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Using the Mobile Phone Navigator App

While I have the AT&T navigator app on my Blackberry and have had it for some time, I never used it until, amazingly enough, I needed it twice in the same week this past December. I always just either printed out directions from Mapquest or took my...

Published 01-18-2011 10:09 AM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Blackberry, AT&T, GPS, Garmin, Mapquest

The Ramifications of iPhone Usage in the Enterprise

In my top predictions for 2011 blog last week, I predicted iPads will overrun the enterprise. One reason is that people just think they are cool so they’ll “want” one. I also predict a measureable segment of these people in the enterprise...

Published 12-28-2010 3:49 PM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Apple, Android, Dialogic, Blackberry, IPhone, YouTube, mobile device, IPad

WiFi Offload from 3G

In the past couple of weeks, I've had a couple of experiences with using the WiFi feature of my Blackberry. Last week, I wrote about attending Interop in New York and when I attended the keynotes, which were deep within the recesses of the Javitz...

Published 10-27-2010 1:02 PM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Blackberry, 3G, Wifi

What's holding back Mobile Video Telephony

On the road this week, speaking at OSCON . Just before I headed out the door, TMC published an article called "How Big Will Video Telephony Be? And For Whom?" which was then commented on by Jim Machi on his blog . Since I'm speaking on this...

Published 07-22-2010 11:57 AM by Jeff Dworkin

Filed under: Video, IVR, Android, mobile phones, IVVR, Blackberry, Asterisk, FREESwitch, mobile video services

Mobile Video and Enterprise Communications are Not Oxymoronic

I still feel amazed when some people don't get that video will be an important medium in enterprise communications. When they hear someone from Dialogic talk about mobile video, they automatically associate that with a service provider business. Think...

Published 05-21-2010 10:54 AM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Mobile Video, Blackberry, enterprise communications, PDA

Talking on Planes, Trains and Automobiles

If you can talk on a mobile phone on a train, and in a car, why can't you talk on a plane? Is it a technical reason or a "for everyone's benefit" reason? Personally, I'm all for not talking on a mobile phone in a plane, even if it...

Published 04-22-2010 9:53 AM by Jim Machi

Filed under: mobile phone, Blackberry, Wifi, broadband VoIP

Telecom as Green Engine

In my last blog, I spoke about seeing some metal object on top of one of the pyramids in Egypt. I joked that I hoped it wasn’t a cell tower. Come to think of it, I did have five bars though... Anyway, during my marathon tour through Europe a few...

Published 12-02-2009 1:34 PM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Video Conferencing, Wireless, telecom, Cell phones, Blackberry

Show Me the Money!

When I’m traveling to customers and talking to them about mobile video, most of them understand the “video to the mobile phone” opportunity but are also curious to understand what others are doing around the world. I can easily show...

Published 08-19-2009 9:47 AM by Jim Machi

Filed under: Video, IVR, contact center, IVVR, mobile phone, Blackberry, IPhone

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