Comments on: Broadband’s Kindle Paradigm http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Chips Work Hard for the Money, Just Like Everyone Else - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-896309 Chips Work Hard for the Money, Just Like Everyone Else - GigaOM Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:13:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-896309 [...] and minimizing cost. After all, consumers buying wireless Internet devices (such as, say, the Kindle) aren’t interested in which network it runs on, only that their device is [...] [...] and minimizing cost. After all, consumers buying wireless Internet devices (such as, say, the Kindle) aren’t interested in which network it runs on, only that their device is [...]

]]> By: Bovey King http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-880347 Bovey King Tue, 27 May 2008 16:58:30 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-880347 There is another huge potential application: IP video surveillance for mobile platform. Mobile users can monitor or even control their home from cell phone anywhere and anytimem, share the visual event right on cell phone. There is another huge potential application: IP video surveillance for mobile platform. Mobile users can monitor or even control their home from cell phone anywhere and anytimem, share the visual event right on cell phone.

]]> By: 4G Wireless & the Ensuing Bandwidth Boom - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-870755 4G Wireless & the Ensuing Bandwidth Boom - GigaOM Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:48:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-870755 <p>[...] it, I had a breakfast meeting this week with John Roese, chief technology officer of Nortel and one of the most astute people I know in the broadband [...]</p> [...] it, I had a breakfast meeting this week with John Roese, chief technology officer of Nortel and one of the most astute people I know in the broadband [...]

]]> By: The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Beyond the Phone: February 2008 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-863292 The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Beyond the Phone: February 2008 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:25:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-863292 <p>[...] Bonus: John Roese describes “Broadband’s Kindle Paradigm” [...]</p> [...] Bonus: John Roese describes “Broadband’s Kindle Paradigm” [...]

]]> By: Steve http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-859233 Steve Fri, 01 Feb 2008 14:23:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-859233 <p>Hallelujah to Jim_in_VA for pointing out the real advantages of WiMax. So far, the really interesting stuff with WiMax so far is all overseas, and in greenfield deployment of WiMax. Countries like <a href="http://techtonic.org/?p=116" rel="nofollow">India</a> are using WiMax for broadband access where there currently isn't even any analog cell or digital phone service, let alone Internet.</p> Hallelujah to Jim_in_VA for pointing out the real advantages of WiMax. So far, the really interesting stuff with WiMax so far is all overseas, and in greenfield deployment of WiMax. Countries like India are using WiMax for broadband access where there currently isn’t even any analog cell or digital phone service, let alone Internet.

]]> By: Dimitrios Matsoulis http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-859201 Dimitrios Matsoulis Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:15:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-859201 <p>It is the golden opportunity for cellphone operators to seduce customers indirectly to their networks without even asking for money. Of course general wireless internet access is not going to stay still. Interesting article. http://electronrun.wordpress.com/</p> It is the golden opportunity for cellphone operators to seduce customers indirectly to their networks without even asking for money. Of course general wireless internet access is not going to stay still. Interesting article.
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]]> By: Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » What’s the Deal with WiMAX? http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-859049 Zatz Not Funny!»Blog Archive » What’s the Deal with WiMAX? Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:03:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-859049 <p>[...] is a very interesting post over at GigaOM about what this new model could mean for the broadband paradigm. With the economics of WiMAX-like [...]</p> [...] is a very interesting post over at GigaOM about what this new model could mean for the broadband paradigm. With the economics of WiMAX-like [...]

]]> By: John Roese’s Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Blog on GigaOM: Broadband’s Kindle Paradigm http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-858926 John Roese’s Blog » Blog Archive » Guest Blog on GigaOM: Broadband’s Kindle Paradigm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:21:04 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-858926 <p>[...] I also speculated that if the cheapest cellular plans then available – which were just under $10 a month – were to emerge as the price point for connecting something to the new mobile Internet, then the cost of connectivity might actually end up being buried in the cost of a content subscription. Read more... [...]</p> [...] I also speculated that if the cheapest cellular plans then available – which were just under $10 a month – were to emerge as the price point for connecting something to the new mobile Internet, then the cost of connectivity might actually end up being buried in the cost of a content subscription. Read more… [...]

]]> By: Coleman Foley http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-858814 Coleman Foley Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:27:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-858814 <p>how about a device that did all these things (games, music, video), plus browsing. It would just need a big touchscreen. It would do all of these things better than any other mobile device because of the touchscreen interface and big screen.</p> how about a device that did all these things (games, music, video), plus browsing. It would just need a big touchscreen. It would do all of these things better than any other mobile device because of the touchscreen interface and big screen.

]]> By: Broadband’s Kindle Paradigm at The Kindle Blog http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-858758 Broadband’s Kindle Paradigm at The Kindle Blog Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:02:25 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-858758 <p>[...] A year or so ago, I began talking about how moving toward the 4G world of WiMAX and LTE (and UMB at that time) would enable a broad range of new devices to be connected economically to the mobile Internet. I speculated that the economics of 4G – at roughly 3X capacity (based on spectral efficiency improvements of OFDM-MIMO) and one-third of the price (based on system simplification) – would likely result in the cost of connectivity dropping by an order of magnitude. Read more … [...]</p> [...] A year or so ago, I began talking about how moving toward the 4G world of WiMAX and LTE (and UMB at that time) would enable a broad range of new devices to be connected economically to the mobile Internet. I speculated that the economics of 4G – at roughly 3X capacity (based on spectral efficiency improvements of OFDM-MIMO) and one-third of the price (based on system simplification) – would likely result in the cost of connectivity dropping by an order of magnitude. Read more … [...]

]]> By: Libran Lover http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-858755 Libran Lover Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:51:20 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-858755 <p>Good post! One thing we should all note is that in the not too distant future, wireless Internet connectivity, at what we consider as 'broadband speeds' TODAY, is going to be pretty much free in most urban areas. This is not different from how radio and TV broadcasting is free now. That however is not the last word in wireless connectivity. There will always be a paid premium-connectivity option (higher speed, no ads, etc.). But the free connectivity will fuel a revolution in mobile computing and communication.</p> Good post! One thing we should all note is that in the not too distant future, wireless Internet connectivity, at what we consider as ‘broadband speeds’ TODAY, is going to be pretty much free in most urban areas. This is not different from how radio and TV broadcasting is free now. That however is not the last word in wireless connectivity. There will always be a paid premium-connectivity option (higher speed, no ads, etc.). But the free connectivity will fuel a revolution in mobile computing and communication.

]]> By: Jose Miguel Cansado http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-858735 Jose Miguel Cansado Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:30:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-858735 <p>Kindle is a great device, and the way Amazon has handled the EVDO connectivity superb.</p> <p>http://tech-talk.biz/2008/01/04/amazon-kindle-an-amazing-device-with-many-hidden-features/</p> <p>Amazon has pioneered in a model that will be followed by others. We will see Application Service providers selling the connectivity as part of the Service. See article below</p> <p>http://tech-talk.biz/2008/01/28/transforming-telcos-telco-20/</p> Kindle is a great device, and the way Amazon has handled the EVDO connectivity superb.

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Amazon has pioneered in a model that will be followed by others. We will see Application Service providers selling the connectivity as part of the Service. See article below

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]]> By: Q dub http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-858730 Q dub Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:06:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-858730 <p>In a time when 3G connectivity is still in the minority, the Kindle Paradigm makes sense as a channel to drive sales of high margin content, but I can't imagine a world where users don't buy any form of connectivity directly. The "connectivity included" (as in "batteries included") paradigm makes it difficult to deliver free, ad-supported content as margins are eaten away by connectivity costs. When you use free services today, it is not truly free: you're paying for your connection. The paradigm you describe will invisibly raise the cost delivering free content, and will invariably block out some portion of innovation.</p> In a time when 3G connectivity is still in the minority, the Kindle Paradigm makes sense as a channel to drive sales of high margin content, but I can’t imagine a world where users don’t buy any form of connectivity directly. The “connectivity included” (as in “batteries included”) paradigm makes it difficult to deliver free, ad-supported content as margins are eaten away by connectivity costs. When you use free services today, it is not truly free: you’re paying for your connection. The paradigm you describe will invisibly raise the cost delivering free content, and will invariably block out some portion of innovation.

]]> By: Charles Wilkes http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-858729 Charles Wilkes Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:05:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-858729 <p>But there is NO requirement for a monthly charge on my Kindle, and in fact I make none with mine. Instead I have downloaded free ebooks all with out-of-copyright status from several ebook vendors like MobiPocket and FeedBooks, etc. These are all the world's classics in English by famous authors such as Charles Dickins, Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Burns, etc., etc.</p> <p>And why would I want to pay Kindle for a blog all of which are free on the internet. Or the local newspapers which also offer internet delivery for free.</p> <p>Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.</p> But there is NO requirement for a monthly charge on my Kindle, and in fact I make none with mine. Instead I have downloaded free ebooks all with out-of-copyright status from several ebook vendors like MobiPocket and FeedBooks, etc. These are all the world’s classics in English by famous authors such as Charles Dickins, Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Burns, etc., etc.

And why would I want to pay Kindle for a blog all of which are free on the internet. Or the local newspapers which also offer internet delivery for free.

Charles Wilkes, San Jose, Calif.

]]> By: Jim_in_VA http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-858728 Jim_in_VA Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:57:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-858728 <p>Thats all nice and dandy BUT, the first thing that we need is connectivity for those with no broadband option.</p> Thats all nice and dandy BUT, the first thing that we need is connectivity for those with no broadband option.

]]> By: The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Beyond the Phone: January 2007 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/29/boradbands-kindle-paradigm/#comment-858710 The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Beyond the Phone: January 2007 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:48:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=11316#comment-858710 <p>[...] Bonus: John Roese describes “Broadband’s Kindle Paradigm” [...]</p> [...] Bonus: John Roese describes “Broadband’s Kindle Paradigm” [...]

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