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…

Does FTTH Solve Our Data Needs?

Tuesday, 03. 9. 2010  –  Category: T2 Communications

As was discussed in the previous article, “The Demand for the Data Pipe,” data consumption continues to grow at a strong pace thanks to the increasingly IP based communication and entertainment products entering the marketplace.  This comes as no surprise to network providers, who are seeing their networks being tapped out not just by the super users, but by regular (often low revenue generating) consumers.

Clearly, data consumption is not just a network’s concern.  It also affects the content providers, who want their products available and working well to anyone who wants to use them.  As a result, even these companies are stepping in and pushing to expand and improve how data networks operate.

In February, Google announced a new initiative in…

The Demand for the Data Pipe

Thursday, 02. 18. 2010  –  Category: T2 Communications

It seems like ages ago when data connections were only available via dial up and our consumption was limited more to a time block than a logistical need.  We couldn’t keep our phone lines tied up, and even when we tried our connection was often broken with regularity.  Even with the latest gear, the process was inefficient, slow and aggravating.  Of course, for most people it really didn’t matter because there wasn’t anything to do online that we couldn’t accomplish by using the postal service or reading a newspaper.

How times have changed.  Now, that data connection has become the equivalent of a morning commute—it is their way into work.  We communicate more via e-mail, text and social media without considering…

The Power of Not Being Productive

Thursday, 02. 11. 2010  –  Category: Ranger Wireless Solutions

If you have ever watched an episode of the television hit House, you know there is a method to the madness of Dr. House.  Despite his antics to analyze, dissect and generally torment the minds of his co-workers and patients, he always seems to come away with a solution that no one else sees.  Often, the solution hits him at the unlikeliest of times when his mind is far from the case at hand.

In a recent episode of the comedy The Big Bang Theory, the character Sheldon was suffering from a mental block.  He tried numerous tactics, including taking a “menial” job as a bus boy (his words, not mine) to help stimulate his problem solving skills just as Einstein had…