Tuesday, September 11

DotcomScoop : Lessons from Japan, an I-Mode story In short, the more that people that used a site the more the owners were paid. This motivated the development community, giving them a determinable financial incentive to produce high quality and extensive offerings. (As an aside it is worth pointing out that this is not that dissimilar to what Microsoft have in mind with their Hailstorm initiative.) read more...
2:02 AM

Monday, September 10

USA Today: Software Defined Radio could create a seamless worldwide wireless network Software Defined Radio (SDR), which is under review by the Federal Communications Commission, has the potential to transform hardware-based mobile phone networks into software-based systems that can be easily upgraded or changed. Read more...
2:38 PM

BusinessWeek : Wireless Web Isn't So Wimpy No question, the arrival of GPRS and better software is a big improvement. Now it's up to content providers to devise sexy new sites with radically simpler interfaces. After the WAP fiasco, mobile operators will have to work even harder to get customers excited about the wireless Web. read more...
3:36 AM

FT : 3G services will fall short Vodafone intends to configure its network to guarantee data speeds of 64,000 bits per second, which is sufficient to improve the quality of existing text-messaging services and basic text-based internet information. read more...
3:24 AM

TheRegister : 3G phones won't give you video Vodafone doesn't even meet the minimum standards required for 3G networks as set by the International Telecommunication Union - which state "minimum 144 kbit/s in all radio environments and 2 Mbit/s in low-mobility and indoor environments". read more...
3:22 AM

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