Samsung and Qualcomm – Cut Cross Licensing Deal
November 16, 2009
Samsung to Pay $1.3B to Qualcomm for Licenses | www.wirelessweek.com
There seems to be a lot of benefit to this relationship – financial and political.
Sprint Nextel and Partners – Is Pumping Another $1.5B into Clearwire Wise?
November 10, 2009
Sprint, Partners to Pump $1.5 Billion Into Clearwire | online.wsj.com
I am a supporter of Clearwire. I like the concept. However, a year ago I had expressed my doubts about Sprint Nextel and its Partners’ ability to find the cash in 2009 to build the network unless Clearwire could demonstrate it had a plan it could execute to.
Nokia – Getting Hammered By The Recession – Are It's Actions Correct?
November 10, 2009
UPDATE 4-Nokia Siemens to cut 5,800 jobs, save $1.5 bln | www.reuters.com
Last year, 2008, I had noted that the telecom manufacturers would get slammed and hammered by the recession. It is going to get worse before it gets better. Even if you assume that 2010 will be the end of the recession, the end will not result in instant sales of handsets. If anything there will be...
China’s Grey Market – Will Keep on Growing
November 9, 2009
China's smartphone shipments to triple by 2013 | www.totaltele.com
The Chinese grey market did not exist 10 years ago. However, all of the signs that it was about to appear were there and Wall Street analysts ignored the signs.
Windstream – Thumbs Up on Rollup Effort
November 8, 2009
Windstream Buys Another Rural Carrier | online.wsj.com
I give Windstream’s recent rollup efforts a thumbs up. The company is currently performing its own version of a rural telecom carrier consolidation. Up until recently, Windstream had purchased Lexcom and D&E Communications. Now it has just agreed to buy NuVox.
Vast small hard drives fuel new consumer applications and smaller computers
November 8, 2009
Toshiba Introduces Two 1.8-Inch Hard Disk Drive Families for Both High Performance and Long Battery Life in Mobile Computing Applications | www.earthtimes.org
After its merger with Fujitsu, Toshiba is now the largest manufacturer of mobile hard disk drives (HDDs) (2.5 inch and 1.8 inch HDDs). Toshiba is also the largest manufacturer of 1.8-inch HDDs and the company has just introduced a HDD in this form factor with 320 GB storage capacity. This 2-disk 1.8-inch...
Hollywood Internet Movie Download Sites - Still Looking for a Business Model
November 6, 2009
(Hollywood) Industry Slowly Embracing New Media | www.hollywoodreporter.com
Good article - the ugly truth about digital movies on the web is that no stand alone digital video content service makes money today, not CinemaNow (Sonic Nasdaq SNIC), Amazon, Vudu, or BlockBuster. The business model is missing, the revenue share small and the demand absent.Many have tried and failed...
Google’s Voice Service – Needs Help From Carriers – So What!
November 5, 2009
The eight telecom companies behind Google Voice - and what it means | blog.telephonyonline.com
Anyone remember the Reseller Carrier (some use to refer these carriers as Wholesalers), the CAP, or the CLEC?
Optical disc drives being replaced by flash memory in computers?
November 4, 2009
PC makeover: slimmer profile, no DVD drive | www.mercurynews.com
Many PC makers are not including optical drives, especially for laptops and netbooks. Leaving out optical drives is being done not to reduce cost but to allow slimmer laptop and netbook computers. Flash memory with built in programs and entertainment content are now on the market in USB as wellas...
AT&T, Inc. versus Verizon Wireless – Misleading Information? Wow!!!
November 4, 2009
AT&T Sues Verizon Over Wireless Coverage Ads | online.wsj.com
AT&T is suing Verizon Wireless over information it is calling misleading. Ain’t nothing new here.
Microsoft thrown out of court in an IPR lawsuit in China
November 18, 2009
Microsoft Protects its Flanks to Save It's Ass
November 18, 2009
Hardball 11/18/09: One Last Kick in Pants from WV to VZ Before Parting
November 18, 2009
Solar Tower Technology is Uneconomical and Unviable in US
November 18, 2009
Running for cover... Comcast turns into a program producer
November 16, 2009
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