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4 Out of 10 iPhones Sold to Business Users
Who was it, again, who said Apple’s iPhone “doesn’t appeal to business because it doesn’t have a keyboard”?
Because the device clearly does appeal to business. In fact, quite a few of the iPhones sold today are purchased by business users, according to Ron Spears, chief of AT&T’s Business Solutions unit.
“Four out of 10 sales of the iPhone are made to enterprise users,” Spears said at an investor conference Thursday. “When the iPhone came out, what most people heard in the first year from ’07 to ’08 was ‘oh my God, it’s not BlackBerry secure. This is not going to work on the enterprise space.’ At the end of the day, it’s just software. That’s all it is.”
Elaborating on the history of adoption of the iPhone by business users, Spears notes, “And by the time the 3G came out in ’08 [Apple] had solved about 80 percent of the security issues. By the time the 3GS came out last summer, most CIOs will tell you today they have very few issues around the security that they need provided, as they have come to know that RIM can do it because of the way RIM provides their solution. So enterprises today view the iPhone as a mobile computer.”
Evidently, Apple has succeeded in overcoming enterprise’s early misgivings about the iPhone’s security and business-readiness. Recall that last fall, the device scored highest in both the consumer and business categories of JD Power’s Smartphone Satisfaction Study. The iPhone scored 803 points out of a possible 1,000. That’s 79 points more than Research in Motion’s BlackBerry, which took second place with a score of 724 points, the industry average.
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Nokia Launches 3 Qwerty Mobile Phones in India
Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has launched its range of Qwerty devices, whose keypad is like that of a computer keyboard, starting at Rs 5,300.
It has also launched an improved version of Nokia Messaging with free push mail service.
Nokia Messaging aggregates multiple email accounts through one client. It can support and mobilise up to 10 email accounts such as Gmail, Yahoo, Rediffmail, Sify and Indiatimes among others.
Nokia today launched three devices — C3, priced at Rs 5,317.89 (Euro 90), C6 — a touch and full keyboard phone — at Rs 13,000 (Euro 220), while E5 is priced at Rs 10,634 (Euro 180), a business-cum-entertainment device.
Nokia, which is the market leader in India has been facing competition from home grown mobile manufacturers in the low-end mobile segment.
Players like Micromax and Olive have already launched Qwerty keypad phones with a price tag of Rs 2,000.
However, when asked whether Nokia is responding to the competition with the new launch, the company’s Executive Vice President Anssi Vanjoki said, “It is a strategic option for Nokia. With the new devices we are bringing mobile messaging and social networking into the hands of more people.”
With the free push mail service, Nokia is also trying to tap the mobile email users in India.
“People are looking at messaging services as an enhanced business tool. There are six million mail users on mobile in India. The number is expected to touch 130 million in 2014,” Nokia India Managing Director and Vice President D Shivakumar said.
India is among the top five countries for the service and we are confident that with our decision to offer it free of cost, we will see a significant surge in adoption of email and messaging services in the country, he added.
The service will be available through all leading operators in the country and consumers will only have to pay the basic data download charges.
It has over three million active users in more than 100 countries today.
Nokia Siemens, India’s First to Manufacture 3G Products Locally
The 3G race started off with a bang, and it’s about time. It seems like the first one to start manufacturing 3G mobile communications infrastructure is Nokia Siemens Networks, at their Chennai facility. They’re the first in the country to manufacture 3G products locally.
“India is not just a high-growth market but also an innovation hub for us. Our manufacturing operations in India reflect our unwavering focus on the country and enhance our proximity to our customers,” said Urs Pennanen, head of the India region at Nokia Siemens Networks. “With 3G licenses underway and the country taking huge strides in telecommunications, operators require a local manufacturing partner. This is definitely the right time and place to begin 3G manufacturing for India.”
The first batch of LTE-ready 3G base stations rolled out of the Chennai facility last week. Nokia Siemens Networks will initially manufacture radio frequency modules and system modules, ramping up production for both these products by almost three-fold towards the latter half of the year. In addition, the company plans to commence production of transport modules and next-generation microwave radios from the second half of 2010, as well as increase its 3G manufacturing headcount from 75 to 210 by the third quarter 2010. The company has set up 3G test labs in the country and has trained 3200 Indian field engineers to support 3G roll-outs.
“While the products manufactured here are intended for both local and global markets, the demands of the Indian market will be given priority in the manufacturing decisions,” said Herbert Merz, head of operations for Nokia Siemens Networks. “With 3G manufacturing capabilities in the country, we will be able to facilitate a faster time to market of 3G services for our customers since all key elements, including production, distribution, logistics and remote delivery, will be taken care of locally.”
Furthermore, the company’s Global Network Solutions Centers (GNSC’s) in Noida and Chennai are fully equipped to manage 3G networks remotely. These GNSCs already serve 27 3G operators globally, maintaining, operating and optimizing their networks, which support millions of subscribers across the globe.
Let the speed come forth and let 3G reign… BSNL, MTNL, Nokia Siemens we thank you, better late then never.
Microsoft to Unveil Pink Mobile Phones
Software giant Microsoft Corp is planning to unveil a new line of mobile phones early next week, with social-networking capabilities, says a media report.
Attributing to people familiar with the plan, ‘The Wall Street Journal’ reported Microsoft plans to introduce a new line of mobile phones next Monday.
The new devices, based on a Microsoft development project code-named ‘Pink’ would be sold by top mobile operator Verizon Wireless from later this month in the US, the report said.
Microsoft designed the software, online services and hardware for the Pink mobile phones, while Japan’s Sharp Corp is manufacturing the devices.
Nokia N900 Mobile Phone Fails to Impress
According to Gartner, Nokia’s flagship N900 handset has failed to get much in the way of mainstream traction, with less than 100,000 sold during it’s first five months of availability.
While the N900, with it’s chunky look-and-feel, slide-out keyboard and touch-screen might have won the hearts of small number of hardcore hardware geeks, the handset has failed to ignite much interest amongst mainstream users.
Compare the fewer then 100,000 N900’s sold over five months with the 8.75 or so million iPhones sold between January and March alone.
Alberto Torres, head of Nokia’s solutions business, remains upbeat, claiming that “Sales have substantially exceeded expectation.”
The N900 is no slouch either. It’s powered by a 600MHz Cortex-A8 processor, offers 1GB of application memory and 32GB of storage, which you can augment with a microSD card. It also features a camera, GPS and other features you’d expect of a smartphone. It’s based on the Maemo 5 Linux platform, which offers plenty of tweak-appeal but it’s not Android, and it’s not iPhone, and that’s an automatic black mark against the device. Shame, because the N900 is a pretty good handset.