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when you pick up a company like vela that's found at the bottom af the garbage pile you've to expect it to stink until it gets cleaned up.
when vela get through this stage (imo) then it'll shine.
you seem to have all the answer to vela problems I just got on board (IMO) Vela is a turn around Company for 2014 that's why I Took A position in in I'll hold all my shares until 2017.
I'm not a day trader. or a short.
China mobile and vn connection China is one of the world’s fastest growing economies. In April 2012 it was announced that China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had granted approval of VelaTel subsidiary VN Technologies’ fuel cells for use in Chinese BTS. Since the announcement the company has successfully completed trials for China Mobile and China Telecom. The market potential here is vast: China Mobile is the largest mobile operator in the world with 650 million subscribers and China Telecom is the country’s largest fixed-line phone company with over 200 million subscribers. - See more at: http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/analysis/analyst-views/2013/13-06-05-why-fuel-cells-for-telecoms-backup-is-a-good-call#sthash.IYifXDMs.dpuf
China Mobile, the nation's biggest telecom operator by subscriber numbers, will offer commercial 4G telecom services in 340 Chinese cities next year.
Xi Guohua, chairman of China Mobile Ltd, said on Wednesday that the company will build 500,000 4G base stations across China in 2014, constituting the world's largest 4G network. Xi was speaking during the China Mobile Global Partner Conference in Guangzhou.
"China Mobile's marketing focus next year is in terminal sales, since mobile terminals are the foundation for mobile Internet development," Xi pointed out.
Xi predicted that the total number of TD-LTE mobile phone models will pass 200 and entry-level 4G smartphones will hit the market in 2014.
China Mobile is targeting sales of 190 million to 220 million mobile terminals running on its wireless networks by 2014, Xi said.
In order to attract more users, China Mobile will offer generous subsidies. The company plans to invest 2.7 billion yuan ($442 million) in handset subsidies next year.
China Mobile, the nation's biggest telecom operator by subscriber numbers, will offer commercial 4G telecom services in 340 Chinese cities next year.
Xi Guohua, chairman of China Mobile Ltd, said on Wednesday that the company will build 500,000 4G base stations across China in 2014, constituting the world's largest 4G network. Xi was speaking during the China Mobile Global Partner Conference in Guangzhou.
"China Mobile's marketing focus next year is in terminal sales, since mobile terminals are the foundation for mobile Internet development," Xi pointed out.
Xi predicted that the total number of TD-LTE mobile phone models will pass 200 and entry-level 4G smartphones will hit the market in 2014.
China Mobile is targeting sales of 190 million to 220 million mobile terminals running on its wireless networks by 2014, Xi said.
In order to attract more users, China Mobile will offer generous subsidies. The company plans to invest 2.7 billion yuan ($442 million) in handset subsidies next year.
VN Tech is a leader in developing hydrogen fuel cell green energy technology, and is a 75% subsidiary of VelaTel.The meeting provides a forum for Mr. Luo to educate other industry leaders on the advanced nature, stability and reliability of VN Tech’s product, as well as its production, R & D, engineering design, and ease of operation and maintenance.
“We are very pleased with the rapid progress we’ve made so far in this exciting arena, said George Alvarez, VelaTel’s CEO. “Our successful initial field trials in March through June 2012 for China Mobile and follow up trials now under way for China Telecom present the opportunity for VN Tech to become the market leader of hydrogen fuel cell technology in China
Vela's time has come ...turn around pieces are together
What I also find very intriguing With relatively little movement in the price, it appears that buyers could be accumulating the name in size.
With the close of the China Motion deal(as this is now completed), shares should start to make a positive, extended turn. Add into that a possible purchase order to VN Tech, not to mention any naked shorts (that typically stalk these lower priced stocks) being forced to cover, and these prices could seem like a dream by this summer.
Vela's turnaround The ZTE Partnership - When The Game Began to Change
While the failures of the two China business agreements were major setbacks for VelaTel (which almost ended up being a one-two punch that knocked out the company), one of the most important relationships was developed in that time. In August of 2010, China Tel signed an MOU with ZTE Corporation, a global provider of telecommunications equipment that is currently 5th in the world in smartphone market share. Although effects of this partnership were not immediately seen, the relationship has developed into a game-changer for the company (which has since changed its name to VelaTel) over the past couple of years - with very favorable financing as a bonus.
VelaTel Accepted Into GTI Membership
In December of 2011 VelaTel was accepted to membership by the Global TD-LTE initiative [GTI]. The GTI is a reputable trade group designed to bring together leading operators from across the world to develop and enhance the TD-LTE ecosystem. The group is comprised of some very well-known names, including founders China Mobile, Vodafone (VOD), and SoftBank, to name a few.
The Addition of Luo Hongye
Also in December of 2011 VelaTel announced the appointment of Luo Hongye as the chairman of its operating company in China. Being that Mr. Hongye is a co-founder of ZTE Corporation and served as the director of their international marketing department, this was an enormous positive for VelaTel. Although retired from ZTE, Mr. Hongye is very active within the telecom industry as he is the founder of VN Technologies, a company that specializes in the R&D and production of hydrogen fuel cells. Over the past year-plus, he has become an integral part in VelaTel's business negotiations, as his influence has allowed VelaTel to gain solid control over the direction of their new investments.
2013 Could See The Rise Of VelaTel Global 0 comments
Feb 11, 2013 9:37 AM | about stocks: VELA, CHL, CHU, CHA
VelaTel Global Communications Inc. (OTCQB:VELA) is a very little-known name of a holding company for telecommunications carriers in Asia, Europe, and South America. The company (formerly named China Tel Group) first began with one project in China, but has since expanded operations across the world. The stock has only had a few years of history - and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that after looking at the chart, it has pretty much been all negative. Before I get into why it may be different in 2013, here is a brief history on how the company (and stock) got to where it is now.
It All Began With Chinacomm
In 2008, China Tel merged with Chinacomm, a People's Republic of China [PRC] licensed company that held a license to build a high speed wireless broadband system in 29 cities. Sparing the details of the ups and downs of the relationship, the two entities parted ways in 2011 due to Chinacomm wanting more control of the situation (while also wanting more capital). In November of that year, VelaTel (formerly China Tel) filed suit against Chinacomm for manipulating documents that resulted in the loss of $4,749,599. In October of 2012, VelaTel won their first judgment to continue injunctions - meaning that the court believed that there are criminal doings by Chinacomm.
A Foray Into South America With GO MOVIL of Peru
In April of 2009, China Tel acquired 95% of Perusat, now known as VelaTel Peru. After roughly two and half years, the GO MOVIL WBA network was launched in September of 2011 in the cities of Chiclayo, Chimbote, Ica, Piura, and Trujillo. The deployment of two additional cities is pending while the company is also in talks to acquire 2.5Ghz spectrum in what would be the grand prize of the country, the capital city of Lima.
Operations continue to move forward and retail stores featuring ZTE equipment (under the company's GO MOVIL brand) have been opened, however subscriber growth is going slower than what the company had hoped for. With this being VelaTel's only property in South America, I would not be surprised if this unit was sold in the future -especially if they do not obtain spectrum in Lima. The proceeds from such a transaction could be put towards more profitable operations in other strategic parts of the world.
The Not-So-Golden Bridge
In 2010, China Tel entered into an memorandum of understanding [MOU] with Golden Bridge Network Communications [GBNC]. Over time, this situation began to resemble a path similar to that of the Chinacomm deal, whereas GBNC wanted more control of the operation. After disagreements over the direction of business, the two sides ultimately parted ways.
The ZTE Partnership - When The Game Began to Change
While the failures of the two China business agreements were major setbacks for VelaTel (which almost ended up being a one-two punch that knocked out the company), one of the most important relationships was developed in that time. In August of 2010, China Tel signed an MOU with ZTE Corporation, a global provider of telecommunications equipment that is currently 5th in the world in smartphone market share. Although effects of this partnership were not immediately seen, the relationship has developed into a game-changer for the company (which has since changed its name to VelaTel) over the past couple of years - with very favorable financing as a bonus.
The NGSN & CASC Business Agreements
With its business agreement with New Generation Special Network Communication Technology [NGSN] signed in October of 2011, VelaTel began a transformational shift in direction. The operational contract is focused on deploying a 4G network that will employ TD-LTE technology using equipment already commercially available and manufactured by ZTE. The business-to-business model is focusing on delivering personalized navigation and location based services [LBS] including GPS, mobile resource management solutions that allow enterprises to monitor and manage mobile workforces and assets.
Following up on the NGSN agreement, less than a month later VelaTel entered into a business agreement with China Aerospace Science and Technology Group [CASC]. With over 120,000 employees, CASC is the chief contractor for the PRC's space program.
VelaTel Accepted Into GTI Membership
In December of 2011 VelaTel was accepted to membership by the Global TD-LTE initiative [GTI]. The GTI is a reputable trade group designed to bring together leading operators from across the world to develop and enhance the TD-LTE ecosystem. The group is comprised of some very well-known names, including founders China Mobile, Vodafone (VOD), and SoftBank, to name a few.
The Addition of Luo Hongye
Also in December of 2011 VelaTel announced the appointment of Luo Hongye as the chairman of its operating company in China. Being that Mr. Hongye is a co-founder of ZTE Corporation and served as the director of their international marketing department, this was an enormous positive for VelaTel. Although retired from ZTE, Mr. Hongye is very active within the telecom industry as he is the founder of VN Technologies, a company that specializes in the R&D and production of hydrogen fuel cells. Over the past year-plus, he has become an integral part in VelaTel's business negotiations, as his influence has allowed VelaTel to gain solid control over the direction of their new investments.
VelaTel Adds Eastern Europe to Its Footprint With Novi-Net & Montenegro Connect
In December of 2011, VelaTel signed on to a 75% stake in deals for Croatia's Novi-Net and Montenegro's Montenegro Connect. With equipment from partner ZTE, VelaTel is focusing on the deployment and expansion of the networks. In exchange for its equity stake, VelaTel will contribute all CAPEX and OPEX necessary to deploy and operate the networks until it becomes cash flow positive.
The Acquisition of Zapna
In April of 2012, VelaTel acquired 75% of Denmark-based Zapna, a provider of telephony and broadband solutions which came in with $1 million in existing revenue. Zapna specializes in providing mobile applications and Smart SIM cards that reduce mobile long distance and roaming charges. Since the acquisition, various agreements have expanded operations to Germany, Holland, Norway, and Spain.
Setting The Plan Into China Motion
In November of 2012, VelaTel acquired Hong Kong MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) China Motion for $5.8 million USD.
VelaTel will be in 100% control of this investment. During its last fiscal year completed in March of 2012, China Motion generated $12 million in revenue with $2 million in EBITDA.
Because China has no experienced MVNO operator and China Motion is the only applicant that has Hong Kong MVNO experience, the company looks to be in prime position for a license.(now has it)
The VN Wild Card
As if all of the recent developments were not enough to pique your interest, there is one last wild card that could end up being the biggest hit of all - VN Technologies. As I previously mentioned, VN Tech specializes in the R&D and production of hydrogen fuel cells and is led by co-founder of ZTE, CEO Luo Hongye.
This past September, leaders of the Chinese telecom industry met at an invite-only conference to exchange ideas on developing the framework for implementing a single detailed industry standard for hydrogen fuel cell power systems across the communications industry in China. Mr. Hongye was selected as one of the invitees.
Since then, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology [MIIT] initiated a formal organization to set the policies for future needs for green energy and back-up energy for the telecommunication sector. The "members list" of this formal organization reads like a "who's who" of Chinese telecommunications, featuring China Mobile (CHL), China Unicom (CHU), and China Telecom (CHA), as well as the MIIT and top Chinese universities. There is also another party on that list. You guessed it - VN Tech and Luo Hongye.
Tying All of the China Pieces Together
So to recap, VelaTel has two lucrative business-to-business agreements (CASC & NGSN) as well as MVNO operations through China Motion. Add to those one more key piece, and that is Sino Crossings - 34,000 km of fiber optic cable that VelaTel holds the rights to. With this piece of digital real estate, the potential is there for VelaTel to provide national transport for its wireless broadband access networks across China. Throw in VN Tech for good measure, and VelaTel is sitting on an impressive list of holdings in the PRC. Current or potential investors can begin to draw their own conclusions from this portfolio of Chinese assets, but I have a feeling that VelaTel CEO George Alvarez will begin to put these pieces together for us over the coming months.
Vela also with it's mvno
China Mobile’s Jego Wants To Challenge Skype By Targeting Overseas Chinese Users First
Posted Dec 6, 2013 by Catherine Shu (@catherineshu)
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Jego, a VoIP app for iOS and Android, was launched by China Mobile International last month as part of an effort to build its international retail business by offering an alternative to other VoIP services. It might seem like China Mobile has a long way to go before it takes on well-established competitors like Skype, FaceTime and Google Voice. But China Mobile International is a wholly owned subsidiary of China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator with over 700 million subscribers, and it plans to leverage that massive user base to gain traction.
The first step is targeting China Mobile users who are currently overseas before broadening its market reach. Dr. John Jiang, the CTO of China Mobile International, says that there are currently one million Chinese abroad with an active China Mobile number. This number doesn’t include all China Mobile subscribers who are currently traveling outside of China, but it does count the people who keep their phones on so they can continue to receive calls. These users can bind their China Mobile numbers to a Jego account and receive free roaming incoming calls. In turn, this enables China Mobile to retain customers while they are overseas.
China Mobile customers abroad include tourists and emigrants, but on average they are overseas for two weeks, says Jiang. Jego will market to niches including the approximately 300,000 students who leave China each year to study abroad. Though it will be hard to convince people have already used Skype for years to try a new VoIP, Jiang says Jego believes its mobile app’s features, which include the option to link your phone’s contacts, will win over even users who don’t have a China Mobile number.
The second part of Jego’s customer acquisition strategy is marketing to foreigners doing business in China who want the convenience of a local number without having to buy a new SIM card. The third step is growing China Mobile’s international direct dialing business.
China Mobile International is currently building a cloud platform that will enable a network of mobile and fixed line operators around the world to let Jego users rent or bind multiple virtual numbers from different countries onto one smartphone. The company is currently negotiating with carriers based in Southeast Asia, the U.K. and the US. Once Jego launches it virtual SIM card service, a user can own multiple numbers and have the appropriate number show up on caller IDs depending on the region they dial.
There are already several companies that offer similar services, including Sim2Go and Sim2Travel. Jiang says that Jego’s advantage will be providing users with global networks, instead of limiting them to calls within one region. Another difference is that Jego won’t require users to insert a new SIM card. Instead, Jego users apply for virtual numbers online.
“With Jego, if I buy a single number, it doesn’t just work in Singapore or Hong Kong, but worldwide,” says Jiang. “I can still get benefits in England and receive free incoming calls. The benefit for each number is global, not limited to regions.”
more news on the way
Huge deals are in the pipeline...more orders on the way...twenty-seven thousand (27,000) liters of the Company's proprietary nano coatings.
The purchase order was issued to Atencio and Atencio and Nano is scheduled to be delivered on or by December 31, 2013
Atencio & Atencio, together with DIASA a certified maintenance supplier for Pemex
The Convention Center Ciudad Madero, originally constructed in 1982, is primarily used for cultural and sporting events, as well as the meeting place for Pemex’s Section One Union,
states Mr. Bernardo Camacho, President of Nano Labs. “In fact, we are installing one of our first commercial applications in the first quarter of next year with Pemex at their Francisco I. Madero Refinery, Mexico. - See more at: http://nanolabs.us/press-releases/nano-labs-announces-nano-paint-coating-patent-update/#sthash.Ql0S4gb9.dpuf
A sea change for industry – and investors
Right now, the world is looking at a sea change in innovative nanotechnology, with the prospect of $2.6 trillion in global revenues – representing 15 per cent of all projected global manufacturing output – by 2014. These revenues contrast with $13 billion in 2004. Clearly, there is opportunity for investment here.
Today, Nano Labs is in a period of moving from academic exploration to commercial expansion – a cycle characterized by a new period of growth into new markets and distribution channels. In relation to existing and expanding markets, we are preparing to introducing new products from our portfolio
Fintegra did not need to convince Pemex... Pemex did their Home work on the product.
Nano is also a "disruptive market" this is the future and it's now
When investing in development stage companies it's expected for some time to be in the red now products are developed commercial markets are identified and production is being rolled out and most important Clients are on board ..In my book I say time to be fully vested.
If It's good for Pemex it's good for me i'm in all the way
Nano Labs Reports on Commercial Testing and Application of Intumescent Fire Resistant Coating
September 18th, 2013
DETROIT — Nano Labs Corp. (OTCQB:CTLE) is pleased to report the Company has been testing its intumescent, fire resistant coating with Atencio and Atencio, a certified maintenance supplier for Pemex, the Mexican state-owned petroleum company.
Nano Lab’s intumescent paint was tested at Pemex’s Francisco I. Madero Refinery. Testing of the product followed Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1709 test protocols for the “Rapid Rise Fire Tests of Protection Materials for Structural Steel”.
The test method covered full-scale fire exposure, intended to evaluate the thermal resistance of protective material applied to structural members and the ability of the protective material to withstand fire exposure at Pemex refineries and facilities.
Nano Labs’ submitted the product for testing through Atencio and Atencio, and tests were conducted in partnership and under the supervision of Pemex engineers.
The tests involved the preparation of three carbon steel plates, coated with varying thickness of Nano Labs’ fire resistant paint. The plates were then heated with a LP gas torch and readings taken on both the hot and cold faces.
“Our coatings performed perfectly,” states Dr. Castano, Chief Innovations Officer of Nano Labs. “Among other finds, the tests illustrated that a constant direct flame applied for 45 minutes with a temperature of 800 degrees Celsius showed that once removed – in 2 seconds – the plates were cold to the touch. We are looking forward to working with our partner, Atencio and Atencio, in the delivery of the commercial rollout for Pemex.”
This press release is in follow up to “Nano Labs Secures First Contract for Purchase of Intumescent Fire Resistant Coating” announced September 17, 2013 wherein the announced it had received an order for twenty-seven thousand (27,000) liters of the Company’s proprietary nano coatings.
Commercial parties interested in learning more or receiving samples of the nano coating are invited to contact Mr. Bernardo Camacho Chavarria, President of Nano Labs, at bernardo@nanolabs.us or by phone at 1 (888) 806-2315.
About Nano Labs
Nano Labs Corp. (CTLE) is a nanotechnology research and development company which began in October, 2012, but is able to access resources that encompass nearly 30 years of research and development in nanotechnology as well as hundreds of peer-reviewed and published research papers and other scholarly material. Our Company’s research and development team of scientists, designers, and engineers is focused on creating a portfolio of advanced products that could provide benefits to a variety of industries including: (i) consumer products, (ii) energy, (iii) materials, and (iv) healthcare. Through the use and integration of proprietary nano compounds, our goal is to evolve common products into new, revolutionary products in order to make the world a better place. Nano Labs shares are traded on the OTC Bulletin Board in the United States under the ticker CTLE. For more information, please visit www.NanoLabs.us.
Forward looking statements
This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1993 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbor created by those laws. These forward-looking statements are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are subject to significant uncertainties that involve known and unknown risks, many of which are beyond our control and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied, or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements and any such difference may be caused by risk factors listed from time to time in the Company’s news releases and/or its filings with the OTC Bulletin Board or as a result of other factors.
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Nano Labs Signs Agreement With Fintegra to Form New Nano Coatings Company
17 Dec 2013
Nano Labs Anti-Corrosion Paint Utilized in Rehabilitation of Convention Center
6 Dec 2013
Nano Labs Unveils Natural Insect Control in Innovative Paint Coating
19 Nov 2013
Nano Labs Launches New Line of Corrosion Protection Coatings
13 Nov 2013
- See more at: http://nanolabs.us/press-releases/nano-labs-reports-on-commercial-testing-and-application-of-intumescent-fire-resistant-coating/#sthash.Q5LqpWkO.dpuf
Client of Fintegra
Atencio & Atencio, together with DIASA a certified maintenance supplier for Pemex, took delivery and began installation on November 25th, 2013, with completion of the project expected in Q2 2014. - See more at: http://nanolabs.us/press-releases/nano-labs-anti-corrosion-paint-utilized-in-rehabilitation-of-convention-center/#sthash.Cj3dMydx.dpuf
Ctle Products
next-generation nano coatings specifically designed for corrosion protection.
next-generation nano-coating specifically designed as an anti-insect paint.
intumescent, fire resistant coating
next generation of nano water proof coatings.
Its Self-Cleaning Paint.
Fintegra clients
clients are Municipalities, State Governments, Public Universities, Hospitals, Pension Funds, Planning Institutes, Pemex and Power Utilities. - See more at: http://nanolabs.us/press-releases/nano-labs-signs-agreement-with-fintegra-to-form-new-nano-coatings-company/#sthash.bsKSiQDi.dpuf
A Win Win.. Fintegra and Ctle has and equal share to see the success of Nano Coatings Technology Corp.
The newly formed company, Nano Coatings Technology Corp., will cooperatively then identify and develop the markets for novel nano coatings products that may generate new revenue from marketing products, including but not limited to: insecticides coatings, water repellant coatings, thermal and fire retardant products, and intumescent coatings.
"Both companies are currently working hard to deliver final documents and complete the joint venture," Mr. Bernardo Camacho Chavarria, President of Nano Labs stated. "The board and management of Nano Labs unanimously support the planned joint venture between our two companies. The new Nano Coatings Company will have Fintegra's outstanding financial and sales team in place which will perfectly augment our nano coating portfolio and our technical team. The new company will now have the financial capability to systematically advance these products to market so that their true market potential can be realized. We strongly recommend to our shareholders to support this joint venture as we believe it will
Agreement current Status
~ VelaTel has completed the creation of Chinese corporate entities that will allow VelaTel to begin its services to NGSN.
~ VelaTel and NGSN have identified new potential projects.
~ VelaTel has funded $500,000 for the equipment order deposit.
~ Phase 1-VelaTel will deploy location based tracking services nationwide and 4G network in two regions.
Vela will be Reaping what it sowed...$$$$$$
the Agreement states "VelaTel will finance
and the joint venture will own the infrastructure equipment."
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VelaTel and NGSN to launch 4G in China
26 Oct 2011
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US-based VelaTel Global Communications, formerly known as Chinatel, has signed an agreement with New Generation Special Network Communication Technology (NGSN) to form a joint venture to provide 4G services in China. The telcos will deploy a Time Division Long Term Evolution (TD-LTE) network, with equipment supplied by Chinese vendor and strategic partner of VelaTel, ZTE; the infrastructure will be owned by the joint venture. VelaTel will provide financing, as well as engineering and network management services. NGSN, meanwhile, is the service licence holder, having been issued a nationwide concession to provide value added services (VAS), location-based tracking and other information services by the Chinese government, and will act as an anchor tenant on the network. The agreement is expected to be finalised and the joint venture company formed before end-2011.
CEO of the US-based telco, George Alvarez, commented: ‘The NGSN project represents an expansion and diversification of the services VelaTel delivers, particularly in China. Instead of a retail consumer model, and the attendant challenges of marketing budgets and competition with other carriers for subscribers, this transaction reflects a business-to-business model, with NGSN acting as both the ‘anchor tenant’ and the broker, with a financial incentive to expand the network’s paid users by recruiting other affiliated businesses.’
China, ZTE, VelaTel Global Communications (formerly ChinaTel), Wireless, LTE
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The report profiles 118 companies including many key and niche Infrastructure Equipment Manufacturers
VelaTel and NGSN Ink Agreement II-125
GREAT NEWS for revo NBT Week: Finally…The SEC Is Getting Serious About Microcap Stock Fraud…It’s About Time!
By Tobin Smith | December 10, 2013, 2:53am GMT
Finally…the SEC is getting serious about Microcap Stock Fraud…It’s About Time!
I have been an advocate of public venture capital formation for emerging growth companies for decades. We are one of the few companies that provides in-depth sponsored research and social media content for this <$500M asset class.
As I have said for years…in order to make the public venture capital asset class work, we need to have the SEC on the side of the good guys…and not ignore the bad guys. Literally just a few bad guys can bring hundreds of micro crap stock scams to market every year UNLESS the SEC does its job.
Well…it FINALLY looks like they are looking at the bull crap companies running outrageous claim investor awareness campaigns… it about TIME!
Look at the trading halts the SEC (not FINRA) have put on bogus OTC stocks since September:
NVGC
LIFS
SLCO
FVSTA
PVEN
CACL
DUCP
PCWT
PWEI
RFNN
They were all halted for reasons beyond administration (missing filings, corp. expiry) reasons. In each case the SEC reason was “manipulative trading” and/or “assertions by the company or other parties”.
The main guilty party here is “Awesome Penny Stocks” and their spin-offs who closed in early November. For years I have tried to make the case that the ad programs from these true “pump and dump” entities were easy to avoid: just look at the management and capital structure of these “companies” and ANYONE could avoid these scams.
Unfortunately, some people throw ANYONE in the microcap space or business of sponsored research the “pump and dump” bucket…which is patently unfair for multiple reasons.
#1 a “pump and dump” scheme is, of course, illegal stock manipulation. Fake companies are taken control by offshore unscrupulous bad guys with stock controlled at fractions of a penny. They hire advertising firms to create and distribute email and direct mail campaigns with claims of 3,000% gains in weeks.
As the mail hits, the manipulator SELLS shares into the buying created by the advertisement…thus the term “pump and dump.”
Again…all you have to do to avoid these companies is look at the management team pedigree and the number of shares outstanding.
#2 Sponsored research and social media…where an emerging public company without Street research coverage or sponsorship (99% of Small Nasdaq/OTC/NYSE Market companies) hires a firm like NBT Equities Research to get their company and its prospects on the radar of retail and institutional investors is LEGAL. All compensation is fully disclosed and all content is fact checked to the utmost.
Sponsored research and social media is NOT “pump and dump”. We ARE in the business of creating and distributing research and social media content support for our LEGITIMATE emerging growth companies bringing innovative products and services to their end user customers.
FYI--here is the basic Due Diligence list we use for EVERY company we look at.
The Space: Is it a 20%+ CAGR Space for the next 3-5 years or a compelling turnaround?
The Target Market’s Compelling Problem or Your Compelling Discovery/Opportunity
The 60 Second Story: the company purpose, your core value proposition, and the proof you have a Minimally Viable Product now (or very soon)
Management's industry expertise/track record and corporate vision—“A” game leadership attracts A grade teams and the pedigree, persistence, and persuasiveness of leadership means everything
The 10X+ Potential Upside: the Proven/Potential market size and market share data
Why Now? (historical context and evolution to today)
The Brand Promise: Your Headline Benefit & Promise You Keep for Customers
The 3-5 Value Creating Catalysts presenting themselves over the next 3-6-12 months
Competitive advantages (Partnerships, Technologies, Strategies, Patents Issued)
Key business and economic metric assumptions
Key Intellectual Property
Regulatory Issues/Advantages and Challenges
Strategic partners (bigger the better)
B2B Marketing and Sales Force Systems: Feet on the Street and Sales Channel Plan
B2C Marketing/Branding and Selling Systems: customer acquisition cost X average order/lifetime customer value = a sustainable and scalable growth business
Business Model/revenue scalability/margins/ core economics+ sustainability
Direct/Indirect competitor analysis—why you vs. competition
Detailed financial statements—how efficiently have you used your funding so far?
Burn rate/estimated cash reserves till next realistic equity financing
Who Owns What AT WHAT PRICE —the FULLY Diluted Capital Structure and Float: Outstanding Warrants/Stock Options/Converts/Preferred including original shell owners
The Financial Model & DCF Valuation: GAPP detailed projections and non-GAAP 5 year financial forecast
References (both trade, professional, and personal)
Board of Directors and Advisory Board
Key investment banking and professional services relationships
Then we face the real reality check.
The Final Deal Killers
Do we have a CEO and management team strong enough to raise additional funds via small cap markets with just a meeting and an Investor Presentation deck?
What is the “real” float of the company’s common shares and REAL price per share of founder’s shares? <10M is good...<5M better...50 million+ shares? No chance.
If this company is an APO or reverse merger, is the APO financial sponsor committed to the stock?
What is the real burn rate for the company? Do they have enough cash on hand to get to break even or do they have the investor base/investment bank that will continue to buy PIPE/Convert Notes or S-1 registered shares for the negative cash flow duration?
Is this company able to get an S-1 filed and up-listable to at least NYSE Market or Nasdaq in the next 12 months?
Most important: Does the revenue or sales story have real TRACTION over the next 9-12 months? In other words, are the sales and revenue fundamentals of the company 60-90 days away from starting to “hit the tape” and support the NBT sponsored research and social media.
FACT: For every public emerging growth company we select for our sponsored research portfolio…we reject 50. If you used our due diligence checklist, you would have avoided ALL these microcap scams.
A few bad apples have run loose for years with NO SEC or FINRA intervention.
Awesome Penny Stocks was owned and operated by John Babikian, Canadian news media reported last month. We have them tied to at least 35 different BS pump and dump scams over the last 3 years. There are a few Babikian protégés that have propogated their own scams with a similar model.
The SEC halted trading in the last three stocks that Awesome Penny Stocks promoted: Trading in PacWest Equities Inc. was stopped in September, Pacific Clean Water Technologies was halted on Oct. 11, and Press Ventures Inc. was stopped on Oct. 30.
Andrew Ceresney, the new co-head of enforcement for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said Wednesday the agency is looking more closely at half a dozen areas, including complex securities, financial reporting fraud, microcap fraud, market structure and implementation of new rules.
The shift is an effort “to focus on areas that have not received as much attention,” in the years following the financial crisis, Mr. Ceresney said at a Practicing Law Institute conference in New York.
That is GREAT NEWS. YEARS late…but we will take it!
Who knows…next they may actually look at illegal “naked” short sellers…many of the same scamsters play that game too.
GREAT NEWS from NBT Week: Finally…The SEC Is Getting Serious About Microcap Stock Fraud…It’s About Time!
By Tobin Smith | December 10, 2013, 2:53am GMT
Finally…the SEC is getting serious about Microcap Stock Fraud…It’s About Time!
I have been an advocate of public venture capital formation for emerging growth companies for decades. We are one of the few companies that provides in-depth sponsored research and social media content for this <$500M asset class.
As I have said for years…in order to make the public venture capital asset class work, we need to have the SEC on the side of the good guys…and not ignore the bad guys. Literally just a few bad guys can bring hundreds of micro crap stock scams to market every year UNLESS the SEC does its job.
Well…it FINALLY looks like they are looking at the bull crap companies running outrageous claim investor awareness campaigns… it about TIME!
Look at the trading halts the SEC (not FINRA) have put on bogus OTC stocks since September:
NVGC
LIFS
SLCO
FVSTA
PVEN
CACL
DUCP
PCWT
PWEI
RFNN
They were all halted for reasons beyond administration (missing filings, corp. expiry) reasons. In each case the SEC reason was “manipulative trading” and/or “assertions by the company or other parties”.
The main guilty party here is “Awesome Penny Stocks” and their spin-offs who closed in early November. For years I have tried to make the case that the ad programs from these true “pump and dump” entities were easy to avoid: just look at the management and capital structure of these “companies” and ANYONE could avoid these scams.
Unfortunately, some people throw ANYONE in the microcap space or business of sponsored research the “pump and dump” bucket…which is patently unfair for multiple reasons.
#1 a “pump and dump” scheme is, of course, illegal stock manipulation. Fake companies are taken control by offshore unscrupulous bad guys with stock controlled at fractions of a penny. They hire advertising firms to create and distribute email and direct mail campaigns with claims of 3,000% gains in weeks.
As the mail hits, the manipulator SELLS shares into the buying created by the advertisement…thus the term “pump and dump.”
Again…all you have to do to avoid these companies is look at the management team pedigree and the number of shares outstanding.
#2 Sponsored research and social media…where an emerging public company without Street research coverage or sponsorship (99% of Small Nasdaq/OTC/NYSE Market companies) hires a firm like NBT Equities Research to get their company and its prospects on the radar of retail and institutional investors is LEGAL. All compensation is fully disclosed and all content is fact checked to the utmost.
Sponsored research and social media is NOT “pump and dump”. We ARE in the business of creating and distributing research and social media content support for our LEGITIMATE emerging growth companies bringing innovative products and services to their end user customers.
FYI--here is the basic Due Diligence list we use for EVERY company we look at.
The Space: Is it a 20%+ CAGR Space for the next 3-5 years or a compelling turnaround?
The Target Market’s Compelling Problem or Your Compelling Discovery/Opportunity
The 60 Second Story: the company purpose, your core value proposition, and the proof you have a Minimally Viable Product now (or very soon)
Management's industry expertise/track record and corporate vision—“A” game leadership attracts A grade teams and the pedigree, persistence, and persuasiveness of leadership means everything
The 10X+ Potential Upside: the Proven/Potential market size and market share data
Why Now? (historical context and evolution to today)
The Brand Promise: Your Headline Benefit & Promise You Keep for Customers
The 3-5 Value Creating Catalysts presenting themselves over the next 3-6-12 months
Competitive advantages (Partnerships, Technologies, Strategies, Patents Issued)
Key business and economic metric assumptions
Key Intellectual Property
Regulatory Issues/Advantages and Challenges
Strategic partners (bigger the better)
B2B Marketing and Sales Force Systems: Feet on the Street and Sales Channel Plan
B2C Marketing/Branding and Selling Systems: customer acquisition cost X average order/lifetime customer value = a sustainable and scalable growth business
Business Model/revenue scalability/margins/ core economics+ sustainability
Direct/Indirect competitor analysis—why you vs. competition
Detailed financial statements—how efficiently have you used your funding so far?
Burn rate/estimated cash reserves till next realistic equity financing
Who Owns What AT WHAT PRICE —the FULLY Diluted Capital Structure and Float: Outstanding Warrants/Stock Options/Converts/Preferred including original shell owners
The Financial Model & DCF Valuation: GAPP detailed projections and non-GAAP 5 year financial forecast
References (both trade, professional, and personal)
Board of Directors and Advisory Board
Key investment banking and professional services relationships
Then we face the real reality check.
The Final Deal Killers
Do we have a CEO and management team strong enough to raise additional funds via small cap markets with just a meeting and an Investor Presentation deck?
What is the “real” float of the company’s common shares and REAL price per share of founder’s shares? <10M is good...<5M better...50 million+ shares? No chance.
If this company is an APO or reverse merger, is the APO financial sponsor committed to the stock?
What is the real burn rate for the company? Do they have enough cash on hand to get to break even or do they have the investor base/investment bank that will continue to buy PIPE/Convert Notes or S-1 registered shares for the negative cash flow duration?
Is this company able to get an S-1 filed and up-listable to at least NYSE Market or Nasdaq in the next 12 months?
Most important: Does the revenue or sales story have real TRACTION over the next 9-12 months? In other words, are the sales and revenue fundamentals of the company 60-90 days away from starting to “hit the tape” and support the NBT sponsored research and social media.
FACT: For every public emerging growth company we select for our sponsored research portfolio…we reject 50. If you used our due diligence checklist, you would have avoided ALL these microcap scams.
A few bad apples have run loose for years with NO SEC or FINRA intervention.
Awesome Penny Stocks was owned and operated by John Babikian, Canadian news media reported last month. We have them tied to at least 35 different BS pump and dump scams over the last 3 years. There are a few Babikian protégés that have propogated their own scams with a similar model.
The SEC halted trading in the last three stocks that Awesome Penny Stocks promoted: Trading in PacWest Equities Inc. was stopped in September, Pacific Clean Water Technologies was halted on Oct. 11, and Press Ventures Inc. was stopped on Oct. 30.
Andrew Ceresney, the new co-head of enforcement for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, said Wednesday the agency is looking more closely at half a dozen areas, including complex securities, financial reporting fraud, microcap fraud, market structure and implementation of new rules.
The shift is an effort “to focus on areas that have not received as much attention,” in the years following the financial crisis, Mr. Ceresney said at a Practicing Law Institute conference in New York.
That is GREAT NEWS. YEARS late…but we will take it!
Who knows…next they may actually look at illegal “naked” short sellers…many of the same scamsters play that game too.
1) the installation of the intumescent fire resistant coatings at Pemex's Francisco I. Madero Refinery
2)The Company is Pleased to Announce That Its Nano Coating, Corrosion Protection Paint, Is Currently Being Installed at the Convention Center Ciudad Madero as Part of Major Rehabilitation Project and Comprehensive Maintenance Program
Nano have contract and orders The contract, valued at approx. $630,000 USD is scheduled to be delivered on or by December 31, 2013.
They must have a deluge to go ahead and ramp up production up tp 400,000 liter per month estimates.
They have orders Nano Labs Corp. (OTCQB:CTLE) is pleased to announce today the Company has received an order for twenty-seven thousand (27,000) liters of the Company's proprietary nano coatings.
The purchase order was issued to Atencio and Atencio and Nano
Anyone knows if the latest coating will be sold to Pemex or are they in discussion of a new product in their pipeline?
Thanks
Labs by Urban del Golfo S.A. de CV a supplier of products to Pemex.
Atencio and Atencio is a certified maintenance partner of Pemex since 1991 with over 30 employees who will be carrying out the installation of the intumescent fire resistant coatings at Pemex's Francisco I. Madero Refinery.
The contract, valued at approx. $630,000 USD is scheduled to be delivered on or by December 31, 2013.
QUOTE "current order and production commitments" Any idea what's the order status is? seems reasonable to build out a production plant Nano must have current orders in the pipeline It's production suggest 400,000 liter per month we could speculate that current orders may be under that amount but with future growth 400,000 Production would be adequate.seems more contracts are signed after the convention center rehab deal was struck.(IMO)
Thinking of investing in Vela** must read** The Future Of Wireless: The Case For Spectrum Sharing
Eric Savitz Eric Savitz, Forbes Staff
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Guest post written by Rick Rotondo
Rick Rotondo is VP of marketing and publication relations at xG Technology, a provider of radio spectrum technology.
Rick Rotondo
The explosive growth in high-speed wireless Internet is spurring a new technology wave. However, the question of whether it will lead to greater affordability, competition and innovation depends on what choices regulators make today. The key ingredient in wireless networks is “spectrum,” the frequencies and airwaves the wireless signals get transmitted over. Simply put, without spectrum, and enough of it, providers cannot offer wireless services. The more spectrum they have, the more capacity they have at their disposal to move information and offer additional services.
The need for spectrum on the part of wireless carriers has been driven by the dramatic demand for mobile broadband, which has been fueled by the increased use of smart devices. Smart phones consume 24 times more data than conventional phones, and tablets can use up to 120 times more bandwidth.
The FCC has felt pressure to make more spectrum available – and quickly. Recent announcements of spectrum-driven partnerships on the part of carriers illustrate this. A deal between Comcast and Verizon received government approval in August; it allowed Verizon to buy an unused swath of bandwidth for $3.6 billion. AT&T received approval to operate in Sirius XM’s spectrum in October.
Spectrum also played a role in the pending investment in Sprint by Softbank, and in Sprint’s plan to take full control of Clearwire.
Unfortunately, such deals are leading to a consolidation of airwaves by a few dominant wireless providers. This so-called “spectrum hoarding” makes the market significantly less accessible to new entrants and decreases rivalry among telecommunications providers.
Consumers in the United States already pay up to 38 times as much as Japanese consumers per bit of information to access the Internet. More spectrum concentration could mean even less customer choice and an increase in the cost of data plans. We have already seen Verizon and AT&T raise data prices to manage increases in demand as they scramble to acquire more spectrum. This threatens the ability of Internet startups, and even more mature businesses such as Netflix or Google, to deliver new services.
Content providers like Google, Yahoo and eBay and other IP-centric companies depend heavily on existing carrier networks as delivery vehicles for their service offerings – and thus are at risk of having their services preempted or interrupted by the carrier. With uncertainty surrounding the Net Neutrality issue, it is easy to see how content and over-the-top service providers could benefit from deploying their own networks as an alternative to conventional telco and mobile carrier networks.
The traditional policy of the FCC to make more wireless spectrum available has been to auction it off to the highest bidder. This remains a key part of FCC strategy. They will be augmenting this with a plan to use incentive auctions to repurpose spectrum that is currently in use by television broadcasters in favor of next-generation wireless services. To that end, the FCC is moving forward with a plan to incentivize broadcasters to give up rights to some of their spectrum in exchange for payment.
Recent actions suggest that the FCC is rethinking its traditional spectrum policy approaches. The concept of “spectrum sharing” is beginning to gain traction as a more optimal solution for every stakeholder involved, from carriers to consumers. The FCC announced in September that it would begin implementing recommendations from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). The PCAST report concluded that the best way to increase capacity is to use new technologies that will enable large blocks of spectrum to be shared. This represents the first time that spectrum sharing has been officially encouraged.
The report states that spectrum sharing could multiply the effective capacity of spectrum by a factor of 1,000. This would transform our national spectrum scarcity position into one of abundance. The report’s proposals also assert that recent technological innovations, including dynamic spectrum access and cognitive radios make this new approach achievable.
Sharing spectrum removes a major barrier to entry for new wireless applications and services, with the potential for opening the market to non-traditional providers that have a vested interest in ensuring access to their services. A good example would be the aforementioned content providers. To date they have been in a disadvantaged position due to their lack of spectrum. If Apple, Amazon or Netflix had direct distribution [/b]channels for wireless alternatives to cable television the new business model would be disruptive and benefit consumers by introducing the possibility of à la carte pricing. Cellular data plans are increasingly expensive, so bypassing the carrier could be much more economical for the consumer.
The promotion of shared unlicensed spectrum use is receiving increased attention from the FCC. Unlicensed spectrum has already proven to be a key policy innovation, and has spawned a range of now-commonplace technologies including cordless phones and Wi-Fi.
Incumbent carriers would also benefit from sharing licensed spectrum by being able to offload some of their network traffic, in much the same way that Wi-Fi made it possible for carriers to support the iPhone on networks that were more optimized for voice than data. Spectrum sharing makes more efficient use of scarce spectrum resources, ensuring that consumer expectations are being met and that prices aren’t dictated by an artificial shortage of bandwidth caused by spectrum hoarding.
Innovations in spectrum policy, including access to shared or unlicensed spectrum through spectrum sharing or other means, will end the exclusion of companies from the wireless arena and encourage further innovations in mobile technology. Carriers will face increased competition, and as a result the consumer will win.
The rise of mobile broadband has been a transformative development. As FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski told the press, “Over the last few years, the U.S. has regained global leadership in mobile innovation – and we must not let up now.” Flexible and forward-thinking spectrum policies on the part of the FCC will go a long way to continuing that leadership.
China has just started.. VelaTel is now perfectly positioned to build enormous enterprise value over the next 4-5 years as it captures significant market share for broadband mobility service tsunami of consumption in emerging market countries worldwide.The billions of dollars in market cap we project for VelaTel is 100%
How high anybody's guess today?
we're trading pre market
$$Vela$$500,000 base stations~ China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology grants approval of VN Tech’s hydrogen fuel cells for use in telecommunications base stations
~ China Mobile and China Telecom approve VN Tech to conduct trial test sites in Heilongjiang/Harbin (China Mobile), Guangzhou and Beijing (China Telecom)
~ VelaTel has completed its initial round of test trials commissioned by China Mobile Limited
~ China Mobile has submitted a comprehensive report of the test trial results to key ministries of China’s Central Government
~ China Telecom Corporation has also commissioned VN Tech to construct trial test sites in Beijing on its behalf
the company will build 500,000 4G base stations across China in 2014, constituting the world's largest 4G network. Xi was speaking during the China Mobile Global Partner Conference in Guangzhou.
#5 Catalyst: VelaTel's Inclusion in the China Mobile's Universal 4G Standard TD-LTE
As a member of the Global TD-LTE Initiative, VelaTel will greatly benefit from the low-cost handsets and terminals due to the universal compatibility of the TD-LTE 4G standard.
This effect is what we call the "Tony Montana" school of mobile wireless economics:
? First you get the lowest-cost handsets and terminals.
? NEXT you get the highest market share from price/value economics.
? THEN you get the premium enterprise value in the public capital markets.
China Mobile's roll-out of 4G service in China does NOT begin till 2014-that is the mandate from the PRC and their telecommunications agency MIIT.
VelaTel has been accepted to membership in Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI), a prestigious industry trade group whose founding members include China Mobile Communications,