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 which they would be funding…
Smart Phones Require Even Smarter Support
Tuesday, 10. 20. 2009 – Category: Ranger Wireless Solutions
With the pending release of Verizon’s Android-based phone Droid, consumers have yet another worthy smartphone to consider. As users continue to upgrade to devices that do more than just make calls, carriers too need to better position themselves for the continual integration of services that now constitute the customer experience. Unlike traditional phones, smartphones come with their own set of headaches. And for carriers of these phones, the issues all center on supporting a phone that not only does voice alone.
A More Demanding Customer
The cable industry is a great example of how a demanding customer can cause unforeseen headaches. As many stepped recently into the telecommunications arena by offering phone service, they quickly realized that offering a new service wasn’t as easy as simply adding…
Google Wave Aims to be the Next Unifying Platform
Tuesday, 10. 6. 2009 – Category: T2 Communications
This week, Google Wave is being released in beta testing to 100,000 users. Originally unveiled at a developer conference earlier this year, Google is taking the foundations of e-mail and adding to it critical elements of instant messaging, social networking and file sharing. Google touts it as e-mail as if it was created today.
And while there continues to be bugs that need to be worked out, this large scale test is a final step toward the release of a new, major communication tool. Much like Twitter, SMS, IM and Twitter, Google Wave stands to change the way we interact. How will this new experience enhance how we communicate in more socially conscious environment? More importantly, how does it benefit the end user versus other communication tools…
The Return of Ad Exchanges?
Sunday, 08. 9. 2009 – Category: Enversa Companies
The ad exchange business had been quiet over the past two years since a spate of activity in the field. Google acquired DoubleClick, in turn developing its own exchange. Microsoft purchased AdECN and Yahoo! purchased RightMedia. With big business involved in the emergent business of ad exchange, the promise to revolutionize online advertising seemed imminent. While there has been some effect on the market, it has fallen far short of a revolution.
Now, with new capabilities from both the leading ad exchanges and smaller independent networks, the promise of ad exchange in online advertising is again emerging. Google is steadily moving in the direction of ad exchange. Microsoft is working on the next version of its ad exchange. Yahoo! is integrating Apt and RightMedia’s exchange.
While Google’s…