I just spent a couple days at the CTIA trade show in New Orleans, taking in the sights, sounds and solutions of the mobile industry. If you weren’t able to attend, let me fill you in on what you missed. Read more [+]
May 10th, 2012 by Jon Linden; Category: Industry, Technology
I love conferences. I do! I enjoy meeting customers and industry colleagues, and, if possible, speaking on a panel to debate a topic. Here, I’d like to share my experience at the Policy and Real-Time Charging event put on by Informa in Amsterdam two weeks ago.
My panel had the longest title ever – I can’t even remember it – but in essence, it was about whether the fastest return on investment comes from policy use cases that address congestion management, or from new service creation. In some mysterious way, we ended up with the everlasting question of when operators will be able to convince, or force, over the top (OTT) service providers to share revenue. I am sorry to say that my answer is “never.” Read more [+]
April 19th, 2012 by Kriss Andsten; Category: Industry
Sergey Brin is a smart dude, but I don’t always agree with him. In the recent Guardian article, he shoots for a two pronged take on why the net is threatened, now more than ever:
- Government regulations/censorship (including private sector lobbying for more of this).
- Walled gardens, where content isn’t freely indexable by third parties.
The former is a problem. I can see why it’s happening, but the perceived (by politicians) problems aren’t always easy to solve by limiting access to this page or that site. We’ll leave that alone for now. Read more [+]
April 9th, 2012 by Shawn Sweeney; Category: Products
I am reminded this week that an ever-increasing measure of technology finds its way into an ever-decreasing footprint. All at a value never previously contemplated. This dynamic provides customers with choices, broadens appeal and defines new applications. In technology, many things come in small and exciting new packages. Read more [+]
April 5th, 2012 by Cam Cullen; Category: Industry, Technology
In reflecting on March Madness, it’s clear that trends from across the US show that the use of Internet streaming (especially with the iPad) dropped significantly during the the course of the games. This is not a surprise, as early games are often harder to find on TV because so many are played simultaneously. Read more [+]