Tuesday, August 13, 2013

New Carrier "Defense Mobile" Pairs With Sprint to Provide Troops Service



Veterans are also eligible for the new discounted MVNO

Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) (more specifically, Sprint's Emerging & Wholesale Solutions Unit) has signed a major deal to sell 4G LTE services to a new mobile network, Defense Mobile Corp. (DMC). ?The partnership aims to provide top service and the latest 4G smartphones and tablets to the men and women who serve in or have served in the U.S. military and their families. ?That's a pretty big group -- an estimated 51.6 million Americans. ?The new carrier launches November 11. ?Let's dig into what this means.

I. How DMC Could Become the Nation's Biggest MVNO

In recent years service resellers have been a booming field. ?Many companies and government organizations start their own quasi-companies to buy in bulk and resell at discounted rates services not typically directly offered as a job benefit, i.e. automobile insurance or investment banking. ?The families of active troops or veterans of the U.S. military even get to shop at special department stores that offer goods virtually at cost or below cost.

In the mobile space this trend has been catching on as well. ?So-called mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) have been popping up, buying services from the giants of the U.S. cellular industry. ?They then turn around and resell this service at cheaper rates as an employee perk.

Despite the explosion in MVNOs, military servicespeople were on their own with relatively few discount options. ?That's about to change, though.


Sprint, which proudly employs 1,500 veterans, explains the latest initiative:


When it launches in 2014, the service will be available to active-duty officers and enlisted personnel of the U.S. military, including those serving or honorably discharged from the Selected Reserve and federally recognized National Guard components of the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Cadets/midshipmen at the U.S. service academies and families of active duty U.S military and veterans are also eligible.


With that massive base of potential customers, this MVNO may soon be the nation's largest.

Given Sprint's third place position in the U.S. market, trailing fourth generation wireless LTE network (which only covers about half of Americans), and financial struggles, DMC's decision to select Sprint as its service partner seems a bit puzzling. ?However, DMC is likely leverage Sprint's need for customers and growth to gain more favorable terms.

And digging deeper DMC and Sprint have some deep connections. ?The DMC's co-founder and Executive Director Peter Lurie (not to be confused with the actor/voice-actor of the same name) co-founded Virgin Mobile USA, the upstart pay-as-you-go U.S. wireless provider which at launch in 2002 was the nation's first prepaid only service provider and among the first providers to provide any form of prepaid cell service.


Sprint supported Mr. Lurie's venture from its start, become one of its initial co-owners. ?It partially owned the prepaid brand until 2009 when it bought out partners?Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SIN:Z74) and Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd., to become sole owner of Virgin Mobile USA.

II. Ready for Prime Time?

DMC seemingly has covered all of its bases:

  • Apps
    • It will offer exclusive banking apps (via?USAA Bank)
    • NFC equipped handsets will have a mobile payments app via a partnership with Mastercard Inc. (MA), complete with rewards
    • Other affiliate apps will include apps for?TriCare?(the military?s health services),?the American Military University,?and the?USO?(the United Serrvices Organization, which provides entertainment to active troops)
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  • Domains (DMC owns all of these):
    • armymobile.com
    • navymobile.com
    • airforcemobile.com
    • marinesmobile.com
    • coastguardmobile.com
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  • Devices/Service
    • It will buy text, voice, and data service from Sprint
    • It will offer high end smartphones, including
    • Galaxy S IV by Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930)
    • iPhone 5 by Apple, Inc. (AAPL)
    • The "One" by HTC Corp. (TPE:2498)
      ?
  • Giving Back

Again, this offering covers a massive demographic -- nearly one out of every six Americans, or roughly half the number of customers of America's largest subscription carrier, Verizon Wireless (a joint venture between?Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD), Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)).

This venture is potentially a gamechanger for Sprint and servicespeople alike. ?Expect it to make a big splash in Q4 as servicespeople get an MVNO of their own, just in time for the holiday device-buying season.

Source: Defense Mobile Corp.

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Ancient Chinese Secret -- InsideOut Hawaii

By Simplicio Paragas

The Chinese have migrated throughout the globe over the centuries, creating enclaves of Chinatowns where their old world ways, flavors and language persisted. Not so, though, for the Peranakans, a group of descendants who first settled in Malacca and coastal areas of Java and Sumatra as early as the 15th century.

In an interview with the New York Times, Kenson Kwok describes the Peranakans as very open-minded toward other cultures. ?They took the best from everywhere," says Kwok, director of the Asian Civilization Museum and the Peranakan Museum in Singapore, which has partnered with the East-West Center Gallery to stage the ?Peranakan Chinese Heritage.? ?They were able to operate in a multicultural world, something we all need to be able to do today. We all need to speak different languages and operate in different cultures, and that?s something the Peranakans were doing back in the 19th century."

The exhibition offers a snapshot of Peranakan communities, which are often referred to as Straits Chinese or baba nyonya (baba refers to the males and nyonya to the females). Marrying their Chinese heritage with the local Malay influences, the Peranakan developed a distinctive hybrid culture that became quite cosmopolitan. This exhibit reflects this unique aesthetic and highlights many of the distinctive arts and customs of this community. Photographs and videos focus on wedding and marriage rituals, hospitality customs, funeral customs, and birthing traditions. A wide variety of textiles, clothing, beaded slippers, cooking utensils and ceramics are included.

East-West Center Gallery, John A. Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Road (corner of Dole St. & East-West Road), arts.EastWestCenter.org

Source: http://www.insideouthawaii.com/August-2013/Ancient-Chinese-Secret/

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Apple iPhone 5S Release Date Reportedly Set for Sept. 10

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Those eagerly anticipating Apple?s next iPhone may not have to wait much longer. The company is reportedly preparing to unveil what could be the iPhone 5S and possibly the low-cost iPhone 5C on Sept. 10.

The news comes from AllThingsD, which reports that Apple plans to launch its next iPhone during a special event on that day. Citing anonymous sources, the report doesn?t specify the name of the device or any other details. If true, this would align with Apple?s launch pattern for previous smartphone releases. The iPhone 5 was unveiled at a September 12 event in 2012 and the iPhone 4S made its debut the previous September in 2011.

MORE: Top 8 iPhone 5S Rumors

Apple hasn?t confirmed any details about its next iPhone, but rumors have persistently suggested that both a successor to the iPhone 5 and a low-cost iPhone are in the works. This would mark the first time in the company?s history that Apple launched two iPhones at the same time, but it makes sense given the pressures that the company is under to better compete in emerging markets.

This purported low-cost iPhone 5C would come with a plastic shell available in various colors and largely the same interior components as the current iPhone 5.?Rumors surrounding the iPhone 5S, however have described features such as a biometric fingerprint sensor and a 12-megapixel dual-flash camera.

Although Apple hasn?t confirmed any information about its launch plans, we can expect its next smartphone to come with iOS 7. The next-generation mobile operating system was unveiled at Apple?s WWDC in June and includes a design overhaul, an easier way to access settings and improved multitasking.?

This purported launch comes as Android continues to lead the global smartphone market, claiming 80 percent of handset sales worldwide during the second quarter of 2013. Within the past year both critics and industry rivals have accused Apple?s iPhone of lacking the innovation to keep pace with such handsets as Samsung?s Galaxy S4.?

If the Sept. 10 day holds up, we?ll be there live to bring you all the news and our hands-on impressions of the newest iPhone(s).

via AllThingsD

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Source: http://blog.laptopmag.com/apple-iphone-5s-release-date

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