by Tony Poulos | Sep 28, 2010 | Blog
Five years in the making, five days to fail dismally. That’s the sad story of 3G in Thailand. Yes, I’m talking about 3G spectrum auctions. Not 4G or LTE, plain old 3G, the stuff that most other countries introduced years ago. Even India, the past leader of 3G... by Tony Poulos | Sep 26, 2010 | Blog
NFC, or near field technology, should be a raging success outside of Korea and Japan, but it simply is not. This is despite efforts by the GSMA to get the ball rolling with CSPs worldwide and the finance and transport industries agreeing and the profound benefits of... by Tony Poulos | Sep 23, 2010 | Blog
If you are confused with all the hype around LTE then you may be in good company. AT&T’s Chairman and CEO, Randall Stephenson, whose company is rolling out LTE right now, was reported by mocoNews.net to have made some comments on LTE speeds that, if correct, have... by Tony Poulos | Sep 22, 2010 | Blog
Reminiscent of the Star Wars trilogy is the latest news regarding mobile phone operators banding together to fight off threats to their empires. Following the disastrous attempt at a common m-payments platform (Simpay) and continuing anticipation of the yet to be seen... by Tony Poulos | Sep 22, 2010 | Blog
Technical hitches with the iPhone 4 are not Apple’s only headaches of late. It is facing pressures in Europe and China – both key markets as its US heartland saturates and it needs strong performance on a global basis. Pending EU legislation could force... by Tony Poulos | Sep 20, 2010 | Blog
Nokia’s ‘Superman’, Anssi Vanjoki, is flying high no more. You may remember only two months back that Mr Vanjoki took over the ailing Mobile Solutions business with much fanfare and blogging. At the time he made the bold statement, “I am committed, perhaps even... by Tony Poulos | Sep 20, 2010 | Blog
If you are starting to tire from all the LTE hype going around and daily news of another LTE network activation then maybe it’s time for a reality check. I have always embraced new technology with glee but I am starting to have reservations about LTE and its real... by Tony Poulos | Sep 9, 2010 | Blog
For those of you wondering about the outcome of the Australian election and the fate of my bold proclamation that the national Broadband Network policy would be the decider, the story goes like this. The final three Independents, Messrs. Katter, Windsor and Oakeshott,... by Tony Poulos | Sep 8, 2010 | Blog
First it was the connected customer, the connected home and now the connected car – how much more connected can we be? In fact, most of us are so used to being connected that if we are not for any amount of time and for any reason we start to get a little... by Tony Poulos | Sep 7, 2010 | Blog
When Roman children were being taught to read and write they were given a piece of slate and some chalk as their main educational tools, a practice that still carried on well into the 19th century. Before the release of Apple’s now ubiquitous iPad the technology...