North America, driven by the powerhouse of the US economy, leads in most metrics of digital markets, driven by the size of the US market, coupled with technological and service innovation. In mobile markets, it currently lags behind Europe, but is catching up fast. In virtually all other categories, ranging from Social Networking to Software as a Service, the major market players are corporations originating in the US.
In spite of increasing consumption, the challenge of monetising online video content still remains as evidenced by the experience of YouTube and Hulu.
Arun Muthirulan, 10 March 2010
The global economy seems to have survived the economic slowdown triggered by the collapse of the credit boom-driven asset price bubble. There are still some fundamental weaknesses in the global financial system, that could make any potential international expansion unattractive. What should...
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Arun Muthirulan, 14 September 2009
Nokia has invested $70 million for a minority stake in the mobile payment technology company Obopay. This is another salvo in the ongoing battle being fought to control the mobile payments segment between banks, mobile networks, handset makers and start-ups.
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Arun Muthirulan, 19 April 2009
WiMax and LTE (Long Term Evolution) are shaping up as competitors to dominate the next generation of high speed data services for mobile customers. Although their origins are both in OFDM, these two emerging technologies are being promoted by rival camps aiming to establish the next industry...
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Reiko Uchida, 13 April 2009
Deal investment dropped to a 10-year low of $1.3 billion, but technology driven Digital Marketing and Online Media companies still managed to attract investors and dominated media deals in Q1 2009.
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Arun Muthirulan, 05 April 2009