Tag: innovation
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Entrepreneur Forum & Carrier Perspectives – Summary of Telecom Council TC3, Part 2
Introduction: Part 1 of this multi-part Summary of TC3 provided highlights of the Service Provider Innovation Forum held on September 12th. This second piece examines the panel session on Rich Communications Suite (RCS) and (more importantly) selected carrier innovation agendas, strategies and case studies. The third article will look at telco innovation suggestions from market…
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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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MIT President on How to Improve America’s Innovation Economy
Introduction and Overview Susan Hockfield, President of MIT, spoke to a sold out crowd at the November 9, 2011 Commonwealth Club meeting in Santa Clara, CA. The topic discussed is very dear to this author: “Revving Up America’s Innovation Engine.” Ms. Hockfield is a noted neuroscientist whose research has focused on the development of the…
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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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Viodi View – 03/03/2011
OTT Conference is Over the Top Over the top video is a hot topic, at least if the turnout from at the Over-the-Top TV/Video Conference in San Jose this week is an indication. The event was packed and there was literally a buzz of conversation in the hallway about trends regarding delivery of content to the…