Many of you know that we’ve done surveys of enterprises for thirty years now, and surveys of network operators for more than twenty. In that time, we’ve seen a disturbing trend, a loss of strategic information readily available to early-stage planners to guide them in adopting new technology paradigms. They used to get this from…
Well, it’s Recap Friday again, and today we can start with the Aereo situation. The online video provider has been streaming over-the-air material in what the owner networks say is a clear violation of copyright. They asked for Aereo to be shut down, and a judge ruled they could operate while the suit progressed. That’s…
The mobile phenomena, our gadget-coupled love affair with ubiquitous broadband, is hitting the market in a variety of ways, some expected and some a bit strange. There are likely stranger ones on tap, too, which is what you’d expect of a revolution. And for sure, the big revolution of the decade is mobile broadband. One…
There are a lot of things that skirt the line between revolution and over-promotion, and the cloud is surely one of them. The thing I believe distinguishes the categories is the presence or absence of a comprehensive cloud model. If you believe the cloud is an architecture for delivering applications/features from a large flexible resource…
Telefonica today announced a research-network trial of a basic IP/DWDM technology combination that flattens networks to an agile IP/MPLS edge and an agile optical core built around GMPLS. The project included Universal Edge routers from Juniper and Adva Optical DWDM core technology. Everyone is happy about the resulting reduction in capex and opex, and in…
The voice services space may be demonstrating the fate that any “basic” service of connection will face, and also some of the technical opportunities that could still be realized. Acme Packet, one-time darling of the financial analysts, has taken a hit and the “Why?” says a lot. Acme has been a provider of session border…
With Apple looking like it’s going to launch a 7-inch tablet, it’s hard not to see that form factor gaining a lot more traction. My surveys tell me that enterprises prefer that layout for many of their mobile-worker applications because it’s easier to carry and because most of these apps involve displaying something for on-site…
Telefonica has launched a bunch of new digital-service initiatives that are aimed at transforming the company’s revenue model, but interestingly most of them are aimed offshore rather than in-market. They’re working with Etisalat to add cloud and other mobile enhanced services to emerging markets, they’ve added mobile-billing options for online purchases in countries where credit…
The telcos, including some big national carriers, have announced their backing of Mozilla’s Firefox OS, a smartphone platform that’s supposed to bring down the price of smartphones. That’s obviously what’s behind the deal in the first place; telcos have become weary of subsidizing handsets to promote coolness. They’ve encouraged Microsoft and now it appears that…
Could storms in Virginia dispel some cloud momentum? I received the last of the responses to my spring survey of enterprises on Friday, and operators had already sent in their responses so the process of data analysis and interpretation can now begin. For subscribers to our journal, Netwatcher, the results will be in the July…