Gizmodo channels some news about T-Mobile’s pending 3G efforts here in the USA. If they are anything like what I’ve experienced in London, AT&T will have a run for their money here. T-Mo is farther ahead in integration between devices and network. Their approach has been long tail, not short tail. It has also been … Read more
We all wanted convergence. Convergence of networks–one bill. One log on. Convergence of devices. The PDA or Smartphone. Convergence of applications. Office. And with each wish, our worst nightmares came to fruition. Convergence of networks has led to an oligopoly like Internet, where access choices are limited and our rights getting less and less free. … Read more
Let’s face it, here in the USA the cable operators control the bulk of the Internet access to the home, and in essence have the crown of champion of the last mile for the most part. As the gatekeepers to the Internet they have the “power” to control what goes over their networks, versus a … Read more
The Los Angeles Times’ Jim Granelli has written a very comprehensive piece on the state of Internet calling, covering VOIP, video and VoIP on the Go in the three page story that ran in today’s Sunday edition on line and in print. Besides being quoted in the story, and having two agency clients, Mobivox and … Read more
The new Skype phone from Netgear, model number SPH200D is an interesting device and much like PhoneGnome, but instead of being SIP based like PhoneGnome, is Skype based for the VOIP service features. It combines the ability to use your regular landline and broadband telephony by plugging into both. So what makes this unique and … Read more
Thankfully the strikes in Paris are winding down, as next month Les Web comes to Paris again. In the course of the year there are some significant events that shape the future of how we will communicate. The Rutberg Conference, The Allen and Company shindig in Sun Valley, Idaho, TED, The World Economic Forum and … Read more
Gotta love Martin’s ability to say so much, in so little. This problem can be reversed. All Skype has to do is pony up some cash. I mean after a 1.5 billion dollar right down, what’s a few thousand pounds a month to keep their customers happy.
You’d have to be living under a rock to not know how Skype is one of the “bad guys” best friends. Now the German police are admitting that Skype can’t be eavesdropped on. And they learned that when?
Dean Bubley asks the question “where are the apps for dual mode devices?” And I tend to agree. Almost everything out there for Nokia N and E series phones, as well as the new dual mode Windows Mobile 6.0 handsets seems to be geared for either the 3G world or slower, or are nothing more … Read more
I’ve now had the time to sit back and evaluate my three 3G experiences here in the USA and two in the UK. In a nutshell, AT&T’s HSDPA whoops butt over Verizon, not so much in speed but in network transport, and is better than Sprint for many of the same reasons. In speed tests … Read more
