About Me
- Vusi Ndala
- An emerging African entrepreneur,strategist in the making, philosopher, revenue specialist, marketer and the community volunteer of note. My particular interests are on subjects, dialogue and debates relating to economics, international trade, sustainability, politics, environment, social entrepreneurship, technology, religion, health, science and business in general.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
THE DREAM PHONE...!
Dubbed the "dream phone", the Verizon iphone, soon-to-be launched in the US in the first half of 2011, is a result of the tried and tested partnership between Apple and Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless is the mobile giant in America ranked 13th in the Fortune 500. Many American consumers can't wait to have this unkwon gadget among their widgets list. Such an appetite waiting, reports state, is mainly attributed to the crippled swaths of AT&T's network quality caused by the enormous release of Apple iphone in 2007. The big question however is that will Verizon Wireless cope with the vast network traffic caused by the high volumes of smartphones usage not just on voice, but mainly on data and video? Plans for global distribution have not been mentioned. My sense tells me that the Verizon iphone will never taste the shores beyond America's for one main reason.
In 1999, Bell Atlantic and Vodafone US merged their assets to form Verizon Wireless. The much Anticipated Verizon iphone is branded as such. Vodafone, as a result, compete in the US mobile space through its stake in Verizon Wireless. This will not be a problem for Vodafone in America as a shareholder in the business. However, branding the handset Verizon while in the sales shelves of Vodafone remains to be desired. It goes the same with Vodafone interest in South Africa's Vodacom for example. While Vodafone owns over 60% of Vodacom Group in South Africa, i see a dilution of branding with Verizon Wireless branded phone on Vodacom's shelves, which Vodacom in turn brand itself as the member of Vodafone Group. For me, this is a clear sign that the Verizon iphone will only see the light in the shores of America's. As to the features and the capabilities of Verizon iphone, that detail is yet to be revealed. It would be an envy of many consumers outside the US should the Verizon iphone surpass the current Apple iphone. The Europen edition of Fortune magazine reports that AT&T's executives are not worried about loosing customers to Verizon Wireless network when the smartphone is launched. "AT&T wishes its rivals good luck with that. We carry half of the US wireless data on the fastest 3G network", says Larry Solomon, an AT&T spokesman. He maintains that Verizon's network hasn't been battle-tested yet, so you dont know if they can handle the data load or not. The battle of mobile giants in the US in the 2011 year is going to be the highlight of yet another battle for dollar revenues and customers in the name of a smartphone called Verizon iphone. Watch this space for more news on this gadget...
In 1999, Bell Atlantic and Vodafone US merged their assets to form Verizon Wireless. The much Anticipated Verizon iphone is branded as such. Vodafone, as a result, compete in the US mobile space through its stake in Verizon Wireless. This will not be a problem for Vodafone in America as a shareholder in the business. However, branding the handset Verizon while in the sales shelves of Vodafone remains to be desired. It goes the same with Vodafone interest in South Africa's Vodacom for example. While Vodafone owns over 60% of Vodacom Group in South Africa, i see a dilution of branding with Verizon Wireless branded phone on Vodacom's shelves, which Vodacom in turn brand itself as the member of Vodafone Group. For me, this is a clear sign that the Verizon iphone will only see the light in the shores of America's. As to the features and the capabilities of Verizon iphone, that detail is yet to be revealed. It would be an envy of many consumers outside the US should the Verizon iphone surpass the current Apple iphone. The Europen edition of Fortune magazine reports that AT&T's executives are not worried about loosing customers to Verizon Wireless network when the smartphone is launched. "AT&T wishes its rivals good luck with that. We carry half of the US wireless data on the fastest 3G network", says Larry Solomon, an AT&T spokesman. He maintains that Verizon's network hasn't been battle-tested yet, so you dont know if they can handle the data load or not. The battle of mobile giants in the US in the 2011 year is going to be the highlight of yet another battle for dollar revenues and customers in the name of a smartphone called Verizon iphone. Watch this space for more news on this gadget...
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