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Global - Mobile Broadband Insights

The following report includes recent industry insights on the mobile broadband sector, written by BuddeComm’s team of Senior Analysts. The report includes selected regional commentary as well as information on the leading countries in this sector. The report is designed to provide current observations which may assist investors, analysts and industry participants in making investment and business decisions.

Published By: Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
Date Published: Aug 2010

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Wireless Telecommunications Services

The US wireless telecommunications services industry includes about 3,000 companies with combined annual revenue of about $190 billion. Major companies include the four national wireless carriers: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, and T-Mobile USA (an indirect subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom). The industry is highly concentrated: the 50 largest companies generate more than 90 percent of industry revenue.

The industry includes companies that operate wireless telecommunications networks and related facilities. Companies that resell wireless telecommunications services are not included in the industry.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Demand for wireless services is driven by consumer income and innovative service offerings. The profitability of individual companies depends on marketing and customer service. Large companies have advantages in marketing and in delivering a comprehensive array of services nationally. Small companies can compete effectively by delivering economically attractive service packages tailored to niche groups regionally. The industry is capital-intensive: average annual revenue per employee is more than $900,000.

The proliferation of smart phones, including iPhones, BlackBerries, and Androids, has to a large extent driven industry revenue and R&D in recent years. In 2009, the Apple iPhone commanded a 14 percent share of the global smart phone market, thereby boosting revenues for AT&T, its exclusive carrier.

PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Major services provided include voice telephony (ordinary cell phone service); messaging (voice, text, image, and video); Internet access; music and video distribution; and ringtone distribution. While voice telephony traditionally has dominated wireless network traffic, data ...

Published By: First Research, Inc.
Date Published: Aug 2010

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All About Symbian Application auto-update the way to go - as part of a two-pronged strategy?
Applications are rarely completely static. Anything with a decent amount of functionality is bound to have either flaws - which then hopefully get fixed - or  planned improvements. The big question is how to best to get these new versions out to users. In this news editorial, I look at how application updates work for the three big smartphone platforms of the moment, Symbian, iPhone and Android. What can those in the Symbian world learn or implement?

Network World Developers unhappy over Oracle Android suit
But the lawsuit against Google is not likely to affect most Java users

SyncML News Samsung to Launch Android Galaxy Tablet
connectivity the Samsung Galaxy Tab P1000 has Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. The android tablet will have support for GPS, SyncML, Swype, and JavaScript 1.5. There are also high chances of this tablet flaunting a 7-inch Super-Amoled display and running on Android

SyncML News Samsung Galaxy Tablet specs leaked online
resolution 240 x 320 CPU Profile ARM11 CPU Core S5PC110 CPU speed 1.0 GHz Flash GPS Wi-Fi SyncML support Swype JavaScript 1.5 Bluetooth Android 2.2 All in all, the specs look pretty tasty and will certainly give the ol’ iPad a run for its money,

GPRS News Smartphone has 3.2in HVGA panel
Shenzhen Android Communication Technology Co. Ltd (Mainland China) Model: G268 MOQ: 50 units Delivery: 7 days Price: $120.00 Description: Smartphone; GPRS/EDGE GSM850/900/1800/1900; 3.2in TFT LCD touchscreen; 320x480 HVGA resolution; 2.0 megapixel

Bluetooth News Toshiba Tablet is Called Folio 100
100. According to Slashgear, the device will run Android 2.2, sport 16GB of storage, Wi-Fi, 3G and Bluetooth. The device will also feature HDMI and other ports, a 1.3 megapixel webcam and up to 7 hours of battery life. The new iPad rival is set to appear

Bluetooth News Viewsonic reveals Android ViewPad
computer. It will run Android (specific version as yet unknown), and offer both 3G, and Wi-Fi, along with Bluetooth, and GPS. The device will also feature microSD memory expansion, microphone, speaker, 3.5mm headphone jack, mini USB, and two cameras

Bluetooth News Details on Viewsonic Android Pad
It will run Android (specific version as yet unknown), and offer both 3G, and Wi-Fi, along with Bluetooth, and GPS. Read Full Article

FreeNewsFeed Oracle's Suit Against Android Could Split Open Source
Oracle's suit against Google for the use of Java in its Android portable operating system continues to reverberate through the open-source movement. In the newest development, Google has declined to participate in the upcoming JavaOne conference, an event formerly hosted by Java creator Sun Microsystems and now run by Sun's new owner, Oracle. Joshua Bloch of Google's Open Source Programs Office, in a posting Friday on the company's open-source blog, wrote that Google wished it could attend, "but Oracle's ...

FreeNewsFeed Samsung Galaxy S Sales Top One Million in 45 Days
Samsung said Monday that AT&T and T-Mobile collectively shipped one million Galaxy S smartphones during the device's first 45 days in the United States. The world's number-two handset maker also said Sprint Nextel will launch the new Android-powered device on Aug. 31, followed by Verizon Wireless, U.S. Cellular, and Cellular South later this year. Considering that just under five million Android phones shipped in the U.S. during this year's second quarter, the Galaxy S currently appears to be the hottest...

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