tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post1332007507409239157..comments2024-03-20T22:57:03.923+00:00Comments on Dean Bubley's Disruptive Wireless: Femtocell business model.... free HSDPA hotspots?Dean Bubleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05719150957239368264noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-53991861280933699012009-05-04T10:58:00.000+01:002009-05-04T10:58:00.000+01:00Femtocells!!Great innovation.Disruptive and a pote...Femtocells!!Great innovation.Disruptive and a potential headache for the no flexible business models which prevail for many operators.<br /><br />An open Femtocell which can accommodate many SIMS will be potentially an off the shelf product and nobody has to know who has plugged it where. However it brings headaches to the operator who would like to control traffic distribution for capacity management.<br /><br />Yes as always... its the business model which is the crunch.Collet Kudzenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-10422468356098097522007-08-19T12:16:00.000+01:002007-08-19T12:16:00.000+01:00DeanSome good points.Your idea of multi-operator b...Dean<BR/><BR/>Some good points.<BR/><BR/>Your idea of multi-operator basestatations already exist of course: it is called "roaming" :)<BR/><BR/>So, nothing too hard.<BR/><BR/>Or rather it *is* hard but the technical issues are all thoroughly solved (for, ooh, about ten years now.<BR/><BR/>The question is -as ever!- the commercials.<BR/><BR/>Will carriers want this, who will pay, etc.<BR/><BR/>There is one amusing illustration: T-mobile in USA has a deal with Starbucks using ipAccess picocells - not to offer free calls (although in US buckets mean most calls are sort of free), but on the logic that Stabucks shiops are in places with lotrs of people.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, your "multi-standard" system -- this is very similar to RadioFrame's current product: WiFi, iDEN, cdma2000, GSM are all blades that fit into a simple rack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17500930.post-60781113596483997362007-08-17T18:51:00.000+01:002007-08-17T18:51:00.000+01:00Hi Dean!Interesting idea in it self, but if free H...Hi Dean!<BR/><BR/>Interesting idea in it self, but if free HSDPA hotspots are offered, it's going to be a customer service nightmare. The actuall billing is not going to be a problem, but explaining to subscibers why they were charged 7,50 euros per megabyte in a free HSDPA hotspot since thay accidentally roamed is.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, why bother with HSDPA when setting up a WLAN hotspot is so much easier and cheaper? Newer cellphones already support WLAN.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand if you can show me the money, I'll be your TV evangelist for the cause :)<BR/><BR/>- ZedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com