Andy Abramson I found Richard’s write up interesting. The “forwarding” or dual number solution to make fixed mobile convergence work in Germany is in my mind a short term way to exploit the idea of FMC. Seamless handover, with one number, and where the IP-WLAN connection appearing as a roaming network to the HLR is the really … Read more
Om says Katie has made VoIP calls on the new Google Network in Mountain View, CA. I guess this is one way to increase traffic in downtown Mountain View as the local early adopters will rush to the bevy of coffee shops and fine dining establishments, laptop and PDA en hand to try it out…I … Read more
Om says Katie has made VoIP calls on the new Google Network in Mountain View, CA. I guess this is one way to increase traffic in downtown Mountain View as the local early adopters will rush to the bevy of coffee shops and fine dining establishments, laptop and PDA en hand to try it out…I … Read more
Om asks where the money is? I say it’s in add on applications and new services. The infrastructure costs have to be revenue neutral. Look to areas like access, identity/directory and new apps……
A payphone that is WiFi based? That’s the idea coming out of Australia. Basically this means payphone operators can set up anywhere there is a WiFi cloud. How this plays out in the muni-wifi space is anyone’s guess, as the concept of access points being like a cellular network’s tower equipment to be able to … Read more
The BBC has a story about how cheap telephony has gotten. It’s worth a read.
When you look at what is happening in the UK you have to realize that the USA is really lagging in many ways. While we initially had the lead in broadband technology, too many political and internal corporate agendas, as well as VC’s who think they know business, have caused many a good idea to … Read more
When you look at what is happening in the UK you have to realize that the USA is really lagging in many ways. While we initially had the lead in broadband technology, too many political and internal corporate agendas, as well as VC’s who think they know business, have caused many a good idea to … Read more
More and more cities are looking at the prospect of being broadband providers. My instincts are that they will begin providing access to private companies rather than be able to do it themselves. Om has a post about San Francisco and their possible FTTP efforts. I grew up in Philadelphia and remember the problems with … Read more
More and more cities are looking at the prospect of being broadband providers. My instincts are that they will begin providing access to private companies rather than be able to do it themselves. Om has a post about San Francisco and their possible FTTP efforts. I grew up in Philadelphia and remember the problems with … Read more
