The company's approximately 33 million contract and prepaid consumer customers use its network domestically and are able to connect to the compatible network of its parent company when in Europe. It also provides wireless Internet access and other data services in airports and retail businesses, among other locations, through its T-Mobile HotSpot brand. T-Mobile USA resells phones, PDA's, and accessories from such vendors as Nokia and Samsung. T-Mobile is concentrating its efforts on the more productive markets in Europe and the United States. The twelve T-Mobile markets serve more than 106 million users.
In 2004, Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) was added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which was an extremely powerful move for Verizon, and for the telecommunications industry (“Marketwatch,” 2012). The company name, “Verizon”, was a combination of the Latin word “veritas”, meaning certainty, and “horizon”, always looking forward toward progress. With this newly merged corporation, Verizon was able to take advantage of the 7.1 million and 72 million potential GTE wireless customers, and 43 million land based Bell Atlantic customers (“Verizon,” 2012). Verizon Communications has several main products and services that are offered to customers, and are more than just a wireless provider. Verizon Wireless is the branch of the company that provides wireless phone and data solutions to consumers.
AT&T has strengths that help to keep them as one of the top two providers in the cellular communications industry. They are currently the United States’ largest providers of broadband service. They have established an extremely capable wireless network with International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 cellular coverage, better known as 3G. They have established a large consumer base from their popular brand name from years of reliable services even outside the cellular communications industry. They have for years owned the exclusive rights to the Apple iPhone which has become one of the most demanded and popular consumer electronic devices in years (“Next Generation Integrated Communications Products”, n.d.).
Conclusion 9. References 1.Introduction This report is about the Apple Inc. Company and covers the budgetary and financial plans and achievements of the company. The Apple Inc. Company designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software. The company’s products and services include Iphone, Ipad, Mac, Ipod, Apple TV, professional software such as iOS and Mac OS X, it also delivers and sells digital content and applications through the Itunes Store, APP store, IBooks store and Mac App store. The markets for the Company’s products and services are highly competitive and the Company is confronted by aggressive competition in all areas of its business.
Such as: A5 dual-core chip which is twice faster than the old one, 8.0 megapixel camera that can record a 1080p HD video and take incredible high quality photos for a mobile phone, iOS 5 with over 200 new features, ICloud which will sync data automatically through Wi-Fi to your other iOS devices or Mac and finally, the phone digital assistant - Siri. * With a simple but truly beautiful design, the ‘easy to use’ i-Operating System (iOS), the high quality of products and professional marketing skills, Apple succeed in making iPhone 4S to become one of the most popular smartphone all over the world. * By releasing new iPhone 4S, apple has introduced a lot of new features and differentiations from other competitors in the marketplace such
“Verizon Wireless is an innovative wireless communications company that connects people and businesses with the most advanced wireless technology and service available. Our company launched the nation’s first 3G wireless broadband network. We were also the first tier-one wireless provider in the nation to build and operate a 4G LTE network. With 4G LTE, our customers can access the Internet and stream media faster than ever—and experience their mobile world in real-time. As the nation’s largest wireless company, we serve 109.5 million retail connections and operate more than 1,700 retail locations in the United States.
The organization should consider using iPhones because it is the most dominant smart phone in the market being used, and it is also has many features that other smart phones may not have, such has excellent and strong reception which will come in handy when using the phone for presentations for the next big client. The NETGEAR – ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point Router system will make sure departments are getting good use of the iPhone. While in the office employees can, safely and securely uploads and downloads client information. If employees travel a lot the iPhone will be a great source because he or she can “manage trips, itineraries, confirmation numbers,
Apple Inc. Factors MGT/230 October 1, 2012 Apple Inc. Factors Over a 100 years ago we would have never dreamed of the technology we have today much less the advancement of the cell phones we carry. Thanks to Apple Inc. we carry the most advanced technology in the palm of our hands. These are to include Macintosh, iPhones, iPads, and iPods, which are sold worldwide. Apple Inc. has strived to build a solid foundation and create a way to stay one step ahead of other competition by hiring outstanding managers. Managers must remain consistent and understand how the internal and external factors may affect the four functions of management in a business.
The iphone has been revolutionary for its contribution to both technology and the mobile device industries, being iconic for the setting the standard for the features of virtually all smart phones. In the survey, 79% of customers stated they are owners of smart phones which is a product that greatly impacts cell phone provider sales and up until recently of last year, AT&T had exclusive contracted rights to the iphone that not other cell phone service provider could sale iphones except for them. Now that services such as Verizon, Sprint have access to sales the iphone causes massive competition to AT&T sales and threats to loosing their customers. Based on the pre-conceived notions, an assumption was made prior to analyzing the survey that Verizon being the leading service provider primarily correlated to them gaining access to sale the iphone. However, according to the survey that assumption was disproven based on summarizing comments and statistics of our sample base stating that 65% of our surveyors have been with their cell phone provider company for over 5 years (Avery and
Indirect sales and distribution through resellers became the major sales channel in the end of 1990s, its “value-added reseller” (VAR) was the most successful indirect sales channel strategy at that time. In later 1990s, Cisco had ever been the world’s most valuable company, its market capitalization exceeded $500 billion in 2000, and sales reached $18 billion. With the telecom and dot-com crash in 2001, Cisco’s business was greatly affected, $1 billion loss was reported in 2001. The shrunken market made Cisco’s management completely review and revamp its go-to market strategy. Market and Products: Cisco’s major products are switches and routers.