December 2006


Being the last post for the year (what the &^%#$*& am I doing at my computer on New Year’s Eve?), the theme would either be looking back or forward. Always being a forward-looking person (perhaps due to recognizing my inability to change the past), I took a poll (more…)

My new friend, Michael the telemarketer, called me with the latest offer from Telstra. For just $99 per month, I get service & equipment included, plus as many (more…)

Some interesting stories in the press recently about Telefonica, a leading Spanish telecomms operator and their plans for Mobile TV. They have held back the broader launch until they can understand the value proposition their customers expect (more…)

I often get asked by our Partners: “what is the churn rate these days?” Having a great view of a diverse set of service providers, one would think that I could give an answer to this question on one leg. (more…)

They call them Crackberry instead. I don’t have one; I’m already addicted to my trusty Treo, being a Palm guy for a long time, and wanting to take the next step of combining my phone and Palm into a single device.

Blackberry have probably led the charge toward the adoption of smartphones. Together with GPRS and now 3G, they have (more…)