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Supercomm Dies, What it Means to Carriers, The Industry

February 8, 2010

Last week, Doug Mohney had the big scoop that Supercomm will be cancelled - he blogged it as a rumor which was subsequently confirmed by the TIA and USTelecom today. As a show organizer myself I get a lot of questions regarding what this news means to our industry. Rather than continuing to opine on a person-by-person basis, I thought it made sense to put my thoughts in writing.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, M2M, Microsoft, Nortel, Optical, SIP, SaaS, Satellite, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

Tech, Telecom: The Energy is Back

February 3, 2010

Communications, wireless, consumer electronics, cloud computing, virtualization -- in a turbulent market, it is good to be in technology.

Monster.com was one of the companies I considered to have a natural monopoly in the US job search market a decade ago. Amazingly, social media sites like LinkedIn and Craigslist are making Job sites less relevant and as a result Monster just picked up HotJobs for $225 in cash to shore up its decreasing market share.

A decade or so ago it was common knowledge that satellite radio would eventually make a huge dent in the business of traditional radio companies.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, M2M, Merger/Acquisition, Microsoft, Musings, Nortel, Open Source, Optical, Patent, Personal, SIP, SaaS, Satellite, Science, Search, Security, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, TMC Video, TMCnet, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, Virtual Worlds, VoIP, Vonage, Wireless, Yahoo

Patent Pooling Taking Off

February 2, 2010

I suggested companies join the RPX patent protection club back in 2008 as I have seen how patent litigation can destroy a company's profitability and force it to lose focus. RPX as you may remember is a firm whose goal is to allow companies to buy into a pool of patents which can be used to protect them against future lawsuits. The idea is a company will think twice about pursuing a patent lawsuit if you can countersue using a huge pool of patents.

Since my original entry, Microsoft, Nokia and Sony have signed up for the service.

Posted in 4G, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, JITC, M2M, Merger/Acquisition, Microsoft, Musings, Nortel, Open Source, Optical, Patent, Personal, Rates Technology, SIP, SaaS, Satellite, Science, Search, Security, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, TMC Video, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, Virtual Worlds, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

Smart Grid Summit East 2010 Videos

January 27, 2010

Livecage came to ITEXPO East 2010 last week in Miami and the colocated Smart Grid Summit and recorded a number of video interviews which are posted here. I hope you find them useful.
Here are some of the people who participated in the interviews:

John Bryan Jeremy Griesbach Jon Arnold Sharon S. Allan Kevin Suitor Paul Smith Puja Lakhlani Arjun Roychowdhury Raja Gopal Didier Boivin Rick Rotondo Kevin F. R. Suitor Catherine ThompsonHere are some new photos from Jon Arnold's blog.

Posted in Broadband, E-Commerce, FCC, Google, Green, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Smart Grid, Technology

ITEXPO East 2010 Miami a Great Success Thanks to You

January 26, 2010

A humble thank you to my followers who came out in support of ITEXPO this past week in Miami. Thank you conferees who braved a tough economic climate and came to the show. I also want to extend appreciation to the speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and attendees at the show. In addition, thanks to our many partners who contributed greatly to the success of this week of events.

Posted in 4G, 4GWE, AT&T, Apple, Avaya, Blackberry, Broadband, CRM, Call Center, Cisco, Communications Developer, Conference, Conferencing, Consumer Electronics, E-Commerce, FCC, Fax, Financial, Gadget, Google, Green, HD Voice, IMS, IP Communications, IPTV, ITEXPO, JITC, M2M, Merger/Acquisition, Microsoft, Open Source, Optical, Patent, SIP, SaaS, Satellite, Science, Search, Security, Skype, Smart Ecosystem, Smart Grid, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, TMC Team, TMC Video, Technology, Unified Communications, Verizon, Video, Virtual Worlds, VoIP, Vonage, WiMAX, Wireless, Yahoo

Asterisk Gets a Song

January 25, 2010

Before checking out this post be sure to put on your propeller hat -- Oh and by the way turn down the sound if you ever want a chance at getting a date this decade.

GM Voices is a long-standing company recording voice prompts for companies. They are one of the most consistent companies I know in the telecom space -- exhibiting at shows for about 15-20 years.

Now the company has embraced video and social networking. Here is their video touting Digium's Asterisk. At the end -- there is a pitch for the company's services and I would give them a call as based on this video, they obviously would do almost anything to please you.

Posted in CRM, Call Center, Communications Developer, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Open Source, Social Networking, Speech Technologies, Technology

Apple Tablet Update

January 25, 2010

Interesting news from ITEXPO last week was buzz that the much anticipated Apple tablet device is floating around in Asia and has been spied in 5, 7 and 10-inch formats. One of my sources tells me they think the devices are prototypes and a single one will emerge. Apparently the screen technology is amazing.

Posted in 4G, Apple, Broadband, Consumer Electronics, FCC, Financial, Gadget, IP Communications, ITEXPO, Smart Ecosystem, Social Networking, Technology, Verizon, VoIP, Wireless

Startup Camp Telephony Launches at ITEXPO East 2010

January 21, 2010

What began as an idea just a few months back became a very well-attended conference which brought together startups and the financial community. The energy and excitement of this new event -- Startup Camp Telephony -- was incredible and I am writing this at 7:15 at night on a day when breakfast started at 7:30 AM.

It has been a long day and yet I sense from those around me that they could talk about all the new telecom opportunities available to them -- all night.

Videos below capture the beginning of Larry Lisser's talk - he kicked off the show and is a TMC partner in this conference. The next video is of Jamie Siminoff -- the keynote speaker who wowed us all.

Posted in Communications Developer, Conference, Financial, IP Communications, ITEXPO

Ontario Delegation Event at ITEXPO East 2010

January 21, 2010

Thank you all for attending the Ontario Delegation reception at ITEXPO East 2010 in Miami. I had a great time giving away the motorcycle and networking with you all. Wow -- what a great crowd and incredible networking. Check out the videos for more.

Posted in ITEXPO

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