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Interdigital: A strategic shift
By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author In my introduction to Interdigital (IDCC), I had talked about the company’s past. As we saw, despite a visionary beginning, IDCC is yet to find its place in the wireless world. Instead, it has taken an exclusive IP licensing route making money off lawsuits so far. A key reason for
Indian GIS Market Heats Up
We’ve been talking about the US / European GIS / GPS companies, which have been hot and busy with major M&A deals: * Navteq : Bright Future if Managed Well * Place and Location Services Growth Fuels Navteq * Tom Tom + Tele Atlas: Perfect Match * Trimble’s Compelling Growth Strategy * Garmin Looks Great,
QualComm: The Nokia War
By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author Over the past few articles, I have taken a look at QualComm’s potential revenue flow over the next few years if it got its way. Before I proceed to look at the effect of the lawsuits and the industry consolidation on the company’s revenues and long term interests, I wish
Taking Stock
Here are a few technology stocks that I own and cover. My method had been investing in trends, and in markets that have momentum. Akamai (AKAM) Coverage: Online Video Beneficiaries: Akamai and Level 3’s Impact on Akamai? Clearly, my bet is on the growth in Online Video, and how the network infrastructure needs to scale
QualComm: Digging Gold
By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author In the last part of this series, I pointed out that CDMA-based phones will dominate tomorrow’s market providing QualComm a huge play. A look at the revenue projections that I have put together, will provide further insights on why the company is trying to hold tightly on to its IP
QualComm: The 3G Goldmine
By Vijay Nagarajan, Guest Author In previous articles, we looked at QualComm’s legal wranglings and the potential impact. Ms.Mitra subsequently posed a question on whether QualComm (QCOM) is a stock to shunt. In this article, I will analyze the impact of the various technologies and the handset market on QualComm thus opening up a debate
Nokia Buys Navteq, “Place” Becomes Key
I had written earlier about Navteq (Navteq: Bright Future If Managed well and Place and Location Services Growth Fuels Navteq). Well, this morning, Nokia is announcing that they are acquiring Navteq for $8.1 Billion in cash. Navteq’s stock had risen steadily recently upon acquisition speculation. Since I last wrote about Navteq on August 2, the
Are Analysts Misleading Investors on Qualcomm?
Vijay Nagarajan has done a number of pieces on Qualcomm over the last few weeks, and it is time to take a look at how the stock is doing. Here is the chart: For recap, here are Vijay’s pieces:
