1. Gary Kim's Thoughts on Carrier Evolution

    1. First White Spaces Network Launches

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (6 hours, 22 min ago) Applications , Marketing
      by Gary Kim (garykim)

      The first commercial white spaces network has launched, and the logical question will be “how important” white spaces might be, as a factor in the broadband market. In the initial deployments in Wilmington, NC, security camera feeds will be backhauled to a monitoring center, and other sample applications are expected later. Some hope white spaces could be used to enable new broadband access networks in rural and other areas. Whether that is a realistic hope ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Wi-Fi Alliance

    2. Is DSL "Toast?"

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (8 hours, 6 min ago) Applications
      by Gary Kim (garykim)

      DSL as a product has many competitors, notably cable modem service, but also fiber to the home, mobile broadband and satellite broadband, in some contexts. DSL also is a product with its own telco substitution occuring, namely in the form of customers who drop DSL to buy a fiber to home service, notably Verizon’s FiOS service. During the fourth quarter of 2011, Verizon lost 103,000 DSL lines. AT&T lost 636,000 DSL lines. Time Warner Cable ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   AT&T   Time Warner Cable

    3. Texting is Displacing Talking

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (8 hours, 41 min ago) Mobility
      by Gary Kim (garykim)

      The latest data from CTIA: The Wireless Association provides more evidence that texting is displacing talking among U.S. consumers. Since about June 2008 some 60 million additional users have become mobile subscribers. Since that time, though, the amount of voice traffic has been flat. Usage has shifted dramatically to texting, rather than talking.That doesn't mean a mobile device is useful "only" as a messaging device. People still do talk.It's just that a greater percentage of ... (Read Full Article)

      Comment Mentions:   Wireless Association

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

      Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (Jan 26 2012)
      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

    5. 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

    6. 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

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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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