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Mobile Video Conferencing and IT Expo

Jim Machi — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:45:00 GMT

IT Expo East was held last week in Miami. One thing I like to do at shows is to figure out if there is a clear theme or not. Sometimes there is, and sometimes there isn’t. I would say this year, one of the themes at IT Expo East was mobile video...(read more)

Mobile World Congress – What will 2012 have to offer?

Neil Weldon — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:35:00 GMT

I’ll be attending MWC 2012 in Barcelona at the end of February. This will be my second time, as I was there in 2010. I’ll be attending the conference sessions, a very good way to get a snapshot of the thoughts and planned innovations going...(read more)

Mobile Video Quality of Experience, Part I

Jim Machi — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:54:00 GMT

Device manufacturers and carriers are touting the quality and speed of their offerings. You've probably noticed that they're always advertising how fast movies and videos can be downloaded, the quality of video streaming, and the sharpness of...(read more)

Real Time Video Streaming Goes Big Time – Superbowl Sunday

James Rafferty — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:55:00 GMT

Recently NBC announced that for the first time, the largest event in American sports, the Superbowl, would be streamed over its network and through a variety of other channels such as mobile. This is big news. Lots of television is available via streaming...(read more)

Mighty Morphing of the Network Border Element, Part 2

Jim Machi — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:35:00 GMT

In last week’s blog, I introduced this graph showing the history and expected trends for network border elements - the Media Gateway and the SBC. Graph derived from Infonetics data, November 2011 There are two interesting things going on in this...(read more)

Mighty Morphing of the Network Border Element, Part I

Jim Machi — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:54:00 GMT

Network Border Elements connect two types of networks to each other, sitting at the edge, or border, of each network. Looking at the data below from Infonetics, you can see a trend developing from back in 2007, which we will explore in more detail in...(read more)

Skyping Along

Jim Machi — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:57:00 GMT

Two years ago, Skype was doing about 13% of all International minutes . One year ago, Skype was doing about 20% of all International minutes . We should find out soon what the research analysts think Skype's percent of 2011 International minutes is...(read more)

The Premise Network, Part 3

Jim Machi — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:02:00 GMT

A few weeks ago, I explored how fast networks and cloud computing are impacting the Premise Network. This week, the final blog of this series, let me explore some of the apps that could attach themselves to this kind of “new CPE” network....(read more)

2012 Predictions! Oh No!

Jim Machi — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:17:00 GMT

It's the time of year to make some predictions. 2012 will be year of interactivity. What does that mean? The increased penetration of smartphones worldwide, with worldwide 3G network buildout, will enable more mobile interactivity via social networking...(read more)

Scoring Last Year's Predictions! Oh No!

Jim Machi — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:30:00 GMT

Last year, I made 5 predictions for 2011 . Let’s be honest and see how I did? 1. It will become more of an everyday occurrence that people find the benefit and joys of using WiFi offload instead of utilizing the 3G data path. Score: Probably right...(read more)

Some Predictions for Cloud in 2012

Neil Weldon — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:39:00 GMT

I have an aversion to the end of year ‘top things that have happened this year’ or ‘will happen next.’ This blog is not a 2 hour TV program counting down the 100 must see TV moments or even the top predictions for Cloud in 2012...(read more)

Just in Time for the Holidays...Fast, Fast , Fast , FAST!!

Jim Machi — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:21:00 GMT

Yesterday, I experienced my first LTE interaction by using an LTE phone that belonged to a colleague. I am not usually easily wowed, but Wow, that was an unexpected experience. I knew it would be fast but I was floored by just how fast it was! I mean...(read more)

The Future Premise Network, Part 2

Jim Machi — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:20:00 GMT

Last week, I level-set on what a typical Premise Network might look like today. Advanced networks, including mobile networks, are impacting the definition of the premise though and so this “typical” concept is evolving rapidly. More and more...(read more)

The Future Premise Network, Part 1

Jim Machi — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:34:00 GMT

Two weeks ago, I presented at the US Telecom Voice Innovation 2011 Conference on the topic "The Premise Network." While it might not sound so interesting, the Premise Network is undergoing much change because work is not just a place to go anymore...(read more)

My iPad, One Year Later

Jim Machi — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:36:00 GMT

About a year ago, I got an iPad to use at work. About a month after I got it, I predicted I wouldn’t use it too much since I found the iPad great at consuming content but not creating content. And I create a lot of content, for instance this blog...(read more)