1. Gary Kim's Thoughts on Carrier Evolution

    1. Latency is a Big User Experience Issue on Smart Phones, Tablets, PCs

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (19 hours, 58 min ago)
      by Gary Kim (garykim)

      Latency is getting to be a bigger deal for mobile user experience. Apps that load quickly on a PC take much longer to load on a smart phone or tablet, Yankee Group reports, using Keynote Systems data. Also, according to Yankee Group analyst Carl Howe, typical users now carry as many as five different mobile devices. But each of those devices might be optimized in different ways, in terms of latency. Load times among sites ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Apple   MSN

    2. Tablets, E-Readers Changing Content Consumption Patterns, Maybe Fast

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (Jan 24 2012) Marketing
      by Gary Kim (garykim)

      Consumer and business content consumption patterns appear to be changing as tablet and e-reader ownership grow super fast. In fact, one might argue that tablets and e-readers are being adopted faster than any other consumer electronics or communications products of all time. The share of adults in the United States who own a tablet of some sort nearly doubled from 10 percent to 19 percent between mid-December 2011 and early January 2012. That’s a doubling ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   RBC Capital   IDG

    3. Are Android Users Subdizing iPhone Users at Verizon Wireless?

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (Jan 24 2012) Marketing
      by Gary Kim (garykim)

      Subsidies Verizon Wireless is paying to entice consumers to buy Apple iPhones might also be penalizing Android devices and users, some now argue. Though top Android devices cost as much as Apple iPhones, high-end Android devices often sell for prices $100 to $200 higher than the iPhone.In other words, Verizon is trying to recoup some of its cash flow and operating margin by making Android handset users pay more for their devices than Apple iPhone ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Samsung   Motorola   Apple

    4. Verizon Earnings: Wireless Leads, Wired Treads Water

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (Jan 24 2012) Business Models
      by Gary Kim (garykim)

      Verizon earnings and revenue growth during the fourth quarter of 2011 were strong. Verizon had revenue of $28.4 billion, an increase of 7.7 percent from the same quarter of 2010.After adjustments for a strike, a huge snowstorm, a pension charge and higher costs for Apple iPhone subsidies, Verizon earned 52 cents a share, just below analyst forecasts of 53 cents, so share prices dipped after the earnings were released. Verizon actually ended the quarter with ... (Read Full Article)

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    5. KPN Customers Keep Substituting Social Networks for Voice and Texting

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (Jan 24 2012) Business Models , Marketing
      by Gary Kim (garykim)

      Some observers believe Royal KPN NV (KPN), the largest Dutch telecom company, is the proverbial “canary in the coal mine,” providing early and advanced warning of trends that could surface in other markets.In particular, observers are worried about the now-clear trend of KPN customers substituting non-revenue or low revenue product substitutes for KPN’s voice and text messaging services.KPN experienced a 63 percent drop in fourth-quarter 2011 net income, driven in large part by the sale ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   KPN   Eelco Blok

    6. Data Center Leasing and Legal Issues

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (Jan 23 2012)
      by Andrew Lipman

      A guest post by Andrew Lipman, Bingham MuCuthen LLP A prominent feature on the landscape of our interconnected world is the large scale data center. Data centers are buildings, or rooms within buildings, that are especially designed to house servers and other networking equipment in conjunction with the cabling and global connections needed for a modern IT network. Today’s data centers must have adequate primary and back-up power sources, high capacity heating, cooling, ventilation and ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Energy Star   EPA

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  5. About the Editor

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    Gary Kim has been writing about communications for nearly 30 years and recently was cited by Forbes as a global "Power Mobile Influencer"; in fact, was ranked number two globally on that score. 

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    1. User Experience on PCs, Tablets, Smart Phones: Huge Latency Issues

      Explore IP Carrier (19 hours, 56 min ago) Applications

      Latency is getting to be a bigger deal for mobile user experience. Apps that load quickly on a PC take much longer to load on a smart phone or tablet, Yankee Group reports, using Keynote Systems data. Also, according to Yankee Group analyst Carl Howe, typical users now carry as many as five different mobile devices. But each of those devices might be optimized in different ways, in terms of latency. Load times among sites ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Google   Apple   MSN

    2. Users Unclear About 4G Value

      Explore IP Carrier (Jan 26 2012) Applications , Mobility

      Users Unclear About 4G Value As you might expect, early adopters have clearer expectations about new technology, or at least want to "play" with new technologies, in a way that mainstream consumers do not share. A recent study by Analysys Mason suggests that is the case for potential smart phone customers. Many are not sure why they ought to buy and use smart phones, nor are they clear about why "fourth generation" networks have value. More than six percent of ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Analysys Mason

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    1. Apple Makes Enterprise Inroads

      View all 2 articles » Explore IP Carrier (22 hours, 4 min ago)

      Some 21 percent of surveyed enterprise information workers are using one or more Apple products for work, Forrester Research says. Almost half of enterprises (1000 employees or more) are issuing Macs to at least some employees and they plan a 52 percent increase in the number of Macs they issue in 2012.Managers and executives are more than twice as likely to use Apple products, suggesting an adoption pattern where the ability to use the device ... (Read Full Article)

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      Comment Mentions:   Forrester Research

    2. You Cannot Keep Up with Google, in Mobile or Desktop Mode

      View all 2 articles » Explore IP Carrier (Jan 15 2012)

      You Cannot Keep Up with Google, in Mobile or Desktop Mode Marketers spend inordinate amounts of time, it seems, trying to figure out better ways to convince Google that content they want to share is important, and ought to rank favorably and high in search results. And, as you might fear, some people spend lots of time just trying to "game the system," something Google also spends quite a lot of time attempting to prevent. One might argue that such efforts are doomed to fail, in ... (Read Full Article)

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      Comment Mentions:   Google   SEO

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