Greek Economics 101

From the country that brought us philosophy, democracy, ouzo and language (all the previous words are Greek), comes some economic theory to bring Greece and Europe out of the economic doldrums. It’s doing the rounds via email but it is so brilliant in its simplicity I...

Let's cut 'em off at the pass, Tonto!

Paranoia reached new heights with news out today that a US government committee has launched a full investigation into the potential security threat of Chinese telecom equipment companies operating in the United States. TelecomAsia reports that the House permanent...

More FCC BS – Bill Shock syndrome strategy

“Wireless carriers agree to end bill shock” declared the CNNMoney headlines, “those surprise overage charges on your wireless bill will soon be a thing of the past.” Oh really! The story was either written by an extreme optimist or someone who...

RIM, on the edge of a precipice?

Poor old Research In Motion (RIM), purveyor of the once mercurial BlackBerry, are finding the going tough these days, and it looks like getting a lot tougher! To add to its recent less than scintillating sales performance, market percentage loss and failure of new...

What Steve Jobs has taught the telecoms industry.

OK, enough is enough. We all know Steve Jobs has resigned as Apple CEO and we’ve been inundated with stories and theories about what will happen at Apple in his absence. My personal favorite headline of the last week was ‘Jobs exit opens door for nimble Apple rivals’...

Revolutions reveal revolting trends

First it was unrest in the Middle East, then riots in the UK, now it’s reaching that bastion of free speech and human rights, the USA. I am referring here to the relatively new concept of shutting down telecommunications service at the whim of government on the...