by Tony Poulos | Aug 17, 2012 | Blog
Who, in their right mind would want to be a virtual network operator or VNO? Plenty it seems, and despite the chequered history of VNOs, particularly the mobile type (MVNOs) more are lining up, for a variety of reasons, to have a go. The most popular form of VNO seems... by Tony Poulos | Aug 15, 2012 | Blog
Maybe it’s because of summer holidays in the Northern Hemisphere, but there seems to be a common malaise among the bigger digital service providers (DSPs) just now. Is it that they are just clearing the decks of bad news before the silly season starts in September,... by Tony Poulos | Aug 9, 2012 | Blog
When Facebook reported net losses of $157 million in its first quarter trading as a public company, it placed some of the blame on the under-performance of its mobile services and promised to introduce a new and improved mobile social networking experience. Google’s... by Tony Poulos | Aug 8, 2012 | Blog
It is quite amazing how different journalists, analysts and publications view financial reports from the communications and digital services industries. You would think figures are just figures, but it appears that not all are created equal. Take for example two... by Tony Poulos | Aug 8, 2012 | Blog
No doubt we have all heard about Google rolling out fiber broadband networks to under-serviced communities in the USA, but we haven’t heard about is how they are going about it. If Stacey Higginbotham at GigaOM has got it right, the telecoms and cable industries may... by Tony Poulos | Jul 24, 2012 | Blog
I love simple. It’s not that I am simple, although that may be questioned by some, it’s more a lifelong pursuit to keeping things simple. This, however, is much more difficult than it sounds. Simplicity is simply difficult to attain. Those famous individuals that have...