iPad Mini Is Already Production, Would Be Exactly THIS Big
Last week was all about the iPad Mini -- both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal heard that Apple was working on a smaller, cheaper tablet for release by the end of the year -- and we have a few more "details" on it this week. First: Charts! Check out this chart: It's how the iPad Mini, with the reported 7.85-inch display, would size up compared to the current iPad, Amazon's Kindle Fire, and Google's Nexus 7 (the latter two, of course, are the $199 7-inch tablets that an iPad Mini would seek to compete against and wipe out). This handy comparison comes <a href="https://twitter.com/trojankitten/status/221270669273468930" target="_hplink">via the Twitter account of one TrojanKitten</a>. Thanks, Condom Cat! Second: Wild analyst predictions! Without even knowing what the device is or how much it will cost, <a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/07/09/apple_seen_selling_up_to_6_million_ipad_minis_this_holiday.html" target="_hplink">Gene Munster with Piper Jaffray writes that</a> Apple could sell "4-6 million" smaller iPads, should they release one. For whatever it's worth, Munster thinks that an iPad Mini with 16GB would go for $299, since the iPod Touch with 8GB memory costs $199. Analysts have been predicting a price point between $249 and $299 for the iPad Mini, in order for it to compete with the Fire and Nexus 7. Finally: Japan! <a href="http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/index.php?ID=17085" target="_hplink">Macotakara reports that</a> the iPad Mini is already in production and that it will come with the optiob for 3G, not 4G. Macotakara's source also says that -- contradicting TrojanKitty's magic chart -- the iPad Mini will have the same height as the Nexus 7 and will be about as thin as the current iPod Touch. The iPad Mini, ya'll! It might, maybe, possibly, weather permitting, be released later this year!
3G services to grow market even as subscriber growth tapers off - Economic Times
Though the stagnation in the total user base tends to limit the possible growth in revenue of telecom operators, what should work in their favour is the fact that the proportion of active user base has increased significantly to 74% from 70% a year ago. Moreover, the distribution of active users is skewed towards the established players such as Idea Cellular (92.3% active user base in May 2012), Bharti Airtel (91.2%), and Vodafone (89%).
The dominance of Idea Cellular in the active user base has helped the company improve its revenue share over the past few quarters. According to Trai's data for the March 2012 quarter, Idea Cellular increased the share of its adjusted revenue in the total revenue of the common sample of seven operators to 13.3% from 11.6% a year ago. The telco has gradually increased the share from the lows of 9.2% in the December 2009 quarter through organic expansion and acquisition of Spice Communications in 2008.
Vodafone (not listed on Indian bourses) is another operator to show a major improvement in its revenue share. The telco's share increased by 170 basis points to 20.4% in the March quarter. It has expanded its market pie by 370 basis points in the past 10 quarters.
Bharti Airtel, the largest telco in the country by revenue as well as subscriber base, has not been able to show much improvement in its revenue share. Though the operator still holds the top spot in terms of revenue share, it has been under pressure due to competition from its closest peers. Its revenue share dropped marginally by 30 basis points to 28.6% in the March quarter within a year.
The state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) suffered the most due to intense competition among new and existing operators. Its revenue share fell to 15.5% from 18.8% a year ago. The public sector telco has reported turbulence in expanding the business due to repeated cancellation of contract tenders for additional capacity. The operator's share eroded by 8.2 percentage points over the past 10 quarters.
Reliance Communications has also seen an erosion of over 200 basis points in its revenue share in the past two-and-a-half years. Compared to the year ago, its share was 40 basis points down to 8% in the March quarter.
Given a higher percentage of active user base, Bharti, Idea, and Vodafone appear well-positioned to maintain their shares in the total revenue in the coming quarters. Moreover, the gradual rise in the adoption of 3G-related services by subscribers is expected to increase the size of the market, which should benefit these players, considering their lead in launching services on the new technology platform.
Telstra, Optus bring mobile coverage to NSW rail tunnels - ITnews
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Telstra said it had rolled out dual-channel HSPA+ technology but would upgrade to LTE "soon". Optus has also rolled out 3G technology. A spokeswoman for Vodafone Hutchison Australia told iTnews that the carrier will make a statement shortly. Telstra's ...
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