Monthly Archives: January 2010
Mobile HSPA data much cheaper than voice
After an extended break to refresh the senses the subject of congestion and “bandwidth hogs” is back on the table. A recent article by Ericcson ( recipe for mobile broadband profitability.pdf ) points out that the difference in cost per bit between … Continue reading
Mobile versus fixed peering
Hendrik Rood (Stratix) made an excellent observation recently. He noticed that since a few months Ams-IX separates in their neutral peering point traffic statistics the data for the ISPs exchange from the GPRS Roaming Exchange Peering Amsterdam (GP-A) which is … Continue reading
The bogeyman has vanished
It has been overdue for a long time: the music industry finally starts to face the truth that their old business models are to blame for the decline in revenu, more than piracy. MusicTank is a business development network for … Continue reading
Flowers for Google in China
The announcement by Google that they will cease to filter content in China, even if it means leaving the country leads to the following tribute by the Chinese.
Your own green power
If you want to generate power for your mobile devices in a sustainable way there are multiple options to do so. A solar powered charger, a charger on your bike, or in your gym, or you can use handpowered devices. … Continue reading
Marketing Mobile, Ghana style
As a friend of mine noticed while travelling in Ghana, mobile connectivity is everything in these countries as the fixed networks are hopelessly underdeveloped. As a result the competition between providers is fierce, up to the point where people are converted … Continue reading
Inventing the wheel all over again
On the occasion of the climate change conference MIT introduced The Copenhagen Wheel. It’s a wheel that turns your bike into a hybrid, collecting energy from regenerative braking and distributing it when you need a boost. It can also be … Continue reading