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Mobile phone disruption coming soon to a TV near you

6 January 2010 by Steve Blum
app store, apple computer, CES2019, consumer electronics, developers, mobile, mobile broadband, samsung, software

“If you like developing for a 3-inch screen, I have a 55-inch screen for you,” challenged Tim Baxter, president of Samsung Electronics America, as he invited mobile application developers into the world of television. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show, he introduced Samsung Apps, a consolidated app store for televisions, mobile phones and Blu-ray players.

You’re welcomeSamsung is a major mobile phone and television manufacturer, with a mobile phone app store already serving subscribers in Europe and Korea.… More

Mobile Carriers' Walled Garden Under Siege

7 January 2009 by Steve Blum
cellular data, CES2019, Clearwire, mobile, mobile broadband, tethering, WalkingHotspot

This little beauty ties a 3G modem (this one is running on the Verizon network) to a WiFi router. Lots of people can share one mobile data connection, all at the same time. Netgear thinks they’re doing a favor for the mobile phone carriers. Oddly enough, they don’t have relationships with any yet.

The Consumer Electronics Association identified four major trends that will drive the consumer electronics in 2009. Two depend on the wireless data industry to make it happen: mobile devices that provide the same user experience as in-home or in-office gizmos, and devices with embedded Internet capability.… More

Live from the Oulu wireless technology conference in San Jose

19 November 2008 by Steve Blum
Craig Barrett, Intel, mobile, mobile broadband, Moore's Law, Nokia, planet earth, WiMAX, wireless Internet, wireless opportunities

Real time Tweets from the Discover Oulu wireless technology conference in San Jose on 18 November 2008…

At Oulu wireless conference in San Jose, per Purnima Kochikar, Nokia biz dev: Indian mobile users buying 10 rupee (25 cent) prepay cards. Devices are status symbols in developing world, services aren’t. People will buy smartphone but not service, just to put the phone on a table at a meeting. 11:20 AM Nov 18th.
1,000 radios per person in near term.

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The future of wireless internet service

14 November 2008 by Steve Blum
community networks, digital broadcasting, Internet of Things, M2M, mobile, mobile broadband, rural broadband, wireless opportunities, WISP

Forget trying to build a wireless Internet business with any idea of serving people in their homes or businesses. In general, wireless technologies don’t work as well as the hard-wired options. Wireless Internet service will succeed where wireless technology holds an advantage.

Wireless broadband technology has three advantages over landlines:

It is ubiquitous.
It can be rapidly deployed for a far lower initial capital outlay.
It excels at delivering the same bit stream to many people at the same time.

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