Category Archives: Mobile Internet

The endgame for ST-Ericsson, other SoC vendors like Allwinner to benefit tremendously from Ericsson’s advanced thin modems

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

As ST-Ericsson: Fundamental repositioning for modem, APE and ModAps spaces [‘Experiencing the Cloud’, Oct 8, 2012] was considered impossible after STMicroelectronics and Texas Intruments are exiting the mobile market as there is no chance to compete with aggressive SoC vendors … Continue reading →

Posted in Geopolitics, Mobile Internet, SoC | Tagged 150Mbps, advanced LTE modem, advanced thin modems, Allwinner, Carrier Aggregation, common architecture, connectivity business, contractors, CS fallback, dual mode high definition VoLTE, employees, Ericsson, FD-SOI, IMS, legacy modems, license business model, low-power, LTE multimode thin modem, LTE multimode thin modems, LTE-Advanced, LTE/HSPA+ modem, M7400, M7450, mass market, memory-less technology, ModAp, modemless SoC vendors, portable equipment, Rockchip, ST-Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, TAM, thin modem business, thin modems, Thor M7400, Thor M7450, Total Addressable Market, Voice over LTE, VoLTE | 1 Comment

Applying 2-16 cores of ARM Cortex-A15 in ‘2014 vintage’ LSI Axxia SoCs that will power next-generation LTE basestations from macrocells to small cells opening upto 1000 times faster access to the cloud by 2020

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

OR LSI Corporation’s ARM Cortex-A15 based 2-16 core SoCs with similar number of LSI’s specialized networking accelerators inside to drive the next-generation LTE base stations (from femto- through pico- and micro- to macro- and metrocells) boosting the cloud clients to … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing strategy, intelligent systems, Mobile Internet, SoC | Tagged 1 GB per day revolution by 2020, 4G, 64-bit, acceleration engines, ARM, ARM Cortex-A57, ARM Holdings, ARM's CCN-504 interconnect, ARM™ Cortex-A15, Axxia architecture, Axxia Network SoC, Axxia platform, Axxia platform architecture, Axxia® Communication Processor, base stations, cache coherent network, CCN-504 interconnect, cloud, coherent memory interconnect, CoreLink CCN-504 interconnect technology, data deluge, Ericsson, HetNet, Linaro, Linaro Networking Group, LSI Axxia, LSI Axxia 5500, LSI Axxia SoCs, LSI Corporation, LSI Virtual Pipeline, LTE, LTE base stations, macrocells, metrocells, microcells, multi-core SoCs, multicore communications processor architecture, multiple cores, neighborhood small cells, networking accelerators, Nokia-Siemens Network, picocells, Qualcomm, small cells, smart silicon in networks, The 1-Gigabyte Revolution, The 1000x Mobile Data Challenge, the future of LTE, wireless infrastructure solutions | Leave a comment

Exynos 5 Octa, flexible display enhanced with Microsoft vision et al. from Samsung Components: the only valid future selling at CES 2013

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Nacsa Sándor

[5:30 - 5:39] of the video embedded in ‘Details’ section below:Samsung Components [the proper name is Device Solutions Division, Samsung Electronics]: a $16B operation just for Q3 2012 alone. WTF are 8 cores for? How the mobile battery will cope … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing strategy, consumer computing, consumer devices, embedded computing, Geopolitics, intelligent systems, Mobile Internet, servers, smartphones, SoC, tablets | Tagged ARM, big.LITTLE, CES 2013, Cortex A15, Cortex cores, Cortex-A7, Device Solutions Division, Dr. Stephen Woo, Electronic Arts, Eric Rudder, Exynos 5 Octa, flexible display, future selling, green memory, IllumiRoom, Microsoft, Microsoft Research, Microsoft Surface, Microsoft vision, mobile experiences, Nexus 10, Samsung, Samsung Components, Samsung Display, Samsung Electronics, Samsung keynote, Surface, System LSI Business, Warren East, Windows RT, YOUM | Leave a comment

STMicroelectronics and Texas Intruments are exiting the mobile market as there is no chance to compete with aggressive SoC vendors from PRC and the market #2 MediaTek from Taiwan

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

STMicroelectronics sees no future for itself in ST-Ericsson’s strategy of Fundamental repositioning for modem, APE and ModAps spaces as it announces new strategic plan [Dec 10, 2012] “Today we are announcing the new ST, aligned with the new market environment,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile Internet, SoC | Tagged baseband products, China, connectivity products, embedded market, embedded-processing, Ericsson, LTE modem, MediaTek, mobile market, ModAp, next-generation industrial applications, OMAP, OMAP 5, PRC, SoC vendors, SOM, ST-Ericsson, STMicroelectronics, System-on-Module, Taiwan, Texas Intruments, TI | 2 Comments

China: 20,000 TD-LTE base stations in 13 cities by the end of 2012 and about 200,000 base stations in 100 cities launched in 2013 with the 2.6GHz TDD spectrum planning just started—SoftBank with TD-LTE strategy in Japan getting into global play with Sprint (also the 49% owner of US TD-LTE champion, Clearwire) acquisition

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

China Mobile TD-LTE tender results … [Communications World Network (CWW), Oct 16, 2012] According to informed sources, China Mobile has informed all the equipment manufacturers of the TD-LTE expanded large scale trial network tender about the results of the tender. … Continue reading →

Posted in Geopolitics, Mobile Internet | Tagged 2.5 GHz spectrum, 2.6 GHz spectrum, 4G license, Alcatel-Lucent, base stations, China, China Mobile, China Mobile Hong Kong, Clearwire, commercial TD-LTE network, Datang, Ericsson, global roaming, GTI, Huawei, in-depth testing, Masayoshi Son, NSN, pilot cities, pre-commercial 4G services, pre‐commercial deployment, Softbank, Sprint, TD-LTE, TD-LTE expanded large-scale trial network, TD-LTE Expanded Trial, TD-LTE expanded trial network, TD-LTE Phase 2 scale-trial, TD-LTE Terminals, TD‐LTE base stations, TDD, ZTE | Leave a comment

Nokia trying the first Lumia month in China with China Telecom exclusive

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Update: Nokia Recruits Locals to Compete in China [Business Week, March 28, 2012] “In China, the game is far from over,” said Derek Ling, who runs Tianji, China’s biggest professional networking site with 9 million users. “The iPhone is not nearly … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer devices, Geopolitics, Mobile Internet, smartphones | Tagged Apple, CDMA, China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom, high-end, iPhone 4S, local experience, Lumia, Lumia 610c, Lumia 800c, Nokia, TD-SCDMA, Three New Roles, Tianyi FlyYoung shops, WCDMA, Windows Phone | 6 Comments

Nokia under transition (as reported by the company)

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Note and updates: stock price is up 3.17% as per above (those numbers are in US$) – see more: Nokia trying the first Lumia month in China with China Telecom exclusive [March 28, 2012] - Nokia seeks to retake China market share [Reuters, March … Continue reading →

Posted in "smart" feature phones, consumer devices, Mobile Internet, smartphones, tablets, Uncategorized | Tagged Accenture, advertising platforms, advertising services, Alcatel-Lucent, Amdocs, Android, Apple, application store, Asia, Asia-Pacific, automotive, billing platforms, Bing search service, Blackberry OS, broadband optimization, business model, Canada, carriers, China, churn, Cisco, Competition, component suppliers, consumer proposition, counterfeit products, Customer Experience Management, Customer Experience Management (Nokia-Siemens Networks), data plan, data traffic, developed markets, Devices & Services business (Nokia), Devices & Services Other (Nokia), digital map, distribution, distribution network, dual SIM, ecosystem, emerging markets, employee reductions, Ericsson, Europe, execution, feature phones, future technology disruptions, Google, handset vendors, hardware design, HP, Huawei, IBM, imagery, India, innovation, Intellectual Property, Intelligent Sensor Network, Internet companies, iOS, iPhone, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Licensing, Liquid Core, Liquid Net, Liquid Radio, Liquid Transport, Location & Commerce business (Nokia), location-based services, Lumia, managed services, manufacturing, mapping services, market conditions, MeeGo, Microsoft, Microsoft partnership, Middle East and Africa, mobile device industry, Mobile Devices, mobile networks, Mobile Phones (Nokia), monetization models, Motorola Solutions, navigation, navigation services, NAVTEQ, NEC, network architecture, network infrastructure, network management, new revenue streams, Nokia, Nokia Asha, Nokia Lumia, Nokia Maps, Nokia Siemens Networks, non-manufacturing patent licensing entities, Open Street Map, operational structure, operator billing, operator-driven distribution, operators, Oracle, outsourcing, patent portfolio, Patents, personal navigation device, platform support payment, price erosion, price pressure, pricing, product and sales package customization, product assembly, product development, product differentiation, profit margins, profitable growth, research, Research in Motion, restructuring, RIM, sensors, Series 40, smart devices, Smart Devices (Nokia), smartphones, social media, software expertise, software royalty, sourcing models, strategy, subscriber growth, Symbian, telecommunications infrastructure, TomTom, transition, trends, United States, unlicensed products, User Experience, value-added services, Vertu, visual media, war of ecosystems, Windows Marketplace, Windows Phone, wireless broadband, wireless carriers, ZTE | 6 Comments

MWC 2012: the 4G/LTE lightRadio network

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

Day 1: Alcatel-Lucent at MWC 2012 – lightRadio [AlcatelLucentCorp YouTube channel, Feb 28, 2012] Video of Day 1 at Mobile World Congress 2012. Booth tour, images from Telefonica’s press conference about their live LTE network with lightRadio, interviews and more… … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing strategy, Mobile Internet | Tagged 3.9G, 4G, Alcatel-Lucent, base station, baseband processing, Bell Labs, Bill Huang, China, China Mobile, China Mobile Research Institute, co-creation, digital signal processing, Ericsson, Freescale, IP platform, lightRadio, lightRadio network, lightRadio WiFi, LTE, mobile broadband, mobile broadband platform, mobile broadband services, Mobile World Congress 2012, MWC 2012, QoE, QorIQ Qonverge, quality of experience, Radio Access Network, RAN, Samsung, Samsung Mobile, small cells, SoC, Spain, TD-LTE, Telefonica, video call, WB-AAA, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspots, wideband active antenna arrays | 5 Comments

China TD-SCDMA and W-CDMA 3G subscribers by the end of 2011: China Mobile lost its original growth momentum

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

While China Unicom (W-CDMA) has been able to maintain an average 9.8% month by month growth of 3G subscribers in Q4 CY2011, China Mobile’s growth performance during the quarter has been significantly lower, 5.9% month by month on average. In fact China Mobile lost … Continue reading →

Posted in Geopolitics, Mobile Internet, smartphones | Tagged 3G, China, China Mobile, China Unicom, TD-SCDMA, W-CDMA | 4 Comments

Marvell® ARMADA® PXA168 based XO laptops and tablets from OLPC with $185 and target $100 list prices respectively

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Nacsa Sándor

CES: One Laptop Per Child – The New XO v3.0 [Jan 11, 2012] The new OLPC XO v3.0 laptop is unveiled at CES 2012. Demoing at the Marvell booth (the company that developed the processor found on board the XO) … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud client SW platforms, Geopolitics, Mobile Internet, Reflectivity/Sunlight readability, SoC, tablets | Tagged Android, ARMADA, cloud client, Computers and Internet, Fedora, Linux, Marvell, Moby Tablet, OLPC, Pixel Qi, PXA168, SoC, Sugar, sunlight readable screens, Tablets, transflective screens, XO 1.5, XO 3.0, XO-1.75, XO-3 | 1 Comment

Category Archives: Mobile Internet

The endgame for ST-Ericsson, other SoC vendors like Allwinner to benefit tremendously from Ericsson’s advanced thin modems

Exynos 5 Octa, flexible display enhanced with Microsoft vision et al. from Samsung Components: the only valid future selling at CES 2013

STMicroelectronics and Texas Intruments are exiting the mobile market as there is no chance to compete with aggressive SoC vendors from PRC and the market #2 MediaTek from Taiwan

Nokia trying the first Lumia month in China with China Telecom exclusive

MWC 2012: the 4G/LTE lightRadio network

China TD-SCDMA and W-CDMA 3G subscribers by the end of 2011: China Mobile lost its original growth momentum

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