So T-Mobile USA will use its Long Term Evolution network for data applications while keeping voice on the 3G network. It isn't the most-elegant way to do things, but it is a practical necessity when customers and applications have to be supported on multiple networks during a transition.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
T-Mobile Will Use LTE for 4G in 2013 for Data, 3G for Voice
Mobile service providers always face some practical issues when introducing a new generation of technology, including the need to migrate customers from the old network to the new network, and how to handle applications where the new networks are not yet available.
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.
Does Telecom Act Need to be Revised, Again?
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.
Verizon Files Suit Challenging Net Neutrality
read more hereVerizon Communications Inc. is suing the Federal Communications Commission over the Commission's network neutrality order.
"We believe this assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers," Verizon senior vice president and deputy general counsel Michael E. Glover said in a written statement
Verizon filed the appeal Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, arguing that the FCC's order oversteps the Commission's authority.
"We believe this assertion of authority goes well beyond any authority provided by Congress, and creates uncertainty for the communications industry, innovators, investors and consumers," Verizon senior vice president and deputy general counsel Michael E. Glover said in a written statement
Verizon filed the appeal Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, arguing that the FCC's order oversteps the Commission's authority.
The court challenge probably is not the last to be filed. The Verizon challenge is essentially jurisdictional. But other parties might want to challenge the policy on other grounds.
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 Might Divest Tower Network, Take Other Steps to Grow Faster
T-Mobile says it will consider divesting its entire tower network and then lease back capacity, as a way of optimizing its operating cost structure.
T-Mobile USA has converted about half its tower sites in the United States to optical fiber backhaul, the company noted at the Deutsche Telekom annual meeting. Of T-Mobile USA's 49,000 cell sites, 23,000 are outfitted with fiber backhaul.
But steps more profound than that likely will be evaluated. The company says it will "evaluate shareholder-value ƒ
enhancing strategic alternatives." That normally signals merger, sales or other similar actions. The company, in fact, says it must reduce its scale disadvantages long term. That means T-Mobile USA must get bigger.
The company also will be changing its marketing pitch. Where it has targeted the "value conscious family," in 2011 it will focus on "affordable data services." Where in the past it has focused on "consumers," in 2011 it will target both consumers and business users.
The company reported that 39 percent of current customers use smartphones.
read more here
T-Mobile USA has converted about half its tower sites in the United States to optical fiber backhaul, the company noted at the Deutsche Telekom annual meeting. Of T-Mobile USA's 49,000 cell sites, 23,000 are outfitted with fiber backhaul.
But steps more profound than that likely will be evaluated. The company says it will "evaluate shareholder-value ƒ
enhancing strategic alternatives." That normally signals merger, sales or other similar actions. The company, in fact, says it must reduce its scale disadvantages long term. That means T-Mobile USA must get bigger.
The company also will be changing its marketing pitch. Where it has targeted the "value conscious family," in 2011 it will focus on "affordable data services." Where in the past it has focused on "consumers," in 2011 it will target both consumers and business users.
The company reported that 39 percent of current customers use smartphones.
read more here
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.
Where Do Tablets Fit in Computing Devices Spectrum?
Tablets are harder to categorize. They seem to be "content consumption" devices, but it now appears that is the case both for business and consumer applications. Content consumption in the former case means access to email, instant messaging and other Web-based applications. In the latter case, though email is helpful, video and gaming seem to be the drivers.
But it probably won't be the case that tablets are clearly distinguishable by type of user or mode: business or consumer.
Deloitte predicts that in 2011 more than 50 percent of computing devices sold globally will not be PCs. While PC sales are likely to reach almost 400 million units, Deloitte’s estimate for combined sales of smartphones, tablets and non-PC netbooks is well over 400 million.
Unlike the 2009 netbook phenomenon, where buyers chose machines that were essentially less powerful versions of traditional PCs, the 2011 computing market will be dominated by devices that use different processing chips and operating systems than those used for PCs over the past 30 years.
Deloitte’s view is that traditional PCs will still be the workhorse computing platform for most of the globe in 2011. PC unit sales are expected to rise by more than 15 percent year-over-year, and the global installed base of PCs stands at over 1.5 billion units. At the end of 2011, non-PC computers will still represent only about 25 percent of all computing devices.
However, when looking at the future of computing devices, 2011 may well mark the tipping point as we move from a world of mostly standardized PC-like devices, containing standardized chips and software, to a far more heterogeneous environment.
In 2011, buyers of computing functionality, whether in the enterprise or consumer sector, will face some interesting choices. In this new era where more than half of all new computing devices sold are non-PCs, the ranges of price, performance, form factor and other variable will be at least an order of magnitude wider. Choosing will take longer, and will need to be done more carefully.
read more here
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.
Role of the PC Has Changed, Says Deloitte
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.
Google Realigns Top Ranks
Google says CEO Eric Schmidt will take the role of executive chairman, while co-founder Larry Page will become CEO.
Sergey Brin, whose new title will be "Co-Founder," will work on "strategic projects," Google said.
Schmidt will focus on external partnerships and business deals starting on April 4, when Page will take over the day-to-day management role.
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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