Friday, July 19, 2002
4000 mmO2 Pocket PC Phone Edition devices (xda) sold
Posted by Andy Sjostrom in "NEWS" @ 02:09 PM
http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/f_headline.cgi?bw.071802/221992088&ticker=OOM
The xda brand owner and Mobile Network Operator mmO2 performs well financially. I realize the last quarter is not affected by mmO2's Pocket PC sales, but it is nice to see friends do well. The press release mentions the xda in the following manner:
"The xda from O2, which for the first time combines a GPRS voice and data phone, a colour PDA and pocket PC, addresses both the traditional PDA and emerging pocket PC market. More than 4,000 sales of the new xda from O2 have already been recorded by mmO2 since its recent debut in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, with the device due to go on sale in Ireland shortly. In addition, the company has established reseller deals in the Asia Pacific market with leading telecoms providers, CSL in Hong Kong and StarHub in Singapore."
More positive financial news from mmO2: "mmO2 recorded another strong quarter for mobile data growth and further boosted its leading position in this expanding market, it was announced today. Revenue generated from mobile data increased 9% from the last quarter and represented 14.6% of the company's service revenues in the three months ending June 2002."
On the subject of mobile data, CEO Peter Erskine says: "Mobile data is a reality today. The key point is that for the first time, content, devices and ease of use are coming together and have contributed to a strong quarter. The momentum will continue throughout the year with the introduction of multimedia messaging and camera phones as well as interactive services based on the start of the new football season and other large crowd pulling events."
Am I wrong, but does it not seem that friends of Microsoft do much better than foes?
The xda brand owner and Mobile Network Operator mmO2 performs well financially. I realize the last quarter is not affected by mmO2's Pocket PC sales, but it is nice to see friends do well. The press release mentions the xda in the following manner:
"The xda from O2, which for the first time combines a GPRS voice and data phone, a colour PDA and pocket PC, addresses both the traditional PDA and emerging pocket PC market. More than 4,000 sales of the new xda from O2 have already been recorded by mmO2 since its recent debut in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, with the device due to go on sale in Ireland shortly. In addition, the company has established reseller deals in the Asia Pacific market with leading telecoms providers, CSL in Hong Kong and StarHub in Singapore."
More positive financial news from mmO2: "mmO2 recorded another strong quarter for mobile data growth and further boosted its leading position in this expanding market, it was announced today. Revenue generated from mobile data increased 9% from the last quarter and represented 14.6% of the company's service revenues in the three months ending June 2002."
On the subject of mobile data, CEO Peter Erskine says: "Mobile data is a reality today. The key point is that for the first time, content, devices and ease of use are coming together and have contributed to a strong quarter. The momentum will continue throughout the year with the introduction of multimedia messaging and camera phones as well as interactive services based on the start of the new football season and other large crowd pulling events."
Am I wrong, but does it not seem that friends of Microsoft do much better than foes?
