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GlobalMEM 2010 Part 2: Apps, Mobile Media Business Models, Growth Markets, M Commerce
Apps: Planning for Success in the Apps World This session was moderated by Dominic Pride the Managing Director of The Sound Horizon. The participants of the debate were: James Parton, Head of O2 Litmus, O2 UK Google breaks AdMob even by 2014- makes a $6B killing by 2020: Mobile Advertising
iPhone Developer Brags: $1,400 In iAd Revenue In One Day At $150 eCPMApple's iAds have started rolling out, and at least one iPhone developer is enjoying early returns, boasting of making $1,400 in ad revenue on the first day reports business insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-developer-brags-1400-in-iad-revenu... Mobile Entertainment Market 2010, Meffys, Event summary and detailed discussions: Part 1
Q1 2010, Telenor Group reported revenues of NOK 24 billion, representing an organic revenue growth of 3 per cent. The EBITDA margin in the first quarter of 2010 was 30 per cent, and operating cash flow margin was 20 per centIn the first quarter of 2010, Telenor Group reported revenues of NOK 24 billion, representing an organic revenue growth of 3 per cent. The EBITDA margin in the first quarter of 2010 was 30 per cent, and operating cash flow margin was 20 per cent. Telenor’s mobile operations added 5 million subscriptions during the quarter, reaching a total of 179 million. Update 1 netservices will sell business to GCI TelecomUpdate 1 netservices will sell all its business to GCI Telecom, reports FinanzNachrichetan.de Link to full story below:
iPad apps growing fastiPad apps are growing fast. A recent iPad apps saw 10000 downloads a day reports television broadcast. Link to full story below:
Deutsche Telecom to continue to hold T MobileDeutsche Telecom reaffirmed its commitment to T Mobile reports, mobile burn. Link to full story below: Avalon Global and Teleopti come together for expense management solutionAvalaon Global and Teleopti announced a partnership on global expense management solution reports business wire. Link to full story below:
Apple acquires Siri a mobile search company for ~$100M to ~$200MApplie acquired a mobile app company Siri for ~$100M to ~$200M reports business insider. ICQ acquired by DST, Russia for $187.5MTelecom Paper reports that DST has acquired ICQ for $187.5M. Link to full story is below:
Palm gets acquired by HP for $1.2BHP acquires Palm for $1.2B reports Telecom Paper. Link to full story is below: Nokia Q1 resultsFIRST QUARTER 2010 HIGHLIGHTS - Devices & Services net sales of EUR 6.7 billion, up 8% year-on-year and down 19% sequentially (up 7% and down 19% at constant currency). - Services net sales of EUR 148 million, down 12% sequentially; billings of EUR 228 million, up 1% sequentially. - Nokia total mobile device volumes of 107.8 million units, up 16% year-on-year and down 15% sequentially. Ericsson Q1 resultsEricsson first quarter resultsApril 23, 2010, 07:29 (CEST) Huawei stengthening its presence in North America, 70 people R&D center in OttawaIn line with Huawei's attempts to strengthen its presence in North America, Huawei opens its R&D center in Ottawa for cluding wireline, wireless, optical and Internet protocol networking. Link to press release is below: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/life/sci_tech/chinese-telecom-giant-hua... Telecom Services Network, offers VOIP reseller program to Internet Service ProviderOnline PR News reports that Telecom Services Network, is offering VoIP reseller program to Internet service providers and resellers. http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/30471-1271151870-tsn-voip-reseller-prog... Palm approaches Huawei for saleBusiness Insider reports that Palm approached Huawei for a possible sale. Discussions havent advanced since february though. Link to full story is below: http://www.businessinsider.com/palm-approaches-chinese-company-huawei-fo... No rush for LTE, HSPA+ can handle surge in data usageNick Wood says in Total Telecom that operators may not rush to implement LTE for high data usage. HSPA to HSPA+ should suffice or they should use either WiFi or femtocells to manage demand for data services. Link to full story is below: Cisco feeling the heat from Huawei in router businessHuawei is increasingly competing with Cisco in the router business. Huawei is aggressively expanding its router business. Link to the full story is below: http://www.trefis.com/articles/14958/huawei-can-put-pressure-on-ciscos-r... Juniper Networks acquires Ankeena NetworksThe Motley Fool reports that in less than a $100M deal Juniper Networks acquires Ankeena Networks. Link to full story is below: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/04/12/juniper-adds-to-its-ars... Telefonica, France Telecom and Deutsche Telecom say Google should compensate for carrying YouTubeFinancial Times reportst that Telefónica, France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom want Google to compensate them for heavy data usage because of YouTube. This comes after the recent ruling by the court that firms like AT&T and Comcast decide how bandwidth is allocated and which sites customers can use freely thus potentially permitting telecom firms to better manage their bandwidths without having to invest in costly infrastructure and network upgrades. http://www.telenow.net/node/91 To track the full story by Financial Times follow the link below: Telecom outsourcing will continue to growIn a story reported by Viva News, Nokia Siemens Networks Indonesia Head of Services, Dharmesh Malhotra said that “Right now, there have been a lot of telecommunication operators considering to outsource their resources,” According to him, managed services allow telecommunication companies to focus on marketing and understanding customers’ demand. Telecom firms want a pie of mobile healthcareSeveral telecom companies wish to get a pie of the mobile health care market. As reported by ihealthbeat, services that they target are several including: 1) from text messaging Full story here: http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2010/4/2/telecom-firms-looking-to-jo... Global roaming charges may come downGlobal roaming charges may come down in future. http://tvnz.co.nz/business-news/ringing-up-global-roaming-charges-3446479 How google wants to change telecomGoogle says it doesn't want to be your Internet service provider; rather, it wants to make your ISP behave in a more Google-friendly manner. What the U.S. can learn from international net neutrality, broadband policies Ericsson scores trio of international dealsTelecom infrastructure giant Ericsson said it has signed a $1.3 billion contract with Indian operator Bharti Airtel to expand and upgrade the carrier’s wireless network in 15 telecom circles in India. Huawei slips past Alcatel-Lucent to No. 2Huawei Technologies Ltd. looks to have captured the No. 2 spot worldwide amongst wireless telecom vendors more than doubling its profits in 2009 to $2.7 billion compared with $1.15 billion posted in 2008, and revenues increasing from $18.3 billion in 2008 to $21.8 billion in 2009. The results pushed the company past Ericsson ($1.6 billion) as the most profitable telecom vendor and past Alcatel-Lucent ($20.4 billion) into the No. 2 spot in total sales. Ericsson posted $29 billion in sales in 2009. Huawei's 2009 net profits up more than 130%Huawei Technologies, China's privately-owned telecom giant, saw its net profit in 2009 rise 133 percent to reach 18.3 billion yuan ($2.7 billion) from 7.8 billion yuan in 2008, according to the audited report released by the company Wednesday. Telecom Infrastructure Services Market Declined to $70 Billion in 2009Global suppliers of services for telecom operators saw revenue decline nearly $4 billion, or 5%, from 2008 to 2009, as a global slowdown in new network equipment investments led to a marked decrease in deployment-related services. Ericsson Wins USD1.8bn Orders from China Telecom CarriersEricsson announced on March 29, 2010 that it inked USD 1.8 billion worth of network construction and maintenance framework agreements with China Mobile Ltd. (SEHK: 0941 and NYSE: CHL) and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (NYSE: CHU, SEHK: 0762 and SHSE: 600050). The world-leading telecommunications equipment provider will execute the two agreements within 2010. 
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