...Mobile money An overview for global telecommunications operators Mobile money An overview for global telecommunications operators I About Ernst & Young’s Advisory Services Most businesses today are looking to solve two key challenges — improving business performance and reducing costs. This dual objective can deliver significant benefits and position your organization to emerge from the downturn with a stronger and more competitive profile. To help you meet these interconnected challenges and achieve your potential, we harness the diverse perspectives and experiences of our 18,000 advisory professionals — one of the broadest global advisory networks of any professional organization. We assemble seasoned multi-disciplinary teams to work with you to deliver a superior experience built on a consistent global methodology, a robust knowledge culture, and insights from our work around the world. We also understand that, to achieve your potential as an organization, you require services that respond to your specific issues, so we bring our broad sector experience and deep subject matter knowledge to bear in a proactive and objective way. It’s how Ernst & Young makes a difference. www.ey.com/advisory About Ernst & Young’s Global Telecommunications Center In a rapidly changing environment, telecommunications operators are facing the challenges of growth, operational efficiency, convergence, technology and increasing regulatory pressures. Ernst & Young’s Global Telecommunications...
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...1. Executive Summary The report was conducted to analyze from marketing strategies perspective why Xiaomi has made such a big success in smart phone business since it was founded in 201, and to make some recommendations for its further success. The methods used in the report include external analysis (customer analysis, competitor analysis, market analysis and environmental analysis), internal analysis (performance analysis and determinants of strategic options) and analysis of strategic outputs. In addition, a survey which can be found in Appendix part was conducted in a focus group to help on the analysis. The results from the analysis tell that Xiaomi has attracted a large number of very loyal customers by very accurate segment target positioning, establish very concise brand image with very user friendly UI system, high performance hardware and very efficient on-line selling channel. On the other hand, more and more powerful bargaining power from its suppliers, heavy dependency on single marketing channel (online) and difficulties in establishing technical differentiation are the major threat or weaknesses Xiaomi is facing. Xiaomi has become a very successful smart phone producer and seller. It created a phenomenon in the market and now is the paradigm many market players try to copy. Therefore, to overcome its weaknesses and tackle the threats and to gain sustainable development of business, in the report, the following recommends have been discussed: Enhancing...
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...Reference………………………………………………………15 Summary: Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of ideas, goods, and services to create exchanges that satisfy individual and organizational objectives. China is a big market; the mobile phone industry in China develops very fast. By 2008, the Chinese mobile phone users has reached nearly 400 million, China became the world's largest mobile phone market. OPPO mobile phones as a part of Chinese domestic mobile phone brand grow up together with the cause of China's communication. Introduction: Guang Dong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications corp. OPPO Company is from Dongguan, the pearl mobile communication co., LTD changed its name, 2 at the end of 2009 the company completed name change procedures. Dongguan, the pearl mobile communication co., LTD., formerly known as Dongguan Shengming electronic co., LTD., founded in April 2003, in 2007 changed its name to April Dongguan, the pearl mobile communication co., LTD. OPPO in 2008 launched a music cell phone products, because of its strong quality, get the consistent high praise and love music enthusiasts. In the birth of the world's first APE/FLAC hard to decode music phone T5 and the world's first Real networks Company authorized RMVB/RM hard decoding multimedia mobile phone T9. Situational analysis: SWOT analysis is a structured planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities,...
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...Mobile Value Added Services: A Business Growth Opportunity for Women Entrepreneurs 3 Acknowledgements The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women is extremely grateful to the following people and organisations for generously contributing their time and expertise to assist in the research and preparation of this report: Adia Sowho, Etisalat Nigeria Akinwale Goodluck, MTN Alan David Johnson, IFC Jerome Fromager, Mobinil John Irungu Ngahu, IFC Joshua Haynes, USAID Andriantsoa Ramanantsialonina, IFC Arata Onoguchi, IFC Chris Burns, USAID Claire Mattei, Qtel Ann Mei Chang, US Department of State Bhanu Potta, Nokia Life Kaj-Eric Relander, Emirates Investment Authority Karthik Balasubramanian, Nokia Life Kyle Lederer, Qualcomm Laura Balkovich, Google Ken Banks, kiwanja.net and FrontlineSMS Colin Shepherd, IFC Louise Guido, Foundation for Social Change Maria Thomas, Axios Ventures Mary McDowell, Nokia Maura O’Neill, USAID Modupe Ladipo, Efina Cynthia Gordon, Qtel Dieter May, Nokia Daniel Radcliffe, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dr Nasser Marafih, Qtel Erin Gavin, Qualcomm Fiona Smith, GSMA mAgri Programme Gautam Ivatury, Signal Point Partners Gavin Krugel, Fundamo Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance, Federal Republic of Nigeria Noa Gimelli, ExxonMobil Foundation Olga Morawczynski, Grameen AppLab Uganda Sean DeWitt, Grameen Foundation Seppo Aaltonen, Nokia Susie Kelt, Vodafone Qatar Professor Mark Levy, Michigan State University Ghassan Hasbani...
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...Introduction Emerging markets are more important than ever in nowadays international businesses, they are increasingly making up a large share of many multinationals’ revenues and growths. Many multinationals believe their future success depends on how well they can master and win in these markets, they project share in their business based in emerging markets will increase 20-50% more in the next decade (Choudhary et. al., 2012). This study aims to reveal the motivations behind the multinationals and how multinationals succeed and fail in emerging markets with reference to relevant theories and examples. Theory of Multinational There are many theories analyzing why firms start to engage in foreign direct investments, the Eclectic Paradigm is a more integrated and general approach amongst the various, it explains how the multinational firms make their decisions and strategies by considering the Ownership Advantages (O), Location Advantages (L) and Internalizations factors (I). The theory incorporates ideas of market failure, location advantages and industrial organizations and is thus more holistic approach. The “O” paradigm explains why firms decide to start investing abroad because of possessing ownership-specific advantages relative to domestic firms, and the benefits can outweigh the transaction costs of operating in foreign markets and overcome the competitions of domestic firms, which lead to higher profitability with reduced costs. Examples of ownership-specific...
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...Competition in the Mobile Phone Markets of the United States and Europe International Business Master's thesis Mika Husso 2011 Department of Management and International Business Aalto University School of Economics AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Department of Management and International business Master’s thesis ABSTRACT ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION IN THE MOBILE PHONE MARKETS OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE Competition in an economic context is a widely studied phenomenon with a significant body of accumulated research and theory. However, competition in the mobile phone industry, despite its prevalence in public discussion, has received significantly less attention in academic research. Within the international business (IB) context there are very few academic studies that seek to analyze and compare the different geographical mobile phone markets from the viewpoint of competition. This thesis examines competition in the mobile phone markets of the United States and Europe in light of interviews and secondary data covering years 2002 - 2011. The framework used for the analysis is founded on concepts drawn primarily from industrial organization (IO) economics, IB theory and microeconomics. The first part of the thesis gives an overview of the U.S. and European mobile phone markets and the second part focuses specifically on Nokia, its actions and performance on the U.S. market. The findings reveal that the U.S. and European mobile phone markets are fundamentally...
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...Competition in the Mobile Phone Markets of the United States and Europe International Business Master's thesis Mika Husso 2011 Department of Management and International Business Aalto University School of Economics AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Department of Management and International business Master’s thesis ABSTRACT ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION IN THE MOBILE PHONE MARKETS OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE Competition in an economic context is a widely studied phenomenon with a significant body of accumulated research and theory. However, competition in the mobile phone industry, despite its prevalence in public discussion, has received significantly less attention in academic research. Within the international business (IB) context there are very few academic studies that seek to analyze and compare the different geographical mobile phone markets from the viewpoint of competition. This thesis examines competition in the mobile phone markets of the United States and Europe in light of interviews and secondary data covering years 2002 - 2011. The framework used for the analysis is founded on concepts drawn primarily from industrial organization (IO) economics, IB theory and microeconomics. The first part of the thesis gives an overview of the U.S. and European mobile phone markets and the second part focuses specifically on Nokia, its actions and performance on the U.S. market. The findings reveal that the U.S. and European mobile phone markets are fundamentally...
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...INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP REPORT ON “A STUDY ON ENHANCEMENT OF DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL” A summer training project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of Post-Graduation Diploma in Management SUBMITTED BY: G.SRIVIDYA ROLL NO. 2T4-17 SUPERVISED BY: MRS.V.ANNAPURNA (ASST. PROFESSOR) SIVA SIVANI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SECUNDERABAD-500100 2014-2016 COLLEGE CERTIFICATE COMPANY CERTIFICATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to everyone for their valuable assistance and support during my Industry Internship Program (IIP) at Microsoft Mobiles Kakinada & Rajahmundry. I would like to heartily thank my company guide, Mr. Subair (Regional Sales Manager), at Microsoft Mobiles, Hyderabad for giving me an opportunity to work at Microsoft Mobiles and for his valuable guidance during the course of my internship. His inputs and suggestions have played a very crucial role at every stage in the development of the project and my knowledge as a whole. I would also like to thank corporate guide Mr.Satya Sundhar, (Area sales manager) and for helping me throughout and guiding me and Mr.Kiran, Team leader corporate guide, for teaching me and coaching me with each and every small detail required to successfully complete my project, their guidance at the grass root level and helping me overcome every little problem I faced. I would also like to acknowledge, Mrs.v.Annapurna (Asst. Professor) Siva...
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...Analysis of Competition in the Mobile Phone Markets of the United States and Europe International Business Master's thesis Mika Husso 2011 Department of Management and International Business Aalto University School of Economics AALTO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS Department of Management and International business Master’s thesis ABSTRACT ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION IN THE MOBILE PHONE MARKETS OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE Competition in an economic context is a widely studied phenomenon with a significant body of accumulated research and theory. However, competition in the mobile phone industry, despite its prevalence in public discussion, has received significantly less attention in academic research. Within the international business (IB) context there are very few academic studies that seek to analyze and compare the different geographical mobile phone markets from the viewpoint of competition. This thesis examines competition in the mobile phone markets of the United States and Europe in light of interviews and secondary data covering years 2002 - 2011. The framework used for the analysis is founded on concepts drawn primarily from industrial organization (IO) economics, IB theory and microeconomics. The first part of the thesis gives an overview of the U.S. and European mobile phone markets and the second part focuses specifically on Nokia, its actions and performance on the U.S. market. The findings reveal that the U.S. and European mobile phone markets are fundamentally...
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...INTERNAL ANALYSIS One functional area that is rather strong at Nokia is their Research and Development (R&D) teams. Nokia knows in order to compete effectively in the mobile computing and communications industry, they have to devote a great deal of time and resources to R&D.[i] As of December 2008, Nokia had a strong R&D presence in 16 countries, employing 39,350 people in this functional area. That number represents approximately 31% of Nokia's total workforce, which shows the importance placed on R&D.[ii] The Nokia Research Center focuses on four main areas which include Rich Context Modeling, New User Interface, High Performance Mobile Platform, and Cognitive Radio. These four areas collaborate with one another and seek to determine what peoples' needs will be in the future. Based upon the needs identified, the research teams then focus on the technology and interfaces that will be used, as well what infrastructure is necessary. Nokia knows the future will bring many changes, and they are prepared to develop the products and services necessary to help the physical and digital worlds combine.[iii] In order to strengthen their R&D function, Nokia collaborates with a group of leading institutions from around the world which they refer to as Open Innovation. By working together they are able to share resources and build upon each others' skills and knowledge, which benefits Nokia greatly. The value derived from working with global experts in R&D is then ultimately passed onto...
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...is on customer relationships, the Nokia personality is like a trusted friend. Building friendship and trust is at the heart of the Nokia brand. And the human dimension created by the brand personality carries over into the positioning strategy for the brand. Nokia Positioning When Nokia positions its brand in the crowded mobile phone marketplace, its message must clearly bring together the technology and human side of its offer in a powerful way. The specific message that is conveyed to consumers in every advertisement and market communication (though not necessarily in these words) is "Only Nokia Human Technolgy enables you to get more out of life" In many cases, this is represented by the tag line, "We call this human technology". This gives consumers a sense of trust and consideration by the company, as though to say that Nokia understand what they want in life, and how it can help. And it knows that technology is really only an enabler so that you-the customer-can enjoy a better life. Nokia thus uses a combination of aspirational, benefit-based, emotional features, and competition-driven positioning strategies. It owns the "human" dimension of mobile communications, leaving its competitors wondering what to own (or how to position themselves), having taken the best position for itself. Nokia Product Design Nokia is a great brand because it knows that the essence of the brand needs to be reflected in everything the company does, especially those that impact the consumer...
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...” The global mobile phone industry consists of all analog and digital handsets used for mobile telephony. One of the major boundaries of the industry deals with geographical location. Combined with technology this boundary goes further as certain parts of the world only use one standard for mobile telephony. The leading technological standard is GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) followed by CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access). Also, as mobile phones progress, so do the standards. With smart phones becoming more and more popular, the demand for data continues across networks. New standards are emerging to meet this demand such as 3G and 4G on AT&T, Verizon and many other leading service providers. The mobile phone industry as a whole is a one of the fastest growing industries in the world and expanding globally rapidly as developing countries emerge. Cell phones have gone through major changes since their introduction in 1994 undertaking three major upgrading phases. The first major upgrade occurred in 2002 with the addition of the first colored screen, followed by the introduction of multimedia mobile phones during 2004-2006, and finally the birth of the smart phone in 2007 by Nokia (PRlog). The mobile phone will continue to evolve and be reinvented as customer expectations and wants are changing with today’s ever-emerging technology and constant innovation that is occurring within the industry. One of the major contributions to the mobile phone industry growing...
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...Company Overview In this plan, I will describe the process of creating a WAN for ACME Manufacturing. ACME Manufacturing has six buildings in different locations that need to be on the same network. Headquarters and the other remote locations of ACME Manufacturing share the need for constant communication with each other. Atlanta, Georgia, is the home of ACME manufacturing where they have another building across the street, their engineering facility. The other locations are in Phoenix, Chicago, New York, and China. Network Setup and Connections The LAN setup in Atlanta for the headquarters and engineering buildings will use a logical choice of routers and Ethernet cables. Using routers and Ethernet cables will provide speedy data transfer rates and reliability without costing ACME manufacturing exuberant amount money. The three distribution locations in Phoenix, Chicago, and New York will use satellite connections to their headquarters in Atlanta. The last connection is the manufacturing plant in China wills also use a satellite connection to connect to headquarters back in the United States. After to some thought of what topology to use, a star topology looks to be the best choice for ACME manufacturing. (See Figure 1) All locations will connect with headquarters by either satellite or T1. Headquarters as the central location of the WAN will benefit the network administrator by giving him or her more control of the network. ACME manufacturing benefit...
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...Operators of satellite system for global, mobile communications and navigation services. • Lockheed Martin - Designers and developers of GPS satellites • Loral - Develops and operates satellites • Northrop Grumman - Designers and developers of GPS satellites • SAAB Ericsson Space - The main products of SAAB Ericsson Space are computers, microwave electronics and antennas for spacecraft and adapters and separation systems for launchers • SES ASTRA - Satellite system operator broadcasting television and radio programming throughout Europe. • Snecma - Develops and produces propulsion systems and equipment for launchers and...
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...Financial Services Topic: Payment Banks Submitted to: Prof. Sayali M Submitted by: Manmeet Kaur Chatha C-14 Naveen Yadav C-15 Supriya Rani C-25 Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies (SIMS) (A constituent of Symbiosis International University) MBA 2015-2017 16th February, 2016 INTRODUCTION For the first time in India’s banking sector, the Reserve Bank of India is giving out differentiated banking licences. The in-principle go-ahead given on Wednesday to 11 ‘payments banks’ is, by the RBI’s own admission,...
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