Category Archives: Telecom

KDDI LISMO: Best Mobile Music Service in the World

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Few people are aware about the huge success that KDDI, #2 mobile operator in Japan, has achieved in selling music to mobile phones. LISMO is the name of the music service available to KDDI au subscribers, that offers song downloads … Continue reading →

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Mobile TV: Technology choices

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

DVB-SH might have been the last standard to arrive on Mobile Broadcast TV technology, but it is showing strong advantages compared to DVB-H, the most extended standard in current trials well ahead of proprietary MediaFlo. DVB-H (Digital Video Broadcast-Handheld) is … Continue reading →

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Will 2008 be the year of Mobile Advertisement?

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Mobile Phones are personal devices we always carry on with us. As their media capabilities increase, mobile handsets become ideal for brands to get across their message to consumers through personalized multimedia campaigns. So far, Operators have used their knowledge … Continue reading →

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Telecom, Internet and Media in 2008

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Technologies that will transform our lives in 2008 Telecom Wimax. Asia will lead in 2008, where greenfield operators will deploy Wimax networks in Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Malaysia. Wimax has strong support for end-devices, with Intel and Taiwanese vendors among … Continue reading →

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iPhone applications for Starbucks. Where is the cake slice for Wireless Operators?

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Forbes report that Apple is filing some patents that will enable innovative applications, such as ordering a Starbucks coffee from a mobile phone to bypass the customer line. Some months ago, Apple and Starbucks launched a Wifi Music Store, so that iPhone users could … Continue reading →

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Google introduces Android

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

One month ago, the much expected G-Phone was presented as Android, a SW platform for mobile phones, backed by the Open Handset Alliance. The Alliance includes vendors as Motorola, Samsung, LG and HTC, as well as Operators and software partners. Although the … Continue reading →

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Internet TV going mainstream

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

2007 has been the year for Internet TV. And YouTube / Google have played the main part in bringing it into the mainstream. But they are not alone: Joost, Apple TV, Amazon Unbox and many others, including Microsoft, fight for … Continue reading →

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iPhone: Friend or Foe? Can Mobile Operators avoid turning into pipes?

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

There are two major conflicting trends in Telecommunications : 1) Internet driven: the intelligence and applications move to the end-devices (Smartphones, laptops, Servers…) 2) Telcos driven: Operators need to retain control of the Services delivered through their networks On example … Continue reading →

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Is there a business case for WiMAX?

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

WIMAX promises Mobile Broadband at much lower cost for operators than current 3G technologies, thanks to better spectrum efficiency and an architecture conceived for IP. For the user, WiMAX will have a similar behaviour as Wifi -plus the advantage of ubiquitous coverage and … Continue reading →

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