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August 2010
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Enabling New Services -
Facebook fully launched its “ Places ” location-based service (LBS) this week for its 500 million and growing downstream base of users. What does this news mean to CSP LBS in terms of new services business growth potential? First, it uses a product design pattern that should be considered in CSP’s LBS products. Second, it is yet another web-based over-the-top (OTT) service bypassing potential CSP value beyond internet pipe connectivity. Third, it’s got a cool API for developers that CSP IT architects... -
In last week’s blog , we looked at the term “Service Broker” for the communications industry. Two contexts were highlighted: 1) the network service broker, and 2) services brokerage business models. Today, we examine the same term in an emerging context of cloud computing. Similar to the defined network service broker, the cloud service broker is beginning to take an early form. In Gartner’s recent press release and report last month, Gartner identified three forms of cloud service brokers. - Intermediation... -
Summer has come to the northern hemisphere. The term Service Broker is hot. Within the TM Forum membership, discussion about the term is growing. It reminds me a bit of the SDP and Telco 2.0 movements that started some years back. The hype got really loud and expectations grew significant. Both SDPs and Service Broker applications have found their place in the Next Generation Network architecture and the integrated business architecture. But, the industry lacks clarity on use of the term. What strikes...
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