Tag: mobile

  • Japan’s media revolution – a European perspective

    Presentation to a delegation of Denmark’s media leaders: printed media, newspapers, radio, TV

    at the Embassy of Denmark

    March 1, 2010

    Topic: “Japan’s media revolution – a European perspective”

    Agenda

    • Why is there no NOKIA in Japan?
      • Is Japan’s market difficult and closed?
      • What can we learn?
      • Nokia tried for 20 years to build a business in Japan and failed
      • Vodafone acquired Japan’s third largest mobile + fixed net telecom operator and failed
      • Airbus started very very late – and therefore has sold almost no airplanes in Japan Why?
      • You must listen to Japanese customers to build a healthy business in Japan
    • First to market in Japan vs Galapagos effect
    • Media and TV industry overview
    • Mobile TV
    • Cross platform example: BeeTV
    • For more details see our Report on Japan’s Media

  • The strengths of Japan’s post-Vodafone telecoms sector: opportunities for foreign companies and investors

    Gave talk organized by the Asia Pacific Technology Network (APTN) at the beautiful house of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation near Regents Park in London, title “The strengths of Japan’s post-Vodafone telecoms sector: opportunities for foreign companies and investors”

    Agenda:

    • Japan’s mobile communications markets – overview and key players
    • When European’s and Japanese talk about “Broad Band” they don’t mean the same thing. Status of FTTH and wireless broadband in Japan today vs Europe’s situation
    • Japan’s mobile telecommunications market: no GSM and no SMS, but a lot more
    • Opportunities for European companies