by Tony Poulos | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog
Forget the ‘last mile’ disputes of the past, consumers in AsiaPac can’t even get the last hundred metres. We are seeing the beginning of a new disorder which I will affectionately dub, the ‘NBN Syndrome’. You will know when you are the victim of NBN Syndrome when your... by Tony Poulos | Mar 19, 2010 | Blog
It’s not even being delivered yet but I bet most of you are already sick of hearing about the Apple iPad. If you are a CSP (Communications Service Provider) you are probably dreading the extra load it is going to put on your mobile network and how you won’t... by Tony Poulos | Mar 19, 2010 | Blog
A report released this week by Arbor Networks states that Google now boasts a network bigger than all but two of the world’s ISPs. Don’t say you weren’t warned! The search giant looks like it’s just one step away from becoming an ISP itself. If it were,... by Tony Poulos | Mar 17, 2010 | Blog
There’s a revolution starting in the USA that could have a dramatic revenue impact on all operators in a few years. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ’s National Broadband Plan, formally released yesterday in Washington, provides a roadmap for revamping the... by Tony Poulos | Mar 17, 2010 | Blog
The telecoms industry may have shown resilience during the recession but the focus on driving efficiencies and reducing costs looks set to continue, according to Ovum. A new report, entitled Telco Strategies for Recession and Recovery (March 2010), examines how the... by Tony Poulos | Mar 13, 2010 | Blog
Google looks to do for the ‘cloud’ what Apple successfully did for the mobile world by setting up a Cloud-based app store. But that could be easier said than done. For third-party apps to successfully proliferate in this environment they will first have be integrated... by Tony Poulos | Mar 13, 2010 | Blog
I’ve just read a heart-wrenching story about a Somali man robbed of $200 then shot dead by his assailants, no doubt a common story in a country racked by over 19 years of anarchy. However, a new mobile money transfer and banking system being introduced by mobile... by Tony Poulos | Mar 7, 2010 | Blog
You know times are a’changing when the CEO of Microsoft announces that 90 per cent of his staff will be working on cloud platforms by next year. Steve Ballmer even went one step further when he said he was “betting the company” on the Windows Azure cloud... by Tony Poulos | Mar 4, 2010 | Blog
Revenue is largely disconnected from the cost model. This was a recurring theme at this week’s Management World Middle East, held in Dubai. Mobile subscribers, in particular, had been encouraged to take up ‘all you can eat’ data plans in order to stimulate data... by Tony Poulos | Feb 27, 2010 | Blog
After a round of binge drinking it is normal procedure to go through a recovery phase of teetotaling, lots of rest and lots of vitamin supplements. The same process can be applied to attendees of the annual cellular bingefest held in Barcelona, otherwise known as the...