Monthly Archives: October 2009

Virtualization Technology and Telcos (and another survey request)

Cloud Services are already a significant market (estimated at $23B this year), and growing rapidly to $43B by 2012.  We’ve seen several operators launch cloud computing services, e.g. AT&T, BT, Deutsche Telekom (Zimory exchange), KPN, NTT, Orange, Verizon (CaaS (Computing as a Service) where HP was its main technology partner), and Vodafone. There is a […]

Hybrid TV Questionnaire

Early IPTV deployments showed customers expect firstly a broadcast TV experience. The on-demand experience is secondary. Hence the entry level IPTV bouquet (set of channels) must include the region’s ‘standard’ broadcast quality package. Hybrid TV is where an IPTV connection and either a digital terrestrial, cable or satellite connection are delivered to the STB (Set […]

E-Readers, Kindle, Microsoft, and Sharing

I recently commented in an interesting post from Alec Saunders entitled “Steve Ballmer wrong about e-readers.”  Reproducing Alec’s post here: “In a vintage Microsoft moment, Steve Ballmer has said that Microsoft doesn’t need to build an e-reader, because the PC is already the most popular reading device in the world. “We have a device for […]

Preview: 4th annual SDP Asia event, Singapore 27-28 October 2009

The 4th annual SDP Asia event takes place in Singapore from 27-28 October 2009.  Some of the operators presenting will be: Krishna N Basudevan, GM, Information Technology, Aircel Ltd, India; Clark Lam, Director of Service Platforms in Consumer Products, SingTel, Singapore; Rahadian Krishna Sundara, Head of Business Research, R&D Center PT Telkom, Indonesia; Alex Ibasco, […]