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Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Searching for Deals in Wireless

May 14, 2007

Providence, Blackstone chasing Alltel: source | www.reuters.com

- Mobile operators are attracting interest from private equity firms as well as other operators - The US has only a few mobile operator acquisition candidates, while some markets have even fewer 

Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

RIM’s New Curves

May 9, 2007

RIM Curves It Around | www.unstrung.com

- The Curve represents another step toward mobile consumers (from RIM’s traditional enterprise customer base)

 

- RIM will continue to make marginal changes while still leveraging its core email strength as it targets consumers

 

- In doing so RIM will increase its potential audience, while at the same time the BlackBerry maker will experience heightened competition and subject itself to the whims of consumers

 

 

Chuen-Yi Wang, Former Vice President

Chuen-Yi WangFormer Vice PresidentTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

RFID Application

May 9, 2007

Active RFID Technology: MINI USA “Motorby” Pilot Program Features Wavetrend Active RFID Technology | www.rfidsolutionsonline.com

RFID industry needs long-term improvements for individual application.
1. Price - Much higher than target price.
2. Hardware system - Based on ROI, cost and price still too high to application.
3. System - For commercial application, total operation system still not completed and matured yet.
4. Photocol - The global standards still not match yet. EPC running on different frequencies.
5. Tag - Price of the active. semi active, passive tag still two expensive compared with bar code label.
6.  Integration - needs longer time to integrate all standards, acceptable & economic pricing level, software cost, hardware cost cost, AUTO-ID national standard, actual application after integration and high percantage of application.
7. High level of application - The benefit will only be crated by high level of application as a regular control system for AIDC/AUTO-ID applications.

Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Palm’s Last Stand?

May 1, 2007

Research In Motion Has The Advantage Over Palm | ce.seekingalpha.com

· Palm was an innovator in the PDA and smartphone markets

· Competition from RIM and newcomers has displaced Palm from a leadership position

· Palm needs to improve its product portfolio to return to its successful ways

Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

The iPhone residual effect could indeed benefit AT&T / Cingular

May 1, 2007

iPhone boosting interest in Cingular/AT&T | www.appleinsider.com

 · The Apple iPhone, even with limited marketing, is gaining exposure

· AT&T / Cingular and Apple will pour significant resources into the iPhone launch

· AT&T / Cingular might benefit from the increased exposure beyond its iPhone sales as customers may opt to purchase AT&T / Cingular products instead of the iPhone

Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Operator-Branded Handsets - Try, Try Again

April 27, 2007

Operators rake it in with branded handsets | www.telecoms.com

 · Several attempts at operator-branded handsets have made, each with limited success

· The Top-5 mobile phone manufacturers are tough to beat - they produce 80% of the mobile phones worldwide and have significant design resources and brand loyalty

Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Kid Phones - a Risky Business

April 22, 2007

Cingular and Verizon Wireless drop kid phones | www.rcrnews.com

· The kid’s phone market is a tough business

· Kids aspire to be older yet have specific needs and limitations

· Because of the small kids-phone market size, devices are often limited in variety and appeal

Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

KDDI Coming to America…Why?

April 13, 2007

KDDI primed for U.S. wireless launch | www.rcrnews.com

 · KDDI is in search of growth beyond its mature, competitive home market

· The company is looking to establish an MVNO in the US targeting Japanese consumers

· The US MVNO economics are challenging at best, and with a small target audience, KDDI will find it very difficult to succeed

Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Coming to Mobile: Add-Subsidized Content

April 13, 2007

Study says consumers may accept ads—in exchange for free content | www.rcrnews.com

· Advertising shapes most forms of media and communications

· The mobile phone has thus far been a personal, private device largely free from advertising

· The economics are quite compelling and it is a matter of time before advertising appears on mobile handsets

Tal RaesideManaging DirectorInsight Strategic Services What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Handset subsidies and compelling applications key to mobile data

April 4, 2007

Americans ’06: 143 million handsets for $8.8 billion | www.rcrnews.com

· US mobile market is expanding (subscribers are up to 210 million with 143 million handsets sold in 2006)

· Mobile operators want to increase mobile data revenue, not just subscribers and handset sales

· Mobile handsets need to be subsidized, and compelling applications need to emerge, in order for mobile data to increase significantly

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