Quotes by Ben Wood

“For a guy like me thats just extraordinary. This is like - I dont want to say it - but its at architects dream.”

“Vodafone has got serious about 3G now. It is using its size and purchasing power to put together the best portfolio of 3G phones and services.”

“If you look at the hype-ometer, music is definitely the hottest. But no one has quite got the right model for the business yet.”

“The Rokr was kind of a disappointment. You hear a song, go home, find it on iTunes, connect your phone and download. The real goal is to download it directly.”

“The other network operators are starting to get their story together so they can take the fight back to Hutchison and try to take the 3G mindshare back from them. The gloves are off. Were going to see aggressive competition for 3G.”

“Youre definitely looking at single digit margins, but Motorola will use the ultra low tier to attract consumers to its brand and eventually sell up more expensive models.”

“Sony Ericssons W800 Walkman phone and the K750 are seeing healthy demand in distribution and retail. They are in short supply at retail.”

“In the face of aggressive competition from Motorola, Samsung, LG and Siemens this is going ot be a challenging goal to achieve.”

“This is the first year-on-year decline after years of phenomenal growth.”

“Nokias main priority must now be to stabilise its market share by Q3 and hope that it can reverse the current decline in Q4,”