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Next Generation Trend Letter v2 i6Product Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: Pyramid Research Published: July 2006 Product Code: R8-509 Description FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
The Death of Connectivity FEATURES MVNOs: Too Early to Give Up on Mobile ESPN Nearly eight months after ESPN launched its MVNO in the US market, market mood appears to have turned against the venture. While the operation has committed a number of key missteps, we argue that it is far too early to give up on Mobile ESPN. Sprint Nextel Accelerates WiMAX Momentum, Raises Questions for CDMA Sprint’s announcement that it will aggressively invest in WiMAX is certainly a watershed for the technology. We review the implications, and wonder if Sprint doesn’t believe that CDMA will be enough for it to compete in a convergent world. Nokia Goes After Apple, and Mobile Carrier Disintermediation Continues Nokia’s acquisition of US digital music distributor Loudeye puts the Finnish company on a collision course with Apple and the iPod. We believe the move is a key step in an evolution that will see mobile operators ultimately cut out of the mobile music value chain. SNAPSHOTS
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