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Effectively Telling Your Product's Story

By Rich Tehrani on Tuesday, Jun 18

One of the most interesting aspects of my career is watching the thousands of companies I have met over the years make...

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Tagged advertising, kodak, mad men, marketing

Dialogic and Cisco Round Out Day's NFV News

By Rich Tehrani on Tuesday, Jun 18

It’s been a busy week regarding NFV and the software telco (R)evolution. First off Dialogic had some solid thoughts on six of...

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Tagged cisco, dialogic, network functions virtualization, nfv, software telco

The Big Deal about Big Data Analytics

By Peter Bernstein on Tuesday, Jun 18

By Greg Owens, Senior Director Customer Experience Solutions Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent

The rise of big data is causing service providers to ask some big questions: How should we store our data? How long should we keep it? What parts of it are relevant to our business? Most importantly, how do we get value from it? To turn big data into a big deal, service providers need to extract insights that can help them make smart business decisions and improve the customer experience.

The value of big data is all in what useful and actionable information it can provide. I find it exciting to see how service providers use big data analytics to gain new insights and solve complex problems. With this post, I’ll look at some new research by industry analysts and three key opportunities that big data analytics presents to service providers.
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Tagged Alcatel-Lucent, analytics, Big Data, customer expereince, Greg Owens, QoS | Responses

WebRTC: The Revolution Won't Occur Without a Media Server

By Jim Machi on Tuesday, Jun 18

Next Thursday at the WebRTC Conference and Expo, I’ll present a conference keynote that might not be exactly what attendees expect...

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Tagged Atlanta, Internet Protocol, Media server, PSTN, Public switched telephone network, Voice over Internet Protocol, Web browser, WebRTC | Responses

Software Telcos Based on NFV Want Less Equipment Provider M&A

By Rich Tehrani on Tuesday, Jun 18

Mergers are nothing new but about a decade ago in the telecom market they reached a fever pitch when SBC purchased AT&T...

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Tagged at&t, etsi, nfv, sbc, sdn, software telco, wireless

Linux Foundation Embedded Solutions Director's Case for Open Source and Connected Car

By Suzanne Bowen on Monday, Jun 17

The car of 2013 is different from the one I learned to drive, a 1974 Ford Maverick with rear federal bumpers, aluminum...

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Tagged Connected car, Ford Maverick, Ford Motor Company, Linus Torvalds, Linux, linux foundation, Mercedes Benz, open source, Original equipment manufacturer, rudolf streif, Tata Elxsi | Responses

Business Video and Queen Lead Guitarist Brian May

By Suzanne Bowen on Monday, Jun 17

"A good video can make all the difference," says Brian May (Ph.D. Astro-Physics and Queen lead guitarist). Such is true for business!Even...

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Tagged Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Business, Complete History of the Universe, Muntwo, Queen, Video, Youtube | Responses

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Be at the SDN Workshop at ITEXPO

January 18, 2013

One of the most important trends in networking and communications is software defined networking or SDN. At your request we have put together an SDN preconference at ITEXPO in Miami which teaches you everything you need to know about this emerging topic. Come to the show and boost your career and company by staying on top of this hot trend which is transforming networking the way virtualization has transformed computing.

What you’ll learn at the show on January 29th:

Detailed overview of SDN
Examination of the technologies and components involved in SDN
Summary of the use cases of SDN
Comparison of the players involved in moving SDN forward
Expert analysis on what SDN could mean for networking as we know it.

I hope to see you there.

Posted in ITEXPO

Tagged: itexpo, sdn, software defined networking, virtualization : Related Tags: networking

HTML5 Finally Eating Apple's Profit

January 18, 2013

I have discussed for some time how HTML5 will loosen Apple’s grip and decrease the amount of revenue the company makes from apps. Case in point, Amazon recently started touting the Cloud Player app which runs on iOS but allows you to purchase songs via HTML5 using the web browser Safari. The point is by using the web, Amazon sidesteps the 30% cut Apple usually takes from sales which take place via apps on their platform.

How painful will this be for Apple?

Posted in Amazon, Apple, HTML5

Tagged: amazon, apple, html5, itunes, music : Related Tags: apple, amazon

StartUpCamp 7 at ITEXPO Miami has Heavy Hitters

January 18, 2013

StartUpCamp 7 at ITEXPO in just over a week will not only have past Apple CEO John Sculley as a keynote speaker it will have an all-star panel of judges outlined below:

Craig Walker, CEO of Firespotter Labs, a telecom focused incubator that's launched UberConference, Nosh, NoshList and Jotly since its founding in April 2011.
Jeff Uphues, Vice President, Cbeyond, a leading communications provider that delivers cloud services and communications to SMBs.
Gerry Dehaven, Senior Partner, QAdvisors, a top merger and acquisition firm deeply rooted in technology, communications and business services.
The panel will be moderated by serial entrepreneur Gary Pudles, CEO of AnswerNet which was recently named a 'Best Run Company' by SmartCEO.

Come check out and vote on the top startups in sunny Miami. Register here.

Posted in Apple, ITEXPO

Tagged: apple, itexpo, john sculley : Related Tags: startupcamp itexpo, communications

Miss America to Drive Fitness App Adoption

January 18, 2013

Remember yesterday when senior editor here at TMC Peter Bernstein said fitness apps would be a fad? Well he may be dead right but he may be surprised to learn that Miss America used a fitness app and social platform called Fitocracy to get in shape. I must admit Business Insider describes it far more effectively than I do when they call it “Top Bikini Shape.”

Although Peter could be right – part of his point was that downloading a fitness app is like joining a gym – it’s using the fitness app which becomes more challenging over time.

Posted in Android, Apple, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, Social Networking, Technology

Tagged: android, apps, fitness, health technology, ios, miss america, smart health, wearable technology : Related Tags: fitness, america, peter, right

FCC Commissioner Adelstein Speaks at ITEXPO/Super WiFi Summit

January 17, 2013

Many people who read that former Apple CEO John Sculley is speaking at ITEXPO wondered why I didn’t mention former FCC Commissioner, Jonathan Adelstein is also speaking. I really didn’t have an answer except to say a post will be forthcoming on the matter. Here is that post.

Mr. Adelstein will deliver a keynote address on “Investing in America’s Wireless Future” at Super Wi-Fi Summit on Wednesday, January 30, at 9 a.m.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Super WiFi, Technology, Verizon, Wireless

Tagged: fcc, itexpo, jonathon adelstein, super wifi, white spaces : Related Tags: adelstein previously, appointed president, previously served, adelstein, president, infrastructure

It's an App Eat App World

January 17, 2013

Peter Bernstein has a great analysis piece on how the Unilever/Slim-Fast empire is struggling in-part because the company was too slow to come out with an app as well as the fact that other competitors have expanded their offerings to match the company or even take the lead. Personal experience has shown that the majority of my friends and acquaintances are now using apps to track their fitness – running and/or eating via calorie counting.

It’s amazing to me that even a company which profits handsomely from items sold in grocery stores can lose share because it didn’t provide apps on smartphones. This is in contrast to Starbucks who I tweeted about earlier this week – they really think mobile and social are crucial to their future.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Amazon, Android, Apple, Broadband, Cloud Computing, Consumer Electronics, Gadget, IP Communications, Technology, Twitter, Verizon, Wireless

Tagged: android, app, apple, easilydo, fitness, gadget, health, ios, peter bernstein, smartphone, tmc : Related Tags: calorie counting, company, peter, fitness, being, services

Awareness Ads Important but Often Forgotten

January 17, 2013

I'm sitting here at a restaurant called Tengda in Darien, CT a stone's throw from my office just thinking about how I came to know about this restaurant. You see I've eaten at Tengda before - but I didn't know they had a location right by my office. In fact when the weather is warmer I often walk here - its probably just over a mile away from TMC's River Park headquarters.

The point is I found out about this location through one of the daily deal sites - it was likely LivingSocial but perhaps Groupon.

Posted in Amazon, E-Commerce, Google, Search, Technology

Tagged: advertising, groupon, livingsocial, marketing : Related Tags: awareness, location, restaurant

New Bluetooth Tech Lets You Find Anything

January 16, 2013

With the tens of thousands of people roaming around CES its amazing that I ran into contributing writer to TMCnet - Doug Mohney. I actually saw him twice - without any planning. But now that I read one of his pieces from the show regarding tracking devices that will use low-power bluetooth and not run out of battery for a whole year, I have to wonder if he stuck one on me.

According to Doug:

Based in Florida, SSI America has been developing Bluetooth devices for over 12 years for large companies.

Posted in CES, M2M, Wireless

Tagged: Technology : Related Tags: virtual leash, sticker, devices, bluetooth, battery, stickers

Will Revealing Online Identities in China Change Advertising?

January 16, 2013

There is a great debate going on in the analyst community regarding whether Chinese regulations requiring Internet users in China to use their real names will boost revenue for search engine leader Baidu. We often hear that Facebook has more valuable traffic because all the users are known but this misses the point that purchasing intent isn't always known - even if you know who a person is online.

But having search intent which could lead to purchase intent coupled with the real name of a user which can be cross-referenced in CRM systems and demographically analyzed could lead to higher cost per click from advertisers.

In the US and EU there are all sorts of privacy laws prohibiting advertisers and other companies from following you too closely.

Posted in Google

Tagged: baidu, google, search : Related Tags: advertisers companies, intent, search, advertisers

Tehrani's Best of CES 2013

January 16, 2013

There was so much to see at CES – here are some of my favorites. Qi wireless charging, impossibly thin televisions and the smallest electric vehicles on the market are some of my top picks. I hope you like the video.

Posted in CES, Consumer Electronics

Tagged: ces, consumer electronics, led, q1, zigbee : Related Tags:

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