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Data privacy laws - like a cat chasing its own tail

The Insider
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The European Commission last week suggested some serious reforms to data protection laws last that could have implications for everyone that uses the internet or provides services over the internet, including CSPs.

For a start, companies operating over the Internet will have to seek explicit consent from users if they plan to use data about them, including when it is being collected, how long it will be stored, and for what purpose it is being used for. (Sounds a bit like Google’s new privacy policy which places the onus on the individual to set their own data and privacy settings but has become so convoluted most won’t bother.)

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Property, diamonds, gold, or spectrum?

A recent Computerworld article opened up with the provocative statement that wireless bandwidth is like land in Manhattan — it’s extremely valuable because they’re not making more of it. No kidding. That probably explains why it has become such a premium commodity. 



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Come Fly with Me

In China last week for my first visit of the year to that interesting country.  I am always willing (perhaps!) to try something new during my culinary adventures.  So, when my hosts suggested a house specialty at one restaurant, could I say no, even though I associate pigeons with not-so-nice-things they often do to my car?  

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The Emperor's New Clothes

The Insider was today reminded of the tale of the ‘Emperor’s New Clothes.’ You surely remember it? A vain Emperor who cares for nothing but his appearance and attire hires two tailors who are really swindlers that promise him the finest, best suit of clothes from a fabric invisible to anyone who is unfit for his position or "just hopelessly stupid".

The Emperor cannot see the clothes himself, but pretends that he can for fear of appearing unfit for his position; his ministers...

Posted to The Insider by The Insider on 05-24-2012
Filed under: MVNO , naked operator , emperor , VNO , VNE


OTT Times Two

Last week I was in Calgary, Alberta, Canada doing some teaching.  What a variety of food choices for a city that is not very large …and all of them were superb.  Indian one night, true Neapolitan pizza another, Irish pub food, and one over the top dish at an Italian restaurant situated in an old house in the downtown area.  The dish was linguine with baby clams and a fantastic red sauce.  I love clams this way and it was the best version of this dish I have ever had.  And a great Caesar...

Posted to TM Forum Training by John Reilly on 05-18-2012
Filed under: OTT


Introduction ...

The TM Forum is aware of the challenges being faced by network operators in the area of traffic management. Demands on network bandwidth are increasing due to the popularity of content streaming applications (e.g. video); in addition, network operators are interested in detecting traffic that is being generated by illegal activity, e.g. peer-to-peer file sharing. With the deployment of LTE, mobile devices are generating large amounts of data traffic which is also straining the capacity of...

Posted to Application Traffic Identification by Bill Semper on 05-15-2012


Build it and they will come - maybe
Something strange is happening in countries leading the way with national broadband network (NBN) rollouts – very few customers seem interested in taking up the service.


Shocking statistics coming out of Singapore indicate that despite more than 83 per cent of buildings being fiber-enabled there is only an 8 per cent take-up rate. In parts of Australia where the NBN has been fired up it’s even less at 1 per cent. Even the most diehard skeptics would not have forecast such pathetic numbers...

Posted to The Insider by The Insider on 05-15-2012


What do mobile operators and used car salesmen have in common?

Why is the mobile industry, particularly in developed markets, getting such a bad rap lately? What do we have to do to get customers to love us? Aren’t we doing everything to deliver them speed, voice clarity, reliability and connectedness? What more do they want, blood?

According to Sprint Nextel CEO, Dan Hesse, it’s not enough. Citing figures from the Reputation Institute Pulse Index annual survey during his keynote at the CTIA he stated that...

Posted to The Insider by The Insider on 05-11-2012
Filed under: The Business Channel
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Recent Comment by Alexandra Akkirman

A very relevant point of view. I'm cross-referencing it today in my own blog post on teliasonera.com about mobile ID services potential in Eurasia.

www.teliasonera.com/.../my-blog



Spotlight Roundtables and Risk Management "Summit"

There have been numerous announcements concerning the TM Forum Action Week 39 sessions being conducted across 7 Revenue Management Online Community Groups in Madrid, but you should also consider some special sessions that are being held in addition to the team working sessions.  First, there will be several presentations and a roundtable on subject ranging from Revenue Assurance to Customer Experience on Monday during the Frameworx Spotlight.  Then, on Thursday afternoon, the leaders of all the groups working...

Posted to Business Assurance Program by Steven Cotton on 05-10-2012
Filed under: The Business Channel
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Recent Comment by Josh Goldfein

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From burning platform to sinking ship....

The Nokia rumor mill is running hot again. This time Reuters is asking the same question we were all asking over year ago – will Microsoft buy out (or bail out) Nokia if things continue along their current path. When he took over the reins, CEO Stephen Elop likened Nokia’s situation to standing on a burning platform, and it appears little has changed since then.

He hasn’t exactly stood still since that time but many of his decisions have...

Posted to The Insider by The Insider on 05-09-2012


Apple on way to becoming an MVNO?

“Apple will provide wireless service directly to its iPad and iPhone customers. First, Apple will sell data packages bundled with iPads. Then it will sell data and international roaming plans to iPhone customers through the iTunes Store. And in time — sooner than many think — Apple will strike wholesale deals with several mobile operators so that Apple can provide wireless service directly to its customers, as Apple Mobile.” So says Whitey Bluestein, a seasoned...

Posted to The Insider by The Insider on 05-03-2012
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Recent Comment by Dharmendra Misra

Hi

I think its not that simple and in turn may create serious problems like QoS, security etc. Till design is not on paper its difficult to say if its right approach. There will be a lot of investment required to ensure acceptable services and dynamic operator switching etc and probably Apple needs to analyze if that is right decision. Instead I was thinking if at sometime Apple will dis-engage device business from Application business? Probably Apple knows better but it should not do mistake of becoming controller...



Enterprise Management - It's Everywhere!

There's an old saying that goes something like: "Give a man a hammer and all he sees are nails."  While I try to avoid developing such a tunnel-vision blind spot in my own thinking, it seemed like everywhere I looked while on a recent business trip, all I saw was Enterprise Risk Management.

It started with a random conversation I struck up with a fellow seated next to me in the boarding area of a flight from Seattle to Atlanta.  It turned out that the gentleman is the Western Region head...

Posted to Enterprise Risk Management by Steven Cotton on 04-27-2012


Data revenues are up, but at what cost?

Could this be a sign that data is actually starting to pay for itself? Sprint Nextel, the third largest mobile operator in the USA, has reported that its customers are spending more on data plans than they did a year ago. In fact, the average monthly customer bill was up 6.6 per cent to $59.98. The rise, it seems, came from smartphone data plans.

Of course, it is probably too early to start shouting from the rooftops, but the trend is positive and it seems...

Posted to The Insider by The Insider on 04-27-2012
Filed under: The Business Channel
Comments:4
Recent Comment by Jaemi Kehoe

Even "if the plans are capped or tiered?" I'm a Sprint customer precisely because they offer me unlimited data. My family helped with Sprint's revenue increase: 3 out of 4 of us bought new smartphones last year and paid $10/phone premium to keep unlimited data. (I, on the other hand, still use the 3 year-old Palm Prē to avoid that $10 charge.) It seems to me – and this is backed up by the ads I see – that Sprint is using their unlimited data plan as a differentiator from the other carriers'...


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