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Eight Emerging Strategies Influenced by Tablets

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This is an excellent piece which we received in any email from iSuppli. We have adapted it for relevance below.

 

Media tablets are the most influential consumer electronics devices being mobilized.  Because these devices are flexible and adaptable in terms of use cases and applications, they are influencing every node of the electronics value chain from suppliers, to device manufacturers, to mobile network operators, to third-party applications and services.

 

Here are eight examples of strategies that were influenced by the proliferation of media tablets across the value chain:

  • Qualcomm’s acquisition of Atheros
  • nVidia’s acquisition of Icera.
  • nVidia’s announcement of a one-year processor upgrade cycle.
  • Intel’s acquisition of Infineon’s wireless business.
  • Intel’s tri-gate 22nm strategy.
  • MNOs transitioning to tiered data pricing plans.
  • MNOs experimenting with family data plans.
  • Cloud services announcements by Apple, Google and more.

 

(MNOs means major national operators. Examples include at&t, Verizon, Orange, MTN, Airtel, Glo, in various nations)

 

Excitement around media tablets seems to be unmatched due to the virtually unlimited range of value-added services and applications that they enable. And because they seem to transcend from simply being another cool gadget into a virtual storefront with potential to generate revenue from a number of downstream businesses, we expect to see more strategies influenced by these devices in the months and years to come.

 

Semiconductor Industry Association Board Welcomes CEOs of Atmel and Maxim

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The Semiconductor Industry Association has announced that Steven Laub, president and CEO of Atmel Corp., and Tunc Doluca, president and CEO of Maxim Integrated Products Inc., have joined its board of directors.

 

“We are honored to welcome Steve and Tunç to the SIA Board of Directors. Both are true industry leaders and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the association. What sets SIA apart from other advocacy groups is the consistent executive-level engagement from our Board Members across all of the issues that are critical to advancing SIA’s public policy agenda,” said Brian Toohey, president, Semiconductor Industry Association.

 

He continued: “Not surprisingly, our membership has increased since our move in 2010 to Washington, DC, signifying that the leaders in the semiconductor industry are acutely aware of the effects that government regulations and policies are having on the business climate in the U.S.”

What is a Semiconductor?

A semiconductor is an electronic device which can be switched to conduct or block electric currents.  The popular term “microelectronics and computer chips” are synonymous with “semiconductors”. Most semiconductor devices are made from silicon. More importantly semiconductors are the enabling technology that underpins the entire U.S. economy.

 

About the Semiconductor Industry Association

The Semiconductor Industry Association, SIA, is the voice of the U.S. semiconductor industry, America’s number-one export industry over the last five years and a bellwether measurement of the U.S. economy. Semiconductor innovations form the foundation for America’s $1.1 trillion technology industry affecting a U.S. workforce of nearly 6 million. Founded in 1977 by five microelectronics pioneers, SIA unites over 60 companies that account for 80 percent of the semiconductor production of this country. The SIA seeks to strengthen U.S. leadership of semiconductor design and manufacturing by working with Congress, the Administration and other key industry groups. The SIA works to encourage policies and regulations that fuel innovation, propel business and drive international competition in order to maintain a thriving semiconductor industry in the United States.

StarAfrica – The Aggregator of Six Channels Built by Orange Telecom

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StarAfrica is Orange’s portal in Africa aimed at the 18-35 age group. Star Africa aggregates content from all Sub-Saharan countries on 6 channels: news, football, more sports, music, education and premium services, whose common thread is to highlight young talent.

 

StarAfrica.com is a Pan African portal dedicated to Africa!

 

From Ivory Coast to Kenya, from South Africa to Sudan, StarAfrica.com is for all the sub Saharan African countries.

 

Orange wanted to offer the Internet users a website built for them, and of which they would be the heart and soul: on StarAfrica.com you are the star!

 

You can read qualitative information for free on the countries and subjects you are interested in, and chat with your contacts at the same time. You can also comment the articles and participate on StarAfrica.com’s forums.

 

Thanks to StarAfrica.com’s dedicated communication features, you can share real-time your opinions about the news through a very user-friendly platform.

 

Create your profile and join StarAfrica.com!

 

About Orange
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with 170,000 employees worldwide, including 102,000 employees in France, and sales of 11.2 billion euros in the first quarter 2011. Present in 35 countries, the Group had a customer base of 215.9 million customers at 31 March 2011, including 141.6 million customers under the Orange brand, the Group’s single brand for internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates. At 31 March 2011, the Group had 156.7 million mobile customers and 13.9 million broadband internet (ADSL, fiber) customers worldwide. Orange is one of the main European operators for mobile and broadband internet services and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.

Orange Launches Orange African Social Venture Prize – Due September 15

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With the creation of the African Social Venture Prize, Orange has pledged to offer its financial assistance and expertise to young companies that put forward innovative projects with a significant social impact.

 

Actually, Orange already supports the economic and social development of the countries in which it operates. In addition to deploying its infrastructure and providing services, the Group backs innovation that harnesses Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

 

Encouraging the use of ICT to aid development
The African Social Venture Prize will be awarded to three entrepreneurs who offer solutions that use ICT in innovative ways to meet the needs of the poorest populations on the African continent.
Projects may range from banking services to applications in essential areas like healthcare, education and agriculture.

 

Supporting social entrepreneurs
Orange is committed to financially supporting and offering its expertise to the management of the growing small and midsize companies who are awarded this prize.

 

In addition to receiving an endowment of between EUR 10,000 and 25,000, the three prize winners will be awarded six months of support from entrepreneurial and ICT experts.

 

How do I enter?
Any entrepreneur or any legal entity that has been in existence for fewer than two years at the time of the contest may participate at no cost and with no restriction on nationality.  Submitted projects must be designed to be deployed in at least one of the African countries in which Orange operates and must offer technology in an innovative way to help improve the living conditions of the poorest populations.
Applications are accepted from June 8 to September 15, 2011 at starafrica.

 

Orange operates in 17 African countries and this project fits the Group’s strategy of innovation as well as its Corporate Social Responsibility policy. By encouraging social entrepreneurship, Orange hopes to underscore the role of ICT in the economic and social development of emerging countries.

More on MedKenya – The Winner of 2011 Pivot25 Competition

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MedKenya was developed by Shimba Technologies Limited. It won the overall Pivot25 competition and also won a category on health.

MEDKenya by Shimba Technologies LTD is a platform that provides symptom checkers, first-aid information, doctor & hospital directories. The product aims to make healthcare information affordable and accessible to Kenyans.

This technology evolved out of Tuvitu. Tuvitu is a mobile platform that contains content-rich mini-applications (widgets) which enable users to personalise the information they browse via their mobile phone. Tuvitu is Swahili for ‘small things’.

The team comprises a group of partners and visionary individuals who have been in the mobile space for over 6 years. This team is charged with ensuring that Tuvitu scales as a platform and puts Africa on the map. These partners are the Shimba Technologies, a Payment Platform, OEMs (Nokia), MNOs & the various content providers who have chosen to take this journey with us.

It is through this ecosystem that MedKenya was born. The team will be going to U.S. to demo the technology for possible funding. This is how progress is made. Their idea is fresh and the design was sleek.