October 16, 2008
AT&T: 3G to hold out for 2-3 more years | www.electronista.com
AT&T Mobility’s cautious approach to its Long Term Evolution (LTE) roll out is appropriate given the lack of demand, undeveloped ecosystem and current economic turmoil.
October 14, 2008
NPD: Apple iPhone 3G is #1 smartphone in U.S.; AT&T big beneficiary | macdailynews.com
Apple’s iPhone has set a new standard in smartphones and mobile entertainment devices. The mobile industry will spend the next few years digesting the new paradigm Apple and others have helped usher in. The clear winner will be mobile consumers who will benefit from improved mobile devices and a better user experience.
Loss of Credit Rating Adds to a Very Risky Situation for Suppliers
October 13, 2008
CREDIT Circuit City Loses Recommendation | www.washingtonpost.com
Vendors will continue to support Circuit until at least the first part of December Companies will watch carefully the weekly trends over the next 45 days Vendors can easily create a "run on the bank" if one or two large suppliers change their terms significantly
September 24, 2008
What now for wireless? | www.rcrwireless.com
Wireless services have become such an integral part of our everyday lives that the current financial turmoil will not significantly impact the mobile market.
Impact of Recession on Wireless Services in the North America
September 24, 2008
What now for wireless? | www.rcrwireless.com
1. Consolidation of service providers & equipment vendors 2. Reduction in use of data services 3. Reduction in sale of high end mobile devices & PDAs
September 18, 2008
Nortel Cuts Revenue Forecasts, Explores Sale of Metro Ethernet | online.wsj.com
Restructuring its Optical Business Unit and stopping development of LTE is a major indication that Nortel is in dire need of cash, in this depressed valuation time. New management must streamline the operation and bring focus to the areas where Nortel can effectively compete.
What Next for Nortel & Motorola?
September 18, 2008
Nortel 4G Plans Up in the Air | www.unstrung.com
Nortel announced that it is revisiting its 4G strategy, yet another time, in less than 3 months! What changed in these short few months that made Nortel rethink its 4G/LTE strategy? What about Motorola? When are they going to pull the plus on their 4G/LTE development?
RIM Continually Searching for Growth
September 18, 2008
Pre-paid B'Berry services soon | www.business-standard.com
RIM’s growth aspirations have led the company to expand its offering to include less-popular and unproven solutions like pre-paid and Blackberry Connect, especially in emerging markets like India.
Challenging Time for VoIP Market
September 17, 2008
GenBand Scores Nextpoint | www.lightreading.com
GenBand announced the widely speculated acquisition of Nextpoint, a company that was itself a merger of two sub performing companies of Nextone and Reef Point in the VoIP security product lines! With the planned exit of AudioCodes from the Session Border Controller (SBC) market and financial struggles of Acme Packet, Veraz, and Sonus, the major question is how GenBand is going to be able to effectively compete and become profitable and what is the exit strategy for a company in this space.
RIM Beware: Consumer Segment is Appealing but Risky
September 16, 2008
CTIA: Blackberry aims for consumer appeal | telephonyonline.com
RIM aims to leverage its enterprise and pro-sumer Blackberry success into the consumer market. The transition will not be easy and comes with risk.
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011
The move to the cloud will impact multiple industries
November 17, 2011