Growth in India is massive and this is shown in many industries, the recent news of over 1 billion computers being used around the world and this increasing to more than double by 2014 thanks to growth in developing markets proves this. The mobile phone business is also seeing massive growth and in India over 10,000 mobile phones are sold every hour.
According to IDC Research, over 85 million mobile handsets were sold in India in the year up to March 2008, but that is increasing still with a 24.4 percent increase in the last quarter. It’s not just the phones that are increasing; the technology of these devices is also moving at a fast rate with a high-level of connectivity, this includes WCDMA (3G) network and EDGE.
The latest ORG statistical reports show that Samsung has a seven percent mobile phone market share in India and that gives it third place, although they have planned on doubling its business by the end of 2008. They plan to do this by setting up an internal team to look for alternative distribution channels. Sony Ericsson holds second place with 8.1 per cent of the mobile business.
Samsung and Sony Ericsson are small fish in India compared to Nokia who is said to have a massive 59.5 per cent market share. It will take some doing to replace Nokia at the top spot. Nokia may be the world’s largest seller of handsets, but they are planning on expanding the entertainment services to increase revenue. Nokia need to do this because of profit margins being low on phones sold in places like China and India.
The Economic Times in India has said that Apple’s 3G iPhone will be in India on July 11, when you look at Apple’s website it does not have India down for July 11, only saying coming soon. So it looks like the iPhone 2G and 3G phones will take a little longer to get there, but when they do it will really shake up the India mobile phone market.
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The European Union on Monday chose a mobile TV broadcast standard and suggested that its member governments now ask cell carriers to favor it.
EU commissioners chose DVB-H, or Digital Video Broadcasting for Handhelds, the most widely used mobile TV format in Europe, over rival standards such as Qualcomm Inc.’s MediaFLO and another known as DMB that is favored by Chinese and South Korean manufacturers.
DVB-H is supported by the world’s largest handset maker, Nokia, as well as Motorola, Philips, Sagem, Sony, Ericsson, Samsung and major European cell phone operators Vodafone, O2 and T-Mobile. By contrast, Qualcomm’s technology has signed up the two biggest players in the United States — Verizon Wireless and AT&T.
The European Commission said it had to order EU nations to favor DVB-H to create economies of scale and get the nascent technology off the ground.
“They can do that by labeling, they can do that by promoting it in attributing licenses and so on,” said EU spokesman Martin Selmayr.
The EU called on other nations to follow its example.
The EU’s executive is entitled to make decisions on some technical standards on behalf of member governments, which it did, for instance, in pushing the Global System for Mobile communications, or GSM, for mobile phones.
That decision is recognized as leading Europeans to switch to cell phones faster than people in the United States have.
Selmayr said the European Commission believed it was important to forestall a war on standards that could have held back mobile broadcasting in Europe.
The impact of the EU’s choice is limited: EU nations can choose to avoid making decisions favoring the format and are under no obligation to eliminate other standards.
Ovum analyst Matthew Howett said the development and use of other technologies is still possible although EU backing for one standard creates “some certainty” for operators planning mobile broadcasting services and manufacturers making phones and chips.
The EU cited research forecasts of a steep increase in demand for mobile TV in 2009, with the worldwide market reaching $31 billion in sales by 2011.
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- January 7th, 2008
- 3:02 pm
Sony has confirmed that it is adding Skype features to its PlayStation portable gaming device. Registered Skype users will be able to make free voice calls to other Skype subscribers over the PSP, view and manage contacts, see which friends are online, make SkypeOut calls to landlines and mobiles and use their SkypeIn number to receive calls. PSP users worldwide will be able to start using Skype features and services through a system software update scheduled in late January. After updating the PSP system software, a Skype icon will be added to the Network category in the home menu. PSP users who do not yet have a Skype username can register by clicking the icon and following the instructions. PSP users who already have a Skype user name can immediately sign in by clicking the Skype icon and entering their user name and password.
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- January 7th, 2008
- 2:38 pm
Sony has developed a close proximity wireless transfer technology called TransferJet. TransferJet enables transfer of large data files by touching two electronic products together such as mobile phones, digital cameras, digital video cameras, computers and TVs. TransferJet’s physical layer transmission rate is 560 Mbps, and even allowing for error corrections and protocol overheads, the effective physical layer transmission rate is 375 Mbps. Users can also register their electronic products to enable TransferJet to recognise specific products. TransferJet can also be used as a universal interface among a variety of consumer electronics devices. Sony will present reference exhibits of the new technology at the CES in Las Vegas. The company plans to introduce products using the transfer technology and actively promote its use across the industry.
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- October 15th, 2007
- 2:40 pm
Nokia has started global shipments of its new N95 handset, which boasts 8 GB of internal storage. Seen as the Finnish handset maker’s answer to the iPod, the mobile phone includes a 5 megapixel camera, built-in GPS, WLAN and HSDPA access, 2.8-inch QVGA display and a two-way slide format. It also links up with Nokia’s new range of content services such as the Nokia Music Store and N-Gage gaming platform. The device is expected to sell for EUR 560 before taxes of subsidies. In Europe and selected countries in the Middle East and Africa, the N95 will come pre-loaded with the film Spiderman 3, from Sony Pictures Entertainment. The handset also includes a Spiderman message and ringtone, wallpaper and screen saver.
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- October 10th, 2007
- 3:23 pm
Ericsson, Sony and Sony Ericsson have announced plans to jointly demonstrate a new multimedia experience for the connected home at the Broadband World Forum in Berlin from 08-11 October. They will demonstrate new multimedia experiences between mobile handsets and home network devices using a combination of technologies based on IMS and DLNA standards. Ericsson, Sony and Sony Ericsson are developing, prototyping and exploiting an interworking solution that will connect Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) based consumer devices to IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) based services via gateways based on the Home IMS Gateway concept. At the show, they will demonstrate IPTV, remote media access and place-shift TV services. The demonstration will involve a Sony prototype TV connecting into Ericsson’s IMS-based service backend and IPTV Core via a home server and the Home IMS Gateway. Sony Ericsson will demonstrate mobile media access and remote place-shift control on a P1 mobile phone.
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- August 27th, 2007
- 2:00 pm
It’s time to add the phrase “Real men have fabs” to the list of laughably-outdated clich¨¦s, along with classics like “If man was meant to fly, he’d have wings,” and “The world needs only five computers.”
That’s because Qualcomm Inc., a company that doesn’t own a single semiconductor production factory, ascended to the Top-10 ranks of the global chip industry in the second quarter, according to iSuppli Corp., marking the first time a fabless company has achieved such a distinction.
Qualcomm, a U.S.-based fabless semiconductor supplier, rose to the ninth position among global semiconductor suppliers in the second quarter, up from 13th in the first quarter. The seller of communications chips in the second quarter achieved revenue $1.4 billion, up 8.6 percent from $1.3 billion in the first quarter.
On its way from 14th to ninth place, Qualcomm surpassed companies with considerable manufacturing assets, including Infineon Technologies AG, Qimonda AG, Freescale Semiconductor and NEC Electronics Corp. Qualcomm now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with chip manufacturing powerhouses including NXP Semiconductors and Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
Qualcomm’s coups
Recent headlines covering Qualcomm’s legal troubles notwithstanding, the company achieved stellar results in the second quarter. The company’s 8.6 percent increase represented the highest growth rate of any Top-10 semiconductor supplier in the second quarter¡ªand marked a significant accomplishment amid a decline in overall chip revenue. Global semiconductor revenue declined by 3.6 percent to $63.1 billion in the second quarter, down from $65.4 billion in the first quarter. The company in the first quarter replaced Texas Instruments Inc. as the world’s top supplier of semiconductors for wireless applications. This marks the first time that Texas Instruments has not occupied the leadership position in this area at least since iSuppli began tracking such market share in 2004.
With its valuable intellectual property, Qualcomm is capitalizing effectively on the transition to 3G technology in the mobile handset market.
iSuppli doesn’t expect the International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) decision to ban U.S. imports of some mobile phones that include certain Qualcomm chips to significantly damage the company’s third-quarter results.
Asian flu
While Qualcomm surged in the second quarter, Asian semiconductor suppliers Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, Toshiba Corp., Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Sony Corp. and NEC Corp. all experienced declines in their semiconductor revenue, with Hynix and Toshiba taking the biggest hits among the Top-10 suppliers.
Major weakness in the DRAM sector impacted results at several companies
Hynix of South Korea suffered the steepest sales plunge among the world’s Top-10 semiconductor suppliers, with its revenue dropping to $1.96 billion, down 22.7 percent from $2.5 billion in the first quarter. The company’s woes were entirely due to its falling revenue from sales of its primary product: DRAM. Hynix’s DRAM revenue dropped 29.7 percent in the second quarter compared to the first.
Japan’s Toshiba was the second-biggest decliner among the Top-10, with its semiconductor revenue falling to $2.5 billion, down 19.3 percent from $3.1 billion in the first quarter. The company’s sales drop was broad-based, with revenue decreasing in every semiconductor segment the company competes in, except NAND flash memory.
Faring even worse than Hynix and Toshiba was Sony of Japan, which dropped out of the Top-10 rankings in the second quarter as its semiconductor revenue fell by the highest percentage among the world’s Top-20 suppliers.
Sony’s semiconductor revenue in the second quarter declined to $1.3 billion, down 33.7 percent from $2 billion in the first quarter. The company’s global chip ranking fell to 13th, down from seventh in the first quarter.
Sony suffered huge percentage revenue declines in all semiconductor segments in which it participates. The company’s woes can be traced to a specific applications market: its core consumer electronics business. Company consumer-electronics revenue fell by a stunning $589 million in the second quarter compared to the first, a 33.4 percent decline.
Samsung of South Korea fared better than most of the other Asian and Japanese semiconductor suppliers in the second quarter, with its revenue declining to $4.7 billion, down 2.5 percent from $4.8 billion in the first quarter. With this marginal decline, Samsung actually
outperformed the overall semiconductor market.
Like some of its fellow Asian semiconductor suppliers, Samsung took a major hit in DRAM revenue, with its sales falling to $2.1 billion in the second quarter, down 16.7 percent from $2.5 billion in the first quarter. This decline was offset by a surge in NAND flash memory revenue, which rose to $1.4 billion, up 18.9 percent from $1.2 billion in the first quarter.
Japan’s NEC fell out of the Top-10 rankings on a 2.5 percent decline in revenue to $1.3 billion, down from $1.4 billion in the first quarter.
NEC’s rank declined to 11th, down from 10th in the first quarter. The main culprit for NEC’s decline was display drivers, which suffered a $24 million sales decline compared to the first quarter.
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- August 27th, 2007
- 2:00 pm
It’s time to add the phrase “Real men have fabs” to the list of laughably-outdated clich¨¦s, along with classics like “If man was meant to fly, he’d have wings,” and “The world needs only five computers.”
That’s because Qualcomm Inc., a company that doesn’t own a single semiconductor production factory, ascended to the Top-10 ranks of the global chip industry in the second quarter, according to iSuppli Corp., marking the first time a fabless company has achieved such a distinction.
Qualcomm, a U.S.-based fabless semiconductor supplier, rose to the ninth position among global semiconductor suppliers in the second quarter, up from 13th in the first quarter. The seller of communications chips in the second quarter achieved revenue $1.4 billion, up 8.6 percent from $1.3 billion in the first quarter.
On its way from 14th to ninth place, Qualcomm surpassed companies with considerable manufacturing assets, including Infineon Technologies AG, Qimonda AG, Freescale Semiconductor and NEC Electronics Corp. Qualcomm now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with chip manufacturing powerhouses including NXP Semiconductors and Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
Qualcomm’s coups
Recent headlines covering Qualcomm’s legal troubles notwithstanding, the company achieved stellar results in the second quarter. The company’s 8.6 percent increase represented the highest growth rate of any Top-10 semiconductor supplier in the second quarter¡ªand marked a significant accomplishment amid a decline in overall chip revenue. Global semiconductor revenue declined by 3.6 percent to $63.1 billion in the second quarter, down from $65.4 billion in the first quarter. The company in the first quarter replaced Texas Instruments Inc. as the world’s top supplier of semiconductors for wireless applications. This marks the first time that Texas Instruments has not occupied the leadership position in this area at least since iSuppli began tracking such market share in 2004.
With its valuable intellectual property, Qualcomm is capitalizing effectively on the transition to 3G technology in the mobile handset market.
iSuppli doesn’t expect the International Trade Commission’s (ITC’s) decision to ban U.S. imports of some mobile phones that include certain Qualcomm chips to significantly damage the company’s third-quarter results.
Asian flu
While Qualcomm surged in the second quarter, Asian semiconductor suppliers Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, Toshiba Corp., Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Sony Corp. and NEC Corp. all experienced declines in their semiconductor revenue, with Hynix and Toshiba taking the biggest hits among the Top-10 suppliers.
Major weakness in the DRAM sector impacted results at several companies
Hynix of South Korea suffered the steepest sales plunge among the world’s Top-10 semiconductor suppliers, with its revenue dropping to $1.96 billion, down 22.7 percent from $2.5 billion in the first quarter. The company’s woes were entirely due to its falling revenue from sales of its primary product: DRAM. Hynix’s DRAM revenue dropped 29.7 percent in the second quarter compared to the first.
Japan’s Toshiba was the second-biggest decliner among the Top-10, with its semiconductor revenue falling to $2.5 billion, down 19.3 percent from $3.1 billion in the first quarter. The company’s sales drop was broad-based, with revenue decreasing in every semiconductor segment the company competes in, except NAND flash memory.
Faring even worse than Hynix and Toshiba was Sony of Japan, which dropped out of the Top-10 rankings in the second quarter as its semiconductor revenue fell by the highest percentage among the world’s Top-20 suppliers.
Sony’s semiconductor revenue in the second quarter declined to $1.3 billion, down 33.7 percent from $2 billion in the first quarter. The company’s global chip ranking fell to 13th, down from seventh in the first quarter.
Sony suffered huge percentage revenue declines in all semiconductor segments in which it participates. The company’s woes can be traced to a specific applications market: its core consumer electronics business. Company consumer-electronics revenue fell by a stunning $589 million in the second quarter compared to the first, a 33.4 percent decline.
Samsung of South Korea fared better than most of the other Asian and Japanese semiconductor suppliers in the second quarter, with its revenue declining to $4.7 billion, down 2.5 percent from $4.8 billion in the first quarter. With this marginal decline, Samsung actually
outperformed the overall semiconductor market.
Like some of its fellow Asian semiconductor suppliers, Samsung took a major hit in DRAM revenue, with its sales falling to $2.1 billion in the second quarter, down 16.7 percent from $2.5 billion in the first quarter. This decline was offset by a surge in NAND flash memory revenue, which rose to $1.4 billion, up 18.9 percent from $1.2 billion in the first quarter.
Japan’s NEC fell out of the Top-10 rankings on a 2.5 percent decline in revenue to $1.3 billion, down from $1.4 billion in the first quarter.
NEC’s rank declined to 11th, down from 10th in the first quarter. The main culprit for NEC’s decline was display drivers, which suffered a $24 million sales decline compared to the first quarter.
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Japanese anime fans in Canada and Australia can now access Animax Mobile, a new mobile TV channel, to watch programming that is currently available on cable and satellite TV across Asia, Latin America, Central Europe and Germany. Sony Pictures Television International announced the service will hit those countries before a global rollout.
The mobile channel, streaming on 3G networks, will launch on Australia’s 3 this month and Canada’s Bell Mobility in July.
Animax Mobile will initially offer a two-hour loop of four full-length anime series, “Blood+,” “Last Exile,” “R.O.D -The TV-,” and “The Count of Monte Cristo.” Sony Pictures said the series will be packaged with unique interstitial material, made-for-mobile trivia elements and Animax graphics.
The company stressed that Animax Mobile will be a product separate from the Animax cable and satellite TV, a statement possibility intended to generate new advertising revenues.
“Tailor-made for today’s young adult mobile consumer, Animax Mobile builds on the brand loyalty of Animax and extends the consumer experience to a vast and loyal fanbase seeking anytime anime content and culture in current and emerging market,” said Marie Jacobson, executive VP of programming and production at international networks.
“It’s not about the big screen vs. the little screen. Often, it’s a choice of a small screen vs. no screen at all, and with Animax Mobile, we’re able to bring some of Animax’s most valuable programs to fans new and old at times and in places where they couldn’t see them before,” added Bill Sander, VP of mobile network programming.
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BT and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have signed an agreement to add wireless broadband communications functions to the Play Station Portable (PSP) gaming console, including handheld video calls, voice calls and messaging. They have signed a 4-year contract to develop a host of extra features for the PSP. BT will act as SCEE’s lead wireless communications partner across the SCEE territories (102 territories across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania). The partners will initially promote the offer in the UK. They plan to integrate PSP with the BT Broadband video and voice ’softphone’ products already available in the market. This will then be extended over the coming months to include calls and messages to PCs, fixed lines and mobiles.
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India Mobile Phones: iPhone, Samsung, Nokia and Sony (India)
