Steve Jobs & Microsoft on DRM

Apple has been using the FairPlay DRM which posts a restriction on music download from the iTune. Steve Jobs suggested that the label companies should not impose the DRM and allow music to be downloaded without DRM.

Microsoft unveiled a new content delivery technology called PlayReady that includes its own DRM scheme. Several large operators, including Cingular (AT&T) and Verizon Wireless, said they would support PlayReady although it isn’t expected to be in handsets until later this year. PlayReady

Clearwire plans for IPO

Clearwire, the Washington based company, plans to file an IPO that will worth $575 million later this year. It actually withdrew the first attempt of an $400 million mid-2006, however, not before it received a $900 million funding from both Intel and Motorola. McCow rocks!

LG selected as the low cost 3G handset provider

Led by GSMA, LG was selected by a group of 12 operators including 3, T-Mobile & Cingular (now AT&T) after beating 18 other proposals from 8 handset makers. The model is KU250 15mm think.

Amp'd numbers

Back in Sept of 06, Amp'd announced that they would increase the subscriber number by 50K to 100K. At the end of 06, they made the number. Q4 saw an increase 70K increase. How did they do that?!

Not only that they claimed the ARPU was $100/month. 30% of that is from media download. I started wondering if any financial models were used to achieved this type of number.