Mobile broadband operators provide network access to the Internet for a variety of devices (typically portable or mobile), including consumer devices such as smartphones, tablets, and e-readers, as well as a variety of newer devices. Mobile broadband networks allow data to be transmitted in packets over the wireless (or cellular) networks of telecommunications companies (telecommunications …
The introduction of Apple’s iPhone marked a crucial new chapter in the history of mobile music – the marriage of digital music players with mobile phones. The iPhone combined an iPod music player, a cell phone, and a mobile Internet device, as well as a camera and other functions. By September 2007, just 74 days …
AIRTAME was founded in Copenhagen in 2013 by a group of five Danish entrepreneurs. The product is a wireless sensing device that with just a few steps you can easily project or extend any computer screen to any other screen, even several at the same time. The startup successfully raised more than $ 1.2 million …
The Amberg Electronics Factory (EWA) was Siemens’ most modern factory. The factory built industrial automation equipment using the latest manufacturing techniques. Siemens considered creating a consulting company for its manufacturing clients. Due to EWA’s recognized expertise, the facility would be heavily involved in the consulting business. How could Siemens better manage its consulting business? What …
This case continues the story of the joint venture in China between Northern Telecom (Nortel) of Canada and Tong Guang Electronics of China. It shows how Americans have learned to operate in a completely different cultural environment in China and offers the opportunity to identify and assess the requirements for managing change in a different …
The case describes competition in the US smartphone market and the position of one player, Research in Motion (RIM), which makes the popular Blackberry product line. In early 2011, RIM was in trouble. Its share price has plummeted amid poor business results and its future as an independent company is in doubt. A new CEO, …
In 2015, the president and CEO of Verizon Communications looks back on four years of leadership and is considering a strategic repositioning for the future. Meanwhile, Marni Walden, an aspiring executive within the company, is leading the charge with a new company-wide product development organization. Walden’s group is promising, but faces cultural, structural and technical …