Normally I don’t quote directly from research reports, but my friends at Current Analysis had a very interesting piece on Covad-GoBeam deal. Here is what they say: bq. This year is shaping up to be a vintage year for VoIP services. SBC has already made … Read More »
Archive for March 2004
That was my 1000th post for GigaOM.com. It has taken nearly 14 months to post that many items. Of course it does not include entries from my other microblog, NotreallyIndian. Thanks all for coming back to read my stuff. I hope to keep you informed, amused … Read More »
Chicago Daily Herald quips: Is that a robin hopping around the half-empty buildings of the telecom industry? I think it is, and so does Michael brick, the co-founder and chairman of Tellabs. He says look at the increase in orders. “At Tellabs, where 60 percent … Read More »
Confirming what many have suspected, a HP Labs study finds that the most popular bloggers aren’t the most original. But they do have a knack for swiping material from other, lesser-known blogs. Amit Asaravala reports for Wired News but manages to leave out how … Read More »
The February order allowing the music industry to raid Australian sites for evidence is allowed to stand, much to Sharman Networks’ dismay. Patrick Gray reports from Sydney. [Wired News] Read More »
After pondering over the announcement a little bit more, I have come to these conclusions: * By its presence in Circuit City, Vonage is now a mass market product, not some tech curiosity. With 300,000 new customers from the deal likely in the first year, Vonage could … Read More »
Samsung Electronics just announced the world’s smallest MP3 player. The new YP-T5 MP3 model is much like a fashion-accessory with its 5.4 centimeter-tall body weighing only 24 gram (except battery) and comes with fashionable colors such as chameleon blue, white silver and red, the company … Read More »
It was only a matter of time before someone did this. Vonage has teamed up with retail chain, Circuit City to sell its broadband phone service. High-speed Internet customers who have a standard telephone, can sign up for Vonage service and purchase a Vonage starter … Read More »
The Wall Street Journal has an op-ed by George Gilder, titled, Stop the Broadbandits. First of all actually very flattering because the word that was on the cover of my book, is now part of the lexicon. Cool! Even if it was used on … Read More »
One of my best readers, and clearly a very thoughtful person is Charlie Sierra. When he writes or says something, I listen, because he is mostly right. We disagree, but then that’s what friends are for. Anyway he has a very unique and coherent perspective on … Read More »
DVD is going to be single biggest roadblock for massive deployment of Video On Demand. Mike Walsh writes that, “After a decade of whispered promises, the prospects of video on demand are finally looking up. Certainly the current buzz about a possible Comcast/Disney tie up … Read More »
I have talked about this before, and have been one of the strongest opponents of the Disney-Comcast deal. I might be wrong, however when I read Mike Walsh, I know its not all that bad. bq. The console wars are ultimately about a gradual consumer … Read More »
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