"As I think about Google's strategic initiatives in 2011, I realize they're all about mobile," says Google CEO Eric Schmidt.
Google needs to do some serious spadework on three fronts, he says. First, Google has to help foster use of underlying fast networks, especially Long Term Evolution.
Second, "we must attend to the development of mobile money," says Schmidt. "Phones, as we know, are used as banks in many poorer parts of the world—and modern technology means that their use as financial tools can go much further than that."
Third, we want to increase the availability of inexpensive smartphones in the poorest parts of the world.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Isis Launch in June 2012?
Isis, the mobile payments venture launched by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, "is expected to be in the market in the next year and half," says David Nelms, Discover Financial Chairman and CEO. So make the target June 2012.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
T-Mobile USA Churn: 10% Caused by Apple iPhone
About 10 percent of total customer churn at T-Mobile USA is caused by customers migrating to the iPhone, according to company CEO Philipp Humm. T-Mobile USA says it will respond by getting more aggressive about supplying Android devices, presumably devices that offer a similar look, feel and experience to the iPhone.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
In the US Market, iPhone Outperforms Other Mobile Platforms in User Loyalty by a Wide Margin, Android is Second, Blackberry Fourth
The benchmark results by Zokem also show that older Windows Mobile devices and Nokia’s Symbian devices have already lost the game in the United States.
Both Microsoft and Nokia are, however, coming back with new offerings and trying to challenge the top three platforms – iPhone, Android and Blackberry – when measured by user loyalty.
During 2010 Android emerged as the single best selling mobile platform in the United States.
During 2010 Android emerged as the single best selling mobile platform in the United States.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Software as a Service: $13 Billion Revenue in 2014
Cloud computing and managed hosting spending by U.S. businesses will surpass $13 billion in 2014, up from less than $3 billion.
“Although spending across all sectors and size of business is projected to grow, there are some segments where growth will be staggering,” says Greg Potter, Research Analyst. “The professional services and healthcare verticals will see the largest growth in spending on cloud computing services, growing over 124 percent between 2010 and 2014.
“Although spending across all sectors and size of business is projected to grow, there are some segments where growth will be staggering,” says Greg Potter, Research Analyst. “The professional services and healthcare verticals will see the largest growth in spending on cloud computing services, growing over 124 percent between 2010 and 2014.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
Accedian Networks Release 5.1 Now Available
Accedian Networks Release 5.1 of its High Performance Service Assurance platform for the Company’s MetroNID and MetroNODE 10GE demarcation units.
Accedian Networks is the number one provider of High Performance Service Assurance solutions for Carrier Ethernet mobile backhaul networks. Release 5.1 contains several key features that enhance the synchronization and clock distribution capabilities of the NIDs, including support for new GPS and Synchronous Ethernet options in the MetroNID demarcation devices.
MetroNID GPS is designed to assure real-time services with an embedded GPS receiver that provides highly accurate clock synchronization for 1-way measurements of delay and delay variation of Ethernet links.
Accedian Networks is the number one provider of High Performance Service Assurance solutions for Carrier Ethernet mobile backhaul networks. Release 5.1 contains several key features that enhance the synchronization and clock distribution capabilities of the NIDs, including support for new GPS and Synchronous Ethernet options in the MetroNID demarcation devices.
MetroNID GPS is designed to assure real-time services with an embedded GPS receiver that provides highly accurate clock synchronization for 1-way measurements of delay and delay variation of Ethernet links.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
E-Book Content Revenue $1.4 Billion in 2011
E-books will bring in substantial revenues. Over the next three years alone, e-book sales will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 72 percent to reach nearly U.S.$2.7 billion by 2013. In 2011, e-book content sales will be about $1.4 billion, Yankee Group estimates.
Average selling prices of e-books will plummet. In 2010, consumers saw e-book prices fall 50 cents. This trend will continue. By 2013, the average e-book retail price will fall to $7, down from an average of more than $9 in 2009.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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