10. Mobile
Sta9s9c
Forecast
Number
of
Smartphone
sales
(2013):
grow
by
110%,
7.5
million
units [GFK]
Forecast
(2013)
:
Android
68%
share,
iOS
18%
share,
then
Windows
Phone
8
and
Blackberry
10
[GFK]
Forecast
Number
of
3G
subs
:
25
Million
Factor:
New
3G
spectrum
2.1GHz
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17. 4
business
areas
• Ardent
Ventures
Makes
early
stage
investments
in
high
poten9al
businesses
focused
on
e-‐commerce.
• Ardent
Labs
internally
tests
and
proves
business
models
and
market
appe9te
for
appealing
opportuni9es.
Ardent
Labs
then
assembles
highly
talented
teams,
along
with
funding,
to
launch
these
validated
models
as
their
own
ventures.
• Ardent
Commerce
provides
logis9cs
and
technology
solu9ons
to
provide
end-‐to-‐end
fulfillment
services
in
the
e-‐commerce
space.
• Ardent
Advisers
aspires
to
be
the
premier
digital
media
and
e-‐commerce
focused
buy
side
advisory
firm
in
SEA,
leveraging
the
network
and
rela9onships
of
the
other
Ardent
divisions.
34. • Plajorm-‐based
business
model
• The
new
cloud
plajorm
for
Smart
TVs,
VoiP,
healthcare
solu9ons,
and
lots
more.
• Sokware
House,
System
Integrator
(SI)
and
developer
could
make
use
of
it
to
power
advert
screens,
home
automa9on
for
lights
or
electronics,
web
TV,
video-‐on-‐demand,
and
video
conferencing.
42. Digio
has
successfully
implemented
the
first
ever
mobile
EMV-‐cer9fied
card
payment
plajorm
in
Asia
together
with
Kasikorn
Bank,
the
leading
digital
bank
in
the
region.
43. Summary
• More
business
opportunity
– The
new
3G
spectrum
2.1
GHz
– Mobile
operators
create
compe99ve
differen9a9on
• The
rising
of
Thai
Startup
Ecosystem
– However
the
funding
is
not
the
problem….
– Need
to
create
more
tech
startups
with
the
right
skills
and
can
turn
technology
into
business.