Category Archives: Telecom

Telepresence. Think twice before you fly

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

For effective human interaction, nothing beats a face to face meeting, but we are getting closer. As you can see in the amateur clip below Telepresence is already available. Three 65-inch plasma screens set around a meeting table display other … Continue reading →

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News of the day? 3G iPhone will be launched in June

Posted on May 20, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Gizmodo reports that sources have “confirmed” that the 3G iPhone will be announced on 9 June during the Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. It is expected to be available worldwide right after the launch. Gizmodo says: “In Spain, for example, the 3G … Continue reading →

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At last Mobile Web, thanks to iPhone

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

In January, Google disclosed that the traffic to Google from iPhones had surpassed any other smartphone, despite iPhone accounts for only 2% of the worldwide smartphones, Nokia’s Symbian 63%, Windows Mobile 11% and RIM 10%. Later in March, M:Metrics confirmed … Continue reading →

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If iPhone is a revolution, wait to see Android

Posted on May 14, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Google has disclosed 46 of the 50 winning Applications of the first Android Developer Challenge. Each of them wins a prize of $25.000. You can see the complete Applications list at Google Android Developers blog and see a selection of … Continue reading →

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Broadcast or Unicast Mobile TV? Both

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Mobile TV continue to expand in Asia, Europe and US. AT&T just launched a broadcast Mobile TV service, offering 10 channels for $15 a month. Verizon launched their service one year ago. In Italy UMTS mobile operator 3 (Hutch group) … Continue reading →

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IMS Vs. Skype

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

IP Multimedia Subsystem or IMS is an architecture standardized by 3GPP, 3GPP2 and TISPAN, that is the choice of telcos to implement not only VoIP, but also other multimedia services, such as videcalls, presence, instant messaging, push-to-x, videosharing, on-line address … Continue reading →

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Why should AT&T sell iPhone at $199

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

TechCrunch reports a rumor that AT&T will sell 3G iPhones with 8GB at $199 in US. That would mean a $200 discount from expected $399 price. AT&T must be doing some numbers and verifying that ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) … Continue reading →

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Mobile advertisement or mobile spam?

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Advertisement can be an important source of revenue to Mobile telcos. And 2008 can be the year where it takes off at last. Still some of the mobile ads practices risk to be perceived as spam, specially SMS ads, where … Continue reading →

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Internet TV or IPTV? Who will win the battle?

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

While Internet TV enjoys the hype, the reality is that Telco’s IPTV is growing steady, while Apple and Amazon keep mum on their movie download service numbers. Every week we have news of players entering Internet TV or existing players … Continue reading →

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Nokia Comes With Music

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Nokia keeps its race with Apple to reach agreements with the record labels, in order to bundle content with the sale of devices. NY Times, Nokia signs Sony BMG for Free Music Offering, reports that Nokia will offer 12-month access … Continue reading →

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