Microsoft’s Loss is Networking’s Gain
This morning, Microsoft announced that it was shutting down what was left of Nokia. There has been a ton written today about the strategic, personal, historical and branding implications of […]
Category Archives: Networking
MWC: Telecom Equipment Companies – Nokia’s New Model & Emerging China Networking Companies
In my preview post from last week, I wrote that the future of the networking industry is going to involve a lot of software, and that is going to alter […]
What Should We Be Looking For?
The biggest winners from today’s announcement are likely to be China’s handset OEMs and its mobile operators. And Qualcomm itself did not do so badly.
The Internet of Things Now Belongs to the Product Managers
Almost two years ago I wrote about the masterful re-branding exercise that we now call the Internet of Things (IoT). We used to call it Machine to Machine (M2M) communications. […]
A few thoughts on splitting up companies
After the big news this morning about HP splitting in two pieces, I wanted to put in my two cents. I have followed HP for a long time, but have […]
Update on pCell and Artemis
A couple weeks ago I wrote three pieces on privately-held Artemis and their pCell technology. (Parts One, Two and Three.) Artemis is proposing something really interesting, a new approach to […]
Buses, Trains and Wireless Operators – A Corollary to Benedict Evans
Benedict Evans had an interesting post out over the weekend, “Railways and WhatsApp”, in which he makes a good analogy between wireless operators and railways. His point being that the wireless […]
Artemis and the pCell Part 3: Does it Work?
In my last post, I looked at how privately-held Artemis has created a system which they claim can unlock immense amounts of wireless bandwidth. They use DIDO techniques, and a […]
Artemis and the pCell Part 2 – How it kinda works
In my last post, I described how wireless networks are starting to bump up against “Shannon’s Law”, essentially running out of ways to cram more data into existing radio spectrum. […]
A look at Artemis and the pCell: Part 1- The Basics
One of the more interesting product demos/start-up ideas out there right now is Artemis and their pCell technology. They had slightly uncloaked their idea a year ago, almost by accident, […]