GLG News by 3G Handsets Experts (EU)

Peter Curnow-FordChairmanEisar Ltd.

Web Block plan misses the point - technology will overcome!

March 20, 2010

Analysis of:ISPs, publishers and academics voice outrage at web-block plan | www.businessweek.com

There are 2 thoughts and drivers behind the web block plan,- copyright holders, typically Hollywood, who see this as a cheap way to help prevent revenue loss in the short term. It will not generate new revenue, they have gone beyond that point.- child protection organisations who see this as a means of getting legislation in place through the backdoor that gives them additional powers to prevent children accessing unsuitable material. Good idea, wrong legislation.

Peter Curnow-FordChairmanEisar Ltd.

Web Block plan misses the point - technology will overcome!

March 18, 2010

Analysis of:ISPs, publishers and academics voice outrage at web-block plan | www.businessweek.com

There are 2 thoughts and drivers behind the web block plan,- copyright holders, typically Hollywood, who see this as a cheap way to help prevent revenue loss in the short term. It will not generate new revenue, they have gone beyond that point.- child protection organisations who see this as a means of getting legislation in place through the backdoor that gives them additional powers to prevent children accessing unsuitable material. Good idea, wrong legislation.

Peter Curnow-FordChairmanEisar Ltd.

Google Nexus One sets baseline for Android handsets

December 30, 2009

Analysis of:Google's Nexus One Set for Jan. 5 Unveiling? | www.internetnews.com

Google, by bringing its own handset to market could be saying 2 distinct things.a) here is the phone you all thought we were going to make, now that we have done it you don't have to worry that we are going to compete in this marketplace - its all yours to get and produce real sexy devicesand/orb) here is how we think some of these brilliant new apps on Android should work, please go develop some more based on what you see here.

Peter Curnow-FordChairmanEisar Ltd.

Tower companies to focus on pico-cells?

December 29, 2009

Analysis of:Managing the wireless data deluge | www.businessweek.com

With the increase in data usage on Smartphones, wireless carriers will have to, increase the number of cells decrease the cell sizes find new creative roll-out strategiesThe biggest impact is on where to locate the micro/pico cells. Roof tops and in-building solutions are one of the best methods of getting coverage close to the Smartphone user.This implies the traditional Tower companies will need to expand into new territories. Good news is that pico-cells are a lot cheaper than towers!

Peter Curnow-FordChairmanEisar Ltd.

Ford takes pragmatic approach to in-car WiFi & Internet access

December 29, 2009

Analysis of:Ford brings Wi-Fi to the highway | www.cnn.com

While it is possible to do this yourself  (eg a USB modem and WiFi router), in-car integration offers ease of use benefits.Integrating Internet access gives car manufacturers the whole solution, especially where the service is used for 'safety-of-life' applications.Here Ford has said, lets keep it simple - allowing the driver to use their own dongle and cellular plan.Cellular operators should welcome the additional take up of data services, but don't expect much when stuck in a traffic jam!

Peter Curnow-FordChairmanEisar Ltd.

As Orange launches iPhone in UK, Apple requests marketing assistance

November 3, 2009

Analysis of:Orange to sell iPhone in UK from 10 Nov | www.totaltele.com

As Apple expands beyond exclusivity in markets it is using additional means to ensure it delivers high levels of service to its end customers.France Telecom - Orange UK, along with Vodafone are now selling iPhone in competition with O2 and some of the Orange dealers are looking at the detail of the marketing costs that are emerging.Dealers will need to ensure they can both make the upfront investment in 'in-store' merchandising and also staff training, this means committing to some big sales targets.

Peter Curnow-FordChairmanEisar Ltd.

Samsung handset shipments up 15pc and aims to take 20pc market share

November 2, 2009

Analysis of:Samsung shipments up 16pc | www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk

Samsung continues to dominate in sales growth in the key low to mid-end markets and in developing markets where it shows how to build channel strength.Samsung is also a leader in fashion touch handsets, ie devices in the mid-sector that sell on looks and touch screens to a mainly younger audience.Growing qtr on qtr sales by 15pc, means it is bucking the annual trend which will see an 8pc drop in worldwide sales.

Peter Curnow-FordChairmanEisar Ltd.

Orange UK sees strength while revenues suffer interim slide

October 29, 2009

Analysis of:Orange UK revenues down 15pc | www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk

The competitive UK mobile (cellular) market shows signs that it can weather the current financial strains.Orange (part of France Telecom group) has seen its revenues shrink 15% yet underlying margins are holding and customers, especially contract customers have increased in Q3.Orange is also in the throws of merging with T-Mobile UK, to create the UK's largest mobile operator with reach from MVNO's, low revenue SIM only customers through contract to large enterprise customers.

Ian WoodPartnerWireless Foundry

The rise of Microsoft's view on Mobile Web at Vodafone.T

September 27, 2009

Analysis of:Vodafone updates internet portal services with Vodafone 360 | www.telecompaper.com

The launch of Vodafone360 is the latest indicator of Peter Knook's influence on Vodafone since his joining from Microsoft 18 months ago.  Vodafone Internet Services are now trying to present a consumer face for Vodafone that sees it capable of utilising investment in 3G and 3.5G Mobile Broadband.The interesting element is that this will be the first two handsets in Europe that use the LiMo standard.  One from Samsung and one from Huawei.

Peter Curnow-FordChairmanEisar Ltd.

Deutsche Telecom T-Mobile & France Telecom Orange - UK Merger to happen

September 8, 2009

Analysis of:Financial Times FT.com | www.ft.com

By creating a joint venture Deustche Telecom's T-Mobile and France Telecom's Orange will aim to head off competition authority concerns over significant market power and yet reap the benefits of economy of scale. The two operators share similar spectrum and technology & have already discussed networking sharing to reduce costs and this takes it one step further. Initially both operators will continue to use their own brands but will have to consider whether to adopt an MVNO approach going forward/

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