Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Why are bonds important?

They can tell a lot about the economy



2 TImes 10 year Note - 30 Year Bond 

Strong Economies - /ZB price is less than /ZN Price (long term yield is more than short term)
Weak Economies - /ZB price is more than /ZN Price (long term yield is less than short term )

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Who holds the most LTE Patents?

This is something that needs actual investigation into the ETSI database but Samsung claims that it has more than 3,600 standard essential patents (SEP) for the LTE and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) technology, citing a 2014 report by Taiwan's intellectual property office. That is 17 percent of all LTE-related SEPs.

It also claims that LG Electronics and Qualcomm followed Samsung Electronics in second place with 14 percent of SEPs, each. Ericsson, Panasonic, Nokia and NTT DoCoMo hold the third spot with 5 percent, each.

So 70% patents held by these 7 companies.

Take these numbers with a pinch of salt.

Thursday, February 4, 2016

What are Qualcomm's Low end Competitors in China?

The market is currently split up like this: Qualcomm owns two-thirds of the premium phone Android phone market with its Snapdragon line. Mediatek is in second place, filling many low-end models. Spreadtrum is pretty much limited to budget smartphones – often the variants that run on China's biggest mobile carrier, China Mobile. Intel and Marvell straggle behind.