DEFINING LTE – THE INDUSTRY CHOICE
May 26, 2011
The next generation LTE (Long Term Evolution) will provide a much enhanced user experience coupled with ultra fast broadband, and low latency. In addition, this new evolutionary system will offer a compelling business proposition for all operators, enabling a smooth migration path, flexible spectrum bandwidth, and the ability to deliver low cost per bit voice and data services.
SBC market, is there space for new SBC vendor?
May 26, 2011
I would like to share status and trends on SBC market and point potential space for new SBC vendors in this area. So what is main reason for it? Data traffic is exploding in all of networks, specially at mobile operators those offers flat rates and for sure exploding of smartphones on the market those are creating additional load and stress to the network, so SBC is critical element in such process which can take control over data and be main guy in this game.
May 24, 2011
"Change in Canada The IPO Column" | eepurl.com
The Maple consortium of large Canadian banks led by the best Canadian Exchange Manager, Luc Bertrand, is likely to acquire the Canadian exchange TMX. The London Stock Exchange looks unlikely to be able to win the prize against a very strong bid.
EMV Smart Cards and the US Market
May 19, 2011
Is EMV coming to the US with all this means. Spend on terminals, ATM, payments software, processing facilities, fraud services, security systems and retail banking systems to name a few. Impacting companies such as, all of the banks, VeriFone, Hypercom, Ingenico, NCR, TSA, First Data etc:
Another game of Jack Ma: Alipay Restructuring and Yahoo stock price
May 12, 2011
Yahoo shares slide on Alipay restructuring (Reuters) | www.usnewsweekly.info
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yahoo (YHOO.O) shares fell as much as 8.6 percent on Wednesday after the controller of Alibaba Group, which includes China’s largest e-commerce company Alibaba.com (1688.HK), took full control of Alipay, a Chinese online payment business.
Ecommerce Charging Case in China: Taobao, Tmall, Alipay and Alibaba.com--Part 2
May 11, 2011
Ecommerce Charging Case in China: Taobao, Tmall, Alipay and Alibaba.com--Part 1 | councils.glgroup.com
Alibaba Group’s charging system is systematic and sophisticated. It can be divided into three parts: Taobao (C2C), Tmall (B2C), Alipay (as payment solution) and Alibaba.com (B2B). Along with its business booming, some of the types and rates are gone and some are coming, and surely others changing every year. By observing this dynamic process, we at least could get some clue about this ecommerce giant in China: where they are and where they are heading to.
Ecommerce Charging Case in China: Taobao, Tmall, Alipay and Alibaba.com--Part 1
May 11, 2011
Alibaba Group’s charging system is systematic and sophisticated. It can be divided into three parts: Taobao (C2C), Tmall (B2C), Alipay (as payment solution) and Alibaba.com (B2B). Along with its business booming, some of the types and rates are gone and some are coming, and surely others changing every year. By observing this dynamic process, we at least could get some clue about this ecommerce giant in China: where they are and where they are heading to.
Reversal of Fortunes & U-Turns Allowed
May 2, 2011
Reversal of Fortunes & U-Turns Allowed should be given some real thought, since the US economy has been heading in very dangerous directions during recent decade.
Growth Outlook for ETF Assets Under Management
April 1, 2011
ETFs to Top Second Trillion in Three Years | www.securitiestechnologymonitor.com
U.S. assets invested in exchange traded funds (ETFs) now total over $1 trillion. Although it took almost two decades to reach this level, Blackrock, the largest issuer of ETFs, predicts that ETF assets will double in three years.
NASDAQ-NYSE: Perhaps It's Just An April Fool's Day Prank?
April 1, 2011
The worst kept secret in exchange mergers, a NASDAQ ICE bid for NYSE Euronext has finally been announced on April Fool's Day. This may be an unfortunate choice of date for a deal without many clear merits.
E-Insurance: When will the insurance industry adopt modern communication tools?
February 14, 2012
ATMs could distribute prepaid Visa cards
January 23, 2012
PayPal can thrive as a standalone company
January 9, 2012
Europe's CO2 Emissions Trading System works, but it can be improved
December 16, 2011
European women wonder why their insurance premiums will increase
December 15, 2011