Monthly Archives: June 2011

Why are operators, except the unfortunate CDMA carriers, wasting time and money on LTE, when LTE-Advanced could be here by 2013?

Almost 3 years ago an article in this weblog discussed the relatively small difference in performance between HSPA+ and LTE.  Its perplexing to see GSM operators wasting time and money on LTE, when HSPA+ is good enough.  Especially when the speed difference between LTE and HSPA+ can be less than a factor of 2.  Latency […]

Next Week: Broadcast, Interactive, Internet and Hybrid TV in Africa (TVA): Conference and Exhibition (4-8 July 2011 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa)

I will not be involved in this conference for the reasons set out in this weblog article. In just one week “Broadcast, Interactive, Internet and Hybrid TV in Africa (TVA): Conference and Exhibition” (4-8 July 2011 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa) will be underway.  The line up of speakers is impressive including: […]

Cloud Asia 2011 Interesting Tidbits

Below are a few slides that capture some of the interesting tidbits discussed at Cloud Asia 2011. Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) will grow at 40% CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) over the next 3 years in Cloud services to $5B by 2014. Most Operator’s role in cloud remains unclear Focused on the importance of end-to-end […]

Review of Telco API Programs Questionnaire

Over the past couple of years we’ve seen a number of Telco API programs launched, as well as some re-focus and / or re-launch.  Generally, the programs are growing with monthly revenue in the range of $1-5M.  Which for most new businesses would be considered quite reasonable.  However, Telcos being what they are, expectations are […]

Cloud Asia 2011 Summary

Cloud Asia ran from 30 May – 2 June 2011 in Singapore.  It was co-organized by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, who is investing heavily in Cloud to make Singapore a hub for the region, and Informa.  In attendance were around 250 delegates from enterprises of all kinds, cloud technology suppliers, cloud service providers […]