Comments on: The Operators vs. the Media Brands http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/ Sun, 26 May 2013 06:59:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Business Models: January 2008 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190881 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:52:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190881 [...] The Operators vs. the Media Brands [...]

]]> By: 10 Things You Need to Know About the Future of Broadband - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190880 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:01:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190880 [...] authentication) to that delivery. This is much more complex (and profitable) than being a “dumb pipe,” but doesn’t mean being an applications or media business (something telcos are [...]

]]> By: » Carriers as Mobile Content Creators » Next Great Thing http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190879 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:58:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190879 [...] Sunday writer Chetan Sharma, in a guest column for GigaOM, posted a very thoughtful analysis on the current landscape of mobile content. The article takes a look at carrier aspirations to [...]

]]> By: All about Mobile Life - Addendum: Media vs Operators http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190878 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:28:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190878 [...] vs Operators Category: Mobile Market    By editor at 01:17As an addendum to this post: The Operators vs. the Media Brands by Chetan Sharma [...] If we look at the strategic canvas of the mobile data industry, it’s [...]

]]> By: Tom Poe http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190877 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:47:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190877 The airwaves belong to the People. The media and providers are attempting to control the distribution of our airwaves. The issue is not which will win, but rather how we use the airwaves we own. Wireless mesh networks demonstrate that an infrastructure for providing access to the airwaves we own costs less than $50 per house for a Meraki unit, and less than $10 per house per month to obtain and enjoy broadband speeds up to 54Mbps, today. In the future, that speed will increase, and costs will be lower. So, why not acknowledge that the issue isn’t about entry cost, and discuss how best to shift to an infrastructure that benefits the People? Media and providers can argue amongst themselves, while we receive the mandate of a government that is supposed to be on our side, not theirs.

]]> By: Always On Real-Time Access » The Operators vs. the Media Brands http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190876 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:25:18 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190876 [...] I wrote a guest column for GigaOM – The Operators vs. the Media Brands. [...]

]]> By: tech-talk.biz » Blog Archive » Operators vs. Media companies http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190875 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:17:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190875 [...] GigaOM’s guess column, Mr Chetan Sharma writes a interesting article on the battle between operators and media companies [...]

]]> By: Buzz around me-10 | Silence http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190874 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:15:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190874 [...] Broadband” (IEEE Press). He is an adviser to several operators and media brands around the world. This post at Gigaom by Chetan Sharma about the competition between mobile operators and media brands is a [...]

]]> By: Jose Miguel Cansado http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190873 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:31:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190873 Good article, Mr Chetan Sharma. I have also wasted ink on the topic:
http://tech-talk.biz/2007/12/15/iphone-friend-or-foe-can-mobile-operators-avoid-turning-into-pipes/
http://tech-talk.biz/2008/01/02/will-2008-be-the-year-of-mobile-advertisement/

Apart from the 3 “special powers” mentioned by Shai Berger, I would add QoS. With IMS deployed, only the mobile operators can control QoS. A guaranteed QoS enables carrier-grade VoIP and other real-time conversational services, like high definition video calls and video sharing, that Internet players can not deliver with best-effort Internet QoS.

Once the operator controls the real-time services, then it is in a strong position to bundle presence, location, user profile and IM with conversational services. Without this bundling, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo are even in better position than operators to provide applications based on presence, location or user profile (including advertisement).

On the content delivery side, similarly the battle is not lost for operators if they show the determination and courage to play their cards. See KDDI example of a music service that competes head to head with iTunes.

http://tech-talk.biz/2008/01/12/kddi-lismo-best-mobile-music-service-in-the-world/

]]> By: Qurat http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190872 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:00:29 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/13/the-operators-vs-the-media-brands/#comment-190872 I don’t think that sustainability and faster pace can go together. Anyways, a thought provoking write up!

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