...Google TV could be a telco’s best friend in the battle for the multiscreen market, says Rob Gallagher 04 February 2011 Rob Gallagher Telecoms operators once thought they would rule the world. They foresaw a future where people would communicate, access the Internet and watch TV via their mobile phones, PCs and a number of as-yet-unimagined screens. And thanks to their brands, customer relationships and control of the wired- and wireless-broadband networks that would carry the new services, telecoms operators would be best-positioned to profit. It didn’t quite work out like that. But not for the operators’ lack of trying. Throughout the course of the last decade, many sought to expand the control they have over their networks to almost every element of the new-media industry, from content and delivery platforms to devices and embedded software. Unfortunately, the operators overestimated their ability to control these other parts of the value chain, most strikingly in the mobile phone market. Consumers shunned the operators’ mobile portals when they found they could access their favorite PC-based Internet services “over the top” (OTT) of their mobile networks. Pouring salt into the wound, the content, devices and software companies have proved much more effective at entering each other’s markets than the operators have. Search engine Google’s Android mobile operating system (OS), for example, has effectively achieved take-up operator efforts could only ever dream of. Apple’s iTunes...
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...STRENGTHS | WEAKNESSES | * Strong broad band image provides edge over competitors * Robust financial performance strengthens investors’ confidence and provides capital for future growth avenues * Wide portfolio of offerings * Net Sales/Employee: 2010 * Liquidity Ratios – leader in Current and Quick Ratios | * Patent infringement lawsuits may affect financial condition and operating results * Profitability Ratios 2010 trailing Baidu and Microsoft in: * NPM, ROA, ROE, * Productivity Ratios 2010: * SG&A/Net Sales – trailing Baidu * COGS/Net Sales – trailing Baidu and MS | OPPORTUNITIES | THREATS | * Strategic Acquisitions to further strengthen the company’s portfolio * Rising popularity of Android to increase market share * Robust outlook for mobile advertising market provides growth opportunity * Entry into mobile payments market * Serving additional customer groups or market segments * Integrating forward or backward * Acquiring companies with attractive technological expertise or capabilitiesFurther penetration into international markets | * Intense competition may affect revenues and profitability * Slowdowns in market growth * Economy slowdown in both domestic and international markets * Board of Directors at risk for corporate conflcit * Loss of operation in China * Adverse economic conditions that threaten critical suppliers or distributors * Web spam and content farms may decrease Google’s search...
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...1) In 2013 Google was the leading Internet search firm. Google owned 67 percent market share in search from home and work computers and a 97 percent share of searches performed by mobile devices. The two main competitors for Google in the search engine industry for market share is Microsoft Corporation’s Bing and Yahoo Inc.’s search. (Blystone, 2015). Google is well known and a leader in the search engine industry that the company became a verb. When people search for something on the Internet such as for a recipe they say, “ I goggled the recipe” (Blystone, 2015). The competition in the search engine industry for Google does come from the two related search engines yahoo search and Bing. However, the major competition in the search engine industry stems from searches with in websites and apps that offer more than just searches, such as Amazon, Inc. and Facebook, Inc. For example, Facebook Inc.’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg articulated that the company’s assets could be used to compete with search engines. Facebook Inc. can compete with search engines by the website uniquely being positioned to answer questions people may have such as, what sushi restaurants my friends have been to recently and liked? These query-based searches that can be done on Facebook potentially offer consumer something they could not do anywhere else (Blystone, 2015). Apple Inc. also created feature and operating system on their iPhone, iWatches, and Apple TV Siri that acts as a virtual personal assistant. With...
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...ERIC BALDWIN Apple’s Future: Apple Watch, Apple TV, and/or Apple Car? Since the release of the iPod in 2001, Apple had been probably the most successful technology company in the world. It revolutionized three businesses in the next 10 years: music, smartphones, and tablets. When Steve Jobs died in 2011, it was up to his successor, Tim Cook, to revolutionize the next set of industries. In 2015, Cook appeared to have three potential targets: watches (wearables), television, and cars. All three were bets on highly uncertain futures. Watches were off to a promising start in their first quarter of shipments, but it was far too early to declare victory. Television seemed ripe for disruption, but many firms had tried and failed to change the TV landscape. And cars, of course, represented the biggest opportunity as well as the biggest leap for Apple. Financially, Tim Cook and his team were unconstrained: Apple was the most profitable company on the planet in the fourth quarter of 2014, generating $18 billion in net income (Exhibit 1). However, Steve Jobs had famously said that Apple’s success came “from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don’t get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We’re always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it’s only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.”1 The big questions for Tim Cook and his team included: Were watches, TVs, and car the right focus? Was Apple doing down the...
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...BUSN 226-Marking Rubric-Assignment #1 Your Name:___________________________________ Your Student #_________________________________ |Rubric attached to front of assignment | /1 | |Cover page and introduction & typed page numbers |/5 | |Four summaries ( if article not different from other group members, summary will not be marked) |/40 | |Direct quote and in-text reference included in each |/8 | |summary , using proper format | | |Ref Works bibliography addressing all four articles, with works cited in alphabetical order by author |/8 | | | | |Original articles attached in same order as shown in bibliography (each article different from group members) |/8 | | | | |Late? ...
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...that opens the company’s product and services to customers who want to create their own worlds. Previously, the company has been riding on a crest of popularity of Apple’s iPhone, but lost its exclusivity, giving its main competitor (Verizon) a chance to get a piece of the golden goose. As an alternative, AT&T can continue to market the iPhone while at the same time extending its hand in the Android market. The Android market is wider as compared to that of the iPhone; this can help AT&T to maintain its youthful touch by offering its services to the internet-craze generation. Therefore, AT&T must try to balance its move; the acquiring of a new image for the consumer market (as in the Android market) while at the same time continue to appeal to professionals, corporate and government customers (in the iPhone market). This may prove to be a challenge. This marketing plan analyzes the company's competitive position before attempting to offer concrete action plans and recommendations for the execution of the plan. The Android market looks prospective and increased emphasis on Android...
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... BC Webwise for their guidance and constant supervision as well as for providing necessary information regarding the project & also for their support in completing the project. I would like to express my gratitude towards my parents & member of BC Webwise for their kind co-operation and encouragement which help me in completion of this project. I would also like to express my special gratitude to Mr. V.V. Naik, Course Coordinator (MET Institute of Management Studies) for giving me an opportunity to take this project and complete it successfully. 2|Page Table of Contents Sr No. 1 2 3 4 Particulars Need & Justification Introduction Company Background and Information Data Collection & Data analysis & Interviews 4.1 4.2 4.3 Mobile Internet Mobile TV Trends in Mobile Device Screen Size Page No. 1 2-5 6-7 12-13 8-10 11-15 16-18 19-20 21-24 25-26 27-29 30-37 38-40 41-43 44-46 47 48-49 50 4.4 Smartphone Usage in India [Overview, Numbers...] 4.5 Recent Smartphone trends 4.6 4.7 4.8 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mobile Apps 3G in India Scenario worldwide Case Study - Chevrolet The Question Answered Recommendations and Suggestions Conclusion A peep in the Future Bibliography 3|Page Need & Justification We have seen the recent shift from the traditional media being taken over...
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...Masters Programmes ------------------------------------------------- Assignment Cover Sheet Question: [Analyze a strategic issue facing Samsung Electronics Company] “This is to certify that the work I am submitting is my own. All external references and sources are clearly acknowledged and identified within the contents. I am aware of the University of Warwick regulation concerning plagiarism and collusion. No substantial part(s) of the work submitted here has also been submitted by me in other assessments for accredited courses of study, and I acknowledge that if this has been done an appropriate reduction in the mark I might otherwise have received will be made.” Introduction Samsung Electronics Company (SEC), Ltd founded in 1969 is a South Korean multinational electronics company and is the flagship subsidiary of the Samsung Group, accounting for 70% of the group's revenue. Since the introduction of monochrome television sets in 1971, it has grown on average 38 percent a year, broadening its product range from simple consumer electronics and home appliances to advanced information and communication equipment, computers and peripherals and semiconductors (Renee, 2007) . It is currently the world's largest manufacturer of mobile and smart phones, LCD Panels and televisions and displaced Apple Inc. as the largest technology company in 2011 (Renee, 2007). Industry boundary Samsung electronics has the following divisions * Consumer electronics (CE)...
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...loosing market share in different countries because of the new generation smart phones made by Android and Apple corp. The reason is, these days, the functions that people want from the cellphone is a lot different from the primary users. At first only making calls was the need but now people look for special gadgetes like – music and video players, camera, internet, personal organizer etc. with the changing demands the cell phone producing companies are also modifying, recreating and introducing new model of cellphones. The new generation cellphones are more like a mini computer in hand. Research question and Significance to knowledge This paper will highlight on how the idea of smartphone evloved and what are the extra ordinary and distinctive features of smart phone that are drawing the customers towards it. Also answers to questions like – what is the present market growth rate of smart phone industry, Why company like Nokia is being threatened to loose market share to Android and Apple corp, what are the reasons behind the rapid growing smart phone industry,what is the future of smart phone, what the customers want from their smart phone,could there be any more technological advancement – will be found out through this paper. Literature review For the past few days, many newspapers; like – The guardian,The daily star, Prothom-alo etc, The economist, various internet blog sites and tv networks and new agencies like – CBS and The Reuters, have been highlighting the rapid growth...
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...expected to be released in June, Scarsella said. Wow, cool gadgets! 3. Windows 7 Phone. These phones came out in 2010, but more models are coming out, especially if sales of current versions are good, Scarsella said. Success will depend on size and quality of apps in their new app market and new hardware across carriers in the U.S., he said. 4. Internet TV/Streaming Media. Either via TV or set top box the Internet is coming back to the living room, according to Scarsella. TVs will have fully-integrated apps, features, and Web. "Pretty much TVs are going to have all of the capabilities of a smartphone, but on your wall," he said. Expect new set-top boxes with Google TV, and other boxes with Android to hit the market in 2011. Remember the tech gadgets 3-D TV? It was a hot topic at CES last year, but paying more than $100 for a pair of clunky glasses didn't really catch on. Manufacturers got the message and this year are coming out with glasses-free 3-D TVs and computer monitors, Scarsella said. 5. Android Phones. This will be the biggest shaker for 2011, Scarsella said, with the new dual-core powered phones and Android 3.0 Gingerbread for tablets. Such phones are making portable gaming systems such as the Sony PSP obsolete. 6. Cloud Gaming. While smartphones make gaming cheap -- a few dollars instead of $30 for a game -- the new trend of cloud gaming is picking...
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...About the Company Bharti Airtel Limited, commonly known as Airtel, is an Indian telecommunications services company headquartered at New Delhi, India. It operates in 20 countries across South Asia, Africa and the Channel Islands. Airtel has GSM network in all countries, providing 2G, 3G and 4G services depending upon the country of operation. Airtel is the world's third-largest mobile telecommunications company with over 261 million subscribers across 20 countries as of August 2012. It is the largest cellular service provider in India, with 185.92 million subscribers as of September 2012. Airtel is the largest provider of mobile telephony and second largest provider of fixed telephony in India, and is also a provider of broadband and subscription television services. It offers its telecom services under the airtel brand, and is headed by Sunil Bharti Mittal. Products and services Mobile Services Airtel operates in all telecom circles of India, and is the 6th most valued brand according to an annual survey conducted by Brand Finance and The Economic Times in 2010. 3G On May 18, 2010, 3G spectrum auction was completed and Airtel will have to pay the Indian government 122.95 billion (US$2.32 billion) for spectrum in 13 circles, the most amount spent by an operator in this auction. Airtel won 3G licences in 13 telecom circles of India: Delhi, Mumbai, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh (east), Rajasthan, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, North...
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...Google’s Competitive Strategy Tiffin University MGT622 Strategic Management Li Wang 2015.02.12 Google’s Competitive Strategy Google was the leading Internet search firm in 2012, with a nearly 67 percent market share in search from home and work computers and a 95 percent share in searches performed from mobile devices (Gamble, 2012). It started out as a search engine company but in the next few years it added various products such as Gmail, Maps, Earth, and YouTube that all of them has millions of users and become benchmarks in their own industry. In 2007, Google developed its operating system Android and released an open source browser Chrome that both had considerable market share. However, its social network product Google Plus released in 2011 faced a failure by competing with Facebook, Google believed it would finally grow to challenge Facebook though. Due to its target market and special product attributes, Google can be seen as a company that “concentrates on well-defined market niche keyed to a particular product”. So Google applies a focused differentiation strategy. “Successful competitive strategies are resource-based. For a company’s competitive strategy to succeed in delivering good performance and the intended competitive edge over rivals, it has to be well-matched to a company’s internal situation and underpinned by an appropriate set of resources, know-how, and competitive capabilities” (Thompson, 2012). To succeed in the focused differentiation strategy...
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...Smartphones in the market (HTC, Palm, Samsung..) but non of them created such a customer experience as the iPhone did. The iPhone became the ultimate portable office in the pocket of its owner. Sending and receiving emails and instant messages became easier, browsing content at the internet and navigation as well plenty application and capabilities. Everyone realized that the man with the iPhone will win – the iPhone became a big advantage for any business man. In addition, the leisure culture starts changing. The ease of browsing internet content with the iPhone anywhere, accessing Facebook and reading emails was significant. Playing gaming at you free time with the iPhone became an addiction to everyone. Apple with great precision has read the map and introduces the first iPad on 2010 which became a game change in the portable PC industry. With a larger screen size, the iPad was the ultimate entertainment device at your leisure. Same as the iPhone, the iPad created superior customer experience and dominate the market on 2010-1. In parallel, Google Android OS (operating system) tablets developed by Samsung, Motorola and other vendors Tablets (Blackberry) introduced to the market late 2010. Though Google Android OS was inferior Vs. Apple at the beginning, its competitive advantage was the...
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...Why the connected experience revolution is yet to be televised Tony Duarte Connected TVs and second screen experiences have disappointed. Why? Where does the future lie and how to get there? This white paper considers the answers. © 2013 – All rights reserved Fluxx Ltd. | 11th March 2013 fluxx.uk.com Table of Contents Executive Summary The Connected Dream The Fragmented Reality Consumers Broadcast Industry Connected Device Technology Smart TVs Mobile Devices Synchronisation and Mobile Payments Future Imperfect Smart TV Second Screen Advertising and Retail Sociable TV Steps Towards the Connected Dream Living the Dream Appendix 3 4 5 5 6 8 8 10 12 13 13 14 16 17 18 21 23 Why the connected experience revolution is yet to be televised 2 Executive Summary Connected experiences which seamlessly fuse second screens and connected TVs have been ‘the future of TV’ for so long it almost feels like a returning series. Playing along with a quiz show; requesting a product sample during an advert; taking a breakfast news feature with you on your morning commute so you can finish watching; all could be routine. Despite the enablers and technology being in place this seismic shift in the viewing experience stubbornly refuses to mainstream. Why? A number of obstacles stand in the way: • Consumers brought up on a passive, linear TV experience show ingrained lean-back behaviour • The broadcast industry can be risk averse and ambivalent about commissioning multiplatform...
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...Subscribe Sign In Join Home News Reviews How-To Video Business Laptops Tablets Phones Hardware Security Software Gadgets Security Games Productivity Audio Business Software Photography Utility software How to Encrypt Your Windows PC More Stories in this Series Security software Business security , Encryption , file management, encryption How to Use BitLocker to Encrypt Your Hard Drive By Eric Geier, PCWorld Oct 26, 2011 7:00 PM e-mail print Even without knowing your Windows password, intruders can easily gain access to files and passwords stored by Windows and other programs on your computer. They can do this by booting into their own operating system (Windows or Linux) from a special disc or USB flash drive. After doing so, they can access your hard drives just as you can when you're logged into Windows. The only way to protect your data completely is by using encryption. You can encrypt select files, but to protect your system files and saved passwords, you must encrypt your entire hard drive. This operation takes more time and effort than encrypting select files does, but it offers more security--and it's great for laptops and netbooks that can easily go missing. If your computer is running the Ultimate or Enterprise edition of Windows 7 or Vista, you can use Microsoft’s included BitLocker feature to...
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