Category Archives: Most-read

How much is Skype worth?

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

eBay announced results, and Skype was part of them. Skype revenues have increased 61% year-on-year to reach $126M. Skype added 33M new users for a total of 309M. Skype makes most of its revenue with SkypeOut, where the tariffs barely cover … Continue reading →

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Music existed long before the record industry, and it will live long after it’s dead

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

“…music existed long before the record industry was born, and it will live long after it’s dead”. This was a wise comment in the agitated discussion that followed Mike Arrington post The Music Industry’s New Extortion Scheme. I can only … Continue reading →

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Why we need WiMAX?

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

TechCrunch post today about WiMAX, Why Cable And WiMax Shouldn’t Mix, clearly misses the point. Their two conclusion items are misconceived, not to say wrong: 1. TechCrunch says: “WiMax is more an alternative to fixed broadband Internet access than it is to … Continue reading →

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SpinVox: Do just one thing but do it right

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

SpinVox, founded in 2003, is a pioneer in delivering speech-to-text applications. SpinVox claims it has agreements with twelve telcos, to provide a system to translate voice mail messages into SMS or emails. These days SpinVox has been in the news … Continue reading →

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Dealing with email

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

No doubt email is an extremely useful tool for communication. It has replaced fax and snail mail in enterprises and it is widely used …and abused. Email has made organizations flatter. Any employee can reach anyone in the organization, including … Continue reading →

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The Long Tail, Free and the New Economy

Posted on March 2, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

New economy is a term that became popular during the years of the Internet bubble. Although the term is now less used, there has never been before a better understanding of the disruptive forces transforming our economies and some industries. … Continue reading →

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How will Telcos fill the pipes?

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Telcos keep investing in improving their broadband networks: from ASDL to ASDL2+ to VDSL and now  Fiber-to-the-home (FTTH). FTTH will enable bandwidths in the order of 100 Mbps, both for downlink and uplink. Telcos are investing important sums to bring fiber to the users: … Continue reading →

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Why Telcos should move into entertainment

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

As their networks transform into IP and threatened by Internet players, many Telcos are hesitant whether to enter the Entertainment business. Here are three main reasons why Telcos must go for it. New revenue streams: Telcos are very profitable today and … Continue reading →

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The best defense is attack: Goobuntu or Google Linux

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Microsoft has openly declared that its bid to acquire Yahoo aims at improving their position in advertisement and fight the dominant position of Google. Do not expect Google to remain quiet. What are Google options to defend from Microsoft, apart … Continue reading →

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Digital Home options for PC2TV

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

An effective architecture for the Digital Home requires two main elements: a centralized shared storage for media files, and a Media Player that connects to each of the displays at home: TVs, LCD, Plasma screens in different rooms. We reviewed … Continue reading →

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