improved user experience and carve out a position in the crowded consumer electronics marketplace.

Nokia: Focus on Product and Service Development

December 10, 2009

Nokia to close flagship US stores | www.totaltele.com

Nokia’s foray into the US retail market was ill-conceived and bound to fail. Nokia needs to focus on product development to overcome the issues it was addressing with its retail endeavor.

Nokia, Apple and Google - Driving the Mobile Revolution

November 5, 2009

Google, Nokia, Apple - who will win the mobile wars? | www.guardian.co.uk

Nokia, Apple and Google, along with several other companies, will shape the next phase of the mobile revolution.

Microsoft and T-Mobile Had a Cloudy Day but “The Cloud” Is Here To Stay

October 13, 2009

T-Mobile Sidekick Disaster: Danger’s Servers Crashed, And They Don’t Have A Backup | www.techcrunch.com

This week was a bad one for Microsoft, T-Mobile and “the cloud” with the announcement of the Danger customers’ data losses. Despite the setback, the cloud will continue to gain popularity and continue to shape the digital media, entertainment and communication world.

Netbooks Trying to Find Their Niche

September 2, 2009

Netbooks post higher demand than notebook PCs in Q2 | www.telecompaper.com

The netbook market has emerged with great fanfare as PC manufacturers and even mobile operators are looking to this device category to spur growth. Netbooks, while appealing in emerging markets, will face the difficult hurdle of creating a position between laptops and smartphones in developed markets in order to succeed.

Dell’s Smartphone Effort is an Uphill Battle

August 28, 2009

Dell Developing Phones for China | online.wsj.com

For the last couple years Dell has coveted entry into the smartphone market. Unfortunately for Dell, their PC-related assets do not necessarily translate to the mobile industry, and success in the highly-competitive handset business will prove very difficult.

Motorola Shows That Mobile Handsets are a Difficult Business

August 3, 2009

Motorola Breaks String of Losses, but Cellphone Sales Continue Slide | online.wsj.com

Despite a legacy of global handset success, Motorola is struggling to survive in the competitive mobile phone business.

Best Buy Betting Big on Mobile

June 29, 2009

Best Buy to Target 15% Cellphone Share | online.wsj.com

Best Buy’s stated goal of 15% mobile phone market share is aggressive and likely unattainable but mobile is an area of growth that Best Buy should continue to pursue.

Palm is Back! Not Yet But They’re on the Right Track

June 10, 2009

Apple: $99 iPhone and New $199 3GS | www.wirelessweek.com

Palm’s new Pre device, along with its webOS software, gives the company its best (and maybe last) chance to survive and regain significant presence in a category it defined and once dominated.

Pre-Paid Versus Post-Paid - the Next Chapter

May 19, 2009

Is prepaid growth an illusion? | telephonyonline.com

The increase in pre-paid mobile customers makes sense given the current economic conditions but the mobile industry, especially in the US, was built on post-paid or contract subscribers, and will not become pre-paid driven.

Wireless Spending Under Scrutiny but Mobile is Here to Stay

March 24, 2009

60 Million Consumers Contemplate Ditching Wireless | blog.telephonyonline.com

Mobile expenditures may come under scrutiny but ultimately consumers will continue to spend on wireless, and mobile operators need to properly segment their users to maximize profits and position themselves for future growth.

Mobile Video - Not a Slam Dunk

March 16, 2009

A Tough Sell: Movies on Small Screens | www.nytimes.com

Mobile video is appealing but has obstacles to mass adoption.

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