by Tony Poulos | Oct 5, 2008 | Blog
One of the challenges I face in my role at the TM Forum is keeping abreast of all the innovation and advancement of Business Support Systems, especially around billing and customer care. With the acceptance and adoption of Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) the move... by Tony Poulos | Sep 23, 2008 | Blog
The arrival of Android, Google’s foray into the handset operating environment following Apple’s iPhone launch, raises two important questions: Why did it take so long for these new, user-friendly, systems to make an appearance and challenge the established players in... by Tony Poulos | Sep 10, 2008 | Blog
In a case of bad luck rather than bad judgement, the ITU managed to stage ITU Telecom Asia 2008 in the capital of Thailand, Bangkok, in the same week as anti-government protesters decided to occupy the Thai prime minister’ official compound and trigger a state... by Tony Poulos | Sep 10, 2008 | Blog
It’s widely believed that the decision to develop ‘Chinese’ mobile technology was driven by a combination of commercial protectionism (obviously the Chinese wanted to build R&D and manufacturing capabilities in the country) and security concerns.... by Tony Poulos | Sep 8, 2008 | Blog
The App Store saga continues. Apple’s online iPhone applications outlet has reportedly delivered more than 60 million programs in its first month of operation. Not bad considering the teething problems Apple suffered in the early days of operation. Read... by Tony Poulos | Aug 27, 2008 | Blog
Mobile ad spending may be set to soar but, according to the advertising industry, telcos don’t understand the advertising business and may not be best placed to reap a share of the benefits. Read article… by Tony Poulos | Aug 26, 2008 | Blog
At a time when many telcos are looking to outsource more of their IT requirements, Singapore Telecommunications has headed in the opposite direction by buying in an ICT provider. Read article… by Tony Poulos | Aug 21, 2008 | Blog
All too public wrangles between Australia’s incumbent operator, Telstra, and main rival and premier ‘wannabe’ SingTel Optus have been a staple source of entertaining news for Australian reporters for years. Read article. by Tony Poulos | Aug 15, 2008 | Blog
Australians have just been told in a KPMG report that they are paying too much for international roaming! As if they didn’t know. Read article. by Tony Poulos | Aug 15, 2008 | Blog
A mobile phone made from corn….