Archive for November, 2003

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Microsoft: Old And Fat?

Om Malik, Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at 8:11 AM PT Comments (1)

At the start of this year I had written an opinion piece on Microsoft and the challenges it faces as the world moves away from personal computers and become more of a connected universe where networks, devices and home entertainment come together. ( Well that is happening right now, if you read the New York [...]

Samsung is #3

Om Malik, Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at 7:11 AM PT Comments (0)

According to research firm IDC, in Q3 2003, Samsung improved its number three global market share position to 11.5 percent, up from 10.5 percent in the previous quarter. Researchers Strategy Analytics note that Samsung shipped 15 million phones worldwide in 3Q 2003. The company will grow a whopping 55 percent in the US this [...]

The Great Intel Spin-Cycle

Om Malik, Tuesday, November 18, 2003 at 6:11 AM PT Comments (1)

If you like millions opened the Wall Street Journal this morning, you would have seen this headline screaming at you: Big Bet Behind Intel Comeback: In Chips, Speed Isn’t Everything.
The story waxes eloquent about how chipzilla survived the downturn and is making a comeback, thanks to its well-timed moves into wireless and mobile computing. It [...]

Blog the Dog

Om Malik, Monday, November 17, 2003 at 4:11 PM PT Comments (1)

Anyone seen that movie, Wag the Dog? It was a classic tale of life imitating art or something like that. Anyway I was observing an interesting trend today. For past couple of years the blogsphere used to take a cue from the institutional media and bloggers would comment on the news, reviews and views published [...]

Battle for Broadband?

Om Malik, Monday, November 17, 2003 at 11:11 AM PT Comments (0)

It is Cable Vs Baby Bells and it is going to get ugly. It might be great for us because I think the broadband prices are going to decline. And hopefully so will the prices for video component of the cable business.
Since Baby Bells have started selling DirecTV to consumers and plan to roll out [...]

Happy Monday for Ciena, AFC, Sonus

Om Malik, Monday, November 17, 2003 at 10:11 AM PT Comments (0)

After a long gloomy couple of fiber optic years, the folks at Ciena and Advanced Fiber Communications are cracking open the bottles of bubbly.
* Ciena got a big order for its edge multiservice access platform from SingTel, the Singaporean telecom company.
* AFC is the big beneficiary of the Verizon FTTH contract.
* Sonus Networks on the [...]

Cops, Grids and Talk TV

Om Malik, Monday, November 17, 2003 at 7:11 AM PT Comments (0)

* New Delhi police deploy wireless network for polling stations
* Waiting for Hybrid Mobile Phones
* Irrational Exuberance hits the VoIP Marketplace
* Can Grid Computing Save Telecom?
* Sprint PCS launches coast-to-coast PTT
* TV Comes to Cell Phones (PC World)

FTTH Is Almost Here

Om Malik, Monday, November 17, 2003 at 7:11 AM PT Comments (0)

Like Mark Twain said, the death of fiber to the home is greatly exaggerated. I think finally this much maligned technology is coming to market. As a first step, Verizon announced that it has selected four vendors for its fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) project.ð The four vendors are Advanced Fibre Communications, Sumito Electric Lightwave, Pirelli Communications Cables [...]

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