2009

Dez. 2009 “E-Plus Group and KPN Group B…

  • Dez. 2009 “E-Plus Group and KPN Group Belgium to significantly expand 3G networks in cooperation with ZTE”
  • Okt. 2008 “Die meisten Mobilfunknutzer benötigen gar keine schnelle Datenverbindung”, sagte E-Plus-Chef Thorsten Dirks der Welt.
  • Aug. 2008 “Die goldene Zukunft der Branche liegt nicht im Datengeschäft”, so Firmenchef Thorsten Dirks

Konsistent in das nicht…aber vielleicht hat man bei E-Plus auch erkannt, das an Mobile Broadband kein Weg vorbeiführt.  Die Fixed-Mobile-Substitution Strategie von E-Plus ist aus meiner Sicht auch eine riskante Wette. Die drei anderen Mobilfunknetzbetreiber setzen auf FMC als integrierte Anbieter mit Festnetz und Mobilfunknetz.


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You asked why Apple was so silent about …

You asked why Apple was so silent about Apple TV? You wondered what their strategy is to capture a bigger share of the growing video on demand (VOD) market? To shed some light on it, the WSJ reports that Apple is in talks with big media companies to negotiate license deals for a subscription based VOD service.

When looking at the big picture, video is just one component of a much much bigger market. I’m pretty sure that in the long term the Apple TV will be a major pillar in Apple’s strategy to compete for the Networked Home / Home Entertainment market.
The players that are competing in this area are all heavyweights – Sony (PS3, Connected TVs), Microsoft (Xbox360, Mediacenter), Telcos & Cablecos (STBs), Apple (Apple TV) and some smaller startup players like Boxee. Who is missing? Google. That’s an interesting question by the way.

How does Google want to position themselves without a Hardware business in the Home Network/Entertainment market? The majority of the players above have a closed shop approach. “Open” STBs like Boxee or Internet enabled TVs that integrate various Over-the-top (video) services are a fragile path for Google to enter the living room.

Perhaps i will elaborate further on this topic in a future blog posts.

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Here comes a snippet from a interesting …

Here comes a snippet from a interesting discussion on Techcrunch revolving around the rumoured acquisition of Yelp by Google. Someone highlighted that Google has tried to enter many different markets trough organic and unorganic growth and that they failed several times.

  • Craigslist: Google’s Answer – Base. Result: Fail.
  • Wikipedia: Google’s Answer – Knol. Result: Fail.
  • YouTube: Google’s Answer – Google Video. Result: Fail.
  • Twitter: Google’s Answer – Jaiku acquisition. Result: Fail.
  • Exchange: Google’s Answer – Wave. Result: Fail.
  • Y! Answers: Google’s Answer – Answers. Result: Fail.
  • Live Messenger: Google’s Answer – GTalk. Result: Fail.
  • WolframAlpha: Google’s Answer – Squared. Result: Fail.

Ok. Google failed big times with several products. But! They have tried it, they have gained a lot of experience and insights. And if only one out of ten products launches proves to be succesful, they can easily recoup their investments.

Btw. Latest news is that Yelp walks away from Google deal.

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