In previous articles I’ve discussed the three dimensions upon which a customer pays: cash, time/attention and privacy. As we’re seeing with Facebook and Google’s problems, society is starting to realize the value of privacy – businesses of all sizes should be even more concerned. Google has caused significant market disruption using a very old business […]
This article reviews some upcoming themes and the passed year’s themes. Looking Forward: MWC 2010 and some themes for the coming decade What will probably be the main themes of MWC (Mobile World Congress) 2010? Unfortunately, LTE (Long Term Evolution) will be a key focus of the show. I’ve discussed previously why most operators do […]
The 4th annual SDP Asia Conference took place in Singapore from 27-28 October 2009. It was as well attended as ever, with over 70 attendees from around the region. Some of the operators presenting at the conference included: Krishna N Basudevan, GM, Information Technology, Aircel Ltd, India; Clark Lam, Director of Service Platforms in Consumer […]
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, […]
I hope you managed to have an enjoyable summer break. With the end of the summer holidays comes conference season… At the 4G Wireless Evolution conference next week in LA I’ll be moderating the session “The Ecosystem of Application Developers” (4G1-04), on Tuesday 1st Sept, 2:00-3:15pm. On the panel will be: Shai Berger, CEO Fonolo; […]
Overall view of the show: Better than ever to do business. The number of meetings, their quality, and the decisiveness of the people involved was up. MWC (Mobile World Congress) has returned to the days where the focus is business not hype. I hope they can keep this quality and focus in the years to […]
Only a few years ago application developers were spurned by VCs as not being able to generate the returns they seek: ‘only platforms could do that.’ Now there’s a $100M fund for just iPhone apps. Application developers were also subject the vagaries of operators’ new product development teams, who are expert on what will not […]
Last year I heard many people (Thomas Howe, Martin Geddes, and Brough Turner to name just a few) talking very positively about a new conference, eComm (Emerging Communications Conference), it attracted 300 people and 80 speakers from 15 countries. eComm brings together people leading the change in telecoms from both inside the industry and out. […]
Overall My impression of MWC (Mobile World Congress, nee 3GSM) is it was quieter than last year, less hype and less people; however, the organizers claim attendance was up 3000, perhaps they were all the pick-pockets? I think the industry is at a crossroad, in my discussions with operators internet access is the product that’s […]
In reading the reviews of the telecom year, I see both iPhone and Android pop up as two of the most significant changes on the telecom industry. I think it’s important that we stop and think a moment. On the iPhone: I already have music on my phone, I can do email, I have a […]