Category: Start-Ups
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What Carriers Must Do to Accelerate Innovation-Summary of Telecom Council TC3, Part 3
Disclaimer: We were originally going to highlight the WiFi Hotspot 2.0 Panel Session in this part 3 summary, but no comments or suggestions were received. An assessment of this initiative to integrate WiFi hotspots with 3G/4G mobile networks, along with the associated standards from Wi-Fi Alliance (Hotspot 2.0 ) and the Wireless Broadband Alliance (Next Generation Hotspot) can be provided under a consulting…
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Summary of Telecom Council TC3, Part 1- Service Provider Innovation Forum
Introduction: Telecom Council Carrier Connections (TC3) – the Telecom Council’s annual summit- was held Sept 12-13, 2012 in Sunnyvale, CA. The event provides an opportunity for startups and application developers to interact with telecom carriers (telcos) and network operators. Telco representatives who manage innovation, from developer programs and labs facilities to venture investing, discussed many…
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The Augmented Life or the $6M Man Becomes the $6K Man
Beyond the larger question of how society will deal with a world where machine and human become intertwined in ways that are unimaginable, what are the implications for the telecom provider as the developments described above become commercially viable?
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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…
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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…
