“At least as important for many users is Intel’s declaration that Light Peak will be “multi-protocol.” The term suggests that one wire can handle communication formats that are now associated with multiple wires–one wire for Ethernet, one wire for USB, one wire for HDMI, and so on.”
—Can Intel’s Light Peak Untangle Cable Snarl? - Digits - WSJ
February 2011
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“China hits 853M subs, to surpass 1B next year Published: Tuesday 22 February 2011
Region: Asia Pacific
Tags: Wireless Intelligence China Mobile China Unicom China Telecom
China – the world’s largest mobile market – hit 853 million subscribers last month, according to figures released from the country’s three major operators. The largest, China Mobile, saw its total mobile subscriber base rise to about 589.3 million in January, including 22.6 million 3G subscribers. Number two China Unicom increased to 169.7 million for the month, including 15.5 million 3G subscribers. China Telecom’s customer base rose to about 94.1 million, including 13.6 million 3G subscribers. Analyst firm Wireless Intelligence forecasts that China will hit the 1 billion connection milestone in the second quarter of 2012. This period will also see number two market India hit the same target, as India is growing faster than China.” —China hits 853M subs, to surpass 1B next year - GSMA Mobile Business Briefing
Region: Asia Pacific
Tags: Wireless Intelligence China Mobile China Unicom China Telecom
China – the world’s largest mobile market – hit 853 million subscribers last month, according to figures released from the country’s three major operators. The largest, China Mobile, saw its total mobile subscriber base rise to about 589.3 million in January, including 22.6 million 3G subscribers. Number two China Unicom increased to 169.7 million for the month, including 15.5 million 3G subscribers. China Telecom’s customer base rose to about 94.1 million, including 13.6 million 3G subscribers. Analyst firm Wireless Intelligence forecasts that China will hit the 1 billion connection milestone in the second quarter of 2012. This period will also see number two market India hit the same target, as India is growing faster than China.” —China hits 853M subs, to surpass 1B next year - GSMA Mobile Business Briefing
“AT&T is also seeking to drive revenue through new customers using its cloud computing services, said Stephenson. The business, which stores data on servers to be accessed on multiple devices, will represent “multiple billions” in four or five years, from under a billion dollars in revenue this year, he said.”
—AT&T CEO Says Industry Gains From Loss of IPhone Hold - Bloomberg
“Sprint, based in Overland Park, Kansas, has said it will spend as much as $5 billion to upgrade its network in the next three to five years. The modernization plan will make it possible for Sprint to add LTE service. Clearwire has also said it may switch to LTE in the future.”
—AT&T, Verizon 4G Wireless Technology to Dominate, Dwarfing Sprint’s WiMax - Bloomberg
“Samsung, which unveiled the Galaxy line of Android-based devices last year, almost tripled its share of the global smartphone market to 9.6 percent as its shipments rose more than fivefold, research firm IDC Corp. said today. HTC almost doubled its portion to 8.5 percent and more than tripled shipments.”
—Android Smartphones Gain Market Share as Nokia, BlackBerry Lose, IDC Says - Bloomberg
“The critical mass of NFC-equipped phones has made a true European commercial launch much more feasible. Everything Everywhere, the U.K. joint venture between France Telecom’s Orange and Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile, has pledged to launch a commercial mobile wallet service in conjunction with Barclaycard by the second quarter of 2011. Across Europe, Orange has pledged to roll out NFC services to most of its European operations by the second half of 2011, and the French government is providing funding for nine cities, including Paris, Marseille and Toulouse to join Nice in rolling out NFC services. There are also a growing number of shops that already accept contactless payments, including Cafe Nero, Pret A Manger, Boots and Ikea in the U.K., all of which will be able to accept mobile swipe-and-pay.”
—Mobile Wallets Poised for European Takeoff - WSJ.com
“The co-chairs, Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), have 11 different questions they’ve posed to Zuckerberg. Once this new sharing feature is re-enabled, they want to know exactly what will be shared—and they want to know a lot more about how Facebook came up with this idea in the first place.”
—Congress Grills Zuckerberg On Plans To Share User Addresses, Cell Numbers | paidContent
“Japan’s $24 billion market for paper books and magazines, the world’s largest, may see an explosion in e-books as Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Tab tablet computer and readers by Sharp Corp. and Sony Corp. take on the iPad. Sales of electronic books in the country will probably more than double in the next three years to 153 billion yen ($1.9 billion), according to Tokyo-based Yano Research Institute Ltd.”
—IPad Makes Space in Tiny Japan Homes by Removing Shelves - Bloomberg
“DoCoMo almost doubled its annual sales target for smartphones and tablet computers to 2.5 million units last month, from an October forecast of 1.3 million, citing demand for Android models. The Tokyo-based carrier began selling Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Android smartphone in October and released a tablet computer the following month. Softbank offers six Android models, and KDDI announced plans in October to expand its lineup of the handsets to five. Smartphones will overtake regular mobile phones in Japan in the year ending March 2013, reaching 19.3 million units, Tokyo- based MM Research said in December. Shipments of the devices will climb to 24.1 million in fiscal 2015, it said.”
—Softbank Raises Full Year Profit Forecast 20% on iPhone Demand in Japan - Bloomberg
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Mobile Phone Unit Gains
Profit in the mobile phone unit rose 46 percent to 314.5 billion yen in the nine months ended Dec. 31 as revenue grew 15 percent to 1.46 trillion yen, the company said. Softbank bolstered average revenue per user to 4,310 yen in the period from 4,200 a year earlier, helped by increased data traffic from iPhone users, it said.
Softbank added 925,700 net new mobile phone users in the three months ended Dec. 31, beating DoCoMo’s 315,400 new subscribers, according to separate filings by the carriers. KDDI added 236,100 new customers in the period.
Net income in the quarter more than doubled to 65.5 billion yen, from 24.1 billion yen a year earlier, Softbank said. Operating profit increased 23 percent to 166.6 billion yen in the quarter as revenue climbed 13 percent to 784.9 billion yen, it said.
” —Softbank Raises Full Year Profit Forecast 20% on iPhone Demand in Japan - Bloomberg
“Google on Wednesday also said developers could create Android apps that charge users for in-app purchases of virtual goods in games, among other things—a feature already available on apps running on Apple devices. Google said developers could set prices for their apps in foreign currencies, which previously they had been unable to do.”
—Google Opens Android Web Store - WSJ.com
“Apple’s policy requires developers to use its in-app purchasing feature to purchase content, functionality or services, but it hasn’t enforced it until now—allowing others like Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble Inc.’s Nook to sell digital books by sending users to their websites.”
—Apple Rejects Sony E-Book App - WSJ.com
“Cue said a subscription system for other publishers will be announced “very soon.”
—News Corp.’s Murdoch Unwraps Daily Digital Publication for Apple’s IPad - Bloomberg
