Business Models: August 2007
As the Mobility Era matures, obviously a key question will be “how to make money?”. There are plenty of opinions on the best answer to this question. The below is very inclusive and I provide no editorial functions, so don’t take from my selections, ordering, headlines, etc. any indications of the interests or plans of my employer (if you do, you’ll undoubtedly be disappointed when they don’t play out):
- Place and Location Services Growth Fuels Navteq
- Why AdMob Rocks The Mobile Ad Market And Google Doesn’t
- Reverse subsidy model
- MuniFi, VoIP & Great (UnMet) Expecations
- Femtocell business model…. free HSDPA hotspots?
- London Contactless Payment Launch Will Test European Business Models
- Will the iPhone Change the Smartphone Market?
- Sprint Nextel/Clearwire Collaboration Is Good News for Broadband-Enabled Mobile Consumer Electronics
- Amp?d Is Dead, but Plan Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
- Open Access Does Not Mean Open Season for Device Vendors
- Mobile Blogs Offer New Opportunity for Cellular Operators to Monetize Camera Phones
- Converged Voice Services Could be IMS Killer App
- New Influences are Shaping User Expectations for Mobile Handsets
- What Motivates Mobile Phone Buyers to Buy
- Why Waiting On An iPhone Deal In Europe Hurts Apple
- Jury Out On The Impact Of 700 MHz Spectrum Auction Rules
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September 10th, 2007 at 7:43 am
Or maybe Apple is the real telco disruptor?…
So much stock cosmetics! Apple might also bid for 700 MHz, suggests a BusinessWeek article. Maybe the iPhone was never meant to sell millions but only to create buzz for new iPods with free wireless broadband….