Slides provide a snapshot of the wireless industry and serves as a "cheat sheet" to the mobile space: industry rankings, trends, and detailed company overviews. Profiles select companies from Fortune 500 to startups attempting to disrupt the mobile landscape.
2. CONTENT
• Fast Facts
o Global Mobile Subscribers
o Wireless Carriers
o Mobile Market Share
o Global Internet Usage
• Wireless Universe Profiles
o Wireless Carriers
o Mobile Operating Systems
o Mobile Phone Maker
o Wireless Technology
o Mobile Applications
o Location-Based Services
o Other Companies of Interest
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(Mn)
Internet users Mobile communication subscribers
(33.9%)
(76.6%)
(95.5%)
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Mobile Subscribers vs Internet Users Global Penetration Rate
Source: Dong-a Ilbo, International Telecommunication Union
Fast Facts
Mobile Subscribers VS Internet Users
• According to ICT (International telecommunication union), the number of mobile-cellular
subscriptions worldwide (feature phone and smart phone) is approaching the number of
global population (7.1 billion). Global mobile cellular subscriptions will reach 6.9 billion by
end 2014 thanks to rapid growth of mobile users in developing countries.
• Global mobile penetration rate will reach 96% by end 2014 from 34% in 2005.
• On the other hand, the number of Internet users and penetration rate are expected to reach
2.9 billion and 40.4% respectively in 2014.
4. More than 3 Quarters of All Mobile Subscriptions Belong to Developing Countries
• Mobile subscriptions in developing countries has increased from 1.2 billion in 2005 to 5.0
billion in 2013, and is expected to reach 5.4 billion by end 2014. During the same period,
mobile subscribers in developed countries increased from 0.9 billion to 1.5 billion.
• The developing countries’ share continues to increase and by end 2014, the number of
mobile subscriptions in the developing world will account for 78% (or more than three-
quarters) of the world’s total.
Share of Mobile Subscriptions by Level of Development
Source: Dong-a Ilbo, International Telecommunication Union
Fast Facts
5. Mobile Penetration Rate
• In developing countries, mobile penetration will reach 90% by end 2014, compared with
121% in developed countries.
• Africa and Asia Pacific are the regions with the strongest mobile growth and the lowest
penetration rates. The penetration rate for Africa and Asia Pacific will reach 69%, 89%,
respectively, by end 2014. Penetration rates in the CIS countries, Arab States, the Americas
and Europe have reached levels above 100% (since 2012) and are expected to grow at less
than 2% in 2014.
Source: Dong-a Ilbo, International Telecommunication Union
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Fast Facts
6. Ranking
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China Mobile
Vodafone Group
America Movil Group
Telefonica Group
China Unicom
Verizon Wireless
VimpelCom Group
Orange Group
Bharti Airtel Group
AT&T Mobility
China Telecom
Deutsche Telekom
MTN Group
Telenor Group
Telecom Italia Group
NTT DOCOMO
Sprint Nextel
Sistema Group
Telkomsel
au (KDDI)
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Source: company website & reports
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Top 20 Wireless Carriers Worldwide 2013
Fast Facts
7. Source: Gartner
Nokia
Samsung
LG
Apple
ZTERIM
HTC
Motorola
Others
Samsung
Nokia
Apple
LGE
ZTEHuaweiTCL
Lenovo
Others
• Nokia
22.8%
• Samsung
16.3%
• LG
5.7%
• Apple
4.6%
• ZTE
3.0%
• RIM
3.0%
• HTC
2.6%
• Motorola
2.4%
• Others
39.6%
• Samsung
24.6%
• Nokia
13.9%
• Apple
8.3%
• LG Electronics
3.8%
• ZTE
3.3%
• Huawei
2.9%
• TCL
2.7%
• Lenovo
2.5%
• Others
37.8%
Worldwide Mobile Phone
Market Share 2011
Worldwide Mobile Phone
Market Share 2013
2011
2013
Mobile Phone Market Share
Fast Facts
8. 2011
2013
Samsung
Apple
Nokia
HTC
Huawei
LGE
ZTE
Sony
Others
Worldwide Smartphone
Market Share 2011
Worldwide Smartphone
Market Share 2013
Samsung
Apple
LGE
Huawei
Lenovo
ZTE
Sony
Nokia
Others
• Samsung
30.3%
• Apple
19.1%
• Nokia
5.8%
• HTC
4.7%
• Huawei
4.0%
• ZTE
3.9%
• LG Electronics
3.8%
• Sony
3.6%
• Others
24.8%
• Samsung
31.0%
• Apple
15.6%
• LG Electronics
4.8%
• Huawei
4.8%
• Lenovo
4.5%
• ZTE
3.9%
• Sony
3.8%
• Nokia
3.1%
• Others
28.5%
Source: Gartner
Smartphone Market Share
Fast Facts
9. 2011
2013
Worldwide Smartphone OS
Market Share 2011
Worldwide Smartphone OS
Market Share 2013
Android
Symbian
iOS
RIM
Bada
Microsoft Others
Android
iOS
Microsoft
BlackBerry
Bada Symbian
Others
• Android
43.4%
• Symbian
22.1%
• iOS
18.2%
• RIM
11.7%
• Bada
1.9%
• Microsoft
1.6%
• Others
1.0%
• Android
78.4%
• iOS
15.6%
• Microsoft
3.2%
• RIM
1.9%
• Bada
0.3%
• Symbian
0.3%
• Others
0.3%
Source: Gartner
Smartphone OS Market Share
Fast Facts
10. • Challenges the fundamentals of the traditional telecom-centric business model
Source: Mobile Megatrends 2014
Mobile Telephony Mobile Computing
Telcos are the gatekeepers and
those who profit from mobile
Ecosystems are the gatekeepers and
those who profit from mobile
Fundamental Shift: Mobile Telephony to Mobile Computing
Fast Facts
11. iOS and Android dominate developer market
Source: Mobile Megatrends 2014
Platform priority by country, for app developers
Source: Mobile Megatrends 2014
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Europe Asia North
America
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Oceania Africa
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Android iOS
Mobile Developer Market
Fast Facts
12. 26%
12%
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5%
$150 $150
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$1,500
$0
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programmes
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30%
40%
50%
% of Developers median revenue
• Revenue model
popularity and
median revenue
per app per
month
(n=5,715)
Source: Mobile Megatrends 2014
Direct App as a Product
26% 24% 22% 20%
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royalites or
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20%
30%
40%
50%
% of Developers median revenue
Indirect App as a Channel
Ecommerce is Taking Over App Business Models
Fast Facts
13. Percentage of Individuals Using the Internet
• The number of global Internet users will reach almost 3 billion by end 2014 - 40% of the
world’s population.
• In developing countries, the number of Internet users will be doubled in 5 years, from 974
million in 2009 to 1.9 billion in 2014.
• Global Internet user penetration has reached 40% (78% in developed countries and 32% in
developing countries). There are 4 billion people not yet using the internet, and more than
90% of them are from developing world.
Source: International Telecommunication Union
Growing number of Internet users Percentage of Internet uses
Source: International Telecommunication Union
Global Internet Usage
Fast Facts
14. Percentage of Individuals Using the Internet
• Europe’s Internet penetration rate will be the highest worldwide in 2014, by reaching 75%.
• The Americas’ Internet penetration rate will be the second highest worldwide after Europe. It
will reach 65% by end 2014.
• One-third of the population in Asia-Pacific will use the Internet by end 2014 and about 45%
of the world’s Internet users will come from the Asia-Pacific region.
• Almost 20% of the population will be using the Internet by end 2014 (10% in 2010)
Source: International Telecommunication Union
Internet penetration rate by region in 2014
78 75
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32 32
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Americas
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Global Internet Usage
Fast Facts
15. Wireless Universe
• Wireless Carriers
• Mobile Operating Systems
• Mobile Phone Maker
• Wireless Technology
• Mobile Applications
• Location-Based Services
• Other Companies of Interest
16. • HTC
• Nokia
• Palm/HP
• Pantech
• Sony Ericsson
AT&T Mobility
Updated: July 2014
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters:Atlanta, GA
URL address: www.wireless.att.com/
Company Background
• AT&T Mobility is a subsidiary of AT&T. It’s the largest wireless carrier in the
U.S. and Puerto Rico with 110.4 million subscribers.
• In March 2011,AT&T Mobility attempted to acquire T-Mobile USA from
Deutsche Telekom, but failed as the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal
Communications Commission, and AT&T Mobility’s competitors opposed the
move on the grounds that it would substantially reduce competition in the
cellular network market.
• AT&T, the parent company of AT&T Mobility, is the seventh-largest company in
the United States and the 14th largest in the world.
(Wikipedia)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Microsoft
• Apple
• Blackberry
• Motorola
• Samsung
• LG
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$173.4 billion (AT&T)
• EnterpriseValue:
$245.3 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$128.8 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$18.2 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
14.2%
• P/E Ratio:
12.5
• Ticker Symbol:
T
Countries of Operation
• USA
• Puerto Rico
• U.S.Virgin Islands
Major Shareholders
• BlackRock (5.58%)
• Vanguard Group Inc (4.94%)
• State Street Corp (4.59%)
• Evercore Trust (4.38%)
• Capital Group (1.99%)
No. of employees: 70,000
Key Management
• Ralph de laVega, CEO of AT&T
Mobility & Consumer Markets
and Pres of Mobility & Consumer
Markets
• Randall L. Stephenson , Chairman,
CEO, President and Chairman
Wireless Carriers
17. • Bangladesh
• Burkina Faso
• Chad
• Gabon
• Ghana
• India
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Airtel Africa
• Airtel Digital TV
• Airtel Sri Lanka
• Airtel Bangla
Bharti Airtel
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: New Delhi, India
URL address: www.airtel.com
Company Background
• Bharti Airtel is a leading global communications company offering mobile voice
& data services, fixed line services, high speed broadband, IPTV, DTH, turnkey
telecom solutions for enterprises and national & international long distance
services to carriers. (company website)
• Bharti Airtel is the largest cellular service provider in India, with 192.2 million
subscribers, and the Second largest in-country mobile operator by subscriber
base, behind China Mobile. (Wikipedia)
• Bharti Airtel is the world's second largest mobile telecommunications company
by subscribers, with over 275 million subscribers across 20 countries across
South Asia,Africa, and the Channel Islands. (Wikipedia)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Ericsson
• Nokia Siemens Networks
• Infosys
• Huawei
• IBM
• Al-Catel Lucent
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$19.1 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$29.7 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$14.8 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
$0.4 billion
• 2012 Profit Margin:
2.8%
• P/E Ratio:
48.7
• Ticker Symbol:
BHARTIARTL
Countries of Operation
Major Shareholders
• Bharti Telecom Limited (43.57%)
• Pastel Limited (14.79%)
• Indian Continent Investment Limited (6.65%)
• Three Pillars PTE LT (5.00%)
• Life Insurance Corp. (4.77%)
No. of employees: 21,299
Key Management
• Sunil Bharti Mittal Chairman,
• Manoj Kohli Chief Executive
Officer,
• GopalVittal Joint Mng Dir/
CEO:Indiam
• Malawi
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Sri Lanka
• Tanzania
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Channel
Islands
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
18. • China Mobile Communications
Corporation (CMCC)
China Mobile
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Hong Kong
URL address: www.chinamobileltd.com
Company Background
• China Mobile is the world’s largest mobile phone operator with about 770
million subscribers.The company provides mobile communications and related
services primarily to Mainland China and controls about 62% of the overall
wireless market.
• It is the state-owned enterprise but publicly listed on the NYSE and Hong Kong
stock exchanges. China Mobile has 70% of the mainland China mobile market.
• China Mobile’s three primary services are: Easyown (prepaid service), GoTone
(flagship service) and M-zone (premium prepaid service).
• Its market share has been declining slowly for the past several years due to
growing competition and chipset incompatibility issues with its 3G TD-SCDMA
network.The company’s overall market share (by subscribers) declined from
almost 70% in 2009 to about 62% in 2013. (Media)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Android
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$189.2 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$120.8 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$88.8 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
$20.5 billion
• 2012 Profit Margin:
23.1%
• P/E Ratio:
8.9
• Ticker Symbol:
CHL
Countries of Operation
• China
• Hong Kong
• Pakistan
Major Shareholders
• China Mobile Communication (74.03%)
• Aberdeen (0.94%)
• BlackRock (0.81%)
• Vanguard Group Inc (0.77%)
• State Street Corp (0.33%)
No. of employees: 188,000
Key Management
• Xi Guohua, Chairman,
• LiYue, Chief Executive Officer,
• Xue Taohai,VP/CFO
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
19. • Blackberry
• Garmin
• Dell
• HTC
• Nokia
Deutsche Telekom
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Bonn, Germany
URL address: www.telekom.com
Company Background
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Everything Everywhere
• T-Mobile USA
• Android
• Motorola
• Samsung
• Sony Ericsson
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$74.5 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$141.1 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$74.8 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
($6.8) billion
• 2012 Profit Margin:
(9.04%)
• P/E Ratio:
21.5
• Ticker Symbol:
XETRA: DTE.DE
Countries of Operation
• Germany
• UK
• USA
• Austria
• Croatia
• Czech Republic
• Hungary
• Netherlands
Major Shareholders
• Kreditanstalt Fuer (17.40%)
• Federal Republic of (14.50%)
• Blackstone (4.31%)
• BlackRock ()3.02%)
• Norges Bank (1.53%)
No. of employees: 235,132
Key Management
• Timotheus Hottges, Charman-
Mgmt Board
• Thomas Dannenfeldt, CFO
• Reinhard Clemens, Member-
Mgmt Board
• Albania
• Belgium
• Denmark
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Poland
• India
• Russia
• Switzerland
• Spain
• Canada
• Mexico
• Hong Kong
• China
• Japan
Updated: July 2014
• Deutsche Telekom is a leading integrated telecommunications companies, with
approximately 144 million mobile customers and 32 million fixed-network
lines , and 17 million broadband lines.
• T-Mobile USA is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom and the 4th largest wireless
provider in the U.S. with 46.7 million subscribers and generates over $24.4
billion in revenues (2013). Deutsche Telekom is holding 67% stake of T-Mobile
USA.
• In February 2014, Deutsche Telekom acquired the remaining parts of its T-
Mobile Czech Republic division for around €800 million.The size of the
remaining stake was numbered at 40 percent.
(Wikipedia)
Wireless Carriers
20. • UAE
• Sri Lanka
• Indonesia
• Sudan
• Nigeria
• Pakistan
• Egypt
• Tanzania
• Telefonica
• Nokia
• Samsung
Etisalat
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters:Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
URL address: www.etisalat.com
Company Background
• Etisalat is a UAE based telecommunications services provider, operating in 15
countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Etisalat primarily offers
mobile, fixed-line voice and data services,TV services, and internet and roaming
services. (company website)
• Etisalat is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the Middle East/
North Africa region and one of the 15th largest mobile network operator
providers in the world with a total customer base of more than 135 million
(2012). (Wikipedia)
• Today Etisalat stands 140th among the Financial Times Top 500 Corporations in
the world in terms of market capitalization, and is ranked by The Middle East
magazine as the 6th largest company in the Middle East in terms of
capitalization and revenues. (Wikipedia)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Mobily
• Etisalat Misr (Egypt)
• PTCL
• Zantel
• KT
• Huawei
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$25.5 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$25.4 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$9.0 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
$1.8 billion
• 2012 Profit Margin:
20.5%
• P/E Ratio:
14.6
• Ticker Symbol:
ETISALAT
Countries of Operation
Major Shareholders
• Emirates Investment Authority (60.0%)
• Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (0.06%)
No. of employees: 42,000
Key Management
• Essa Mohammed Al Suwaidi,
Chairman
• Khalaf Bin Ahmed Al Otaiba,Vice
Chairman
• Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar, CEO
• Afghanistan
• Ivory Coast
• Saudi Arabia
• India
• Iran
• Libya
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
21. • East Telecom (Uzbekistan)
• Apple
• UStream
KT
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Sungnam, South Korea
URL address: www.kt.com
Company Background
• KT, originally Korea Telecom, was the state-owned telecommunications
provider in South Korea. After spinning out its wireless division, KTF, it
acquired it back in 2009, so both landline and wireless services are housed
under KT.
• From 2009 to 2012, KT was the exclusive distributor of Apple’s iPhone in
Korea, which has experienced tremendous sales and has made it more
competitive with the leading carrier in Korea, SK Telecom.
• KT provides integrated telecommunications services. It offers telephone
services, including local, domestic, and international long-distance fixed-line
telephone services. As of Dec 2012, it served approximately 16.5 million
mobile subscribers; approximately 8 million fixed broadband Internet
subscribers; and approximately 4.0 million IPTV subscribers. (Yahoo! Finance)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• MT (Mongolia)
• KT China
• NTC (Russia)
• KT JC (Japan)
• KTAI (USA)
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$7.2 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
$21.8 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$0.1 Billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
0.3 %
• P/E Ratio:
11.0
• Ticker Symbol:
KT
Countries of Operation
• S. Korea
• Mongolia
• China
• Russia
• Japan
• USA
• Uzbekistan
• Mexico
Major Shareholders
• National Pension Ser (8.60%)
• KT Corp (6.60%)
• Mirae Asset Global (4.99%)
• Korea Investment Tru (1.80%)
• KB Asset Mannagement (1.58%)
No. of employees: 32,186
Key Management
• Chang-Gyu Hwang, CEO
• Hyun-Myung Pyo, Head of
Telecommunications &
Convergence & President
• Il-Yung Kim, President, Sr. Exec.VP
• Bum-Joon Kim, CFO & EVP
• Colombia
• Indonesia
• Bangladesh
• Vietnam
• Hong Kong
• Rwanda
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
22. • Samsung
• Blackberry
• Sony Ericsson
• Umobile (Malaysia carrier)
• Tata Teleservices (6th in India / 26%
ownership)
NTT DoCoMo
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters:Tokyo, Japan
URL address: www.nttdocomo.co.jp
Company Background
• NTT DoCoMo is the largest mobile service provider in Japan with
approximately 61 million mobile customers. Its cutting-edge i-mode service
was the leader and model for many in the world to follow in 1999 and the
early 2000s. NTT DoCoMo also launched FOMA™, the world's first 3G
commercial mobile service, in 2001 which was based on W-CDMA.
• NTT DoCoMo is a subsidiary of NTT, which is the primary
telecommunications company in Japan and 33.7% owned by the Japanese
government.
• The company and its subsidiaries provide wireless telecommunications
services, packet communications services, and satellite mobile communications
services in Japan.
• In July 2012, NTT Docomo acquired Italy's Buongiorno in a deal worth 209
million euros.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Sharp (handset maker)
• Panasonic (handset maker)
• NEC Casio (handset maker)
• Fujitsu (handset maker)
• LG Electronics (handset maker)
• KT (JV for Umobile)
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$68.3 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$65.9 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$47.5 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
$5.3 billion
• 2012 Profit Margin:
11.4%
• P/E Ratio:
13.62
• Ticker Symbol:
DCM
Countries of Operation
• Japan
• USA
• UK
• France
• Netherlands
• Germany
• China
• India
Major Shareholders
• Renaissance Technologies (.05%)
• Invesco Ltd. (0.05%)
• O’Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC (0.03%)
• Macquarie Group Limited (0.03%)
• First Trust Advisors LP (0.03%)
No. of employees: 23,890
Key Management
• Kaoru Kato, President and
Representative Director
• Kazuto Tsubouchi,VP & CFO
• Seizo Onoe, CTO
• Seiji Nishikawa, CIO
• Singapore
• Brazil
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
23. • Blackberry
• Sony Ericsson
• China Telecom
• Deutche Telekom
• Orange Armenia
• Orange Austria
Orange
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Paris, France
URL address: www.orange.com
Company Background
• Orange was the wireless and Internet subsidiaries of France Telecom. France
Telecom was rebranded as Orange in July 2013.
• Orange is the largest telecommunications group in France, and one of the
largest in the world, with more than 232 million customers located in 32
countries.
• In 2012, Orange launched 4G in eight countries: France, Romania, Moldova, UK,
Luxembourg, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, and Mauritius.
• Orange is present in 17 countries in Africa and the Middle East, including Egypt,
Cameroon, Israel, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, where it has 59 million customers.
(Wikipedia)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Apple
• Nokia
• Samsung
• Alcatel
• LG
• HTC
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$34.1 billion (France Telecom)
• EnterpriseValue:
$77.9 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$56.0 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
$1.1 billion
• 2012 Profit Margin
1.9%
• P/E Ratio:
10.2
• Ticker Symbol:
ORAN
Countries of Operation
• France
• Belgium
• Dominican Rep
• Egypt
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kenya
• Luxembourg
Major Shareholders
• French State (26.94%)
• Societe Generale (4.99%)
• Amundi (4.88%)
• Barclays PLC (4.57%)
• BlackRock (1.56%)
No. of employees: 170,000 (France Telecom)
Key Management
• Stephane Richard, Chairman &
CEO
• Gervais Pellissier, CFO, Chairman
of Treasury & Financing
• Marc Rennard , Exec.VP, Head of
Operations - Africa Middle-East
& Asia
• Singapore
• Brazil
• Moldova
• Morocco
• Poland
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Spain
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• UK
• Vanuatu
• Mauritius
• Mali
• Cameroon
• Guinea
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
24. • Algeria
• Indonesia
• Iraq
• Kuwait
• Cambodia
• The UAE
• Tunisia
• Myanmar
• Skype
Ooredoo
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Doha, Qatar
URL address: www.ooredoo.qa
Company Background
• Ooredoo is a brand name introduced by Qatar Telecom to replace the former
name operating as Qtel on March 2013. Ooredoo is a telecommunications
provider in Qatar and is one of the largest public companies in the country
with a global customer base of more than 91.0 million.
• Ooredoo offers consumer mobile, broadband, and corporate managed services
to customers across the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia. (company
website)
• Ooredoo has announced the launch of 4G LTE for first time in Qatar set for
April 2013. (Wikipedia)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• NavLink
• Indosat
• Wi-tribe
• Wataniya
• Nokia
• ZTE Corporation
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$13.4 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$22.3 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$9.3 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
$0.8 billion
• 2012 Profit Margin:
8.7%
• P/E Ratio:
18.8
• Ticker Symbol:
ORDS
Countries of Operation
Major Shareholders
• State of Qatar (51.6%)
• Qatari Government Related Entities (17.5%)
• Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (10.0%)
• Public/Others (20.9%)
No. of employees: 17,000
Key Management
• Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin
Saud Al Thani, Chairman
• Ali Bin Shareef Al Emadi, Deputy
Chairman
• Nasser Mohammed Abdullah
Marafih Group, CEO
• Maldives
• Oman
• Pakistan
• Palestine
• Philippines
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
25. • SK broadband
• Motorola
• Samsung
• LG
• Orange
• Telecom Italia
SK Telecom
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
URL address: www.sktelecom.com
Company Background
• SK Telecom is the leading wireless provider in South Korea with 27 million
subscribers and over 50.3% market share. SK Telecom was the first in the
world to commercialize 3G and then HSDPA (2006), or 3.5G, 4G and now
LTE-A service (2013).
• SK Telecom also operates MELON, mobile music portal, 11th Street, one of the
biggest online shopping mall in South Korea, and T Store, an online open
marketplace for mobile applications.
• In February 2012, SK Telecom acquired 21.1% shares of SK Hynix, one of the
world’s leading chip manufacturer, with the second highest share of the global
DRAM market and fourth largest share of the NAND flash market.
• The number of LTE subscribers reached 13.5m in 4Q of 2013 and continues to
show steady growth. Over 49% of SKT‟s subscribers are currently on the LTE
service.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Android
• China Unicom
• China Telecom
• Citibank
• SK Hynix
• SK Planet
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$15.7 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$20.8 billion
• 2011 Revenues:
$15.2 billion
• 2011 Net Income:
$1.5 billion
• 2011 Profit Margin
9.9%
• P/E Ratio:
8.8
• Ticker Symbol:
SKM
Countries of Operation
• South Korea
• USA
• China
• Singapore
• Japan
• Vietnam
• U.A.E
• Indonesia
Major Shareholders
• SK Holdings Co Ltd (25.22%)
• CITI Bank Adr (17.77%)
• SK Telecom Co Ltd (12.60%)
• NATIONAL PENSION SER (6.10%)
• Tradewinds Global In (4.71%)
No. of employees: 20,955
Key Management
• Jung Man-WonVice, Chairman
• Ha Sung-Min, President, CEO,
and Rep Director
• Cho Dae-Sik, President
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
26. • IBM
• Northrop Grumman
• HTC
• LG
• Sanyo
Sprint
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Overland Park, KS
URL address: www.sprint.com
Company Background
• Sprint Corporation, formerly known as Sprint Nextel Corporation, was
renamed as Sprint Corporation in July 2013 as it starts to operate as a
subsidiary of SoftBank Corp following the shutdown of the Nextel network.
SoftBank paid $21.6 billion for 78% stake of Sprint.A month later, SoftBank
purchased 2% more shares, increasing its ownership stake in the company to
80%.
• Sprint is the 3rd largest wireless provider in the U.S. with 54 million subscribers.
Sprint launched the first 4G service in the U.S. using Clearwire’s WiMAX
technology.
• As of December 2013, Sprint Corporation offers 4G STE service in 300 U.S.
markets.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• RadioShack
• Boost Mobile
• Alcatel Lucent
• Cisco
• HP
• Samsung
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$32.5 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$58.1 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$35.5 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
($3.0) billion
• 2013 Profit Margin
(8.5)%
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
S
Countries of Operation
• USA
• Puerto Rico
• United StatesVirgin Islands
Major Shareholders
• SOFTBANK CORP 80.14%
• PAULSON & CO 1.63%
• DODGE & COX 1.60%
• INVESCO LTD 1.41%
• BANK OF NEWYORK MEL 1.17%
No. of employees: 40,000
Key Management
• Masayoshi Son, Chairman
• Daniel R Hesse, CEO
• Joseph J Euteneuer, CFO
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
27. • Panasonic (handset maker)
• Nokia
• HTC
• Samsung
• ZTE
• Zynga
Softbank Mobile
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters:Tokyo, Japan
URL address: www.softbankmobile.co.jp
• Softbank Mobile is a subsidiary of Softbank Corp, which is the holding company
of Masayoshi Son. It is the 3rd largest wireless provider in Japan with 28.1
million subscribers.
• In 2006,Vodafone soldVodafone Japan (Vodafone KK) to SoftBank for 1.75
trillion yen (approx US$15.1 billion).
• Softbank Mobile was the exclusive distributor of Apple’s iPhone in Japan, which
allowed it to capture 72% of the smartphone market (BusinessWeek,April 22,
2010). However,Android rapidly rose and captured 57% of the smartphone
market by May 2011 and then 80% by year’s end.
• As of June, 2014, Softbank Corp’s market cap is $87.8 billion with revenues of
$66 billion and a profit margin of 7.9%.
• Apple
• Android
• Casio (handset maker)
• Toshiba (handset maker)
• Sharp (handset maker)
• NEC (handset maker)
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$87.8 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$156.99 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$65.5 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$6.94 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
7.91
• P/E Ratio:
17.1
• Ticker Symbol:
SFTBY
Countries of Operation
• Japan
Major Shareholders
• Softbank Corp
No. of employees: 7,400
Key Management
• Masayoshi Son, Chairman & CEO
• Ken Miyauchi, Senior EVP &
COO
• Kazuhiko Fujihara, SVP, Director
& CFO
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
Company Background
Alliances/Subsidiaries
28. • Saudi Arabia
• Bahrain
• Kuwait
• Indonesia
• UAE
• Malaysia
• India
• Turkey
• Apple
• Sify
• Ericsson
• Huawei
• Nokia Siemens Networks
STC
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
URL address: www.stc.com.sa
Company Background
• The Saudi Telecommunication Group (STC) provides integrated mobile, fixed
and broadband communications services to over 142 million subscribers in 10
markets. It is the leading provider of telecommunication services in Saudi
Arabia. (company website)
• STC was one of the first companies to launch a 4G LTE network in the Middle
East in September 2011. It was the first company to launch a 3G network in
the region in 2006.
• STC was also the first operator in the Middle East to launch a mobile
broadband network with speeds up to 42 Mbps.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Kuwait Telecom Company
• Oger Telecom
• Samsung
• Google
• RIM
• Acer
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$34.8 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$31.1 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$12.2 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$2.7 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
21.9%
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
STC AB
Countries of Operation
Major Shareholders
• BlackRock (8.98%)
• Dimensional Fund Adv (8.13%)
• Foundation Asset Management (6.99%)
• Bank of NewYork (5.14%)
No. of employees: 25,000
Key Management
• Abdul Aziz Bin Abdullah Al Suqair,
Chairman/Managing Director
• Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al
Kharashi,Vice Chairman
• Krishnan Ravi Kumar, CFO
• South Africa
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
29. • ZON Multimedia (5.4%)
• Hispasat (13.2%)
Telefonica
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Madrid, Spain
URL address: www.telefonica.com
Company Background
• Telefonica is the leading wireless provider in Spain.Telefónica stands in 6th
position in the sector Telco worldwide in terms of market capitalization the 1st
as an European integrated operator and in 19th position in the Eurostoxx 50
ranking, composed of the major companies in Europe (March 2014).As of
March 2014,Telefónica’s total number of customers amounted to 313.1
millions.
• The company operates in 25 countries with its strongest presence in Europe
and Latin America. More than 76% of its business is outside of Spain. In Latin
America, it services more than 194 million customers.
• Additionally, they have 40 million fixed telephony, 19 million Internet, and 3.6
million pay TV subscribers. Movistar is their flagship brand for landline and
wireless services in Spain and Latin America. O2 is their brand for similar
services in the UK, Germany, Ireland, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.Terra is their
brand for interactive services and online content for Spain and Latin America.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• O2
• Terra
• China Unicom (9.6%)
• Atento Group (100%)
• Telco SpA (46.2%)
• Portugal Telecom (2%)
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$75.0 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$136.3 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$76.1 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$6.3 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
7.8%
• P/E Ratio:
14.3
• Ticker Symbol:
TEF
• Spain
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
Major Shareholders
• BANCO BILBAOVIZCAYA 5.99%
• CAIXABANK 5.60%
• BLACKROCK 3.89%
• SOCIETE GENERALE 2.92%
• NORGES BANK 2.15%
No. of employees: 285,063
Key Management
• Cesar Alierta Izue, l Chairman/
CEO
• AngelVila Boix, Chief Financial &
Corp Dev Officer,
• Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez,
COO
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Chile
• UK
• Ireland
• Germany
• Czech Republic
• Italy
Countries of Operation
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
30. • Samsung
• Blackberry
• Nokia
• LG
Verizon Wireless
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: Basking Ridge, NJ
URL address: www.verizonwireless.com
Company Background
• Verizon Wireless, subsidiary ofVerizon Communications, is the largest mobile
network operator in the U.S. with annual revenue of $81 billion in 2013.The
company launched the nation’s first 3G wireless broadband network.
• Verizon Wireless is also the first tier-one wireless provider in the nation to
build and operate a 4G LTE network.With the largest 4G LTE network in the
U.S., the company serves 102.8 million retail connections and operates more
than 1,700 retail locations in the U.S. Globally, it offers voice and data services
in more than 200 destinations. (company website)
• Verizon Wireless was a joint venture betweenVerizon Communications (55%)
andVodafone Group (45%). In February 2014,Verizon purchasedVodafone's
45% stake in the joint venture for $130 billion. (Wikipedia)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Vodafone (100%)
• Android
• Motorola
• HTC
• Apple
• Microsoft
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$137.7 billion (Verizon Communications)
• EnterpriseValue:
$233.8 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$120.6 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$11.5 billion
• 2012 Profit Margin:
9.54%
• P/E Ratio:
13.8
• Ticker Symbol:
VZ
Countries of Operation
• USA
• Puerto Rico
Major Shareholders
• Capital Group Company (6.10%)
• BlackRock (5.92%)
• Vanguard Group Inc. (4.92%)
• State Street Corp (4.33%)
• Wellington Management (2.03%)
No. of employees: 72,000
Key Management
• Lowell C. McAdam, Chairman &
CEO ofVerizon Comm
• Daniel Mead, EVP & CEO of
Verizon Wireless
• Andrew Davies, CFO
• Marni Walden, COO
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
31. • Safaricom (Kenya)
• NTT DoCoMo (Japan)
• Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan)
• Almadar (Libya)
• Android
Vodafone
Category:Wireless Carrier
Headquarters: London, UK
URL address: www.vodafone.com
Company Background
• Vodafone is the 3rd largest wireless provider in the world measured by both
with over 453 million subscribers (June 2013).
• The company has operations in 21 countries and partner networks in another
40 countries. Vodafone’s strongest presence is in Europe,Asia Pacific,Africa, the
Middle East and the U.S. ItsVodafone Global Enterprise division provides
telecommunications and IT services to corporate clients in over 65 countries.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• SFR (France)
• MTS (Russia)
• China Mobile
• Airtel
• KT (Korea Telecom)
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$185.3 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$226.6 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$67.5 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
$1.0 billion
• 2012 Profit Margin:
1.5%
• P/E Ratio:
17.6
• Ticker Symbol:
VOD
Countries of Operation
• UK
• USA
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Italy
• Romania
• Spain
Major Shareholders
• Black Rock (6.95%)
• Capital Group Company 3.77%
• Legal & General Investment 3.34%
• Franklin Resources 3.30%
• State Street Corp 2.21%
No. of employees: 91,272
Key Management
• Vittorio Colao, CEO
• Andrew Halford, CFO
• Stephen Pusey, CTO
• Michel Combes, Chief Exec. of
Europe Region Operations
• Alan Harper BA, Chairman of
Vodafone UK Foundation
• Czech Republic
• Turkey
• Australia
• India
• New Zealand
• Egypt
• Netherlands
• Ghana
• Albania
• Portugal
• Qatar
• South Africa
• Malta
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Carriers
32. • NEC
• Kyocera
• ZTE
• Nuance
• ARM
• Qualcomm
Android
Category: Mobile OS
Headquarters: MountainView, CA
URL address: www.android.com
Company Background
• Android is Google’s Linux-based mobile operating system, which includes
middleware and key applications. Original Android Inc, was acquired by Google
in July, 2005.The co-founders were Andy Rubin (co-founder of Danger), Rich
Miner (co-founder of Wildfire Communications), Nick Sears and Chris White.
• Android’s vision and plans were revealed in late 2007 with the announcement
of the Open Handset Alliance, which was a consortium of 71 hardware,
software and telecom companies seeking to accelerate mobile innovation.
Android was its foundation as the first complete, open and free mobile
platform.
• As of 3Q13,Android's global smartphone market share - led by Samsung
products - was 81.3%, the highest ever. In most markets Android-powered
phones are the most popular comprising more than half of the overall
smartphone sales, including the U.S. market. 1 billion Android devices have been
activated as of September 2013. (Wikipedia).
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Open Handset Alliance
• HTC
• Motorola
• Samsung
• Dell Garmin
• Haier
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$404.6 billion (Google)
• EnterpriseValue:
$349.2 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$59.8 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$12.9 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
21.6%
• P/E Ratio:
22.9
• Ticker Symbol:
GOOG
Countries of Operation
• USA
• Japan
• South Korea
• China
• UK
• Spain
• Germany
• France
Major Shareholders
• FMR LLC (6.85%)
• BlackRock (5.67%)
• Capital Group Company (5.14%)
• Vanguard Group Inc. (4.88%)
No. of employees: approximately 500 / 47,756 (Google)
Key Management
• Eric E. Schmidt, Executive
Chairman
• Dr. Larry Page, Co-Founder, CEO
• Sergey Brin, Co-Founder
• Patrick Pichette , CFO, SVP
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Operating Systems
33. Apple
Category: Mobile OS
Headquarters: Cupertino, CA
URL address: www.apple.com
Company Background
• Apple is the world's second-largest IT company by revenue after Samsung
Electronics, and the world's third-largest mobile phone maker after Samsung
and Nokia.Apple is the largest publicly traded corporation in the world by
market capitalization, with an estimated market capitalization of $446 billion by
January 2014. (Wikipedia)
• Apple is a leading consumer electronics, PC and mobile smartphone
manufacturer.The company's best-known products include the Macintosh
computers, the iPod,Apple TV, the iPhone and the iPad. They also operate 408
retail stores in over 14 countries.
• iOS is Apple's mobile operating system that was developed for iPhone and now
used in iPad. This operating system and related user-interface (UI) is elegantly
designed.The iOS/iPhone's App Store is a revolution in mobile services since
the iPhone SDK has allowed numerous companies and individuals to create
new mobile applications that were not possible or ideal in previous mobile
environments.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• FileMaker
• AT&T
• Verizon
• Foxconn Technology Group
• Anobit
• Braeburn Capital
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$473.8 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$331.9 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$170.9 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$37.0 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
21.7%
• P/E Ratio:
12.2
• Ticker Symbol:
AAPL
Countries of Operation
• Worldwide
Major Shareholders
• BlackRock (5.08%)
• Vanguard Group Inc. (4.95%)
• State Street Corp (4.32%)
• FMR LLC (3.18%)
• Investco Ltd (1.49%)
No. of employees: 80,300
Key Management
• Timothy Cook, CEO
• Peter Oppenheimer, CFO & SVP
• Jeffrey Williams, SVP of
Operation
• Eduardo Cue, SVP of Internet
Software & Services
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Operating Systems
34. • Vodafone
• Airtel
• T-Mobile
• China Mobile
• Telefonica
• SK Telecom
BlackBerry
Category: Mobile OS
Headquarters:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
URL address: ca.blackberry.com
Company Background
• BlackBerry Limited, formerly known as Research In Motion Limited (RIM), is a
Canadian telecommunication and wireless equipment company best known as t
he developer of the BlackBerry brand of smartphones and tablets.The compan
y changed its name to BlackBerry Limited in July 2013.
• Originally a dominant innovative company in the smartphone market for busine
ss and government usage, with 43% US market share in 2010, the company has i
n recent years declined precipitously, in part because of intense competition fro
m Apple's iPhone and Google's Android brands. Due to such competition, the c
ompany's US share of personal consumer market was reduced to 3.8% in 2013.
BlackBerry’s paying subscriber base has also fallen drastically from 79 million in
2012 to about 55 million by the end of 2013. (Wikipedia)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• eBay
• Tata Indicom
• China Telecom
• Alcatel-Lucent
• Orange
• IBM
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$4.9 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$2.9 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$11.1 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
($0.6) billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
(5.8%)
• P/E Ratio:
3.55
• Ticker Symbol:
BBRY
Countries of Operation
• Canada
• USA
• UK
• France
• Germany
• Japan
• South Korea
• China
Major Shareholders
• Fairfax Financial Holdings (10.50%)
• Primecap Management (6.51%)
• Lazaridis Michael (4.99%)
• Toronto-Dominion Ban (3.46%)
• Fregin Douglas (2.26%)
No. of employees: 7,260
Key Management
• John S Chen, Chairman / Interim
CEO
• JamesYersh, CFO
• Steven Zipperstein, Chief Legal
Officer / Secretary
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Operating Systems
35. • AMD
• Cisco
• Google
• HP
• Motorola
• Nokia
Linux
Category: Mobile OS
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
URL address: www.linux.com
Company Background
• In 1991, Linus Torvalds wrote the Linux kernel that spawned the development
of the Linux operating system. Linux was an excellent example of the power of
collaboration within open source software.
• In 2007, the Linux Foundation was created to sponsor the work of Linus
Torvalds and add need infrastructure into the Linux community.
• Linux became an alternative to Symbian,Windows CE and others for mobile
devices since it was inexpensive and flexible enough to allow customization. In
2006, 16.7% of smartphones in the world were using Linux. In 2009, Linux had
5% of the overall mobile operating system market (Gartner). By 2011, it is less
than 1%.
• As of June 2013, more than 95% of the world's 500 fastest supercomputers run
some variant of Linux, including all the 44 fastest.
Members
• Fujitsu
• Hitachi
• IBM
• Intel
• NEC
• Oracle
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2009 Revenues:
N/A
• 2009 Net Income:
N/A
• 2009 Profit Margin:
N/A
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
• UK
• China
• Japan
• France
• Germany
• Brazil
• Finland
Major Shareholders
• N/A
No. of employees: n/a
Key Management
• John Zeglis, Chairman and CEO
• Michael Keith, EVP
• Mohan Gyani, President & CEO,
Wireless Services
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Operating Systems
36. Microsoft
Category: Mobile OS
Headquarters: Redmond,WA
URL address: www.microsoft.com
Company Background
• Microsoft Corporation provides software and hardware products and solutions
worldwide. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line
of operating systems, Microsoft Office office suite, and Internet Explorer web
browser. Its flagship hardware products are Xbox game console and the
Microsoft Surface series of tablets.
• Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.
• The primary partnership for Windows Phone is with Nokia, which announced
that Microsoft’s platform would be its OS for all of their smartphones.
• In May 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion in its
largest acquisition to date. In September 2013, it agreed to buy Nokia’s mobile
unit for $7 billion.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• HTC
• Samsung
• LG
• Dell
• Nokia
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$313.4 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$252.4 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$77.8 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$21.9 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
28.1%
• P/E Ratio:
13.7
• Ticker Symbol:
MSFT
Countries of Operation
• Worldwide
Major Shareholders
• BlackRock (5.32%)
• Capital Group Company (4.78%)
• Vanguard Group Inc. (4.49%)
• State Street Corp (4.17%)
• Gates III William HE (4.08%)
No. of employees: 100,932
Key Management
• Satya Nadella, CEO
• Brian Kevin Turner, COO
• Raghu Ramakrishnan, CTO
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Operating Systems
37. Apple
Company Background
Alliances/Subsidiaries
Financial Information
Countries of Operation
Major Shareholders
Key Management
Category: Mobile Phone Maker
Headquarters: Cupertino, CA
URL address: www.apple.com
• Apple is the world's second-largest IT company by revenue after Samsung
Electronics, and the world's third-largest mobile phone maker after Samsung
and Nokia.Apple is the largest publicly traded corporation in the world by
market capitalization, with an estimated market capitalization of $446 billion by
January 2014. (Wikipedia)
• Apple is a leading consumer electronics, PC and mobile smartphone
manufacturer.The company's best-known products include the Macintosh
computers, the iPod,Apple TV, the iPhone and the iPad. They also operate 408
retail stores in over 14 countries.
• iOS is Apple's mobile operating system that was developed for iPhone and now
used in iPad. This operating system and related user-interface (UI) is elegantly
designed.The iOS/iPhone's App Store is a revolution in mobile services since
the iPhone SDK has allowed numerous companies and individuals to create
new mobile applications that were not possible or ideal in previous mobile
environments.
• FileMaker
• AT&T
• Verizon
• Foxconn Technology Group
• Anobit
• Braeburn Capital
• Market Cap:
$473.8 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$331.9 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$170.9 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$37.0 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
21.7%
• P/E Ratio:
12.2
• Ticker Symbol:
AAPL
• Worldwide
• BlackRock (5.08%)
• Vanguard Group Inc. (4.95%)
• State Street Corp (4.32%)
• FMR LLC (3.18%)
• Investco Ltd (1.49%)
No. of employees: 80,300
• Timothy Cook, CEO
• Peter Oppenheimer, CFO & SVP
• Jeffrey Williams, SVP of
Operation
• Eduardo Cue, SVP of Internet
Software & Services
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Phone Makers
38. Blackberry
Company Background
Alliances/Subsidiaries
Financial Information
Countries of Operation
Major Shareholders
Key Management
• Vodafone
• Airtel
• T-Mobile
• China Mobile
• Telefonica
• SK Telecom
Category: Mobile Phone Maker
Headquarters:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
URL address: ca.blackberry.com
• BlackBerry Limited, formerly known as Research In Motion Limited (RIM), is a
Canadian telecommunication and wireless equipment company best known as
the developer of the BlackBerry brand of smartphones and tablets.The
company changed its name to BlackBerry Limited in July 2013.
• Originally a dominant innovative company in the smartphone market for
business and government usage, with 43% US market share in 2010, the
company has in recent years declined precipitously, in part because of intense
competition from Apple's iPhone and Google's Android brands. Due to such
competition, the company's US share of personal consumer market was
reduced to 3.8% in 2013. BlackBerry’s paying subscriber base has also fallen
drastically from 79 million in 2012 to about 55 million by the end of 2013.
(Wikipedia)
• eBay
• Tata Indicom
• China Telecom
• Alcatel-Lucent
• Orange
• IBM
• Market Cap:
$4.9 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$2.9 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$11.1 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
($0.6) billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
(5.8%)
• P/E Ratio:
3.55
• Ticker Symbol:
BBRY
• Canada
• USA
• UK
• France
• Germany
• Japan
• South Korea
• China
• Fairfax Financial Holdings (10.50%)
• Primecap Management (6.51%)
• Lazaridis Michael (4.99%)
• Toronto-Dominion Ban (3.46%)
• Fregin Douglas (2.26%)
No. of employees: 7,260
• John S Chen, Chairman, Interim
CEO
• JamesYersh, CFO
• Steven Zipperstein, Chief Legal
Officer, Secretary
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Phone Makers
39. • Android
• Beats Electronics
• S3 Graphics
• Dashwire
• Zoodles
• Saffron Digital
HTC
Category: Mobile Phone Maker
Headquarters:Taoyuan City,Taiwan
URL address: www.htc.com
Company Background
• HTC Corporation is a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones and tablets.
Founded in 1997, HTC began as notebook computer manufacturer.After
initially making smartphones based mostly on Windows Mobile, HTC expanded
its focus in 2009 to devices based on the Android, and in 2010 to Windows
Phone.As of 2011, HTC primarily releases and markets its smartphones under
the HTC brand, ranking as the 98th top brand on Interbrand’s Best Global
Brands 2011 report.
• In 2011, HTC became the largest smartphone vendor in the U.S. with 24%
market share, ahead of Samsung's 21%,Apple's 20% and BlackBerry's 9%.
However, during early 2012, HTC lost much of this U.S. market share due to
increased competition from Samsung and Apple.As of February 2013, HTC
only accounted for 9.3% of the United States smartphone market.
(Wikipedia)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Microsoft
• T-Mobile
• Orange
• Telefonica
• Vodafone
• Verizon
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$3.7 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$2.8 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$6.9 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
($0.1 billion)
• 2013 Profit Margin:
(0.7%)
• P/E Ratio:
6.4
• Ticker Symbol:
2498.TW
Countries of Operation
• USA
• Canada
• Taiwan
• China
• Japan
• Singapore
• UK
• Germany
Major Shareholders
• Way-Chih Investment Co. (5.20%)
• Way-Lien Technology (4.49%)
• Hsiueh-Hung Wang (3.83%)
• Hon-Mou Investment Co. (2.72%)
• Wen-Chi Chen (2.66%)
No. of employees: 16,746
Key Management
• Cher Wang, Chairman and Co-
founder
• Peter Chou, CEO, President and
Co-founder
• Chang Chia-Lin, CFO / Head of
Global Sales
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Phone Makers
40. • MaxDome
• SkyLife
• Hitachi
• Microsoft
• Intel
• Android
LG Electronics
Category: Mobile Phone Maker
Headquarters: Seoul, Korea
URL address: www.lge.com
Company Background
• LG Electronics is global leader in consumer electronics, mobile communications
and home appliances. is the world’s second-largest television manufacturer
(after Samsung) and the world’s fourth-largest mobile phone maker by unit in
2013.
• In 2012, LGE’s world’s market share was 14.4% for LCD TV, 3.4% for mobile
phone.
• LGE's five primary business units are: Home Entertainment, Mobile
Communications, Home Appliance,Air Conditioning & Energy Solution and
Vehicle components.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Qualcomm
• Schneider
• GE
• Viking
• Skype
• Microsoft
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$9.3 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
Unknown
• 2013 Revenues:
$53.1 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$0.2 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
0.3%
• P/E Ratio:
13.7
• Ticker Symbol:
066570.KS
Countries of Operation
• South Korea
• USA
• Japan
• China
• UK
• France
• India
• Germany
Major Shareholders
• WON HWANG 28.68%
• SHINYOUNG INVESTMENT MGMT CO LT 10.72%
• NATIONAL PENSION SERVICE KOREA 6.08%
• EUN-A NOH 5.79%
• JAE-HA HWANG 0.50%
No. of employees: 85,905
Key Management
• Bon-joon Koo,Vice Chairman &
CEO
• Yu-sig Kang, Co-Vice Chairman
• Do-Hyun Jung, President and
CFO
• Young-Ha Lee, President &
Business Support Officer
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Phone Makers
41. Motorola Mobility
Category: Mobile Phone Maker
Headquarters: Libertyville, IL
URL address: www.motorola.com
Company Background
• Motorola Mobility was formerly known as the Mobile Devices division of
Motorola until it was spun off as a separate entity in January 2011. It consists of
the Mobile Devices business which produces smartphones and the Home
business which produces set-top boxes, end-to-end video solutions, and cable
modems. (directly fromWikipedia)
• On August 15, 2011, Google announced that it had agreed to acquire the
company for US$12.5 billion.The acquisition included a sizeable portfolio of
patents owned by Motorola. However, Google's ownership of Motorola would
be short-lived, as the company announced to sell Motorola Mobility to Chinese
personal computer maker Lenovo for $2.91 billion in a cash-and-stock deal in
January 2014. Google will retain the Advanced Technologies & Projects unit
(which will be reintegrated into the main Android team) and all but 2000 of the
company's patents. (Wikipedia)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Google
• Android
• Verizon
• Lenovo
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$10.58 billion (Lenovo Group)
• EnterpriseValue:
$7.03 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$29.6 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
$472 million
• 2012 Profit Margin:
1.6%
• P/E Ratio:
22.6
• Ticker Symbol:
0992.HK
Countries of Operation
• USA
• Canada
• South Korea
• China
• India
• UK
• France
• Germany
Major Shareholders
No. of employees: 3,894
Key Management
• Rick Osterloh, President and
CEO
• Vanessa Wittman, SVP & CFO
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Phone Makers
42. Nokia
Category: Mobile Phone Maker
Headquarters: Espoo, Finland
URL address: www.nokia.com
Company Background
• Nokia is a Finnish communications and IT multinational corporation, which
operates in three business segments: Devices & Services, HERE, and Nokia
Siemens Networks.
• Nokia was the world's largest vendor of mobile phones from 1998 to 2012.
However, the company's market share started to decline in 2007 as a result of
the growing use of touchscreen smartphones from other vendors such as
Apple’s iPhone, and devices running on Android.
• In a bid to recover, Nokia announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft in
2011 and replaced Symbian with Microsoft's Windows Phone OS in all Nokia
smartphones. However, Nokia's smartphone sales figures, which had previously
increased, collapsed dramatically. From the beginning of 2011 until 2013, Nokia
fell from the world's largest smartphone vendor to assume the status of tenth
largest. (Wikipedia)
• In 2013, Microsoft acquired Nokia’s mobile phone business unit as part of an
overall deal totaling €5.44 billion (US$7.17 billion).
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Siemens (partnership)
• Navteq (subsidiary)
• Vertu (subsidiary)
• Qt Software (subsidiary)
• Symbian Foundation
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$28.9 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$25.2 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$16.9 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
($0.8 billion)
• 2013 Profit Margin:
(4.8%)
• P/E Ratio:
21.6
• Ticker Symbol:
NOK
Countries of Operation
• Finland
• UK
• Spain
• Germany
• France
• China
• Hong Kong
• USA
Major Shareholders
• Dodge & Cox (4.11%)
• FIR TREE INCORPORATE 0.84%
• FMR LLC 0.48%
• BLACKROCK 0.32%
• DISCOVERY CAPITAL MA 0.24%
No. of employees: 56,000
Key Management
• Risto Siilasmaa, Chairman, Interim
CEO
• Timo Ihamuotila, Interim
President, ExecVP, and CFO
• Henry Tirri, ExecVP and CTO
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Phone Makers
43. • O2
• Telefonica
• China Mobile
• China Unicom
• Vodafone
• Orange
Samsung Electronics
Category: Mobile Phone Maker
Headquarters: Seoul, Korea
URL address: www.samsung.com
Company Background
• Samsung Electronics is a leading consumer electronics and semiconductor
company. It is the largest memory chip maker and second largest
semiconductor manufacturer in the world. It is the largest smartphone maker
and mobile phone manufacturer in the world. It displaced Apple Inc. as the
world’s largest technology company in 2011. Samsung Electronics is the flagship
subsidiary of the Samsung Group.
• In 2012, Samsung was the world’s largest FPTV and smart TV manufacturer by
market share (30.6% and 37.2% respectively). Its printing solutions business had
the biggest global market share of 16% and smartphone business had the
biggest global market share of 30.4% in 2012. Samsung is also the largest DRAM
and NAND Flash supplier in the world.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Samsung Group
• AT&T
• Verizon
• Sprint Nextel
• T-Mobile
• SK Telecom
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$176.4 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$152.3 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$209.0 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$27.3 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
13.0%
• P/E Ratio:
6.7
• Ticker Symbol:
005930.KS
Countries of Operation
• South Korea
• USA
• China
• India
• UK
• France
• Germany
• Spain
Major Shareholders
• Kun-hee Lee and family (11.14%)
• National Pension Service (7.43%)
• Samsung Life Insurance (7.21%)
• Samsung C&T Corp (4.06%)
No. of employees: 370,000
Key Management
• Lee Kun Hee, Chairman
• Kwon Oh-Hyun, Co-Vice Chair,
CEO and Co-Rep Director
• Boo-KeunYoon, President &
CEO of Consumer Electronics
• Jong-Kyun Shin, President & CEO
of IT & Mobile
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Phone Makers
44. ZTE
Category: Mobile Phone Maker
Headquarters: Shenzhen, China
URL address: www.zte.com.cn
• Founded in 1985 by a group of state-owned enterprises associated with China's
Ministry of Aerospace, ZTE Corporation is a Chinese telecommunications
equipment and systems company.As of 2Q13, ZTE is the world's fourth-largest
mobile phone and smartphone manufacturer and won the 5th place in U.S.
Smartphone market in 2013. It is the world's fifth-largest telecoms equipment
maker measured by 2012 revenues.
• ZTE's core products are wireless, exchange, access, optical transmission and
data telecommunications gear; mobile phones; and telecommunications
software.
• ZTE has filed 48,000 patents globally, and with more than 13,000 patents
granted. 90% more patents are invention-related. (Wikipedia)
• Android
• China Telecom
• China Unicom
• China Mobile
• Market Cap:
$7.7 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$11.1 billion
• 2012 Revenues:
$13.3 billion
• 2012 Net Income:
($0.5 billion)
• 2012 Profit Margin:
(3.4%)
• P/E Ratio:
Unknown
• Ticker Symbol:
0763.HK
• USA
• Australia
• Germany
• Hong Kong
• JP Morgan Chase & Co (10.19%)
• BlackRock (6.96%)
• FIL Limited (5.19%)
• Value Partners Group LTD (4.97%)
• Wellington Management Co LLP (4.73%)
No. of employees: 89,786
• Hou Weigui, Chairman & Co-
founder
• Shi Lirong, President, Executive
Director
• Zhao Xianming, ExecVP and
CTO
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Phone Makers
Company Background
Alliances/Subsidiaries
Countries of Operation
Major Shareholders
Key Management
Financial Information
45. Xiaomi
Category: Mobile Phone Maker
Headquarters: Beijing, China
URL address: wwwxiaomi.com/en
Company Background
• Founded in 2010, Xiaomi has fast become one of the leading tech firms in
China. Xiami’s main product portfolio includes: Xiaomi Phones,Android
devices, MIUI ROM, highly customized ROM, MiTalk, a preeminent messaging
application, and MiBox, a smart set-top box.
• Xiaomi expanded from mainland China into Hong Kong and Taiwan in 2013 and
entered Singapore in early 2014 and announced their new brand, Redmi, to the
world. Redmi, previously known as Hongmi for sales within China, will soon be
for sale in Singapore.
• In 2013, Xiaomi sold 18.7 million smartphones, up 160% from a year earlier
(sold close to 7 million in 2012).
• Xiaomi, which has now expanded to selling smart TV's and Apple Airport
Extreme like Wi-Fi routers now plans to sell 40 million units in 2014.
• In October 2013, Xiaomi was reported as the fifth most used smartphone
brand in China.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Westhouse
• Pebbles Interfaces
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
$5.2 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• China
• Taiwan
• Hong Kong
• Singapore
Major Shareholders
• MorningSide, Qiming and IDG: $41 million series A
• Qiming, IDG, Qualcomm, MorningSide and Temask: $90 million Series
B
No. of employees: 3,000
Key Management
• Lei Jun, CEO
• Lin Bin, President
• Hugo Barra,Vice President
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Phone Makers
46. Meraki
Category: Wireless Technology
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
URL address: www.meraki.com
Company Background
• Meraki's technology was developed from MIT's Roofnet project. The core is a
wireless mesh hardware and software that allows people to extend the range
of their Wifi networks.
• Meraki’s networking systems bring enterprise-class networking to organizations
of all sizes. Meraki's unique cloud-hosted controller architecture provides
centralized management and security though an intuitive web interface,
eliminating the high costs and complexity associated with traditional
networking systems. (company website)
• In November 2012, Cisco, the networking tech giant, acquired Meraki for $1.2
billion, all in cash.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Google
• City of San Francisco
• Cisco
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
Investors
• Google, Seed Round
• Sequoia Capital, $5 million Series A
• Sequoia Capital, DAGVentures, and Northgate Capital, $20 million
Series B
• Sequoia Capital, $15 million Series C
• Sequoia Capital and Northgate Capital, $40 million Series D
No. of employees: 330
Key Management
• Andy McCall,VP, Sales
• Douglas Leone, Board Member
• John Bicket, CTO & Co-Founder
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Technology
47. Category: Wireless Technology
Headquarters: San Diego, CA
URL address: www.qualcomm.com
• Founded in 1985, QUALCOMM engages in the development, design,
manufacture, and marketing of digital wireless telecommunications products
and services.The company operates in four segments: Qualcomm Code
Division Multiple Access Technologies (QCT), Qualcomm Technology Licensing
(QTL), Qualcomm Wireless and Internet (QWI), and Qualcomm Strategic
Initiatives (QSI). (Yahoo! Finance)
• The QCT segment develops and supplies code division multiple access
(CDMA)-based integrated circuits and system software.The QTL segment
grants licenses to use portions of its intellectual property portfolio, which
includes cdmaOne, CDMA2000,WCDMA, CDMA TDD and others.The QWI
segment comprises Qualcomm Internet Services that provides content
enablement services for the wireless industry.The QSI segment makes strategic
investments to promote the worldwide adoption of CDMA-based products
and services. (Yahoo! Finance)
• ZTE
• Oracle
• Audiovox
• Symbian
• AT&T
• Verizon
• Market Cap:
$128.4 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$96.8 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$24.9 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$6.9 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
27.6%
• P/E Ratio:
14.3
• Ticker Symbol:
QCOM
• USA
• South Korea
• China
• Japan
• Taiwan
• Australia,
• Austria
• Belgium
• BlackRock (5.76%)
• Vanguard Group Inc. (4.90%)
• State Street Corp (4.30%)
• FMR LLC 2.74%)
• T Rowe Price Group I (2.01%)
No. of employees: 31,000
• Paul E. Jacobs, Executive
Chairman
• Steve Mollenkodf, CEO
• Matt Grob, CTO
• Derek Aberle, President
• Brazil
• Canada
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Hong Kong
• India
• Indonesia
• Ireland
• Israel
• Italy
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Nigeria
• Philippines
• Russia
Wireless Technology
Qualcomm
Company Background
Alliances/Subsidiaries
Financial Information
Countries of Operation
Investors
Key Management
Updated: July 2014
48. • Qualcomm
• Texas Instruments
• Apple
• Softbank Mobile
• MapQuest
• Priceline
Skyhook
Category: Wireless Technology
Headquarters: Boston, MA
URL address: www.skyhookwireless.com
Company Background
• Skyhook is the leader in location positioning with its technology that utilizes
Wi-Fi access points to determine geographic location instead of GPS hardware.
It has played a major role in developing beacon-based,Wi-Fi location
positioning, known as hybrid positioning.
• Skyhook is best known for its “Precision Location” and “Context Accelerator”
software development kits (SDK’s), which “leverage the network to enable
businesses to gain unprecedented levels of geospatial insight, optimize mobile
and device experiences, provide the right content when it’s needed, and certify
that location is precise and reliable.”
• In February 2014, Cellular location company TruePosition, a subsidiary of
Liberty Media, acquired Skyhook Wireless for an undisclosed price.
(Media)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Samsung
• Motorola
• Gowalla
• Foursquare
• Aloqa
• Opera
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
Investors
• Nokia and Commons Angels, $1.8 million Series A
• Nokia, Intel, Bain CapitalVentures, Commons Angels, $6.5 million
Series B
• Intel, Bain CapitalVentures, Common Angels, RREVentures, $8.5
million Series C
• Acquired by TruePosition
No. of employees: 40
Key Management
• Jeffrey Glass, CEO
• Jim Crowley, President
• Kepp Jones,VP Product
• Michael Shean, SVP & Co-
Founder
• Nick Brachet, CTO
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Technology
49. SpiderCloud
Category: Wireless Technology
Headquarters: San Jose CA
URL address: www.spidercloud.com
Company Background
• SpiderCloud is startup that developed the industry’s first enterprise radio
access network (E-RAN) that enables direct integration between enterprise IT
networks and mobile devices through small cell technologies.This wireless
platform has solved indoor coverage and capacity issues for mobile operators
and their business customers.
• The E-RAN system consists of a Services Node (SCSN) that can control over
100 self-organizing and multi-access 3G,Wi-Fi and LTE/4G Small Cells that can
be installed in just days using an enterprise- Ethernet LAN. One E-RAN
delivers unprecedented capacity and coverage to over 10,000 connected
smartphones and tablets, with just one connection to the mobile operator’s
core network. (company website)
• In 2012, the company launched a small-cell wireless system in the UK in
partnership withVodafone. This is an enhanced indoor 3G network that allows
people to access wireless services in busy office settings.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Vodafone
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
• UK
Investors
• Charles River, Matrix Partners, $15 million Series A
• Charles River, Matrix Partners, ShastaVentures, and Opus Capital,
$25 million Series B
• Charles River, Matrix Partners, ShastaVentures, and Opus Capital,
$35 millionVenture Round
No. of employees: 200
Key Management
• Mike Gallager, CEO
• Thomas Scott, CFO
• Behrooz Parsay, SVP of
Engineering and Operations
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Technology
50. Urban Airship
Category: Wireless Technology
Headquarters: Portland, OR
URL address: www.urbanairship.com
Company Background
• Founded in 2009, Urban Airship provides app developers the ability to easily
add features such as creation and delivery of enhanced push notifications and a
digital wallet, as well as reporting on the use of those features back to app
developers.These services are provided on Android, iOS,Windows 8, and
BlackBerry. (Wikipedia)
• Urban Airship has more than 1.5 billion active installs and more than 5.5 billion
messages are sent per month.
• In 2011, Urban Airship acquired SimpleGeo, and in 2012, it acquired Tello in an
all-stock for its Apple Passbook management product for developers.Tello’s
PassTools product enables companies to visually create Passbook items with
colors, text and the like.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Tello
• SimpleGeo
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
• UK
Investors
• TrueVentures, Founder’s Co-op, Pete Grillo, $1.1 million Series A
• Foundry Group,TrueVentures, Founder’s Co-op, $5.4 million Series B
• Salesforce,Verizon, Foundry Group,TrueVentures, $15.1 million
Series C
• August Capital, Foundry Group, Intel Capital,TrueVentures,Verizon
Communications, $25 million Series D
No. of employees: 165
Key Management
• Scott Kveton, Co-Founder &
CEO
• Steven Osborn, Co-Founder &
CTO
• Dylan Anderson – CFO
• Michael Richardson – Co-
Founder & Senior Engineer
Updated: July 2014
Wireless Applications
51. Kakao
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: Gyeonggi-do, Korea
URL address: www.kakao.com
Company Background
• Founded in 2010, Kakao is mostly known for its dominant messaging app,
Kakao Talk, a free mobile messenger app with free text and call features,
available on iOS,Android, Bada, BlackBerry,Windows and personal computers.
It supports for 12 languages. Kakao Talk is used by 133 million people and is
also the primary platform for mobile games.
• Kakao’s revenue mostly comes from its mobile gaming platform. In 2013, Kakao
generated revenue of approximately $200 million USD.
• Kakao dominates the South Korean instant messaging market. Its application is
installed in 90% of smartphones in the country. Kakao Talk has been launched in
Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Japan.
• In May 2014, Kakao announced that it will merge with Daum in an all-stock that
values Kakao at 3.1 trillion won ($3 bn).The new company will be called Daum
Kakao and will be listed in October 2014.
(Wikipedia & media)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Tencent
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
$200 million
• 2013 Net Income:
$65 million
• 2013 Profit Margin:
32.5%
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• South Korea
• Indonesia
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Vietnam
Investors
• CyberAgent, Maverick Capital, DCM, Series A
• Tencent, $62.9 million Private Equity funding
• Berjaya, $10 millionVenture Round
No. of employees: Unknown
Key Management
• Beom-Su Kim, Founder &
Chairman
• Sirgoo Lee, Co-CEO
• Jae-Bum Lee, Co-CEO
Mobile Applications
Updated: July 2014
52. • LINE PLUS Corporation
• LINE Business Corporation
• LINE Fukuoka Corporation
• DataHotel Co., Ltd.
LINE
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: Bundang, South Korea
URL address: http://line.me/en/
Company Background
• LINE is a free instant message, voice and video call application available on all
smartphone devices and PCs. Users can exchange text messages, graphics,
video and audio media, make freeVoIP calls, and hold free audio or video
conferences.
• LINE, launched in Japan in 2011, reached 100 million users within eighteen
months and 200 million users only six months later. LINE became Japan's
largest social network in 2013; on 1 April 2014, it announced that it had over
420 million registrants worldwide, of which 50 million users are within Japan.
• In Q1 2014, LINE Corporation. reported JPY 18 billion in revenue.The revenue
for LINE Corporation’s core business, LINE, totaled JPY 14.6 billion in 1Q
2014, up 223% over the same quarter in the previous year.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$22.7 billion (Naver Corp.)
• EnterpriseValue:
KRW 23,243 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
KRW 2,312 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
KRW 328 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
82.0%
• P/E Ratio:
38.7
• Ticker Symbol:
035420.KS
Countries of Operation
• Korea
• Japan
• USA
• Spain
Investors
No. of employees: 666
Key Management
• Akira Morikawa, CEO
• Takeshi Idezawa, COO
• Joongho Shin, CGO (global)
• Jun Masuda, CSO & CMO
• Euibin Park, CTO
Mobile Applications
Updated: July 2014
53. Tango
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: MountainView, CA
URL address: www.tango.me
Company Background
• The company was founded in September 2009 by Uri Raz and Eric Setton.
Tango is the leading all-in-one social networking application used by 200 million
people in 212 countries.
• Tango provides free text messages, games and free phone calls, high-quality
video calls, and photo sharing for iPhone and Android.
• Tango empowers people to share what they see and to have fun with video
calling whether at home or on-the-go.Tango works on iPhones, iPod touch,
hundreds of Android phones and Windows Phone devices, as well as tablets and
PCs, and provides high quality experience over 3G, 4G, and Wi-Fi. (CrunchBase)
• In March 2014,Tango raised $280 million in a new funding round led by Alibaba
Group Holding Ltd.Alibaba invested $215 million while the remainder of the
funding came from Tango’s prior investors, which include Access Industries,
Draper Fisher Jurvetson and JerryYang.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Apple
• Samsung
• Microsoft
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
Investors
• Bill Tai, $5 miilion Series A
• Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Len Blavatnik,Alex Zubillaga,Translink
Capital, $42 million Series B
• QualcommVentures,Access BridgeGapVentures, Draper Fisher
Jurvetson,Translink Capital, $38.1 million Series C
No. of employees: 150
Key Management
• Uri Raz, Co-founder & CEO
• Eric Setton, Co-founder & CTO
• Gary Chevsky,VP of Engineering
• JP Marcos, COO
Mobile Applications
Updated: July 2014
54. • Vine
Twitter
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
URL address: www.twitter.com
Company Background
• Twitter is a micro-blogging services that allows people to post updates and
links within 140 characters. Created in March 2006,Twitter is a global real-time
communications platform with 400 million monthly visitors to twitter.com and
more than 200 million monthly active users around the world.These users
generate over 500 million tweets per day.
• Registered users of Twitter are able to read and post tweets via the web, SMS
or mobile applications.
• In April 2008 Twitter launched Twitter Japan in partnership with Digital Garage.
Twitter can be used in multiple languages worldwide.
• In November 2013,Twitter held its IPO on the NYSE and listed under with
ticker “TWTR”.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Twitter Japan
• Digital Garage
• Apple
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$32.1 billion
• EnterpriseValue:
$30.1 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$0.7 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
($0.6) billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
(97.1%)
• P/E Ratio:
273.52%
• Ticker Symbol:
TWTR
Countries of Operation
• USA
• Netherlands
• Germany
• Ireland
• UK
• Japan
• Brazil
• Canada
Major Shareholders
• RTLC Management LLC (15.34%)
• Williams Evan (9.93%)
• Rizvi Traverse Management (9.55%)
• SSPARK Management PA (5.84%)
• Institutional Assoc. (5.79%)
No. of employees: 2,700
Key Management
• Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder,
Chairman of Twitter, and CEO of
Square
• Dick Costolo, CEO
• Mike Gupta, CFO
• Ali Rowghani, COO
• Spain
• France
• Australia
• South Korea
• Singapore
Mobile Applications
Updated: July 2014
55. WeChat
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: Shenzhen, China
URL address: www.wechat.com
Company Background
• WeChat is a mobile text and voice messaging communication service
developed by Tencent in China.The app is available on Android, iPhone,
BlackBerry,Windows Phone, Symbian, and OS X platforms and it supports 15
languages.
• WeChat had 355 million monthly active users at the end of 2013 and
generated $32 million to $49 million in revenue in the fourth quarter.
• In August 2013,WeChat announced that it had 100 million registered
international users which was doubled in 3 months. It also claimed 300 million
registered Chinese users.
• Tencent revealed that the combined monthly active users of WeChat reached
355 million as of end of 2013, an increase of 121%YoY and up 6% QoQ.
According to GlobalWebIndex,WeChat is fifth most used smartphone app
worldwide.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Tencent
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
$130.1 billion (Tencent)
• EnterpriseValue:
$133.4 billion
• 2013 Revenues:
$9.91 billion
• 2013 Net Income:
$2.56 billion
• 2013 Profit Margin:
25.8%
• P/E Ratio:
29.8
• Ticker Symbol:
0700 HK
Countries of Operation
• China
Investors
• Naspers Ltd (33.8%)
• JP Morgan Chase & Co (4.96%)
• Vanguard Group Inc. (1.97%)
• Capital Group companies (1.82%)
• BlackRock (1.34%)
No. of employees:
Key Management
• Huateng Ma, Chairman, CEO
amd Co-founder
• Chi Ping Lau, President
• Zhidong Zhang, Co-CTO/Co-
founder
• Shek Hon Lo, CFO & SVP
• Chenye Xu, CIO/Co-founder
Mobile Applications
Updated: July 2014
56. WhatsApp
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: MountainView, CA
URL address: www.whatsapp.com
Company Background
• WhatsApp Messenger is a free cross-platform instant messaging service for
smartphone. In addition to text messaging, users can send each toerh images,
video, and audio media messages as well as their location using integrated
mapping features.WhatsApp Messenger is available for iPhone, BlackBerry,
Windows Phone,Android and Nokia. (Wikipedia)
• WhatsApp has 450 million users as of February 2014.The company claims to
have 200 million monthly actives, 10 billion messages sent and 17 billion
received in a single day. (CrunchBase)
• In February 2014,WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook for $19 billion. It was
one of the biggest tech acquisitions since HP bought Compaq for $25 billion in
2001.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Facebook
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
Investors
• $250,000 Seed round
• Sequoia Capital, $8 millionVenture Round
• Sequoia Capital, $50 million Series C
• Acquired by Facebook, $19 billion
No. of employees: 55
Key Management
• Jan Koum, Co-founder & CEO
• Brian Acton, Co-founder
• Jim Goetz, Board member
Mobile Applications
Updated: July 2014
57. Blend
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
URL address: www.blend.la
Company Background
• Blend bridges the gap between the brands and students creating an innovative
channel that offers a curated collection of the hottest brands and the finest
products specifically for the college audience. On Blend, brands receive
promotional consideration to the most sought-after demographic - the
millennial student. This exclusive college-only app offers a new engaging way
for students to share their unique experiences. Students share photos relating
to the theme of the day, earn Snaps (likes) from peers nationwide, and use their
Snaps to redeem free gifts. Blend integrates free products and gift cards directly
into students’ photo feeds, putting brands front and center. Blend only partners
with brands that we know appeal to the college audience. The app is available
at almost any college in the U.S.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
Investors
• New Enterprise Associates,TrinityVentures, Foundation Capital,
Lerer Hippeau, Maveron, BoxGroup, XGVentures, CAA, and
SparkLabs GlobalVentures, $2.7 million seed round
No. of employees: 12
Key Management
• Akash Nigam, Co-founder &
CEO
• Matt Geiger, Co-founder
• Evan Rosenbaum, Co-founder &
CTO
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Applications
58. Lifesum
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
URL address: www.lifesum.com
Company Background
• Lifesum is a Stockholm-based digital health startup that offers its users a
flexible platform to support and encourage a healthy, balanced lifestyle. Lifesum
wants to make people healthier and happier by helping users to forge good
habits on their journey towards a better lifestyle, as well as an improved overall
quality of life.
• Having already achieved over 6.5 million downloads across Europe, the Lifesum
app is available on Android and iOS, and can be tailored by individual users and
adapted to specific goals and aims, offering personal guidance based on
personal data.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• Sweden
Investors
• Bauer Media, SparkLabs GlobalVentures, $6.7 million Series A
No. of employees: 20
Key Management
• Henrik Torstensson, CEO
• Marcus Gners, COO
• Tove Westlund, Co-founder &VP
Product
• Martin Wählby, Co-founder &VP
Product
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Applications
59. Soundwave
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
URL address: www.soundwave.com
Company Background
• Founded in June 2013, Soundwave is a music discovery app that shows you
what music people are listening to and where in real-time. Soundwave aims to
connect music lovers worldwide to discover, share, discuss and track their
music consumption across Android and iOS devices.The Soundwave music map
is an innovative feature that allows a user to pick a destination and see in real-
time the music that is being consumed in that area by other Soundwave users.
• After a successful launch of the free Music Discovery app - Soundwave has
received great feedback and engagement worldwide.As of March 1st 2014
Soundwave has been downloaded in over 190 countries worldwide with close
to 1 million downloads. Soundwave also recently achieved the top music app
position in the App store in France, which resulted in 10,000 downloads in a
single day. 65 million song plays have been tracked by the app’s users to date.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• Ireland
• USA
Investors
• Mark Cuban,ACTVenture Capital, SparkLabs GlobalVentures,
Enterprise Ireland, Matthew Le Merle, and Trevor Bowen, $2 million
No. of employees: 10
Key Management
• Brendan O’Driscoll, CEO
• Craig Watson, CIO
• Aidan Sliney, CTO
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Applications
60. Stitch
Category: Mobile Applications
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
URL address: www.stitchapp.com
Company Background
• Stitch helps salespeople close more deals and be more responsive.They are
building the best mobile-first, sales productivity platform.Their first product is a
mobile email application for salespeople.With Stitch, salespeople can
communicate faster by having the right information, insights, and tools at their
fingertips.
• Stitch lets its users track email opens and link clicks sent from their mobile
email.They will know and can follow up immediately with the right information.
The app indexes all files and attachments. Users can send files from Dropbox,
Google Drive, Hightail, and Box, and can easily access files they’ve recently sent
or received.
• Stitch was founded in 2013 by Somrat Niyogi, Wiebke Poerschke, and Jason
McDowall - all formerly at Salesforce.com.
Alliances/Subsidiaries
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
Investors
• GoogleVentures, SoftTechVC,TektonVentures, Foundation Capital,
TriplePoint Capital, EniacVentures, SparkLabs GlobalVentures,
Freestyle Capital, Brad Garlinghouse and others, $3.3 million seed
round
No. of employees: 9
Key Management
• Somrat Niyogi, Co-founder &
CEO
• Wiebke, Poerschke, Co-founder
• Jason McDowall, Co-founder &
VP of Product
Updated: July 2014
Mobile Applications
61. • Gossip Girl
• Huffington Post
FourSquare
Category: Location-Based
Headquarters: NewYork, NY
URL address: www.foursquare.com
Company Background
• Foursquare is a location-based social network where users receive points and
virtual badges for 'checking in' at selected venues.
• More than 1.6 million businesses from large brands to small merchants have
used its advertising and merchant tools to attract and maintain customers.
More than 50,000 developers use the Foursquare API to add location to their
apps. It has applications for iPhone,Android, BlackBerry,Windows Phone, Nokia
S40/Asha, and Symbian.
• By December 2013, Foursquare had over 45 million users and over 5 billion
check-ins.
• Early 2014, Microsoft announced an extensive partnership with Foursquare,
giving access to their users’ physical movements and preferences.This data can
be used to personalize search results on the search engine Bing. (Crunchbase)
Alliances/Subsidiaries
• Skyhook
• Zagat
• Bravo
• Conde Nast
• The NewYork Times
• MTV
Financial Information
• Market Cap:
N/A
• EnterpriseValue:
N/A
• 2013 Revenues:
unknown
• 2013 Net Income:
unknown
• 2013 Profit Margin:
unknown
• P/E Ratio:
N/A
• Ticker Symbol:
N/A
Countries of Operation
• USA
Investors
• Total funding of $162.4 million from 6 funding rounds
• Andreessen Horowitz, Union SquareVentures, Spark Capital, O'Reilly
AlphaTechVentures, Silver Lake Partners, $41M Debt Financing
• DFJ Growth, Smallcap World Fund, $35M Series D
• Microsoft, $15M
No. of employees: 170
Key Management
• Dennis Crowley, Co-Founder &
CEO
• Evan Cohen, Chief Operating
Officer
Updated: July 2014
Location-Based Services