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Upcoming new product – Google Store view

Just discovered the story on Search Engine Land that Google took indoor pictures of a brick and mortar store for a new product named “Google Store Views”. That will allow Google to further enhance their Google Maps service. Not only will you be able make a virtual walk with Google street view in the future you will be able to walk into the stores. If you think further and combine this with google checkout, google product search, google voice, …you will end up with a virtual layer completely controlled by Google.

A shopping trip to Tokio is a virtual trip within Google maps. Not only can you discover Shibuya  but you can enter any store – from your PC or even Mobile Phone. From there you can initiate a call just by pressing a button or following the link to the homepage of the store. The store homepage might be also hosted by Google (Google Sites, Google Checkout Gadget)…There are sooo many possibilities for Google.

I think it’s nearly a year ago i had two sessions with senior executives from yellow pages companies. We had a very interesting discussion about the latest market developments and the threat of being substituted by Over-the-top players like Google, Qype or Yelp. On one page of the slide deck i had an overview of relevant services provided by Google. While talking about Google Maps, i told them, that I’m truly convinced that the next logical step will be the extension of Google Maps with indoor views of brick and mortar stores. 🙂

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Ericssons View – Global Telco Market Development

  • Growth continues, with almost three billion new mobile subscriptions expected through 2014
  • Operators are increasingly focusing on network speed, with HSPA deployed in 130 countries today.
  • There are signs of a shift in focus in the telecom industry from connecting places and people to connecting devices and applications.
  • Mobile subscriptions grew by 163 million in the quarter to a total of 4.6 billion. In India alone, subscriptions grew by some 15 million per month during the fourth quarter.
  • The global number of new WCDMA subscriptions is accelerating and grew by 38 million in the quarter to a total of 452 million, of which 185 million are estimated to be HSPA.
  • In the third quarter, fixed broadband connections grew to 438 million, adding 15 million subscribers.
  • For many large operators, mobile data revenues constitute 25% of total service revenues or more.
  • There is continued good growth in professional services, fueled by operators’ desire to reduce operating expenses and improve efficiency in network operation and maintenance.
  • The move toward all-IP and increased network complexity will create further demand for systems integration and consulting.

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Mobile Device Shipments Will Nearly Double Before 2015

2009 will see a total of 1.2 billion mobile devices shipped, according to the latest data from ABI Research. That includes all categories of wireless devices including cellular handsets, MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), netbooks, mobile consumer electronics products, and cellular modems.
Shipments of these devices will have nearly doubled in 2014 to a total of 2.25 billion. The next five years will see a shift in the breakdown between types of mobile devices shipped.
Source: ABI Research

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U.S. Internet statistics

  • In 2009, the average U.S. Internet user spent 13 hours per week online. This number is down slightly from last year. Thanks to the large interest in the presidential election and financial crisis
  • The average Internet user was online for roughly 14 hours per week in 2008
  • Overall, the average time online for U.S. Internet users has gone up from 7 hours in 1999 to close to 9 hours in 2003 and up to 11 hours in 2007.
  • Users between 30 to 39 are the most active Internet users. On average, this group is online for 18 hours per week

Source: Harris Interactive

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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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iPhone – Big in Japan

“Japan has seen the biggest increase—over 300 percent—which may help explain why the iPhone commanded nearly half of the Japanese smartphone market in 2009.”
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/12/iphone-blowing-up-worldwide-big-in-japan-after-all.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

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Tätigkeitsbericht Bundesnetzagentur 2008/2009 Telekommunikation

  • 60 Prozent der Haushalte nutzen einen Breitbandanschluss.
  • Die DSL-Technik ist dabei in Deutschland nach wie vor die überragende Breitbandanschlusstechnik. Gut 91 Prozent aller Breitbandanschlüsse sind DSL-Anschlüsse.
  • Die Zahl der Breitbandanschlüsse via TV-Kabel wird bis Jahresende voraussichtlich auf insgesamt 2,4 Mio. Anschlüsse steigen.
  • Während im Jahr 2006 erst 0,3 Mio. Sprachzugänge [über Kabel] auf diese Weise realisiert wurden, hat sich deren Anzahl innerhalb von nur drei Jahren auf voraussichtlich knapp 2,4 Mio. nahezu verachtfacht.
  • Etwa 24 Mio. Haushalte können bei einem günstigen Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis Internetzugänge und VoIP-Dienste über die TV-Kabelinfrastruktur nutzen.
  • Zum Ende des dritten Quartals lag die Teilnehmerzahl [im Mobilfunk] bei 108 Mio., so dass auf jeden Einwohner etwa 1,3 SIM-Karten entfallen.
  • Während Ende 2007 nur etwa 12 Mio. Kunden diesem Segment [Mobilfunk Discounter] zuzurechnen waren, gab es zum Ende des ersten Quartals 2009 bereits mehr als 20 Mio. Kunden, was einem Marktanteil von fast 20 Prozent entspricht.
  • Der Anteil der mobilen Verbindungen am gesamten Gesprächsvolumen hat sich kontinuierlich von 14 Prozent im Jahr 2004 auf etwa 30 Prozent im Jahr 2008 mehr als verdoppelt.

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