Nokia EVP claims they might sell their handset manufacturing business. (updated)

On 11.30.09, In Mobile, By admin
Nokia Executive Vice President Anssi Vanjoki: We may sell our handset manufacturing business
Nokia’s EVP, Anssi Vanjoki in an interview to a German publication (Wirtschaftswoche) admitted that Nokia may look to sell it’s hardware manufacturing unit.
After all, RIM (blackberry), Apple and Google don’t make their own handsets, they have all outsourced the hardware bit of it. Then, Why should Nokia?
Interestingly, the smartphone segment is different from the mass market phone segment, but then there is pretty stiff competition there too.
As we all know, in Q3 2009, Apple did knock Nokia off to become the Most profitable handset vendor.
After the “sweet” comments from Vanjoki, Nokia is in damage control mode now and Nokia spokesman Thomas Jonsson has issued a statement claiming that the “Logistics and Manufacturing network” are a very important “competitive advantage” for them (Nokia) and a core part of their business, and that they have no plans to change their business.  model”.

Nokia‘s EVP, Anssi Vanjoki in an interview to a German publication (Wirtschaftswoche) admitted that Nokia may look to sell it’s hardware manufacturing unit.

After all, RIM (blackberry), Apple and Google don’t make their own handsets, they have all outsourced the hardware bit of it. Then, Why shouldn’t Nokia?

Interestingly, the smartphone segment is different from the mass market phone segment, but then there is pretty stiff competition there too.

As we all know, in Q3 2009, Apple did knock Nokia off to become the Most profitable handset vendor.

(Update) After the comments from Vanjoki, Nokia is in damage control mode now and Nokia spokesman Thomas Jonsson has issued a statement claiming that the “Logistics and Manufacturing network” are a very important “competitive advantage” for them (Nokia) and a core part of their business, and that they have no plans to change their business model.

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What is Mobile Centrex?

On 11.30.09, In Mobile, By admin
Mobile Centrex: Mobile Centrex solutions allow subscribers to treat mobile handsets as office extensions. There are no upgrades required to the handsets involved any existing device can be used.
Mobile Centrex solutions provide seamless mobility, ensuring that users have access to the same feature set available in the office, and removes the distinction between a fixed and mobile device.
With users accessible on the same number in any location and able to select preferences based on presence and availability, the goal of Fixed-Mobile Convergece can be achieved without significant investments via Mobile Centrex installations.
The surprising thing is that much of the attention regarding Hosted or Centrex solutions has been looked at within the fixed domain. However, it is the mobile version which offers immense possibilities.
Mobile Operators can offer PBX-like services to enterprise users as an alternative to premises-based solutions. There is a considerable opportunity for mobile operators to target enterprises and SMEs with Hosted PBX services.

Mobile Centrex solutions allow subscribers to treat mobile handsets as office extensions. There are no upgrades required to the handsets involved any existing device can be used.

Mobile Centrex solutions provide seamless mobility, ensuring that users have access to the same feature set available in the office, and removes the distinction between a fixed and mobile device.

With users accessible on the same number and able to select preferences based on presence and availability, the goal of Fixed-Mobile Convergece can be achieved without significant investments via the use of a Mobile Centrex solution.

The surprising thing is that much of the attention regarding Hosted or Centrex solutions has been looked at within the fixed domain. However, it is the mobile version which offers immense possibilities.

Mobile Operators can offer PBX-like services to enterprise users as an alternative to premises-based solutions.

Research conducted by the Wireless Federation shows that there is a considerable opportunity for mobile operators to target SMEs with Hosted PBX services. Large enterprises already have significant investments done in legacy systems, but it is the SMEs that can greatly benefit from such a service. This would also ensure an increase in ARPU as well as a significant reduction in CHURN from the engaged SMEs.

To know more about Mobile Centrex solutions and How it can help a mobile operator significantly enhance ARPU from the business segment, write to christina @ wirelessfederation.com and ask for the “Global Mobile Innovations report for the Business Segment” report.

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Case Study of the Mobile IP Centrex: A paper by NTTDoCoMo

On 11.30.09, In Mobile, By admin
Hiroyasu YUHASHI
Mobile Society Research Institute,

We just came across a case study of the Mobile IP Centrex.

The paper explores how at the initial stage of mobile phone penetration, cell phones were primarily used for business. With increased penetration, mobile phone use expanded vastly from business alone to personal and onto entertainment among other utilities. In 2004, a handset was released with a wireless LAN function, and mobile phones came to be incorporated into the ICT solution.

Hiroyasu YUHASHI of the Mobile Society Research Institute at NTT DOCOMO, INC believes that now,  Mobile IP Centrex is one of the most popular ICT solutions for utilizing mobile phones.

In this paper, he has introduced a manufacturing company as the latest example of an enterprise providing an ICT solution using mobile phones. With the adoption of the mobile phone, the office environment was restructured. In addition, the increasing use of mobile phones changed the way people worked. Progressing from the introduction of the example, he considers the construction of a communication network for business as a result of the increasing use of mobile phones.

Click here to read the Case Study.

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Telus files suit against Rogers over ad claims

On 11.18.09, In Mobile, By Editor

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: A legal action has been launched by Telus Communications against Rogers Communications for allegedly misleading ads claiming Rogers provides Canada’s fastest network.” As per the complaint, since a Nov. 5 upgrade, a network run by Bell and Telus offers faster and more reliable service than the Rogers network.

Rogers introduced the advertisement in 2007 and continued after November 5. Rogers claim of Canada’s most reliable network,” has also been declared as false by Telus.

A declaration has been seeked from Rogers by Telus confirming that its advertisements breached Canada’s Competition Act, in addition to injunction from distributing the ads, damages and compensation.

Telus, Bell and Rogers control about 90 per cent of Canada’s wireless telecommunications market.

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Zain Malawi gets 3G Licence.

On 11.13.09, In Mobile, By Editor

MACRA has awarded a 3G licence to Zain Malawi, which is expected to enhance high-speed wireless internet access.

Zain marketing director, Enwell Kadango confirmed that discussions that started between the company and MACRA since 2006 has finally borne fruit as its licence conditions have now been changed.
3G is the telecommunication hardware standard and general technology for the mobile networking superseding 2.5G system which will now allow speed in data processing,” said Kadango who added that Malawi is taking after most developing countries that are using this technology.
Currently Zain Malawi is about to finish its equipment installation across the country which will be compatible with the new system which offers fast downloading speeds of between 2-8mbps.
Malawi’s Zain CEO Fayaz King said 3G would also allow users to watch television besides connecting to the internet and make video calls.
TNM Limited Zain’s competitor in the market got the licence sometime back but it is only now that the company has been testing it.

Zain marketing director, Enwell Kadango confirmed that discussions that started between the company and MACRA since 2006 has finally borne fruit as its licence conditions have now been changed.

3G is the telecommunication hardware standard and general technology for the mobile networking superseding 2.5G system which will now allow speed in data processing,” said Kadango who added that Malawi is taking after most developing countries that are using this technology.

Currently Zain Malawi is about to finish its equipment installation across the country which will be compatible with the new system which offers fast downloading speeds of between 2-8mbps.

Malawi’s Zain CEO Fayaz King said 3G would also allow users to watch television besides connecting to the internet and make video calls.

TNM Limited, Zain’s competitor in the market got the licence sometime back but it is only now that the company has been testing it.

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Nokia Money due to launch soon

On 11.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor
Nokia is attempting to create a multi-bank, multi-operator and multi-device collaboration on mobile banking.
Nokia’s mobile banking and payment service is expected to be commercially available in its first market in Q1 2010, though no location details have been revealed yet.
According to Teppo Paavola, vice president, GM mobile financial services, Nokia cannot reveal any details until a banking partner is confirmed. It is learnt that the service requires a banking license before it can be launched.
Nokia said its target is to have 300 million active users of its services by the end of 2011; the number is expected to be 80 million by the end of 2009.
Paavola said the service will enable un-banked people in emerging markets to transfer money, top up prepaid mobile services, pay bills, carry out online transactions, and pay merchants.
Global mobile payments market is expected to be worth €18 billion by 2014 – €12 billion from emerging markets and €6 billion from developed markets.
Approaches to mobile banking so far have lacked scale and have not worked across operators and across banks.
Nokia therefore plans to drive the collaboration on an open financial ecosystem, with Nokia Money at its core. Paavola added that it has taken a long time to get all the players together, from banks through to mobile operators.
The Nokia Money application will not only be pre-loaded but could be sideloaded, or downloaded later.
Nokia will also be able to provide the physical distribution channel that is critical for the service to work. For example, Nokia handset sellers can be turned into Nokia Money agents, providing the devices, the application, and the ability to handle cash.

Nokia is attempting to create a multi-bank, multi-operator and multi-device collaboration on mobile banking, a service dubbed Nokia Money.

Nokia’s mobile banking and payment service is expected to be commercially available in its first market in Q1 2010, though no location details have been revealed yet.

According to Teppo Paavola, vice president, GM mobile financial services, Nokia cannot reveal any details until a banking partner is confirmed. It is learnt that the service requires a banking license before it can be launched.

Nokia said its target is to have 300 million active users of its services by the end of 2011.

Paavola said the service will enable un-banked people in emerging markets to transfer money, top up prepaid mobile services, pay bills, carry out online transactions, and pay merchants.

Global mobile payments market is expected to be worth €18 billion by 2014 – €12 billion from emerging markets and €6 billion from developed markets.

Approaches to mobile banking so far have lacked scale and have not worked across operators and across banks.  Nokia therefore plans to drive the collaboration on an open financial ecosystem, with Nokia Money at its core.

The Nokia Money application will not only be pre-loaded but could be sideloaded, or downloaded later.

Nokia will also be able to provide the physical distribution channel that is critical for the service to work. For example, Nokia handset sellers can be turned into Nokia Money agents, providing the devices, the application, and the ability to handle cash.

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Orange & T-mobile get approvals to merge. UK’s largest Mobile Operator is now in the making.

On 11.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor

The proposed merger between Orange and T-Mobile gets all the nods from competition authorities and government bodies in UK and Europe. This signals the creation of UKs largest mobile operator with 30 million users and a market share of around 37 percent.

Timotheus H¶ttges, the CFO of Deutsche Telekom said- “The negotiations were conducted in a fair way and I am certain that this spirit of professionalism and partnership will shape the future of our joint venture. It will set new standards as number one in UK mobile market.”

Of late, T-mobile has faired well but Orange has been fairing below expectations with its fixed broadband customer base dwindling to below the 1 million mark.

Most analysts believe that the merger will allow the companies to better leverage their synergies and develop competitive synergies in high growth sectors such as mobile broadband and roll out innovative services.

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Samsung launches Bada mobile platform

On 11.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor
Samsung hopes to extend its app store offering to a wider range of handsets, including less sophisticated feature phones and entry level smartphones.
The Korean technology giant said Bada — which means “ocean” — was a new addition to the company’s mobile ecosystem and would give users a “fun and diverse mobile experience”.
Samsung said it chose the name to “convey the limitless variety of potential applications” that can be created using the new platform, and to demonstrate the company’s commitment to “a variety of open platforms in the mobile industry”.
It also offers mobile operators an easy-to-integrate platform that can be used to provide “unique and differentiated services to their customers”, said Samsung.
By opening Samsung’s mobile platforms we will be able to provide rich mobile experiences on an increasing number of accessible smartphones,” said Dr Hosoo Lee, an executive vice president at Samsung. “Bada will be Samsung’s landmark, iconic new platform that brings an unprecedented opportunity for operators, developers and Samsung mobile phone users around the world.”
Samsung’s current smartphone range runs the open-source Symbian operating system and the Google-backed Android platform. Carolina Milanesi, a research director at Gartner, said Samsung’s decision to develop and use its own platform for entry-level smartphones was its attempt to “differentiate its products from the competition.”
But Geoff Blaber, an analyst with CCS Insight, questioned Samsung’s thinking: “The big question is, does the mobile phone world need yet another operating system?,” he said.

Samsung hopes to give users a ”fun and diverse mobile experience” on a wider range of handsets, including less sophisticated feature phones and entry level smartphones via its newly created mobile platform dubbed “Bada”. Bada means Ocean in Korean.

Samsung said it chose the name to “convey the limitless variety of potential applications” that can be created using the new platform, and to demonstrate the company’s commitment to “a variety of open platforms in the mobile industry”.

It also offers mobile operators an easy-to-integrate platform that can be used to provide “unique and differentiated services to their customers”, said Samsung.

By opening Samsung’s mobile platforms we will be able to provide rich mobile experiences on an increasing number of accessible smartphones,” said Dr Hosoo Lee,  executive vice president at Samsung. ”Bada will be Samsung’s landmark, iconic new platform that brings an unprecedented opportunity for operators, developers and Samsung mobile phone users around the world.”

One can’t help but ask – Does the world need another mobile operating system?

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Wataniya finally launches in West Bank.

On 11.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor
Wataniya Mobile finally began operations after months of disputes with Israel. This will break Paltels monopoly and is likely to drive down prices.
Qtel owns 57% of Wataniya Palestine and the remainder is owned by  the public Palestine Investment Fund. Wataniya has invested USD 100 Million already and a further $700m is planned over the next decade.
Current penetration in the west bank is only 35% which Wireless Federation expects to go up rapidly following the launch of Wataniya. Paltel currently has 1.5 million Palestinian subscribers.
Wataniya said it has received only 3.8MHz of bandwidth from Israel, instead of the 4.8MHz that had been promised. Without this Wataniya will not be able to launch 3G services.

Wataniya Mobile finally began operations after months of disputes with Israel. This will break Paltels monopoly and is likely to drive down prices.

Qtel owns 57% of Wataniya Palestine and the remainder is owned by  the public Palestine Investment Fund. Wataniya has invested USD 100 Million already and a further $700m is planned over the next decade.

Current penetration in the west bank is only 35% which Wireless Federation expects to go up rapidly following the launch of Wataniya. Paltel currently has 1.5 million Palestinian subscribers.

Wataniya said it has received only 3.8MHz of bandwidth from Israel, instead of the 4.8MHz that had been promised. Without this Wataniya will not be able to launch 3G services.

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Apple: World’s most profitable Handset Vendor

On 11.12.09, In Mobile, By Editor
According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, Apple became the world’s most profitable handset vendor in Q3 2009. Nokia slipped into second position, as margins have been hit hard by both the economic downturn and a stagnant presence in the United States.
Alex Spektor, Analyst at Strategy Analytics, said, “We estimate Apple’s operating profit for its iPhone handset division stood at $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2009. Apple overtook Nokia for the first time, which recorded a lower $1.1 billion of operating profit. With strong volumes, high wholesale prices and tight cost controls, the PC vendor has successfully broken into the mobile phone market in just two years.”
Neil Mawston, Director of the Wireless Device Strategies service (WDS) at Strategy Analytics, added, “Nokia’s profit margin for its handset division has been shrinking during the 2009 global economic downturn. Strategy Analytics believes that the United States, where Nokia now trails Apple in marketshare, is the key to Nokia’s recovery in 2010. A successful fight on Apple’s high-profit home turf can simultaneously help to revitalize Nokia’s margins and to put a check on Apple’s surging growth.”

Apple became the world’s most profitable handset vendor in Q3 2009, according to industry estimates. Nokia slipped into second position.

Apple’s operating profit for its iPhone handset division stood at $1.6 billion in the third quarter of 2009.

Apple overtook Nokia for the first time. Nokia recorded a lower $1.1 billion of operating profit.

Apple has successfully gate crashed the Mobile party and made its mark in just 2 years.

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