Motorola sees handset prices rising in Asia

Grok Headline matches for Motorola sees handset prices rising in Asia

Motorola sees rising handset market
share in Europe

Motorola sees rising handset market
share in Europe 05/28/2004 04:57 AM
Forbes May 28 2004 7:58AM GMT

Import prices up on rising international
oil prices

Import prices up on rising international
oil prices 04/16/2005 07:26 AM
Maekyung Internet Apr 16 2005 11:06AM GMT

Asia earthquake toll still rising

Asia earthquake toll still rising 12/29/2004 01:39 AM
The death toll from Sunday's huge sea surges spirals towards 60,000 as recovery workers reach outlying areas.

So Why Are Housing Prices Still Rising
Here?

So Why Are Housing Prices Still Rising
Here? 03/08/2004 11:18 PM
SF Chronicle: Offshoring's giant target. Jobs are more likely to be shipped overseas from Silicon Valley than any other region in the nation, placing the Bay Area's economic engine directly in the path of the global freight train known as offshoring.

15-inch LCD prices rising

15-inch LCD prices rising 12/23/2003 03:20 PM
If you've been holding off on that 15-inch flat-panel in hopes of a better deal, you may have waited too long. After years of falling prices, high demand is driving the costs of 15-inch LCDs up, and analysts say they're unlikely to drop anytime soon.

Are you worried about rising oil prices?

Are you worried about rising oil prices? 06/02/2004 07:08 AM
Representatives from the oil cartel Opec are set to meet on Thursday amid concerns over rising oil prices which have reached record highs. How are petrol prise rises affecting you?

House prices rising £1,100 a week

House prices rising £1,100 a week 05/17/2004 04:45 AM
House prices in England and Wales have risen by 2.4% in the past month alone, property website Rightmove says.

Rising Prices Seen As 'Whiff of
Inflation' (AP)

Rising Prices Seen As 'Whiff of
Inflation' (AP) 04/16/2004 07:39 PM
AP - With energy and raw material costs on the rise and demand for goods and services picking up, gasoline, milk, soybeans, paper products, lodging and clothing are all more expensive these days. As economist Sherry Cooper sees it, there is "a whiff of inflation in the air."

Apple: iTunes prices not rising

Apple: iTunes prices not rising 05/07/2004 04:11 PM
'Rumours untrue'

Will rising DRAM prices mean less
memory?

Will rising DRAM prices mean less
memory? 04/20/2004 12:45 PM
Rising DRAM (dynamic RAM) prices could mean bad news for users who hope to find cheap computers packed with lots of memory.

Docomo To Cut 3g Handset Prices

Docomo To Cut 3g Handset Prices 02/05/2005 09:51 PM
ewirelessnews Feb 4 2005 11:07AM GMT

handset prices in ireland

handset prices in ireland 01/07/2004 07:02 PM

A few months back I commente d on the user UNfriendly behavior of mobile operators in Ireland when it came to phone upgrades. I put an upgrade out of my mind for a while (since, quite simply, I couldn't afford it), but today as I passed by a carphonewarehouse store I saw that they had the SonyEricsson T610 at "only" Euro 139 with a contract with Vodafone. I thought "Hey, maybe prices have gone down for some mysterious reason" and I went into the store to check things out.

Long story short, I was wrong. Prices are still outrageous. Subsequent visits to O2 and Vodafone stores confirmed that this was indeed the case.

How outrageous? Consider, as just one example, the price for the Nokia 3650. Vodafone and O2 pricing is basically Euro 300 (= 380 USD, or 210 British Pounds). Both with contract, upgrade prices are exactly the same, although in some cases they might knock off Euro 10 of the price if a) you've been a customer for more than 2 years and b) you've spent more than Euro 1000 in calls during that period. As a comparison, the prices of carphonewarehouse UK for the Nokia 3660 starts at 80 GBP, that is, Euro 100. Pricing in the US is similar, as is in all other European countries that I could find. That is, price here is basically more than double (and depending on the contract, three times as much) as that of anywhere else. SIM-free phones are similarly more expensive than in other countries. The Nokia N-Gage (which is probably the most "consumerish" device you could find, a device that, given its target, cries out for a low price) is priced at Euro 300 here and found in other countries at half the price. Older handsets, like the Nokia 6310, still sell here at Euro 200 apiece with contract.

Even more, note that when I quoted the carphonewarehouse UK price it was for the Nokia 3660, not the 3650. Why? Because they don't even sell the 3650 anymore. So while the 3650 is already being phased out in some places, in Ireland they only started selling it less than two months ago.

The point of this rant: I wish that the much-vaunted European integration would take hold in the supposedly fluid and borderless market that is consumer electronics. Even if Ireland's market is too small to sustain low prices, Europe as a whole shouldn't be, and prices would be, if not the same, at least roughly equivalent across borders. Now, that's not much to ask for is it? :-)

Stocks to Open Lower on Rising Oil
Prices (AP)

Stocks to Open Lower on Rising Oil
Prices (AP) 09/27/2004 07:25 AM
AP - U.S. stocks are seen slightly lower at the open as investors stay on guard with oil pushing near the $50-a-barrel level.

Notes and Tips: Rising iTunes Prices

Notes and Tips: Rising iTunes Prices 05/05/2004 09:36 AM
What's wrong with the iTunes pricing picture - and an interesting suggestion...

World Forum Discusses Rising Oil Prices
(AP)

World Forum Discusses Rising Oil Prices
(AP) 05/15/2004 10:03 AM
AP - Fluctuating oil prices should not cause alarm, but are a key source of global instability, participants at the World Economic Forum said Saturday.

Nokia sees rise in handset sales

Nokia sees rise in handset sales 09/09/2004 12:47 PM
The mobile phone giant says its next results will now be better than expected, thanks to a boost in handset sales.

Study sees decline in global handset
market

Study sees decline in global handset
market 06/22/2005 02:56 AM

The global handset market will slow down, so companies must target new demographics and create innovative marketing strategies for existing users, according to a new study by consultancy Frost & Sullivan.

Although the total number of mobile handsets sold is expected to rise, the average price of each unit is expected to fall as vendors aim at emerging markets. Overall, worldwide revenues are projected to fall by nearly 16 percent by the end of the decade -- from $126.28 billion in 2004 to $106.59 billion in 2010.

The study, which described the current era in the handheld industry as one of "transition," offered suggestions to help handset companies attempt to turn the trend around. One way for the industry to gain revenue is to market newer and more expensive technology to existing handheld users, Frost & Sullivan said. For instance, the "smart phone," which includes a mobile phone, a PDA (personal digital assistant), and a notebook computer all in one, could appeal to current and former users because such a device is easier to carry than several different devices.

Another important move for mobile handheld device companies is to market toward the technology friendly youth market. Young people between the ages of 13 and 25 offer a lucrative revenue stream and the youth market represents demand for a variety of applications such as downloading ringtones, text messaging and interactive gaming. In fact, youths' downloading of ringtones accounts for the majority of the industry's current revenue.

But perhaps more important is another universal characteristic young customers in particular represent -- the demand for similar quality in wireless devices as in the wired Internet and the unwillingness to settle for less, the study said.

The study, which surveyed hundreds of companies, added that the industry should be -- and is -- turning its focus to emerging markets around the world. By moving production facilities to new regions that will soon experience greater wireless penetration the companies will be able to save on production costs and create proximity to the untapped markets.

The study suggested that though revenues are expected to decline, consumer electronics is still shifting more and more toward mobile devices. It hinted that the handheld industry will have a chance to capitalize as long as companies aggressively explore markets and demographics and respond quickly to the customers' need for personalized and integrated wireless equipment.

SEE ALSO:

Regional rewards

Proxim agrees to sell assets to Moseley

ADVERTISEMENT
Sun Microsystems
See what Sun and AMD do for Wall Street. sun.com/share

Stocks Up Despite Rising Oil Prices, but
Google's IPO Price Slash Saps Some
Enthusiasm

Stocks Up Despite Rising Oil Prices, but
Google's IPO Price Slash Saps Some
Enthusiasm 08/18/2004 10:53 AM
Xposed Aug 18 2004 2:39PM GMT

Nokia sees global handset sales up 15
percent to 600 million in 2004 (AFP)

Nokia sees global handset sales up 15
percent to 600 million in 2004 (AFP) 06/14/2004 08:26 AM
AFP - Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone maker, said the global handset market would see a brisk growth of 15 percent this year, reaching a total volume of 600 million units, but it admitted it was uncertain how many of those would bear its name.

CeBIT Asia sees strong showing

CeBIT Asia sees strong showing 04/27/2004 12:32 AM
CHINAdaily Apr 27 2004 3:55AM GMT

In Asia, Microsoft Sees Slow Start For
Budget XP

In Asia, Microsoft Sees Slow Start For
Budget XP 03/19/2005 02:29 AM

By Winston Chai, CNET News.com

Motorola handset

Motorola handset 06/07/2004 07:10 PM
The Hindu Jun 7 2004 10:20PM GMT

Bush to end steel tariffs; Intel raises
sales forecast; Prudential sees profit
rising in 2004

Bush to end steel tariffs; Intel raises
sales forecast; Prudential sees profit
rising in 2004 12/04/2003 07:13 PM
Forbes Dec 4 2003 6:51PM ET

Motorola Wi-Fi handset approved

Motorola Wi-Fi handset approved 07/02/2004 01:31 PM
PMN Publications Jul 2 2004 5:17PM GMT

Handset bonanza from Motorola

Handset bonanza from Motorola 07/27/2004 09:40 AM
infoSync Jul 27 2004 2:16PM GMT

3G Motorola C975 Handset

3G Motorola C975 Handset 08/02/2004 06:21 AM
3G Aug 2 2004 9:34AM GMT

3G Motorola V975 Handset

3G Motorola V975 Handset 08/02/2004 06:21 AM
3G Aug 2 2004 9:34AM GMT

Motorola Launch the 3G A925 Handset

Motorola Launch the 3G A925 Handset 03/06/2004 02:04 AM
3G Mar 4 2004 6:46AM GMT

Motorola engages in new handset tools

Motorola engages in new handset tools 09/14/2004 12:16 AM
Business Day Newspaper Sep 14 2004 2:40AM GMT

LG, Motorola Compete for No.1 in 3G
Handset Market

LG, Motorola Compete for No.1 in 3G
Handset Market 02/01/2005 09:49 PM
Telecoms Korea Jan 30 2005 11:37AM GMT

Motorola and 3 Announce V975 3G Handset

Motorola and 3 Announce V975 3G Handset 03/17/2005 02:57 AM
3G Mar 17 2005 1:25AM GMT

Motorola struck by handset delays

Motorola struck by handset delays 12/05/2003 06:34 PM
Telecoms.com Dec 5 2003 6:06PM ET

Motorola makes an honest handset out of
the MPx

Motorola makes an honest handset out of
the MPx 06/29/2004 08:33 PM
Engadget Jun 29 2004 11:48PM GMT

Sweden's 3 gives away Xbox with Motorola
handset

Sweden's 3 gives away Xbox with Motorola
handset 06/09/2004 08:54 PM
Totaltele.com - Wed Jun 9, 12:06 pm GMT

Hi, i have a motorola c350 handset, from
last 1 month i m tr

Hi, i have a motorola c350 handset, from
last 1 month i m tr 09/15/2004 01:49 AM
TechTree Sep 15 2004 6:33AM GMT

Handset boom boosts Motorola

Handset boom boosts Motorola 04/21/2004 07:26 AM
Press Association Apr 21 2004 11:19AM GMT

Motorola Rises on Handset Hopes

Motorola Rises on Handset Hopes 08/17/2004 12:57 PM
TheStreet.com Aug 17 2004 3:01PM GMT

Motorola, NTT DoCoMo ink 3G FOMA handset
deal

Motorola, NTT DoCoMo ink 3G FOMA handset
deal 08/27/2004 01:23 PM
RF Design Aug 27 2004 1:42AM GMT

Motorola Vulnerable To Handset Pricing
Pressure

Motorola Vulnerable To Handset Pricing
Pressure 09/08/2004 12:26 PM
Forbes Sep 8 2004 3:38PM GMT
Grok Description matches for Motorola sees handset prices rising in Asia
GrokA matches for Motorola sees handset prices rising in Asia

Motorola sees handset prices rising in Asia

The following phrases have been identified by the grok system as matching this entry: