2007 SVC Wireless Annual Conference: Mt. View, September 29, 2007
Abstract: This very well attended conference featured keynotes by Ericsson, Lenovo and Super Computer pioneer Steve Chen. There were three great panel sessions covering Mobile/Wireless: Device and Applications, Access and Infrastructure, and Business/VC criteria for investments. For the SVC Wireless Conference overview, please refer to:
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/business/conference/2007/
In this article, we zero in on the excellent keynote by Arun Bhikshesvaran,
Vice President Strategy & CTO North America, Ericsson Inc, who spoke about Global Competition and Collaboration in the Mobile/Wireless Ecosystem. Here is an edited version of Arun’s abstract:
With one-third of the world population equipped with mobile devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and laptops, the mobile/wireless industry has become a trillion-dollar ecosystem. In this flat world, the mobile/wireless ecosystem also demonstrates itself as a global system, where worldwide mobile handset vendors, wireless operators, and content/application providers compete against and cooperate with each other. It is a Wireless Olympics, a game of cooperation and competition known as Coopetition. As a trillion-dollar global ecosystem, the mobile/wireless industry is facing significant competition across the whole value chain. At the same time global players from different industry segments must collaborate with each other on content, other applications, and back end systems.
How will the new landscape of “coopetition” evolve in the mobile/wireless industry? What is Ericsson’s response to this new ecosystem?
To read the entire article, go to:
http://www.viodi.com/newsletter/071000/article1.pdf
Other wireless articles are at:
http://www.viodi.com/weissberger/