Nice in Nice and magical in Madeira

Firstly, I must apologize for not writing anything for a whole week, but there is good reason. I’ve been at two remarkable events and I have been talking to industry people almost non-stop in that time just trying to get a feel for where we are heading as the...

Google asked to 'please explain', again!

How would you feel if someone was sitting outside your house and tracking details of your Wi-Fi IP address and your usage and recording the details, for no plausible reason? Would you consider it a breach of your privacy or an accepted risk of using wireless...

Don't say I didn't warn you!

Following hot on the heels of the European regulators, the FCC in the USA is taking on the ever-growing problem of ‘bill shock’. The only question is, why haven’t telcos addressed the issue themselves instead of waiting for the heavy hand of the regulator to step in?...

Get ready for ‘hell in the air’

Air travel just got a whole lot worse! Telecom NZ XT customers were told today that they now have access to in-flight mobile services en-route to selected international destinations around the world. That includes making and receiving calls, SMS and email access. As...

Are telcos really that dumb?

If you have been following my blogs over the last two years you will notice a recurring theme highlighting the massive damage to CSPs and the industry as a whole from news articles on ‘Bill Shock’. The latest one really does ‘take the cake’ in...

Voting for change

Great Britain went to the polls last and is still waiting for a result. It may take days or even weeks for negotiations to form a coalition government to be completed. At worst, the Queen may have to exercise her powers and call for another general election. However,...