Category: Technology

  • Nov 9 IEEE ComSocSCV meeting: on Video Distribution in the Home!

    Our Nov 9th meeting in Santa Clara, CA  will feature 3 speakers, a panel discussion and a DiiVA demo during our networking session from 6pm to 6:30pm.   A few years ago many (including this author) thought that IEEE 802.11n would dominate home networking, including video transport within the home.  That clearly has not happened and a lot…

  • Role of Telecommunications & Benefits of Cloud Computing (ITU-T FG Cloud)

    Editors Note:  This article is based entirely on the October 7, 2011 ITU-T FG Cloud document “Cloud Benefits” which is based on their recent meeting in Seoul, South Korea.  We have not provided any editorial content or opinion on this work in progress.  The article is provided as further background information for the October 12th IEEE ComSocSCV…

  • Global Telcos come to Silicon Valley In Search of Innovation and Partnerships

    Introduction: Global mobile app downloads will reach nearly 18 billion this year with sales of $15.1 billion, nearly triple last year’s revenues, according to Gartner Research.  How much of that $15.1B went into the pocket of carriers (versus Apple and Google)?  We would expect that number to be close to zero! Having missed the first…

  • TiE Angels 1 Year Check-Up: Outstanding Health & Getting Stronger!

    Introduction Just over one year ago, TiE Angels was started as an experiment by the Silicon Valley (SV) Chapter of TiE. Short for “the Indus Entrepreneurs,” TiE is the world’s premier non profit organization promoting entrepreneurship. The Angels seem to fit perfectly with TiE’s charter–to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and to educate and…

  • Emerging Devices and M2M Team Up for Explosive Growth- Part 2

    Emerging Devices and M2M Team Up for Explosive Growth- Part 2

    Editors Note: This is the 2nd of 3 articles that explore new telco markets and opportunities. Much of the information gathered for these articles comes from the 2011 Connections conference in Santa Clara, CA. The 1st article, New Telco Services Enable the Connected Home, described different versions of a “connected home,” including consumer electronics for…

  • New Telco Services Enable the Connected Home – Part 1

    New Telco Services Enable the Connected Home – Part 1

    Introduction For years, analysts have been saying that telcos must offer compelling new services to prevent being disinter-mediated or marginalized. Otherwise, they are just purveyors of “dumb pipes,” – a mere provider of connectivity which does not benefit from all of the value being generated by customers using their networks. In particular, telcos are not…