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		<title>The State of the &#8220;Connected Consumer&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Shah</dc:creator>
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Lately &#8220;Connected Ecosystem&#8221; has been &#8220;the buzzword&#8221; and has quickly become &#8220;the core element&#8221; of long-term strategy for major internet, mobile and technology companies. In my previous post on these visionaries and tech giants racing it out to become the top notch &#8220;Ecosystem player&#8221;, have been putting in large scale efforts to acquire every consumer&#8217;s <a href="http://shahneil.com/2011/10/the-state-of-the-connected-consumer/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Early Leader in Connected Ecosystem Race: Apple, Google or Microsoft?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Shah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my previous post we identified the possible top three tech giants which will drive the top three connected ecosystems and the related tribes. So lets get down to the basics and first identify what are the different components in this value chain and how these are contributing to the overall ecosystem. Furthermore, we will also map these links against the current potential ecosystem leaders and understand where these companies stand:]]></description>
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		<title>Apple, Google or Microsoft: The Connected Tribe, which will you be a part of?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 06:28:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Shah</dc:creator>
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Last twelve to fifteen months have been eventful in mobile and connected space. The app-business model has revolutionized the connectivity to internet beyond laptops and PCs mutating into multiple screens from smart-feature phones, smartphones, superphones, MIDs, tablets to SMART TVs. As I write this post, just a glance look around myself, I find myself currently <a href="http://shahneil.com/2011/07/the-connected-tribe-which-will-you-be-part-of/" class="more-link">More &#62;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>LTE and WiMAX will leverage M2M services</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Shah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2M communications offers plethora of opportunities to - right from product manufacturers to service providers to mobile network operators and to the end-users in generating significant value out of this service. M2M communication service is a game changer in a way the machines communicate directly with one another for example: over-the-air upgrades, updates, monitoring, troubleshooting, security, information extraction, tracking, etc. M2M service is possible in almost any future device in house or office which possesses the potential to access internet or a broadband connection]]></description>
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		<title>Clouds, Smartphones and Rainmaking !!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Shah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We discussed Cloud Computing in my previous post and its potential from the network operators point of view on how they can leverage farming their servers. We will extend our discussion to the true potential and possible use-cases/applications for cloud computing  from mobile device manufacturer, application developer, mobile web and mobile user's point of view.Cloud Computing will definitely leverage the mobile handsets to the level of Super Duper Smart with no foggy future ahead.
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		<title>The Great App Store Tug-of-War Commences</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Shah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona  some of the world's largest MNOs have unified themselves behind the idea of a single platform "Wholesale Applications Community"  where mobile application developers will be able to flock in and develop applications for which will theoretically be the largest app store in the world serving a broad range of mobile subscribers.]]></description>
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		<title>Smartphones War Part II: Smartphone OS the differentiating factor</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Shah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the previous post we discussed the growth of mobile phone industry and the contribution of smartphones to it.  We conducted a simple industry analysis understanding the externalities that affects the smartphone market and the players involved. We also identified that the smartphone OS is the primary differentiating factor in satisfying the priorities and needs of  the  users which integrates with their mobile phones ]]></description>
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