1. Category: Applications

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    1. Mobile and Untethered Devices Create New Platforms for Content Consumption

      View all 2 articles » Explore Thoughts on Carrier Evolution (Feb 3 2012) Applications , Marketing

      According to the GSMA, there now are nine billion connected devices in the world today. By 2020, there will be 24 billion, and over half of them will be non-mobile devices such as household appliances. But a large number of those devices will be used for content consumption.Tablets and e-readers are primary examples, but smart phones and other devices also increasingly are being used to consumer content of various types. Pandora, Spotify, Rdio and ...

      YouTube could introduce a subscription service of its own - GigaOM   View article

      Comment Mentions:   Amazon.com   Sirius

    2. BT Promises 300 Mbps Broadband By 2013 After Cornwall Trial Success

      Explore techweekeurope.co.uk (Feb 3 2012) Applications

      BT Promises 300 Mbps Broadband By 2013 After Cornwall Trial Success Broadband provider announces plans to extends its faster fibre coverage

      Comment Mentions:   Fttc   Gbps   Fttp

    3. Facebook is Mobile First, Revenue Isn't, Yet

      Explore IP Carrier (Feb 2 2012) Applications , Business Models , Marketing , Mobility

      From the Facebook S1 document: "Although the substantial majority of our mobile users also access and engage with Facebook on personal computers where we display advertising, our users could decide to increasingly access our products primarily through mobile devices." "We do not currently directly generate any meaningful revenue from the use of Facebook mobile products, and our ability to do so successfully is unproven."  The problem is that Facebook, though now a leader in display ...

      Comment Mentions:   Facebook

    4. ShoreTel acquires M5 Networks for $160M as it looks to develop cloud business

      View all 3 articles » Explore fierceenterprisecommunications.com (Feb 2 2012) Applications , Business Models , Marketing

      ShoreTel (Nasdaq: SHOR) has agreed to acquire M5 Networks in a deal valued as much as $160 million, giving it a major entrée to the booming cloud services business in the form of a strong hosted VoIP and UC operation. M5 shareholders will receive approximately $84 million in cash and 9.5 million shares of ShoreTel stock, which equates to a total of $146.3 million in initial consideration based on a ShoreTel's average ...

      ShoreTel Acquires Hosted UC Player M5 Networks - crn.com   View article
      Paradigm Shift in SMB Preference Could Benefit Service Providers: Report - MSP NEWS   View article

      Comment Mentions:   Plantronics   Gartner   Dan Hoffman

    5. Here's Why "Mobile First" is a Foundational Element of Business Strategy

      View all 2 articles » Explore IP Carrier (Feb 2 2012) Applications , Business Models , Mobility

      Mobile revenue is about 4.5 times bigger than fixed network revenue, and it has been that way for several years. In a literal sense, the global telecommunications business has become a largely mobile business, with some important fixed line applications and revenue sources.  "Mobile first" therefore has become the important element of strategy for a growing number of application providers better known for their PC-based features and use cases. 

      Yahoo Goes "Mobile First" - IP Carrier   View article

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    6. Report: Service providers tap into home automation to reduce churn

      Explore cedmagazine.com (Feb 1 2012) Applications , Marketing

      Mike Robuck Home automation is a burgeoning sector for service providers because it provides incremental revenues and reduces customer churn, according to a report by Infonetics Research. Topics:  Broadband Business Networking Wireless

      Comment Mentions:   AT&T   Time Warner Cable   Comcast

    7. Ovum: Emerging rural markets will drive next billion mobile connections

      Explore FierceWireless (Feb 1 2012) Applications , Marketing , Mobility

      The right device and service combination will help mobile operators to attract the next billion connections, which will mainly come from remote rural areas, according to a new study from Ovum. The market research firm reports that while rural users will typically not have access to basic infrastructure or utilities, they are aware to the impact mobile phones can have on their lifestyles and are eager to invest in a convenient device. However, Ovum points ...

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    8. Asian economic powerhouses are also broadband slowpokes

      Explore Ars Technica (Feb 1 2012) Applications

      Asian economic powerhouses are also broadband slowpokes The Akamai State of the Internet report for the third quarter of 2011 is out, and as usual, it is full of interesting data about global broadband developments. Many observers read the survey to get updates on the nations with the fastest broadband speeds and greatest high speed Internet penetration. But what caught our eye this time around was the extent to which two of the world's most important nations, India and China, lag ...

      Comment Mentions:   Matthew Lasar

    9. Comcast, Verizon Wireless Bundles In Bay Area, Portland, Seattle

      Explore IP Carrier (Feb 1 2012) Applications , Marketing

      We are about to see how well new inducements offered by Comcast and Verizon Wireless will work as a customer acquisition tool. Consumers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and Portland, Ore. now will be eligible for a discount for buying new packages of video, fixed line voice, broadband access and wireless service. Consumers who sign up for a bundled service plan from Comcast and for new service from Verizon Wireless are eligible to ...

      Comment Mentions:   Verizon Wireless   Comcast

    10. How Well Will Industry Handle Huge Product Transitions? How Well Will Industry Handle Huge Product Transitions?

      Explore Razorsight (Feb 1 2012) Applications , Business Models

      How Well Will Industry Handle Huge Product Transitions? How Well Will Industry Handle Huge Product Transitions? Whatever else you might say about the global telecom business, there is no shortage of understanding that fundamental changes are happening and that huge challenges must be overcome. Rapidly evolving mobile Web technologies have introduced a period of hyper-competition in the mobile sector, analysts at Deloitte say. As a result, new entrants are chipping away at incumbent advantages and profits.

      Comment Mentions:   Martin Geddes   AT&T   Time Warner Cable

    11. Sure, Social Will Replace UC--But in Name Only

      View all 3 articles » Explore No Jitter (Feb 1 2012) Applications , Marketing , Unified communications

      By Melanie TurekAs is often the case, the market is moving way faster than its customer base.

      AT&T Unveils New Cloud-Based Unified Communications Services - Unified Communications Software   View article
      9 C's of UC - vision2mobile   View article

      Comment Mentions:   Microsoft   TCO   Cisco

    12. Cable Could Prosper with Messaging Services

      Explore cedmagazine.com (Feb 1 2012) Applications , Unified communications

      Cable Could Prosper with Messaging Services Josh Wigginton, Senior Product Manager for Messaging and Billing at Interop Technologies Never before have consumers had so many communication options. Voice, email, short message service (SMS), multimedia message service (MMS), instant messaging and social networking are nearly ubiquitous. Topics:  Broadband Business Networking Video Voice Wireless

      Comment Mentions:   IMS   Google   AT&T

    13. No Surprise: Internet Value is at App Layer

      View all 6 articles » Explore IP Carrier (Jan 31 2012) Applications , Business Models

      A new Boston Consulting Group perspective piece about the inescapable role of the Internet in economic life raises obvious questions about where value now lies, as “every business needs to “go digital.” By 2016, there will be three billion Internet users globally, and the Internet economy will reach $4.2 trillion in the G-20 nations, BCG argues.“No company or country can afford to ignore this phenomenon,” BCG says. But that doesn’t mean every ...

      All Legacy Services Now Face Decline - tmcnet.com   View article
      AT&T Q4 2011 wireline growth driven by ongoing video, broadband gains - FierceTelecom   View article

      Comment Mentions:   Martin Geddes   Google   AT&T

    14. Wi-Fi Offload Causing Price Hikes?

      Explore IP Carrier (Jan 26 2012) Applications , Business Models , Mobility

      Wi-Fi Offload Causing Price Hikes? Wireless service providers have been encouraging users to switch their mobile connections to Wi-Fi networks, when they can, as a way of managing their mobile data plans, and to improve user experience. As it turns out, users have been heeding that advice to such a degree that AT&T now is raising mobile broadband prices and data caps, to encourage users to rely more on their mobile connections. The ironic results show the unpredictable effects ...

      Comment Mentions:   AT&T

    15. Making the business case for mobile data offloading: A service with no downside

      Explore FierceTelecom (Jan 23 2012) Applications , Mobility

      Kennedy There are multiple business cases for mobile data offloading, including those for mobile data subscribers and mobile and broadband network operators. The business cases are driven by cost reduction and value creation rather than by new revenue generation. Most mobile data offloading is accomplished via dual-function mobile devices that can access a mobile networking service via a 3G/4G wireless interface or independently access the Internet using a WiFi wireless interface. There is no ...

      Comment Mentions:   AT&T   ACG Research

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