Cloud Computing had a great year, this year destined to be better
January 3, 2011
What you need to know about the year of the cloud | www.infoworld.com
Cloud computing had a great year in 2010. Many small and enterprise sized businesses enjoyed greater sales and flexibility. There are , however, limits to what can and should be done in the cloud. Companies have to be careful.
Data storage solution sales were up in 2010
January 3, 2011
Data Center Networking Equipment Sales Will Be Up 67 Percent In 2010 | www.crn.com
Both large and small organizations have seen a tremendous growth in the purchasing of data storage solutions . The reasons is simple, pure need. We find that even in a weakened economy, one must have storage.
Apple's Iphone G4 suggests marketing wins over quality
June 24, 2010
iPhone 4's First Users Report Reception, Color Problems | news.yahoo.com
Despite the fact that there are glitches in Apple's new I Phone G4. There are hundreds of thousands if fans waiting in line to buy one. With Apple's innovative and dare I say it? - Fun marketing schemes, many fans of its products do not hold Apple accountable for quality.
PC Makers fight over high margin paying SMB and Micro SMB
March 9, 2010
PC makers drool over SMBs; What will win over the accidental entrepreneur? | blogs.zdnet.com
PC makers use enterprise deals to get bragging rights. They use them to cover their sales numbers. They even get them to simply beat out the competition and show their value to shareholders. The real profit, however, is in SMB.
Microsoft will do what is needed to make profit
March 9, 2010
Microsoft says to extend XP sales for five months | news.yahoo.com
Microsoft, after 2 years of warning that XP will go the way of the dinosaur has decided to go against the grain and keep selling its older product. The market tells the manufacturer what to sell not the other way around.
NSN's HLR is not yet up to the task
November 5, 2009
T-Mobile US suffers another network outage | www.telecomseurope.net
T-Mobile US suffered a major network outage where a large number of subscribers could not send or receive voice or text messaging due to an outage in Nokia-Siemens' Home Location Register (HLR) as a result of an overload condition. This was the second incident that NSN has with their HLR that could prove to be costly.
IMS Backers Take Life Out of VoLGA
November 5, 2009
Operators Rally Round IMS for LTE Voice | www.unstrung.com
With the announced support of IMS-based voice and messaging over 4G/LTE by major mobile operators, T-Mobile International (now Deutsche Telekom) and other technology backers of VoLGA (a GSM-signaling over IP approach) are left with a key decision as whether to follow or remain isolated. Companies supporting VoLGA will be highly exposed, unless change course quickly.
Wireless Backhaul plus EPC equal to Three?
October 22, 2009
Tellabs buys WiChorus for $165M | sanjose.bizjournals.com
The market for mobile internet infrastructure is heating up with the acquisition of WiChorus by Tellabs. Tellabs' main play in wireless so far has been in the backhaul, voice quality products, and transmission. Moving in the packet core is not going to change Tellabs' position within the mobile operators significantly.
Another Nortel in the Making - NSN
October 20, 2009
Nokia, Siemens search for exit out of NSN venture | www.reuters.com
The merger of Nokia and Siemens' telecom infrastructure units may have looked good on paper two years ago. But, the merger has been anything but a success and continued loss of market share is making NSN look like another Nortel in the making, followed closely by ALU.
The Analysis is Directionally Correct, with Femtocell Bias
October 20, 2009
Airvana Identifies 8X Network Load Multiplier Effect for Smartphones | www.reuters.com
PDAs are indeed adding tremendous traffic on the mobile packet core, backhaul, and radio access. Airvana's footprint outside Verizon and Sprint is not large enough to be able to make a statement globally!It is a biased analysis to convince the analysts that their femtocell strategy is coherent!
February 7, 2012
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011