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So where should femto go? There is no doubt that the industry needs femto - despite gains from 4G technologies, the macro network will still have capacity, coverage and backhaul issues that the femto would be ideal for. However, I would postulate that the winner will be a flat and mostly free solution.
By flat, I […]

I started the day off at one of Jeff’s “Realtime Social Networking” breakfasts. It sounds hokey at first, but everyone runs around sticking tags on each other forming “tag clouds”. At the end of the session you really meet some good people and in reflection get a glimpse of how others perceive you on a […]

My battery is empty and memory is full. Some of the best were arranged for last.
Most of the afternoon was with a great panel exploring where the next wave of wireless innovation will come from. Quite a few still banking on Android, while others claimed nothing until you had something to take to the bank. […]

It is the second day and I attended all the session, however with nearly 88 speakers in 3 days it is definitely on track to take a toll on the mental facilities. The highlights this time were centered around two theme: Human interaction with technology and Broadband Access.
Adding a nice twist to what can often be a […]

Internet connectivity has been scarce so I am going to be brief, that and there are quite a few other bloggers covering the conference.
I missed the first half of the day, of which one person summed up as “the phone is dead, long live the phone.” So far the schedule is intense, but not the […]

In the last post I set the context for some of the operational challenges of femto, but that situation may not be as bleak given a little time for appropriate industry standards and practices to solidify…. And assuming that the business model becomes decoupled.
Before going forward, lets review some of the current environment of a […]

Sorting through the vast amounts of trees sacrificed for the hype on femto cells, here is my conclusion: Femto is an interesting technology (but not novel), rife with operational issues and founded on a shaky business proposition. For the most part it is a solution looking for a problem, assuming you can even agree on […]

One of our industry’s favorite buzz-words of late is convergence. Convergence of the network, convergence of services, and the convergence of devices. Don’t get me wrong, there is convenience for both the operator and the user in this movement. Things like Fixed Mobile Convergence (there’s that word again) make PSTN identity easier and the iPhone […]

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the power grid people, recently asked the Public Utility Commission for permission to raise wholesale rates to the tune of 34%, which would roughly translate to an average of $9 per customer impact. So you ask, “what does this have to do with telecom?” The answer is simple, […]

I hate the term Network Neutrality. It has to much emotional baggage and tries to make it a binary issue. I wish it were that simple because it personally stirs my emotions and I would love a simple switch to flip and make the problem go away. I bring the topic up again as the […]