Andy Abramson As a fan of what I dubbed “PocketSpots” sometime back, it’s great to see the mobile operators around the globe beginning to embrace the little darlings. UMPC Portal is pointing out that Vodafone Germany is offering a bundle deal where for 40 Euro per month customers receive a 5GB HSDPA contract and the device for … Read more
As a fan of what I dubbed “PocketSpots” sometime back, it’s great to see the mobile operators around the globe beginning to embrace the little darlings. UMPC Portal is pointing out that Vodafone Germany is offering a bundle deal where for 40 Euro per month customers receive a 5GB HSDPA contract and the device for … Read more
Over the last three months I was in and out of London some seven or eight times. I’ve stayed mostly in hotels and serviced apartments, and for the most part had very good broadband. When I’m out and about, I was a regular user of 3 as their data plan and their data stick deals … Read more
Dave Hornik, a veteran Sand Hill Road VC and industry observer eliminated books and used his iPhone in Europe on his summer holiday, something I have done and also not done. First off, for AT&T Customers who are heavy business mail users like I am, the iPhone is NOT a useful replacement for the RIM … Read more
Over the past few weeks Robert Poe, a veteran writer and regular contributor to various web sites and publications that covered VoIP and voice communications has been working on a new VoIP blog. It’s named Voice Evolution and is now up and running. Over the years I’ve been around I’ve always liked Bob’s style where … Read more
Toshiba’s eBook reader will also handle VoIP. This makes your book reader also your phone. This, like the Amazon Kindle, is really another example of evidence of the rise of the purpose built devices, something I highlighted here almost two years ago after attending a Telco 2.0 event during the Martin Geddes era there. Martin … Read more
Sorry, Verizon, your Wireless subsidiary is making a lot of the right moves, but Verizon, with this absolutely insulting statement that DSL Reports highlights regarding what is broadband speed is an affront to everyone with a real brain. But I’m not sure what’s more insulting, that statement from them, or the fact that their PR … Read more
The New York Times has some more insight on the Skype buyout. My view is simply this. Skype is a brand, and the technology behind it only matters to those who care about technology. As long as the service works, it won’t matter if it’s JoltID or CokeID or SIP.
It took a lot of work, but the folks at client VoxBone have worked with OpenBTS to light up the annual Burning Man event with some mobile phone service and SMS. Jim Courtney has the details on the breakthrough that shows how ingenuity is clearly alive and well. By working with OpenBTS Voxbone is able … Read more
A post worthy of a read is Stowe Boyd’s post about WiFi in the sky.
