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Sonopia Ceases Operations – Another Victim on the US MVNO Scene

Published in April 7th, 2008
Posted by ChairmanMEOW! in Digital Thoughts
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(Disclaimer: I have been part of the journey of this company in 2006 until early 2007 as a bizdev consultant so this serves as a healthy self-criticism.) Sources familiar with the matter today reported that Sonopia has practically ceased operations and laid off all its US staff at the end of March. The company has [...]

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MVNOs – Another Wireless Thing Americans Remain Clueless about

Published in March 7th, 2008
Posted by ChairmanMEOW! in Digital Thoughts
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I am a frequent reader of John Strand’s reports.  He’s a guy who has analyzed the European mobile market inside out and stuck with his often fairly controversial views and proven that he’s right.  One of his ‘babies’ is mobile value added service and the other one distribution strategies.  Both areas are extremely well-developed in [...]

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MEOW! Mobile Entertainment Opportunity Watch #2, 2006

Published in April 17th, 2006
Posted by ChairmanMEOW! in Archived Content
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The winter has passed fast living in the ‘fast lane’ with the mobile industry doing extremely well. Hopefully the young ones will believe me when I say that this all will come to an end at some point. Cycles have not gone anywhere, they still exist. Wise are those who are holding a sustainable job [...]

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MEOW! Mobile Entertainment Opportunity Watch #1, 2006

Published in February 9th, 2006
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The New Year is starting with a bang and many of us are gearing up for a successful 3GSM in Barcelona next week. The glacier is starting to finally melt and there are some major new technologies and application areas starting to take off. Many of those were invented in the late 90s when I [...]

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MEOW! Mobile Entertainment Opportunity Watch #10, 2005

Published in December 29th, 2005
Posted by ChairmanMEOW! in Archived Content
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It was in November 2005 – I was at a bar in Kiev, Ukraine. I am on a business trip in a land of Bentleys and a missing middle-class. Around 2am a young lady sitting at the bar looks at me between puffs from her waterpipe and clearly wants to say something. I approach her [...]

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