Tag Archives: Telecom

Telcos do not need Metered Broadband

Posted on June 6, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Building a broadband network based on Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) is a big investment. Once the fiber is deployed Telcos usually offer IPTV as one of the main revenue generating services to pay-back the investment. Some Telcos argue that once they put … Continue reading →

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Converging Telecom, Internet and Media

Posted on March 3, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

Convergence is a term widely used in technology with different meanings: – Device Convergence: mobile phone, digital camera, PDA, GPS, media player, email, data modem, e-wallet, etc. all into a single device – Fixed / Mobile Convergence. Fixed and Mobile … 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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Back from Barcelona Mobile World Congress

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Jose Miguel Cansado

I am just back in KL, after an interesting week in Barcelona. Apart from customer dinners and meeting old friends, the Congress reflected the opportunities and concerns of a changing industry, where Telcos fight to retain value, Telecom Vendors bring … 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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Japan, Globalization and Telecoms

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Jose Miguel Cansado

I have been in Tokyo this week, almost 2 years after I spent a few months living there. The Telecom market has evolved specially in mobile, with eMobile as a new 3G player and with Vodafone, unable to cope with … Continue reading →

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