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published:
26-Mar-08
territories:
USA
categories:
Strategy change
Motorola to separate handset business
Troubled handset manufacturer Motorola has announced that it will split into two separately traded companies. In essence, the company is spinning off the Mobile Devices division, which will become a separate, publically traded, business. The Mobile Devices division designs, manufactures and sells mobile handsets. The other divisions are Enterprise Mobility (voice and data communication for business), Government and Public Safety (primarily voice communications for US Emergency services), and Home and Networks (delivery of TV and broadband to the home, including set top boxes). These divisions will now become the Broadband and Mobility Solutions business. No specific date was set for the split, which will happen in 2009.
Our take... After the success of the RAZR phone, Motorola became the world's third largest handset manufacturer. However, the company failed to follow up this success in developed markets and instead shifted strategy to try to capture market share in developing markets. This strategy did not prove successful and since then Motorola's Mobile Devices division has performed poorly. The company has faced increasing pressure from shareholders to split. Much of this pressure has come from Carl Icahn the second largest shareholder in the company with a 6.3 per cent stake. Icahn has made no secret of his desire to split the company in order to "release shareholder value", and has made several failed attempts to have his representatives elected onto the company's board. This move by Motorola may pacify Mr. Icahn, although the relatively lengthy timeframe could mean that pressure on the board might continue.
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Analyst, market intelligence & notices
Nokia buys out Symbian and makes it open source
published:
25-Jun-08
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
categories:
Merger/takeover/investment deal
Ronan de Renesse
First quarter data available
published:
17-Jun-08
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
categories:
New market data/forecast
Christine Binns
iPhone 3G set for worldwide debut starting July 11
published:
17-Jun-08
territories:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
categories:
New product/service
Julien Theys
New mobile music data available
published:
24-Apr-08
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe
categories:
New market data/forecast
Christine Binns

Reports
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Mobile media advertising opportunities: The market for ...
Often hailed as one of the most potent advertising media of the next decade, mobile has yet to deliver on its promises. Through a survey among GroupM's international media agencies and a quantitative analysis of the mobile content market, Screen Digest analyses the potential of advertising on mobile media. Mobile TV and Video on Demand emerge as the most promising media, if data prices, usability and measurements standards improve and allow for the market to reach critical mass.
published:
02-May-08
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America
Julien Theys
Adam Smith
Mobile TV: Business Models and Opportunties
This report examines the current and future state of the mobile TV markets in Asia, North America and Western Europe. It includes five year forecasts of consumer revenues and subscriber numbers for unicast and broadcast mobile TV. The report provides detailed analysis of business models and value chains for both types of delivery platforms.
published:
27-Nov-07
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA
Ronan de Renesse

Articles
Portable player markets mature
European, American and Japanese sales slow down as some markets show signs of reaching effective saturation
published:
17-Jun-08
territories:
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, UK, USA - Nordic Region, North America, Western Europe
Sarah Johnson
FCC bonanza in spectrum auction
Contenders have bid $20bn for frequencies released bythe forthcoming analogue switch-off. Verizon bid the most money, AT&T secured the most licences
published:
23-Apr-08
territories:
USA - North America
Ronan de Renesse
Prospects for growth on Mobile TV
An analysis of brusiness models and structure of the value chain. Operators have experimented with a variety of business models. TV on mobile can be paid per day, per week, per month, per megabyte, per minute, per channel and per package. Technology limitations, the pre-pay and contract subscriber base, usage patterns and types of content are key metrics for the selection of a suitable business model for consumers. We examine and assess the options available to operators in the mobile TV field.
published:
01-Dec-07
territories:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America
Ronan de Renesse
Free-to-air mobile TV market grows
More than 15m people in Asia subscribe to free-to-air mobile TV services
published:
01-Nov-07
territories:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
Ronan de Renesse
Music on the mobile on the move
Manufacturers of mobile handsets are moving into the provision of music download services, in competition with network operators
published:
06-Aug-07
territories:
France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, USA, China - Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Western Europe
Christine Binns
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