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Sky Dayton is stepping down as a CEO of Helio only to become the company’s chairman. Helio’s current president and COO Wonhee Sull, a former executive at SK Telecom, will supersede Sky and will hopefully cut some costs along the way. In addition to cost cutting, the personnel change may also reflect SK Telecom’s intent to consolidate its control over the struggling MVNO.
And while we’re on the struggling part, it’s important to note that Helio has around 200,000 subscribers, which pay about $85 per month. On average, Helio users send 550 text messages per month, 95% of them access the web, and 60% use their phones to access MySpace. But it’s still not making money…
The million dollar question is – will the new CEO change anything? We don’t know at this point, but we’re certainly hoping to see Helio introducing some hot “Korea-backed” services to the U.S. market. Stay tuned…
[Via: TechCrunch]
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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
