Kenneth Ashworth - Seeking Alpha 'Kenneth Ashworth' Tag RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.com/author/kenneth-ashworth Virgin Mobile Files S-1: WiMAX Identified as Significant Competitive Threat http://seekingalpha.com/article/35141-virgin-mobile-files-s-1-wimax-identified-as-significant-competitive-threat?source=feed 35141 Virgin Mobile USA, Inc filed an Form S-1 IPO prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]. The document details the basic operation and accounts of a mobile virtual network operator [MVNO].

On page eight of the document, the “Risk Factors” related to an investment in the company are presented. Therein, some clever lawyers at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (listed on the cover page of the Virgin prospectus) have done their homework and concluded that WiMAX is a significant competitive threat to Virgin:

]]> Thu, 10 May 2007 05:06:54 -0400 Kenneth Ashworth Virgin Mobile USA, Inc filed an Form S-1 IPO prospectus with the US Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC]. The document details the basic operation and accounts of a mobile virtual network operator [MVNO].

On page eight of the document, the “Risk Factors” related to an investment in the company are presented. Therein, some clever lawyers at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (listed on the cover page of the Virgin prospectus) have done their homework and concluded that WiMAX is a significant competitive threat to Virgin:


Complete Story »]]> S Kenneth Ashworth Will Vodafone Become a "Total Communications" Solution? http://seekingalpha.com/article/27329-will-vodafone-become-a-total-communications-solution?source=feed 27329 Vodafone (VOD) CEO Arun Sarin delivered a rare glimpse of the future and warned the mobile industry of new technologies that will usurp their business and the impending obsolescence of the 3G standard. “As an industry it takes us a long time to get things done; we need to move faster otherwise others will eat our lunch,” said Sarin.

“Is WiMAX the Elephant in the room?” someone asked from the audience. Sarin noted that WiMAX is now a serious contender for mobile broadband. “It is an interesting technology that’s not really ready for prime time the way that we build our networks today,” Sarin said, referring to current circuit-switched mobile networks that were built for voice, and which will not be in synch with the future data-driven 4G networks that will use IP-OFDM technology.

]]> Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:23:20 -0500 Kenneth Ashworth Vodafone (VOD) CEO Arun Sarin delivered a rare glimpse of the future and warned the mobile industry of new technologies that will usurp their business and the impending obsolescence of the 3G standard. “As an industry it takes us a long time to get things done; we need to move faster otherwise others will eat our lunch,” said Sarin.

“Is WiMAX the Elephant in the room?” someone asked from the audience. Sarin noted that WiMAX is now a serious contender for mobile broadband. “It is an interesting technology that’s not really ready for prime time the way that we build our networks today,” Sarin said, referring to current circuit-switched mobile networks that were built for voice, and which will not be in synch with the future data-driven 4G networks that will use IP-OFDM technology.


Complete Story »]]> VOD Kenneth Ashworth Radio Spectrum: The Oil of the 21st Century? http://seekingalpha.com/article/25616-radio-spectrum-the-oil-of-the-21st-century?source=feed 25616 International Telecommunications Union [ITU] in Switzerland to discuss the future use of radio spectrum.

What is the importance of such a meeting? Radio spectrum throughout the world is valued at well over $2 trillion. However its management, through government regulation, is somewhat antiquated, and not in step with new technologies that place ever greater demand on this scarce resource.

]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:35:24 -0500 Kenneth Ashworth International Telecommunications Union [ITU] in Switzerland to discuss the future use of radio spectrum.

What is the importance of such a meeting? Radio spectrum throughout the world is valued at well over $2 trillion. However its management, through government regulation, is somewhat antiquated, and not in step with new technologies that place ever greater demand on this scarce resource.


Complete Story »]]> AIRN ALVR Kenneth Ashworth How To Invest In WiMAX http://seekingalpha.com/article/24332-how-to-invest-in-wimax?source=feed 24332

An analyst at a prominent venture capital firm in San Francisco remarked recently that they had reviewed more than 30 business plans in the last two months from what were purported to be WiMAX network operators, but not one had any WiMAX credentials.

]]> Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:29:52 -0500 Kenneth Ashworth

An analyst at a prominent venture capital firm in San Francisco remarked recently that they had reviewed more than 30 business plans in the last two months from what were purported to be WiMAX network operators, but not one had any WiMAX credentials.


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