June 3, 2008 Roundup

Analysts in the news for June 3:

• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about UMTS at 900MHz becoming a reality
• Harry Wang at Parks Associates about GPS-integrated Mobile Devices to Exceed 830 Million Units Globally by 2012
• Ross Rubin at NPD Group via Engadget about Switched On: Dash delivers open roads, open questions (Part 1)
• Peter Jarich at Current Analysis via RCR Wireless News about The future of 3G in China
• Carolina Milanesi at Gartner via RCR Wireless News about It’s official: LG by a neck over Sony Ericsson
• Ross Rubin at NPD Group via chicagotribune.com about Plot turns interesting in reading of Kindle's future
• Pacific Crest’s Andy Hargreaves via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about How Big Is The Potential Market For the Apple iPhone?
• Roger Entner at Nielsen/IAG and Gareth Jenkins at UBS via The Mac Observer about AT&T Not Likely to Subsidize iPhone

May 15, 2008 Roundup

Analysts in the news for May 15:

• Julie Ask at JupiterResearch about Another Mobile TV Standard ... ?
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Don't ditch your landline if you&'re teetotal
• Rob Enderle at Datamation about Why You Shouldn't Buy the 2.0 iPhone
• Citigroup’s Mask Mahaney via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Amazon: Citi Says Kindle Revs Could Be Material By 2010

April 3, 2008 Roundup

Analysts in the news for April 3:

• Patti Freeman Evans at JupiterResearch about Amazon Brings Text to Buy
• Ian Fogg at JupiterResearch about Brand Madness
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Mobile context firewalls - aggregated mobile membership clubs??
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Post #500... so what's changed in 2.5 years?
• Nadine Manjaro at ABI Research about CTIA News
• Geoff Blaber at CCS Insight about Nokia’s New Entry-Level Phones Look Beyond First-Time Buyers
• Carl Howe at Yankee Group about Separating the Anywhere Employee from the Anywhere Consumer
• Philippe Winthrop at The Aberdeen Group about FMC: The Next “Killer App” For Mobility?
• Stephanie Ethier at In-Stat about Steady Growth Expected for Portable Consumer Electronics
• Forrester Research analyst Charles Golvin via AP about Cell Boosters Coming for the Home
• Jeremy Green at Ovum via IT Week about Windows Mobile gets enterprise-class upgrades
• Ryan Reith at IDC via TechNewsWorld about Microsoft Gives Windows Mobile a Tune-Up
• Ross Rubin at NPD Group via RCR Wireless News about Unlimited calling plans cater to customers worth retaining
• Telecom industry analyst Jeff Kagan and Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney via E-Commerce Times about RIM Scoffs at "R" Word With Doubled Profit, Revenue
• Lewis Ward at IDC via San Diego Union-Tribune about Multimedia goes mobile at wireless convention
• RBC Capital’s Mike Abramsky via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Apple: RBC Says iPhone Shortage Reflects Strong Demand
• Chris Hazelton at IDC via CIO Today about China Mobile Eyes iPhone as Unlocked Market Blooms

March 12, 2008 Roundup

Analysts in the news for March 12:

• Thomas Husson at JupiterResearch about "Litcast" ?!
• Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch about 100k iPhone SDKs already out there? Impressive
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Handset volumes - when's the point of inflection?
• Ross Rubin at The NPD Group about Slacker’s Portable firmware update fixes some glitches
• Dr Windsor Holden at Juniper Research about Mobile music, games and TV to generate $34 billion by 2010
• Seamus McAteer at M:Metrics via San Jose Mercury News about Game developers hear iPhone's call
• Richard Doherty at Envisioneering Group via BusinessWeek about The Search for the Killer iPhone App
• IDC analyst Shiv Bakhshi and Yankee Group analyst Mike Goodman via MacNewsWorld about iPhone: 100,000 SDK Downloads Foretell Glut of iPhone Apps
• Rob Enderle at Enderle Group via Bloomberg.com about Apple IPhone Kit Downloaded by 100,000 Developers
• JupiterResearch's Michael Gartenberg, Tim Bajarin at Creative Strategies and Ross Rubin at NPD Group via USATODAY.com about Short Kindle supply is keeping e-book fans waiting
• Richard Windsor at Nomura and Exane BNP Paribas analyst Steve Babureck via Dow Jones about Texas Instruments' Woes May Signal Mobile Market Slowdown
• Craig J. Mathias at Farpoint Group via Computerworld about How not to build more reliable cellular networks
• American Technology Research analyst Mark McKechnie via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Qualcomm: AmTech Ups Rating; Sees Good 3G Play

January 30, 2008 Roundup

Analysts in the news for January 30:

• Stephen O'Grady at RedMonk about Nokia: $150M to the Trolltech Under the Bridge
• Shailendra Pandey at ABI Research about Nokia’s Plan to Acquire Trolltech Raises Concerns for Symbian
• Alan Goode at Juniper Research about Financial Transactions Conducted Via Mobile Phone to Generate Over $587 billion by 2011
• Gartner analyst Michael King via Reuters about Porn to spice up cell phones
• Paul Brown and David Kerr at Strategy Analytics about Intuitive Menu and On Screen Guide Essential for Mobile TV
• Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch via FT.com about Amazon website goes wireless

December 3, 2007 Roundup

Analysts in the news for December 3:

• Ross Rubin at NPD Group via Engadget about Switched On: Rainforest fire (Part 2)
• Mark Mulligan at JupiterResearch about One More Reason Why Mobile Music Still Has Some Way To Go
• Thomas Husson at JupiterResearch about 5 mobile advertising "myths"
• Ian Fogg at JupiterResearch about Mobile Nagging on Network Use
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Femtocell - who coined the term and when?
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Is there such a thing as a 'vanilla' IMS handset?
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Handset privacy - any rules or standards?
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Mobile payments for car parking - awful user experience
• Dimitris Mavrakis at VisionMobile about Do we really need femto cells?
• Jack Gold at J. Gold Associates, IDC analyst Godfrey Chua and Jason Kowal at Analysys via washingtonpost.com about Verizon May be Seeking Merger
• Deutsche Bank analyst Brian Modoff via BusinessWeek about Motorola: The End of the Zander Era
• Mike Gartenberg at JupiterResearch and Current Analysis analyst Brad Akyuz via RCR Wireless News about AT&T Mobility embraces ‘Cyber Monday’
• Robert Ferguson at ThinkEquity Partners, Albert Lin at American Technology Research, Avi Greengart at Current Analysis, Tero Kuittinen at Avian Securities and Rob Enderle at The Enderle Group via RCR Wireless News about Promises of more device choices
• Brian Modoff at Deutsche Bank Securities and Ed Snyder at Charter Equity Research via chicagotribune.com about Zander's smash and crash
• Morgan Keegan analyst Tavis McCourt via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Research In Motion: Morgan Keegan Downgrades; Cites Worries On Softer Demand From Financial Sector
• Richard Windsor at Nomura Securities, Lawrence Harris at Oppenheimer & Co, Mark McKechnie at American Technology Research and John Lau at Jefferies & Co via BusinessWeek about Qualcomm's Double Whammy

November 30, 2007 Roundup

Analysts in the news for November 30:

• Jill Meyers at In-Stat about Multiple Handsets Mean Greater Potential Market for Cellular
• Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch about The 700mhz Google Bet - First Take
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Verizon Wireless and LTE - don't be so hasty
• Phil Solis at ABI Research about Verizon Chooses LTE - Officially This Time
• Ross Rubin at NPD Group about Google’s wireless ambitions are up in the air
• Ross Rubin at NPD Group about How Kindle can succeed in “failure”
• Ross Rubin at NPD Group about A signature’s call
• Richard Doherty at Envisioneering Group via San Jose Mercury News about Motorola CEO Ed Zander to be replaced by COO Greg Brown
• Charles Golvin at Forrester Research via Forbes.com about Bonjour, iPhone!
• Carolina Milanesi at Gartner via silicon.com about Motorola CEO Zander to step down
• Van Baker at Gartner and Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch via Financial Times about AT&T spills beans on faster 3G iPhone launch
• Piper Jaffray analyst T. Michael Walkley via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Research In Motion: Piper Trims Ests; Cites "Mixed Channel Checks"
• Roger Entner at IAG Research and Mark McKechnie, at American Technology Research via chicagotribune.com about Choice will cost

Novermber 27, 2007 Roundup

Analysts in the news for November 27:

• Paul Goode at M:Metrics about As Operators Deck the Halls With New Mobile Phone Promotions, M:Metrics Reports Device Sales and Satisfaction Metrics
• Ross Rubin at NPD Group via Engadget about Switched On: Rainforest fire (Part 1)
• Julie Ask at JupiterResearch about Open Access ...Verizon Adds Their Name to the List
• Thomas Husson at JupiterResearch about iPhone & Orange France
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Verizon Wireless opens to 'any apps, any device'
• Phil Solis at ABI Research about Verizon Wireless Cautiously Moves to a More Open Network Environment
• Ken Dulaney at Gartner and Michelle Warren at Info-Tech Research Group via TheStar.comabout RIM may be next with touch screen
• Gartner analyst Tole Hart and Yankee Group analayst Gene Signorini via Bloomberg.com about Verizon Opens Network to Phones From Other Companies
• Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch via Top Tech News about Verizon's Open Network Won't Support iPhone
• Tole Hart at Gartner, Ross Rubin at NPD Group and Roger Entner at IAG Research via Dow Jones about Wireless Carriers Want To Bring Connection To New Devices
• Mark Donovan at M:Metrics via RCR Wireless News about Mobile advertising has arrived
• Gartner analyst Ken Dulaney and Charles Golvin at Forrester Research via Associated Pressabout Verizon Wireless opens to other phones
• Ovum analyst John Delaney via Mobile News about 1.2 billion UK texts sent each week

November 26, 2007 Roundup

Analysts in the news for Cyber Monday:

• Ian Fogg at JupiterResearch about Kindle: Product Design Decisions and Localisation
• Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch about It's all in the details
• Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch about Thinking a little too different?
• David Card at JupiterResearch about Not a Fan of Overpriced, Under-Featured iPod Competitors
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Why are there no cool local applications for dual-mode WiFi phones?
• Andreas Constantinou at VisionMobile about The significance of Google’s Android
• Phil Solis at ABI Research about Amazon's Kindle - Part of the Mobile CE Picture, Serviced by Sprint
• Ross Rubin at The NPD Group about Failures to connect
• Gartner analyst Carolina Milanesi via Reuters about Good Christmas sales ahead for cellphones
• Avi Greengart at Current Analysis via RCR Wireless News about LG Voyager Arrives Just In Time for Black Friday
• Deutsche Bank’s Jonathan Goldberg via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Black Friday Roundup: Garmin Shares Higher On Reports Of Strong Demand For GPS Devices

November 20, 2007 Roundup

Analysts in the news for November 20:

• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Amazon Kindle - wireless eBook reader. Hmmm. Unconvinced.
• Gerhard Fasol at eurotechnology japan about Market caps of companies in mobile: global vs local
• Gerhard Fasol at eurotechnology japan about SoftBank and KDDI win market share
• Gerhard Fasol at eurotechnology japan about First half FY2008 results: SoftBank and KDDI profits increase, DoCoMo's trends is downward
• Michael Gartenberg at JupiterResearch about ibiza Rhapsody Shows You Can Differentiate in Portable Media Player Space
• Richard Doherty at The Envisioneering Group and Ross Rubin at the NPD Group via WSJ.com about iPod of E-Book Readers? Amazon Taps Apple Strategy -
• Jefferies & Co.’s Adam Benjamin via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Black Friday Outlook: Big Price Cuts On GPS Devices

November 19, 2007 Roundup

Analysts in the news for November 19:

• David Card at JupiterResearch about Dispatches 2
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about And the killer mobile application is......
• Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis about Salvaging something from unused videotelephony capabilities
• Kurt Scherf at Parks Associates about I'd use Kindle
• Chris Ambrosio at Strategy Analytics and JupiterResearch analyst Neil Strother via E-Commerce Times about New AT&T Phone Gets Napster Groove On
• Stephen Baker at NPD via CNET News.com about Will e-books ever be a best seller?
• Iain Gillott at iGR via RCR Wireless News about A microcosm of opinion on handset design
• Bernstein Research analyst Craig Moffett via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Wireless Carriers: No Immunity To Recession
• J.P. Morgan analyst Ehud Gelblum via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Qualcomm: J.P. Morgan Ups Rating; At Current Price, Market Discounting WCDMA Royalties To Zero
• Stifel Nicolaus analyst Scott Devitt via Barron’s Online Tech Trader Daily about Amazon Unveils Kindle eBook Reader; Will It Sell?