Newsletter: Join me at the LTE 2010 Forum
LTE conference, iPad review, the White Paper Chase, & American fibre networks
Join me at the LTE 'coming-of-age' conference in Stockholm (LTE Forum 2010)
LTE is starting to come of age with (according to the GSMA) 88 operators already committed to deploying the new high-speed mobile broadband standard. So what can be expected from this technology, and what are the challenges?
To find out – and barring further volcanic disruptions - I will be heading off to Stockholm next week (27-28 April) for one of the most important LTE events of the year. I’ll be moderating one of the sessions and – most importantly – presenting version 1 of my new LTE techno-economic business model developed together with my consulting colleagues at Ventura. We will be taking a close look at the business case impact of various technology and spectral choices using the U.K. as an example.I also hope to get a chance to try out one of the only two live LTE networks in the world in the Swedish capital. Last but not least, I will be writing up a news report on the event once I’m back – so watch this space for interesting LTE news. Read more about the LTE Forum conference here and about my new LTE techno-economic business model here.
Apple iPad quick review: "Information wants to be free!"
“Information wants to be free,” said Steward Brandt, famously, in 1984. I believe that the Apple iPad is one huge leap forward in this respect (not free as in gratis but free as in freedom). As most people know, iPad availability in Europe has been delayed, but thanks to a friendly customer of mine I finally managed to get my hands on one to try it out, and I think I’ve understood what this device is all about. You can read my quick review here, but here’s the most important part (and hang on – this part does get a bit philosophical):
What’s the essence of the iPad? I believe the best analogy is this: The iPad is to the Information Society 2.0 much what the mobile phone was to telephony in the 1990s. The iPad is the quintessential mobile information device that you can take with you or use whether you slouch around your house, visit your friends, or run around chasing business. Its essence is not only personal freedom but social freedom – the iPad is also very much about sharing information on the go.
If you argue that you can do the same with a laptop, you’re not really into what the iPad does (try it out for a while and you’ll quickly find out) because the iPad stands alone in a universal usage space of its own creation. The iPad is comfortable to use nearly everywhere and in any situation, while laptop usage space is similar, but still something clearly more restrictive. If you argue that you can do the same with a smart phone, then you’re closer to the truth, but smart phones are limited by their screen size (to work as phones they can’t be longer than the distance from your ear to your mouth). I believe that Apple have hit the nail right on the head: The iPad sets interactive information free, just like the mobile phone set telephony free. That’s the real genius of it. The rest is details – and I’m sure Apple will sort those out too.
Communicate your vision: The Great White Paper Chase is on
Knowledge is power – demonstrate your power by ordering your visionary white paper today!
A wise friend once told me: “Everyone is on the way to somewhere”. The same applies to businesses, and that’s why it’s so important for all companies to communicate their visions. Visions and ideas show where your company is headed, so that customers and partners can (or not) decide to join you on your – hopefully spectacularly successful – quest to change the world. In other words: Visions show leadership, and everyone – including your friends, customers, partners, employees, etc. – is always looking for leadership. It’s the just the way human nature works.
One useful way of communicating a vision is through a white paper. Generally, white papers shed light on one or more technical or business themes, and they are an excellent way of flaunting important information. They also demonstrate your thought leadership in a specific area. In a 2.0-connected & media-overloaded world, that’s a good way of setting yourself apart from the competition and - not least - getting the media’s attention. Over the past years I’ve written a fair number of successful white papers, most recently for the GSMA on TD-LTE – see this link – and on packet core technology for Informa Media & Telecoms here. In some cases real industry research is included, and in other cases not depending on the purpose & scope of the paper. I’m now ready to do the same for you. Depending on complexity, I can usually produce a convincing white paper in a couple of weeks, so the investment is not big. Call or mail me today to discuss!
God Bless American FTTH broadband networks...or?
How are high-speed fibre networks impacting American lives? What will be the high-speed applications and business models of the future? Can we learn something from the way Americans embrace new technology? I’ve been commissioned to write four stories on the state-of-fibre-union in the US by a leading Danish paper, so I will be looking into these and many other interesting questions while doing the grand tour of America in June. And I'm really looking forward to it. I hope to be visiting at least a couple of fibre operators (including market leader Verizon) and – wish me luck – hopefully some of the clever folks behind Google’s experimental venture into gigabit fibre. I’m also intrigued by the difference between Europe and the US in approaching business and technology, so I will be trying to plumb the murky depths of the American entrepreneurial mind. I am quite sure we have things to learn on this front, so watch this space.
Date: 25-04-2010
Author: Claus Hetting
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