GLG News by Handset Evaluators

Kenneth EisnerSenior Vice President, Business Development and MaONE ECONOMY CORP.

Sprint's PTT, aka a return to 8-track tapes: Are you kidding me?

July 22, 2008

Analysis of:Consumer push-to-talk: Does anyone really care ‘where you at?’ | telephonyonline.com

In general, I think Sprint has made a never-ending flow of tragic mistakes since their merger with Nextel.  But I rarely see a mistake so obviously devoid of consumer misunderstanding that a PTT revival.  These guys need a suitor, fast.

Kenneth EisnerSenior Vice President, Business Development and MaONE ECONOMY CORP.

10 Requirements to Reach Mobile Commerce Critical Mass because of Apple iPhone (and why the Nielsen report is dangerous)

July 22, 2008

Analysis of:Report: Mobile Internet use has reached "critical mass" | arstechnica.com

In this article, I give a preview of my 11 step analysis to mobile commerce usage, driven quickly forward by the introduction of the Apple iPhone, then adjust it slightly for mobile Internet.  But I was appalled by Nielsen's failure to be able to correctly parse the differences between the hideous UI (user interface) and consequent usage of the Motorola RAZR and the elegant Apple iPhone experience.

Kenneth EisnerSenior Vice President, Business Development and MaONE ECONOMY CORP.

We Need Nokia: Innovation Central to Smartphone Growth and Apple iPhone Competition

July 22, 2008

Analysis of:Nokia Tries Apple's Tune | www.businessweek.com

Admittedly a next generation / innovation proponent, I have long held Nokia as my "old world" wireless players or those not named Apple or Google.  Nokia can combine great market presence with true software knowledge to compete in an ever-changing smartphone world.  Music may be a tough entry point, but it is also a necessary facet to a convergent device; I applaud Nokia's efforts, even if the model with Warner may be flawed.

Kenneth EisnerSenior Vice President, Business Development and MaONE ECONOMY CORP.

Sprint Acquisition by SK Telekom or Deutsche Telekom Spells Disaster, Unless They Ask the Experts

July 22, 2008

Analysis of:SK Telecom Should Hang Up on Sprint | blogs.wsj.com

Sprint completely missed the ball on their acquisition of Nextel, resulting in an awful acquisition that also laid waste to the main brand.  Now, SK Telekom or Deutsche Telekom is poised to do exactly the same thing.  You want due diligence, come to the true experts for answers.

Ian WoodPartnerWireless Foundry

The Hard Part is Payments

July 15, 2008

Analysis of:Mobile Payment Transactions Will Grow, Research Shows | www.billingworld.com

Whilst the US has seen an explosion in Mobile Banking it is yet to see the users trust the service for Payments. Payments needs to address not just the Banked but the Unbanked, in Africa Vodafone and MTN have  established services that allow micropayments to be made to those that have no Bank Accounts.  The ability to make person-to-person payments is something that sees the service grow. Qualcomms Firethorn service whilst signing a number of contracts is yet to launch.  This service uses a Java Applet rather than SMS and Browser based technology to allow users to access multiple banks rather than a single bank.  This thus should enable a better uptake of Payments rather than Banking Services. The Stakeholders in the Mobile Banking world are moving towards a mobile wallet that uses NFC based technology to allow users to "wave and pay".

Ian WoodPartnerWireless Foundry

Still a long way to go

July 4, 2008

Analysis of:European 3G subscriptions seen topping 100 million | www.reuters.com

The market is still fragmented. In the big five we still see a wide spread of take up as consumers are yet to be won over. The mobile networks are still to discover a range of products that make the investment pay off. This talks about terminals rather than handsets and so a slowing of sales of phones is offset by a boom in USB Mobile Broadband Devices.

Peter Curnow-FordChief Executive OfficerViatec Associates Ltd

Lets get on the treadmill and start moving

June 25, 2008

Analysis of:It’s official: First certified WiMAX gear arrives | telephonyonline.com

In a recent survey it was clear that the 'ecosystem' is the most or second most important factor behind generating momentum behind roll out of WiMAX networks. What any operator needs is the ability to deliver and bill for content & service and that means giving or selling a device to the customer to both use and access content. With this step change many more operators and would be operators can now plan for roll outs and know that users will have a choice of devices to use.

Ian WoodPartnerWireless Foundry

Too Little to Late

June 25, 2008

Analysis of:Motorola Impresses With 5-Megapixel Camera Phone | www.informationweek.com

This is something that they should have launched 12 months ago.  Failing that then we should have seen it in February at GSM World. The design is dated and the technology is out of date. This new handset is not going to have Networks placing orders outside of the US.  At best this gets a C for effort.

Alon KonchitskyChief Technology OfficerNoise Free Wireless, Inc.

LTE is going to win WiMax

June 20, 2008

Analysis of:Nortel, Alvarion in wireless pact | biz.yahoo.com

LTE is going to win WiMax because LTE is a part of the 3GPP. WiMax is mainly supported by Intel that has never been successful in the wireless industry. Practically, I don’t see a mobile user, with 2 or 4 or even 4 inch screen, using more than 10Mbps on his device. Given that most of the fancy devices out there today (including RIMM, iPhone, and others) are basically 2G devices. Field measurements will prove less the 100kbps in those devices, and we all pretty happy with that. Today’s 3GPP UMTS standard could support about 10Mbps, and it’s not very well accepted all over the world. So, let’s be reasonable: why?  

Alon KonchitskyChief Technology OfficerNoise Free Wireless, Inc.

Apple’s iPhone 3G - end of the marriage Apple – ATT

June 20, 2008

Analysis of:Apple may soon be free from AT&T | news.cnet.com

The new iPhone is a 3G UMTS HSDPA capable device does not have a lock-unlock mechanism. The UMTS standard, is a universal standard. By definition UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Terrestrial System. Therefore, the lock-unlock mechanism is not required anymore. The GSM-GPRS-EDGE iPhone, which was Appl’s first generation design, was locked to a particular network. In the USA, exclusivity granted to ATT and therefore a third party software needed to activate a phone on the network.   Within the 3G phone, this process is not needed and every 3G, backward compatible with 2G, network could use the device.   

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