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AT&T research on tracking mobile users hints at business models for big data
Researchers at AT&T (NYSE:T) Labs for several years have been studying how anonymous mobile phone usage data could help city planners get a better sense of where people live, work and visit--thereby potentially improving traffic congestion, mass transit planning and preparations for major events like parades. The efforts offer a clear look into how wireless carriers can participate in the nebulous but potentially lucrative market for "big data." AT&T Labs researchers have been studying this topic since 2009. In 2011, the scientists gathered billions of "call data records" (CDRs) from over a million wireless users in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York City. The researchers obtained the data from an unnamed "cellular network" that probably belongs to AT&T. A report about the study goes to great lengths to explain how "cellular customers rightfully have the expectation that their individual privacy will be preserved" and how the scientists took "several active steps to protect privacy" by anonymizing phone numbers, removing demographic information and using only antenna locations rather than specific phone locations. After crunching the numbers, the researchers came up with some interesting findings. For example, people who live in Los Angeles travel longer distances on a typical day than people who live in San Francisco, who in turn travel longer distances than people who live in Manhattan. However, the longest trips taken by residents of Manhattan are much longer than those taken by residents of LA. A separate, related study of Morristown, N.J., by AT&T researchers showed that five times as many people were in Morristown for the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 12, 2011, as on a normal Saturday. And the researchers found that most of those attending the parade came from the north and west parts of the city, rather than from the south and east parts. "Previously, it has been difficult for local officials to obtain this information except through expensive surveys," noted the researchers...Continued  More
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Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has been talking to financial analysts about the price it may be willing to pay to buy Vodafone's 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless as a way to spur talks between the two telecom giants, according to a Bloomberg report. Reuters reported last week that Verizon hired advisers in advance of a possible $100 billion cash and stock bid for Vodafone's stake, kickstarting another round of speculation about how and when the two companies will resolve the nature of their relationship. According to the Bloomberg report, which cited unnamed sources, Verizon has told some analysts that it believes $100 billion is the fair value for Vodafone's holding. The report also said that Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo's comments on the company's April 18 first-quarter earnings conference call about how a potential deal might be taxed were also meant to send a signal. Shammo said the company is "extremely confident that such a transaction could be accomplished in a manner that is very tax-efficient and would not result in a tax on the gain in that stake." Verizon declined to comment, according to Bloomberg.
According to Reuters, Vodafone investors want more than $100 billion and are pushing for a deal valued between $120 billion and $135 billion. Citing "six major Vodafone investors," mostly unnamed, the report said that they would prefer a full merger with Verizon instead of the $100 billion offer. "It seems like the right time for Verizon to use its highly valued stock and the low interest rates in the market to acquire Vodafone's stake," BTIG Walt Piecyk, who thinks it would take more than $120 billion to buy out Vodafone's stake, told Bloomberg. "Verizon might regret not taking advantage and getting a deal done this year." Also at play is what kind of tax advice Verizon is getting on the deal, according to a separate Reuters article. That report, which again cited unnamed sources, said that Verizon may have found a way to structure a deal for the 45 percent stake so that Vodafone can avoid a multibillion-dollar U.S. capital gains tax bill. For more:
- see this Reuters article
- see this separate Reuters article
- see this Bloomberg article
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2. Sprint to get more info from Dish thanks to SoftBank's waiver
Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) said SoftBank has given it permission to obtain more information from Dish Network (NASDAQ: DISH) regarding Dish's $25.5 billion bid for Sprint. However, SoftBank's waiver does not let Sprint disclose nonpublic information or negotiate with Dish. In a statement Sprint said the waiver from SoftBank will allow Sprint and its representatives, including the special committee of the Sprint board evaluating Dish's offer, to enter into a non-disclosure agreement and discussions with Dish, but only for "the purpose of clarifying and obtaining further information" from Dish about its offer. SoftBank has made a $20.1 billion offer to acquire 70 percent of Sprint and has said it is confident its offer is superior and will close by July. Sprint said it does not intend to make any further comments on the work of the special committee "until it completes an assessment with respect to whether the Dish proposal is, or is reasonably likely to lead to" a superior offer for Sprint.
According to Reuters, Sprint has set June 12 as the tentative date for a special meeting for shareholders to vote on SoftBank's proposal. Spokesman Scott Sloat told Reuters that the meeting date could change since the company is still waiting for final approval from the SEC.
Reports have indicated that SoftBank does not currently plan to increase its offer to Sprint, but some financial analysts think that SoftBank will ultimately sweeten its offer. According to the Wall Street Journal, Macquarie research analysts predicted in a note to clients that the special committee of Sprint's board likely will deem Dish's offer to "be more favorable" in the next week or two but that they expect SoftBank to ultimately improve its offer by $1 billion to $2 billion.
Also at play is Sprint's bid to take control of Clearwire (NASDAQ:CLWR). Clearwire investors will vote May 21 on Sprint's $2.97 per share offer for the rest of Clearwire it does already own. However, minority Clearwire shareholders have been arguing for more money from Sprint. If Sprint were to make a higher offer, it would need more funding from SoftBank to finance the deal. For more:
- see this release
- see this WSJ article (sub. req.)
- see Reuters article
- see this separate Reuters article
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3. T-Mobile reiterates support for GoSmart Mobile, despite MetroPCS merger
T-Mobile USA said it will continue to support its GoSmart Mobile prepaid brand after it closes its merger with MetroPCS (NYSE:PCS). The news is notable considering T-Mobile plans to take MetroPCS' prepaid brand nationwide after it closes its merger with the flat-rate, no-contract carrier. "GoSmart Mobile is still going strong," said spokeswoman Kari Ramsey, pointing to a recent video created to promote GoSmart. "We see it as a complementary offering to both T-Mobile and MetroPCS offerings." T-Mobile took GoSmart nationwide in February. T-Mobile's GoSmart is available at three price points: $30 per month for unlimited voice and texting, $35 for unlimited voice, texting and 2G Web service, and $45 for unlimited voice, texting and "high-speed" Web service. The $45 plan includes 5 GB of data per month, after which users' connections are slowed from "3G" speeds (presumably HSPA) to 2G speeds. The service launched with two phones--The ZTE V768 and the Alcatel OT 838--and a mobile SIM kit. GoSmart so far has not added any additional devices. GoSmart is owned and operated by T-Mobile but is sold as a separate and unrelated brand. It is similar to Sprint Nextel's (NYSE:S) prepaid strategy, which stretches across the Virgin Mobile, Boost Mobile and Assurance Wireless brands. The strategy allows T-Mobile to tap into the low-cost prepaid space without using its primary brand. In October, T-Mobile announced plans to acquire MetroPCS. In December, T-Mobile confirmed that it had begun testing GoSmart Mobile in "select markets." Earlier this week, MetroPCS investors approved the combination of T-Mobile and MetroPCS. Under the terms of the transaction, MetroPCS will engage in a reverse-merger with T-Mobile and Deutsche Telekom will own 74 percent the combined company, which will be public. MetroPCS will also declare a 1-for-2 reverse stock split and pay $1.5 billion in cash to its shareholders. MetroPCS shareholders will retain 26 percent of the company. T-Mobile and MetroPCS have said the merger will allow the combined company to offer a broader and faster LTE network. Related Articles:
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4. Google's Motorola purchase comes under pressure on the patent front
Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) $12.4 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility was premised, in part, on giving Android licensees protection from patent litigation via the shield of Motorola's more than 17,000 patents--but so far that has not worked out that well for Google or its licensees. For example, just last week U.S. Judge James Robart in Seattle ruled that Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) only has to pay Motorola $1.8 million a year for access to Motorola's patents for Microsoft's Xbox. Motorola had been asking for as much as $4 billion a year. The decision is the latest in a string that have put both Google and its Android licensees under pressure on the patent front. Last week Microsoft got Chinese vendor ZTE to agree to license Microsoft's worldwide patent portfolio for ZTE phones, tablets, computers and other devices running Google's Android and Chrome OS platforms. ZTE is the world's No. 4 handset and smartphone vendor, according to IDC. The announcement came days after Microsoft got Hon Hai, parent of electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, to agree to a similar license. More than 20 companies have signed such agreements with Microsoft. Microsoft said last week that "80 percent of Android smartphones sold in the U.S. and a majority of those sold worldwide are covered under agreements with Microsoft," according to a blog post from Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft's deputy general counsel. Motorola has not signed such a licensing agreement. "We have worked for multiple years to reach an amicable solution with the few global companies who have yet to take a license, but so far they have been unwilling to address these issues in a fair manner," Gutierrez wrote. "We'd prefer to consider these companies licensing partners and remain hopeful they can join the rest of the industry in the near future. Google last year said it valued at $5.5 billion Motorola's "patents and developed technology," according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. "It wasn't an irrational decision at the time but they've gotten nothing but heartbreak for that money," Rodney Sweetland, a patent lawyer with Duane Morris, told Bloomberg. "Should they have bought? Not at that price."
"We acquired Motorola to level the playing field in patent attacks against Android and draw on Motorola's long history of innovation," Google spokesman Matt Kallman told Bloomberg. "In just under a year they've accomplished a lot, with impressive velocity and execution. We're excited about Motorola's future." Google executives have lately talked about Motorola less in the context of patents than in the innovative new mobile products it is working on. Earlier this month Google CEO Larry Page again hinted at the company's upcoming Motorola phone products, noting the gadgets likely will feature improved battery life and tougher screens. Page's comments were an expansion of previous statements he and other Google executives have made in recent months. For more:
- see this Bloomberg article
- see this Reuters article
- see this AllThingsD article
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5. Report: Huawei CEO says successor won't be a family member
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said the person who succeeds him as CEO will not be a member of his family, according to a letter that Ren sent to employees internally.  | | Zhengfei | "Huawei's successor should not only have vision, character and ambition, like what we've said before, but also a good global perspective and the acumen to drive the business," Ren wrote in the letter. "My family members do not possess these qualities. Thus, we will never be in the running of the successor race." The contents of the letter were confirmed by two unnamed sources within the company, according to Reuters. A Huawei spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the authenticity of the letter. Huawei declined to comment, according to Reuters. Speculation has grown over who will succeed Ren at Huawei, which has grown into the world's second largest network gear vendor behind Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC). In April 2012, Huawei set up a rotating CEO system under which the 68-year-old Ren splits up the duties of the CEO with a panel of top executives for six-month stints. The three executives are Ken Hu, Guo Ping and Eric Xu; none of them is related to Ren. Despite speculation that Huawei will launch an initial public offering, Ren said in the letter that would not happen in the next five to 10 years. "We have not studied the issue of an IPO because we feel that listing is not conducive for our development," he wrote. In other Huawei news, the company said it will not abandon the U.S. market for network equipment. The issue caught fire when Xu was quoted as saying, "We are not interested in the U.S. market any more." "Mr. Xu's statement reflects the realities of our carrier network business in the U.S.," spokesman Scott Sykes told Forbes. "The growth of Huawei's carrier network business is primarily from developed markets in other parts of the world. Considering the situation our company currently faces in the U.S., it would be very difficult for the U.S. market to become a primary revenue source or a key growth area for our carrier network business in the foreseeable future. In spite of this challenge, our U.S. employees remain committed to providing quality services for our customers." Huawei has been hounded by concerns that its equipment poses a national security threat; Huawei has repeatedly denied the allegations. For more:
- see this Reuters article
- see this Forbes article Related Articles:
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Huawei sets sights on gaining smartphone market share in Europe
Report: EU's planned probe into Huawei, ZTE has weak support
Huawei ships 32M smartphones in 2012, misses its expectations
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Lowenstein's View: Dish-Sprint could usher in a new broadband, content era
Among the wave of M&A that has swept the wireless industry in recent years, I believe Dish-Sprint offers the most intriguing possibilities for innovative service and business models. The combination of assets could help redefine what broadband and video delivery services look like, over the next five years. To begin with, it is clear that Charlie Ergen wants the whole enchilada--Sprint and Clearwire (though some of Clearwire's spectrum might end up in Verizon's hands). This combined entity would have more than double the aggregate spectrum assets of Verizon or AT&T. This spectrum, combined with the LTE-A roadmap and evolution of Dish's satellite infrastructure, could lead to a new connectivity model for U.S. consumers. Let's first take stock of where we are today. The U.S. leads the world in the deployment of 4G networks. Within a year, more than 70 percent of U.S. consumers will have four facilities-based LTE networks from which to choose, with average speeds exceeding 10 MB in most cases. The picture is not as rosy in the fixed broadband market. The U.S. is in the middle of the pack compared with other OECD countries. According to Cisco's Visual Networking Index, only 46 percent of broadband subscribers have average connection speeds of greater than 10 MB, and only 3 percent have speeds greater than 50 MB. Only 10 percent of subscribers have fiber-to-the-home. Verizon has stopped building out FiOS, and cable hasn't painted much of a roadmap beyond DOCSIS 3.0. This picture is not impressive by developed country standards. The market for fixed broadband services is not especially competitive. At best, consumers can choose between two providers, though there are still many markets where broadband is either a monopoly or where the second provider offers an inferior service (such as DSL)...Continued More Read more about: Lowenstein's View, Dish Networks
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