by Tony Poulos | Oct 5, 2008 | Blog
One of the challenges I face in my role at the TM Forum is keeping abreast of all the innovation and advancement of Business Support Systems, especially around billing and customer care. With the acceptance and adoption of Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) the move... by Tony Poulos | Sep 23, 2008 | Blog
The arrival of Android, Google’s foray into the handset operating environment following Apple’s iPhone launch, raises two important questions: Why did it take so long for these new, user-friendly, systems to make an appearance and challenge the established players in... by Tony Poulos | Sep 10, 2008 | Blog
In a case of bad luck rather than bad judgement, the ITU managed to stage ITU Telecom Asia 2008 in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, in the same week as anti-government protesters decided to occupy the Thai prime minister’ official compound and trigger a state... by Tony Poulos | Sep 10, 2008 | Blog
It’s widely believed that the decision to develop ‘Chinese’ mobile technology was driven by a combination of commercial protectionism (obviously the Chinese wanted to build R&D and manufacturing capabilities in the country) and security concerns.... by Tony Poulos | Sep 8, 2008 | Blog
The App Store saga continues. Apple’s online iPhone applications outlet has reportedly delivered more than 60 million programs in its first month of operation. Not bad considering the teething problems Apple suffered in the early days of operation. Read...