jan 2012
30
Per usual, this year’s CES lived up to the hype. The world’s most famous and important consumer electronics expo once again delivered some breathtaking advancements in personal devices and appliances. We saw incredible new tablets , Microsoft truly setting their foot down as an innovator in cell phones , a virtual presenter tool a la Star Wars’ Princess Leia , and even a smart refrigerator ! While all these new products are wonderful and inspiring, they do beg an essential question, particularly pertinent to service providers. As the number of WiFi-connected, data-consuming, content-hungry…
jan 2012
3
As we enter the new year, we at Volubill have been reflecting on the past 12 months and thinking about what the next 12 will bring. After such a strong, successful 2011, we are very excited indeed about our prospects for 2012. In 2011, Volubill saw partnerships forged with Sandvine and new customers relationships made in North America , Tunisia and Cameroon . We were invited to speak at the …
nov 2011
23
Regulation is a slow but powerful force, and it can be very positive or negative. Movement is currently being made in how service providers treat their customers and it should have a positive effect on the industry in the long term. The recent implementation of net neutrality regulations , announced in December 2010 , has raised issues regarding competition among broadband and mobile providers as well as controversy over regulation in what has typically been an unregulated market. Also, bill shock is being tackled by FCC regulation and self-regulation among service providers, as a result of growing concern from consumers. With both…
oct 2011
25
Over the past several months, we here at Volubill have been noticing some rather large trends developing in the telco industry. Among these, mobile data traffic is set to increase 26-fold by the end of 2012, and the cost-per-megabyte to deliver that data is steadily increasing. As the amount and cost of trafffic increases, it is clear that static data pricing models are no longer a viable business model for communications service providers.
oct 2011
7
In 2011, the world has witnessed instances of mobile network and Internet blocking during riots or threats of civil unrest and violence. These actions are, at the very least, highly controversial, and it is intriguing to consider the pros and cons of doing so. Is it worth limiting citizens' freedom of speech to prevent potentially harmful information from being disseminated? Does social media contribute to chaos, or help policy prevent it? Perhaps Ivan Lewis, shadow secretary of culture in the House of Commons, put it best : "Free speech is central to our democracy,…
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