Archive for June, 2003

3G or something like it arrives

Om Malik, Monday, June 30, 2003 at 8:06 PM PT Comments (0)

Three out of total six carriers are now offering some semblence of what is 3G wireless technology. Verizon Wireless and Sprint PCS users could get all you can eat almost high-speed, but always on internet access for about $80 a month. Now Cingular Wireless has become the first of the three GSM providers to offer [...]

Solanki, the missing Asian link?

Om Malik, Sunday, June 29, 2003 at 8:06 PM PT Comments (1)

Vikram Solanki’s innings of 106, which helped England to a convincing six-wicket win over ring-rusty South Africans, could yet be seen as a watershed in the drive to harness the talent and affinity for the game of young Asians. Solanki, like Nasser Hussain was born in India, and is one of the hottest prospects for [...]

Curry flavored condoms…really

Om Malik, Saturday, June 28, 2003 at 8:06 PM PT Comments (0)

“Curry flavoured condoms, they exist, they exist indeed. I know of one specific place where they exist and that’s just off Kensington High Street.” Tanuja Desai Hidier, the 34 year old author of Born Confused [Rediff.com]

Reactions to The Next Big Thing

Om Malik, Thursday, June 26, 2003 at 9:06 AM PT Comments (0)

Alan Reiter, one of the smartest commentators on the world of wireless has a few strong opinions on our cover story, The Next Big Thing.
“The article is worth reading, although the writers get a bit too enthiusiastic in some areas,” he writes. The sentence which does not go down too well with him: “Within a year [...]

A new kind of sexuality….

Om Malik, Wednesday, June 25, 2003 at 5:06 PM PT Comments (0)

A man who wants to buy Clinique for Men, for example, has to want the stuff so badly that he will walk up to the women’s cosmetics counter in a department store, where Clinique for Men is sold. A man who wants Diesel jeans has to be willing to pay $135 a pair. A man [...]

The Next Big Thing…The Cell Phone

Om Malik, Tuesday, June 24, 2003 at 11:06 AM PT Comments (0)

Business 2.0 :: Forget Wi-Fi. The real wireless revolution is being driven by the cell phone — and is already creating rich opportunities for huge players and small startups alike.Download file

Broadbandits on Forbes.com’s “new and notable”

Om Malik, Thursday, June 12, 2003 at 12:06 PM PT Comments (0)

Forbes.com :: Now, three years after the bubble burst, new telecom books generally offer a negative take, focusing on villains rather than on visionaries. A recent offering in this vein is Broadbandits: Inside the $750 Billion Telecom Heist (John Wiley & Sons, $24.95).

TV-Video Appearances

Om Malik, Wednesday, June 11, 2003 at 7:06 AM PT Comments (0)

I was on KGO TV San Francisco last night talking to David Louie about Oracle and People Soft. Today at 1.35 PST I am chatting live with the good folks over at WBIX-Business Radio in Boston about WorldCom, and of course, my book, Broadbandits.

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