BlackBerry in its earning release highlighted that total 6.8 Million smartphone were shipped during Q1, FY13 as against
E2E Applications
Blackberry Again Fall Short on Unit Shipments and Revenue during Q1,FY13
BlackBerry Inc. released shocking result with net loss for its fiscal first quarter, as smart phone deliveries came in
Rise in Android Malicious Applications – Impact and Opportunity
According to Juniper Mobile, 92% of all malware applications are designed with Android environment and 500 plus 3d part
Unsolicited Commercial Communications Regulation in India– Trigger for Mobile Based Advertisement
The online advertisement spend by advertisers are reached INR 2260 Cr ending March 2013. The market size is too low. Th
Mobile and Tablet Based Advertisement Command 10% of Total Online Ad Market in India
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and IMRB International report indicate shift in online advertiseme
Amazon Web Eyeing India for Growth
Amazon arm, Amazon Web Services eyeing India market to continue its phenomenal growth. Since inception in 2006, AWS is
Nokia Asha Platform Adoption - Critical for Company Growth
Last few years observed major upsets and repositioning of device manufacturer on global level. Nokia decision to move o
Microsoft Window Mobile Adoption Challenge – Apps Developer Support, Availability & Downloads
Microsoft made another attempt using Window and Build conference platform to attract developer communities in its fold
Microsoft Strategic Move – Opening Up Bing Platform for Developers
Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer announced during Window and Build conference that the Bing.com would be termed as intellig
Reality Bite- Is India Ready for Big Data Centric Targeted Product Development!!!
In an environment of differentiated product offer personalized for customer by Telecom service provider using Big Data
Oracle and Microsoft Partnered to Fend off Competition & Increase Market Share
In its continued effort to increase Cloud based subscription service, Oracle announced strategic partnership with Micro
Oracle Entered Into Strategic Collaboration with Salesforce.com - Rebalancing Move
Fierce rivals agreed to be collaborator to face off growing cloud based competitors offering managed services offering
Bharti Airtel May be Slapped with Another Penalty of 650Cr and Impact
In its ongoing hate and love with Indian regulators, Bharti Airtel may be slapped with another fine of 650Cr for its vi
Indian Telecom PSU’s BSNL & MTNL are Focusing on Enterprise Business to Grow
Encouraged with greater acceptance of Enterprise solutions by Customer and clocking 4000 Cr revenue, BSNL is eyeing dou
Cisco Gaining Traction in Server Market
In 2009, Cisco launched their server range with fanfare and advocated their managed service play to their customers. It
MTS India Launched Always Talk for Prepaid Subscribers – Attempt to Retain & Increase Subscribers
MTS India offers wireless services in Nine Circles out of 21 Circle as per the wireless service circle. Post license ca
Indian Mobile Marketing Business experiencing fall in business post stringent regulation
The regulatory effort to protect Indian wireless and wired subscriber privacy as well as to enforce regulation started
Oracle Cloud Strategy – More Partnership
Oracle is planning to push forward heavily in the Cloud SaaS segment to strengthen its position. Encouraged with good r
Investment in Gold – Negative Return Expected for Indian Investor
The Indian investors with mind-set of investment in gold for good return in short to long terms are going to get crude
Bharti Airtel Slashing 4G Tariffs – May Not Trigger Higher Subscription
In an attempt to increase 4G subscriber base, Bharti Airtel slashing its 4G tariff plan( ET) to 3G tariff level. New sc
HTC Trying to Sail Through Trouble Times
According to HTC annual report, HTC initiated pay cuts post dismal financial performance is still haunting them. HTC is
Oracle Announced Investor Sweetener- Higher Quarterly Dividend & Increased Share Repurchase Program Fund.
Oracle Corporation released their Q4, FY13 result post US market close and it disappointed on revenue side. Revenue cam
Oracle Corporation Crossed $1 Bn Cloud SaaS Revenue in FY 2013
The growing adoption of Cloud in the last five year and maturity in the segment prompted Oracle to redesign its strat
Reliance Capital Initiate Steps to Help Curbing Gold Imports in India
Reliance Capital demonstrates proactively approach to suspend Gold related Fund, Loan and Financing to curb Gold Impo
Cisco Sees Revenue Opportunities in 'Internet of Everything'
Cisco detailed out opportunities around "Internet of Everything" and validating how it can create additional re
Cisco $ 180 million acquisition of Data Virtualization Software Company Composite Software
Cisco strengthened its Data Virtualization offering by acquiring Composite Software in $180 million deal. The move ca
Alcatel Lucent SA another Turnaround Plan and Focus Area
Alcatel Lucent SA CEO Michel Combes outlined new turnaround plan to realign strategic direction of company and be pro
Communication Traffic Monitoring – New Mechanism to Enhance National Security
In recent weeks, most of the major Internet companies are in limelight for sharing access to US government regulators
Falling Indian Currency – New Opportunities for Mid-Size Technology Exporters
The continuous high level of Trade Deficit, Increasing commodities imports, slowing economy impacted Indian Currency
Karbonn Mobile in India Outpaced Sony and Nokia to Capture Third Spot during Q1, FY 2013 Smartphone Shipment
Karbonn Mobile made major upset in Smartphone shipment during Q1, FY2013. The clear consumer understanding and contin
Analyst Estimation (RBC Capital) - Blackberry to Ship 14 Million Units in 2013
With growing channel distribution across different geographies, analysts are estimating higher unit ship for Fiscal f
India Smartphone segment achieved 14% QoQ Growth
Based on IDC report, India Smartphone
shipment reached 6.1 million units at the end of Q1, FY2013 achieving growth of
New Disruptive Tactical Move to Spread Confusion in Buyers Mind - Huawei Open to Buy Nokia
On Tuesday, Post The Financial Times article, quoting Richard Yu, Head Consumer Business, Huawei shown interest in me
Adobe added 221000 paid subscribers to Creative Cloud Service
Acrobat software came out with strong result beating market expectation. Company Creative Cloud service witnessed str
Polaris to deploy Mutual Fund Distribution Platform to ease out retail investor pain
Polaris Financial Technology won an order to implement centralized mutual fund utility platform. The Association of M
Indian User Opinion about Pesky Calls and SMS – Lack of Awareness and Social Responsibility Adherence
Recent weeks print media is full of articles around pesky calls and SMS monster which is taking centre stage in most
Bharti Airtel Move into Data Centre Segment – Offer New Opportunities and Challenges for Many
Bharti move to hive off its captive datacentre into standalone entity is going to change competitive landscape for be
MVAS subscription record management – New Threat for Indian MVAS Suppliers and Mobile Operators
As per the directive from government regulators, all MVAS (Mobile Value Added Service) provider both in OnNet and Off
India National Roaming Tariff Ceiling Set by TRAI – Effective from 1st July 2013
The Telecom regulators came out with new mobile services tariff ceiling for National roaming and also mandated STVs an
Microsoft, Juniper and Sonus Network Direct and Indirect Collaboration redefining UCC – Unified Communications and Collaboration paradigm
By the end of June, Microsoft (MSFT) is expected to launch updated version of Lync with inbuilt Skype. Microsoft Lync
New Procurement and Security Policy on the way for Government Funded Projects in India
Indian regulators are drafting new procurement and security policy for all government ICT project. Industry analysts
Samsung Seamless Shift from OS dependent to OS Agnostic Smartphone Player – Differentiating Proposition
In Feb 2013, Samsung announced to move out of home grown BADA smartphone OS and collaborated with Intel to develop Li
Google Struggling to Settle Anti-Competition Case Filed with EU Regulators
The EU Anticompetitive regulators move to quiz mobile operators and device manufacturers to validate Microsoft and No
Microsoft Collaboration with Best Buy & Canadian Future Shop – Nokia Chance to Increase Market Share & Brand Awareness
In an attempt to break in tiered sell through processes in US and Canadian Mobile Device Market; Microsoft collaborat
India home of 12.66% global mobile subscribers and command 20.35% of global non-smartphone market share
According to TRAI report, India March 2013 mobile subscriber base settled at 867 Million. The concluded financial yea
Sony and LG helped Android Mobile OS to capture 92.8% market share in Spain
Spain is one of hardest hit by financial meltdown, high unemployment running in high double digits. To handle financi
Window Mobile OS crossed 10% market share in Italy during April ending 2013
At last good news started flowing in for Windows Mobile Operating System ( WM 8.0) .According to ComTech report on Mo
RBI Forex Market Intervention Failed to Stabilize Indian Currency
In the last few days, RBI tried to stabilize Indian Currency through Forex Market intervention post 1.7% slide in one
Average pesky call and SMS complaint by registered user per month is too low to deter illegal players
Telecom State Minister came out with average monthly complaint rate against illegal telemarketers and SMS spammers. T
Any BWA spectrum refund to Indian PSU’s would justify same demand from Private players
In continuation to earlier post regarding “India Mulling FDI Limit Removal in Telecom Sector – Should Government focu
Bharti Airtel Promoter’s Increased Shareholding- Smart Move
In between 10th to 13th June 2013, Bharti Airtel Promoters increased their holding from 45.77% to 45.8%. In a filing
India Gold Import Policy May Initiate another slide in Global Gold Prices
As per World Gold Council, Total Gold demand for Q1 2013 stands at 963 Tonnes. Global Jewellery demand stands at 551
New Gold Policy to Curb Import May Backfire – Knee Jerk Impact
One of the main concerns of Indian Government and RBI is to curb unwarranted Gold import to reduce Current Account De
Government is hopeful for growth even in bad economic data- Where action to arrest further fall in economy
Indian Government official comes out and claim that everything will be ok as government is planning X,Y,Z. On a contr
Retail Investor must stay away from Future & Option instrument in Indian Equity Market
The post is meant for those professionals and retail investors who invest in Indian equity market. For the past 7 tra
India Mulling FDI Limit Removal in Telecom Sector – Should Government focus Policy Clarity &Implementation OR FDI ?
In view of shoring off confidence in Indian Telecom sector, GoM are mulling removing FDI cap to bring in value invest
Mid Tiered Indian IT Companies May Experience Consolidation – India Changed IT Environment
Last one decade, Indian IT companies showed phenomenal growth and returns for their esteemed investor. The Top 25 IT
Pesky calls and SMS issue in India can be resolved through Social responsibility act only – Act before it hit your information
Recently, TRAI got very active to completely eradicate pesky calls and SMS to offer and protect privacy of Indian sub
Apple iTunes Radio – Another Potential Revenue Spinning Machine
It was really nice to see Apple creating blazer ecosystem around its services to target its existing customer base. P
China Smartphone market contributed 23.55% of Global Shipment in FY12-13 – Potential Trend Setter
In Just concluded FY12-13, According to research firm Strategy Analytics, China contributed 23.55% of Global Smartpho
Falling Indian Currency – Pain for Consumers Looking to buy Electronic Gadget
In recent
week, FII's started pulling out their investment post multiple Billion $
deployment on different instrument
Key Success Factors for Professionals – Any Sector, Any Geography
Most of the professionals face tough time during their professional life. It is a common scenario to toss on-going issu
India command only 2.10% of the worldwide Smartphone market in FY12-13 – Opportunity for Smartphone players
Global shipment of smartphone in
FY12-13 achieved 722.3 Million units based on IDC research. At the same time, India
Reliance communication and Reliance Jio Tower collaboration sharing – Major Boost for Reliance Communications
Post Reliance communications and Reliance Jio collaboration for Reliance communications fiber optic cable network usa
Biggest and Growing Hurdle of Indian Telecom Sector Growth
In recent years, Indian telecom sector started experiencing cascaded impact on multiple fronts. Once, FDI investment
Nokia Siemens Networks ( NSN) winding up Kolkata, based factory on July 31 – Setback For India
In
continuation to NSN broader strategy to realign business unit to focus on
upcoming high demand business and reduce
HTC Targeting 15% market share in Indian Smartphone segment by FY13 end– Isn’t it too difficult to achieve
According to GFK,– research agency assessment, HTC currently sitting on
6% of Indian smartphone market. Based on Cy
Nokia helping Microsoft Mobile OS to gain market share in Verizon Wireless- Early warning for competitor and good news for Smartphone user
After
unsuccessful attempt by Microsoft to push its Mobile OS adoption during 2010;
the Nokia Collaboration helped Mi
Nokia – Long term bet for investor
Most of the analyst feels that Nokia is under
pressure to deliver both on product and profitability end. I observed t
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