How Data Consumption is Driving Innovation

Thursday, 03. 11. 2010  –  Category: T2 Communications

As has been in discussed in recent articles “The Demand for the Data Pipe” and “Does FTTH Solve Our Data Needs?,” the increasing data needs of even the most average consumer are causing us to reconsider how we deploy and manage our networks.  This evolution in communication and entertainment stands to change not just network operators, but nearly every level of the network food chain.  As a result, it is likely that we are on the verge of another massive innovation streak to accommodate the needs of consumers.

The Role of Traditional Service Providers
If the average person’s phone and television needs move over their data connection, what does that do to traditional providers?  Likely it changes the marketplace into single pool of competing data network managers. …

What Happens When All Data is Mobile

Wednesday, 09. 2. 2009  –  Category: Dial611

Just a few years ago, smartphones barely existed in the wireless industry.  Research in Motion’s Blackberry was a leader in the space, but its product was focused on business clients who wanted to stay in touch while out of the office.  Flash forward to the present day, and even the casual mobile user has expanded their use beyond simply making phone calls.  Texts, e-mail, downloads and web surfing services have all grown tremendously.

With the introduction of user friendly devices like the iPhone and the Palm Pre, and the expansion of Research in Motion into more personal devices, children and parents alike are now seeing smartphones as more of a need than a want.  This means more connectivity, more applications and more data at everyone’s fingertips.

But…

Turning a Social Networking Presence into Revenue

Wednesday, 06. 17. 2009  –  Category: T2 Communications

Today there are hundreds of social networking sites available.  Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and MySpace are just a few at the top of the pile today.  Soon, the hierarchy will evolve as the next wave of applications becomes available and vies for our attention.  And while many of these exciting applications target the end user, businesses are always looking for ways to utilize these social sites to advance their sales.  But how do you turn things like tweets (a message on Twitter) into real money that shows up on your bottom line?

Is It Worth It?

The excitement of social networking applications can sometimes cloud our thinking when it comes to connecting with customers and prospects.  Even when correctly implemented, a presence on social sites can severely drain…

App Stores for iPhone & Android Will Soar

Sunday, 05. 3. 2009  –  Category: Enversa Companies

Whenever the Cupertino-based Apple enters a market, they always manage to leave a profound and lasting mark and often do so very quickly. That has certainly been the case with their Application Store approach to offering 3rd party software to iPhone and iPod Touch customers and it seems all but inevitable that Android-based phones are likely to end up with something similar. Android is a software platform and operating system for mobile devices developed by Google. It allows developers to write managed code in Java, controlling the device via Google-developed Java libraries. After all, virtually every major player from Microsoft to Sony is jumping on the bandwagon in one form or another.

At present the Android Market shows a list of titles broken down into a…