tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post5682329879178574620..comments2024-03-20T22:57:03.923+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: VoLTE & WiFi-Calling are just excuses for telcos to avoid real voice/video innovationDean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-5801626642307941892015-10-10T00:16:00.049+01:002015-10-10T00:16:00.049+01:00What do you mean by settlements? I've heard th...What do you mean by settlements? I've heard this N-S & E-W line before and it makes no sense whatsoever. There is nothing to "settle" unless there are relevant partnerships, typically around revenue-sharing of additional services (eg bill-on-behalf, advertising, user information etc)Dean Bubleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-82275130519295559762015-10-09T22:14:30.465+01:002015-10-09T22:14:30.465+01:00Until there are settlements north-south (and east-...Until there are settlements north-south (and east-west) carriers will continue to view OTT as the enemy; instead of working in cooperation and embracing them.<br /><br />Antithetically, Vo-SMSo/LTE and Vo-SMSo/Wifi should be mentioned in the same breath as concerns not only the user experience--indoor call quality, call/sms completion (how hard is it to send MMS of my cat from indoors in my apartment or house when my phone reverst to 2/3G)--but also external (macro-cellular) capacity improvements. Refarming of spectrum is the exogenous outcome as user's expectations suddenly and positively shift to embrace ubiquitous performance. Additional benefits would be the potential for spectrum and network sharing and much better roaming and traveling experience; particularly for the higher-end subscriber. <br /><br />But really it's about making mobile devices the preferred and first, not only, interface and expanding even more the reach and service capabilities for the MNOs. But maybe I'm just a dumb consumer and missing something...InfoStackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551031808515532198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-73104042121732318382015-09-18T12:12:50.623+01:002015-09-18T12:12:50.623+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.wifi plughttp://amcrest.com/amcrest-wifi-smart-plug-ah357.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-34098006890531056882015-09-18T09:24:00.279+01:002015-09-18T09:24:00.279+01:00Spectrum Refarming is a concept which could enable...Spectrum Refarming is a concept which could enable widespread deployment of small cell infrastructure which is NOT owned and operated by the large MNOs. Efficient use of valuable mobile spectrum, particularly with the latest generation of highly capable and cost effective LTE small cells is something that is in everybodys interest. Current modes of spectrum use, where all usable spectrum is assigned exclusively to a small number of large operators who then fail to provide universal coverage is looking very outdated in todays world!James Bodynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-20135529279641674802015-09-18T00:15:07.634+01:002015-09-18T00:15:07.634+01:00You are right. No one at the telcos seem to care a...You are right. No one at the telcos seem to care about voice or take a strategic ownership of the voice service. One example is their indifference to spam calls and nuisance calls. The horrible disturbance from nuisance calls in the UK will most likely push customers over the edge. They will stop answering, refuse to give out their number, cancel their landline, and/or completely move to app/web based communication.<br /><br />But BT (and other incumbents) seem to just happily enjoy the termination fees from the scammers and spammers who harass their customers. If I had been VP Voice at an operator I would have done everything possible to stop and block nuisance calls: Help the police with prosecution by tracing scam calls, lobby politicians for higher penalties, push for fraud prosecutions of call centres in India, block well known spammers, develop technical solutions that prevent caller ID spoofing, change Terms of Service for bulk traffic interconnect and ban spam calls (don’t know if that is possible) etc.Jonas Lindhttp://www.mobileforesight.com/noreply@blogger.com