3G subscribers will pass 50 million at the end of 2005. More importantly, European 3G markets are now outpacing Japan. The outlook for 3G is healthy provided that operators and their handset partners can expand beyond postpaid only users into the larger, but more price elastic, prepaid user segments. |
A lot of sellers are still pricing to the higher-end and their properties are still sitting there, and they're not considering realistic offers. |
Buyers are looking for a deal. It does not necessarily mean there are any deals out there. A well-priced house still sells at a premium even in a transitional market. |
Europe finally joined Japan in delivering meaningful W-CDMA numbers, while the USA also made leaps in EV-DO. We expect both of these technologies will double their subscriber counts in 2005. |
Fixed-mobile convergence prospects look good. We found massive interest in the ability to call from home on your cell phone at landline rates, something both cellular operators and fixed-mobile operators can offer. |
I think everyone benefits in a slow market. I think the buyers benefit in getting a property at a better price, and I think sellers are still getting a very fair price for their property. There is not an imbalance. |
It's going to be a very nice retail center. |
Of the US carriers, Sprint has taken the lead in converting data service availability into revenues, through the aggressive expansion of its value added service portfolio. It also deserves credit for its success in combining content bundles with different PCS Vision subscriptions, while at the same time allowing users to add specific content subscriptions a la carte if they so choose. |
Technophiles in Western Europe prefer Sony Ericsson, while those in the U.S. prefer Sanyo brand products. Sony Ericsson has firmly re-established its dominance as a technology innovator, with 49 percent of users in Western Europe choosing SEMC due to its feature/technology offerings. |
The device makers that let carriers maximize their revenue stream will be the favored ones going forward. They will clearly go after the mid to high-market with this venture, which is exactly where Motorola has been the most successful. |
The thing that hurt us was lack of people. If we had numbers, it would have been a different match. |
The trouble we have with the European Union is like any big bureaucracy, it's rather slow to act. It's taken over a year to get from a policy paper to an action plan, and it'll perhaps be next year till that money comes through. |
We realised from past experience that we need to have a range of disciplines, including employment, corporate, commercial and IP, in place from day one. We anticipate there being significant further growth. |
Where they occurred, the light rains wetted fine-textured fuels such as grasses and weeds and thus temporarily lowered the risk of accidental starts from sparks. Larger fuels (limbs and logs three inches and above in size) were impacted very little. |
You really need to look at making repairs that are profitable in terms of selling the house. They want to see that pedestal sink. |