Suzanne Bowen
32 yrs in telecom, teaching, blog & grant writing, biz development, marketing, & PR. Favorite moments in life involve time w/ family & friends, networking, IP communications industry verticals & horizontals, running, traveling, foreign languages
| 1. "Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition..." Barack Obama .....
2. "One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized those who complain." By Thomas Sowell
Effectively Telling Your Product's Story
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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Dialogic and Cisco Round Out Day's NFV News
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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The Big Deal about Big Data Analytics
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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WebRTC: The Revolution Won't Occur Without a Media Server
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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Software Telcos Based on NFV Want Less Equipment Provider M&A
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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Linux Foundation Embedded Solutions Director's Case for Open Source and Connected Car
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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Business Video and Queen Lead Guitarist Brian May
"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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April 30, 2009
CommunicAsia 2009's mobile feature is a hit! They have launched the mobile site, empowering attendees easy access to information on the go before and during the show.
Thanks to the services and tools from Blueprint, Yahoo!'s mobile development platform, the CommunicAsia2009 mobile site showcases information in a format that is specifically designed for mobile phones.
Some key areas on the site include daily news updates of the show, event highlights, shuttle bus services, program timings and locations, floor plans and more. What I might have given to have this easily available to me at some of the 26 conferences we participated in last year.
Thanks to the services and tools from Blueprint, Yahoo!'s mobile development platform, the CommunicAsia2009 mobile site showcases information in a format that is specifically designed for mobile phones.
Some key areas on the site include daily news updates of the show, event highlights, shuttle bus services, program timings and locations, floor plans and more. What I might have given to have this easily available to me at some of the 26 conferences we participated in last year.
So Many Hits on the FreeSWITCH Post! Interest in HD Conferencing
April 28, 2009
It was simply a matter of friendship but also the strong interest on the part of several thousand members of DIDX that encouraged me to interview Anthony Minessale and Brian West of FreeSWITCH™ yesterday in podcast format. I didn't realize how many would listen in. Some asked for more information especially about the HD conferencing progress.
Just a two letter prefix "HD" to telephony is a hit around the globe. Anthony explains in an article on FreeSWITCH™ site the original definition, history, and technology of HD.
Just a two letter prefix "HD" to telephony is a hit around the globe. Anthony explains in an article on FreeSWITCH™ site the original definition, history, and technology of HD.
Need a Marketing Guru for your IP Communications Co.?
April 27, 2009I am the luckiest person on earth sometimes to be surrounded by so many positive and inspiring persons in the IP communications industry, from open source developers to entrepreneurs to early adopters and we can't leave this group out... those marketing experts. But Jaymie Scotto, Michael Corr, and Ilyssa Miller's successful efforts in the last area moved me to get an interview recorded at didx.net/podcast.
I met Jaymie online when I asked a question about how to use the Deal Center for Comptel 2007. I was expecting a curt, probably rude answer, but instead was told in a few kind words what to do and even a phone call to guide me through.
FreeSWITCH™ always open
April 27, 2009
Listen to the exclusive podcast interview with Anthony Minessale, creator of FreeSWITCH™ and Brian West, at didx.net/podcast.
On March 31, 2009 the FreeSWITCH™ team announced that FreeSWITCH™ is the first telephony application to support the new SIP 4.1 protocol specification. But hear more on today's podcast at didx.net/podcast about wideband high definition conferencing, ways to connect with Skype and Google, the future for FreeSWITCH™, and their careful consideration of the global open source developer community.
Related websites are at www.freeswitch.org, www.cluecon.com, and http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Main_Page.
On March 31, 2009 the FreeSWITCH™ team announced that FreeSWITCH™ is the first telephony application to support the new SIP 4.1 protocol specification. But hear more on today's podcast at didx.net/podcast about wideband high definition conferencing, ways to connect with Skype and Google, the future for FreeSWITCH™, and their careful consideration of the global open source developer community.
Related websites are at www.freeswitch.org, www.cluecon.com, and http://wiki.freeswitch.org/wiki/Main_Page.
News from Perry Nalevka on Gvdialer for Google Voice
April 20, 2009Just got an email from Perry Nalevka that MobileMax has a new masterpiece, the GVdialer for Google Voice. In fact, it is the first mobile application for Google Voice. You can try it for 30 days.
GVdialer is the first mobile application for Google Voice, supporting iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Microsoft, and Symbian.
They support Google Voice's greatest features like:
AT&T, FCC, Mobilink, Playboy and more at 4G Wireless 2009
April 17, 2009Couldn't help but share with you the confirmed keynotes and thought leaders to speak at 4G Wireless World, Sept. 15-18, 2009 at Chicago's McCormick place!
Just a short list of our confirmed keynotes and thought leaders, that will serve to draw this key audience, already includes: AT&T, Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Clearwire, Sprint, TeliaSonera, Telstra, Samsung, Qualcomm, Motorola, Federal Communications Commission, Comcast, Mobilink, MTV, Playboy, Enforta, Cisco, Alvarion, Nokia Siemens Networks, Ericsson, 3G Americas, Cablevision, Cox Communications, Time Warner, RIM, and many more!!
Tell them Suzanne from *DIDX and Monetizing IP Communications sent you.
*DIDX is a media partner for 4G World.
EU to Force Wireless Carriers to Cell Phone VoIP?
April 16, 2009
The European Union (EU) is preparing binding guidelines for wireless carriers to allow VoIP services such as Skype to run over their cellular network. EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding stated that there "action" should be taken against carriers that use their market power to block "innovative services."
In German and English language, you can find out more at http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/42003/118/.
In German and English language, you can find out more at http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/42003/118/.
Snom is Smokin' Hot!
March 20, 2009
Busy, mad, fast, furious, happy busy, and so I've been gone for 17 days deep in Super Technologies and DIDX work. But! I must write this morning. Why? One word, snom.
First, snom (who are at the VoiceCon in Orlando this week) has made the smart move and is launching the IP Phones Channel on TMCnet. If you want to be a part of the most energetic, intelligent, and visionary IP communications encyclopedia and marketplace, launch your own Channel on TMCnet. Contact Anthony Graffeo today.
snom technology AG develops and manufactures Voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephones and related equipment based on the IETF open standard, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol).
First, snom (who are at the VoiceCon in Orlando this week) has made the smart move and is launching the IP Phones Channel on TMCnet. If you want to be a part of the most energetic, intelligent, and visionary IP communications encyclopedia and marketplace, launch your own Channel on TMCnet. Contact Anthony Graffeo today.
snom technology AG develops and manufactures Voice-over-IP (VoIP) telephones and related equipment based on the IETF open standard, SIP (Session Initiation Protocol).
Symbian Madness
March 3, 2009
Visit the Symbian candy store at http://www.symbian-freak.com/downloads/freeware/freeware.htm. Listen to a world-reknowned Symbian developer Bernd Wiegmann on DIDX podcasts. I hope to have another conversation with him soon.
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Skuku and other Mobile VoIP Applications Avoid Roaming
March 1, 2009
Paul Deane and I met Ziv Rotblit of Skuku (only 3 months old and already serving 20 countries) at GSM in Barcelona this year. Their services lets you turn your PC into your cell phone anywhere in the world" is very accurate. They offer their users the added flexibility of staying in their home network with their own number and local plan prices no matter where they are in the world.
Essentially, their technological breakthrough is the convergence of the GSM network and the Internet. They can help people traveling abroad save a lot of money on their roaming charges, but the beauty lies in the fact that they do it from their own cell number that doesn't change no matter where they are in the world.
Skuku users can also receive calls and text messages directly to their number so there's no need to notify clients or business partners that they're traveling.
Essentially, their technological breakthrough is the convergence of the GSM network and the Internet. They can help people traveling abroad save a lot of money on their roaming charges, but the beauty lies in the fact that they do it from their own cell number that doesn't change no matter where they are in the world.
Skuku users can also receive calls and text messages directly to their number so there's no need to notify clients or business partners that they're traveling.
