Archive for September, 2004

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Robbing Peter to pay Mary

Om Malik, Monday, September 27, 2004 at 4:31 PM PT Comments (0)

Vodafone has made it painfully clear that it will do whatever it can to squeeze the handset makers, and get savings and use them to reduce their own costs.
This will come from its One Vodafone plan, which should produce cost savings of £1.4bn and extra revenues of £1.1bn. This includes such strategies as reinforcing branding, [...]

Un-Register?

Om Malik, Monday, September 27, 2004 at 1:35 PM PT Comments (0)

There was a time, when The Register mean technology news first. I guess, these days they simply scan the blogs, and find something and turn it into news. A full week after I first wrote about LINDOWS logo going on sale over on EBay and after it was linked over on Gizmodo, the Register turns [...]

Why did Cisco buy DynamicSoft?

Om Malik, Monday, September 27, 2004 at 1:27 PM PT Comments (0)

Networking Pipeline has a rather in-depth explanation of why Cisco bought DynamicSoft last month for $55 million.
Officially, the acquisition gives Cisco a credible VoIP offering to sell to wireless and wireline vendors. Unofficially, it gives Cisco key expertise needed to further its enterprise VoIP solution.
Apparently, it would not be easy because the DynamicSoft code is [...]

How to hail a cab with a Treo

Om Malik, Monday, September 27, 2004 at 1:17 PM PT Comments (1)

Tom has figured out a new use for Treo 600 — hailing a cab.
I switched on the screen, which is quite bright and large on a Treo 600, and waved it high above my head. Within seconds the taxi flashed back a response, and it had time to move across two traffic lanes, and I [...]

Ozzies Love Wireless Broadband

Om Malik, Monday, September 27, 2004 at 11:03 AM PT Comments (2)

Tech Dirt says that some wide area wireless broadband offerings in Australia are doing quite well. Of course, in some cases, it may be catching on too fast, as Unwired is admitting that they’re slowing down their marketing efforts after they realized they’re running out of equipment from Navini, suggesting they under estimated [...]

Lies, damn lies and statistics

Om Malik, Monday, September 27, 2004 at 9:47 AM PT Comments (0)

In response to a new survey and report from AT&T and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Aswath gives another interpretation (just for fun) of the same data used by AT&T and EIU.

254 senior executives worldwide are evenly divided on the use of VoIP, with majority (57%) not seeing the benefit.
Even in 2008, VoIP will [...]

Cingular, AT&T Wireless: Uncertain Future

Om Malik, Monday, September 27, 2004 at 7:57 AM PT Comments (1)

The New York Times, has a piece about the challenges facing the combined Cingular & AT&T Wireless. Nothing new, except, now that the Times has published this story, it must be important. Its really a nothing new piece. And the real good stuff is at the end of the piece. Andrew Cole, a vice president [...]

09/27/2004 VoIP Daily

Om Malik, Monday, September 27, 2004 at 7:41 AM PT Comments (1)

VoIP Inc chasing small cable companies: Net2Phone failed to do this, but VoIP Inc. will succeed. Sure!
Packet8 dials-up Amazon.com
A new survey and report from AT&T in cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) reportedly shows that a majority of corporate executives now predict that they will implement voice over Internet protocol (VoIP).
Qwest adds 10 markets [...]

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