The Sci-Fi Vision of Telecom Operators
I have had a few conversations last week about the future of Telecom Operators. It started when Benedict Evans trolling Twitter with this comment: Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans) 2/1/16, 6:13 PM The […]
Category Archives: Wireless
More Wirless Infrastructure
In my post looking at all the good that Microsoft did for Nokia Networks, I touched on a subject that I want to explore further- the wireless infrastructure market. I […]
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 […]
A close-read of Qualcomm’s China press release
Qualcomm announced a settlement of the NDRC China investigation. The very dense press release raises as many questions as it answers. Bad news: a 46% reduction in royalty rates. Good news: lots of friends in China, audit rights and the ability to charge royalties for TD phones. Hard to fully gauge, but seems like a net positive.
In which, the cause of the author’s absence is revealed
Some of you may have noticed that I have not been writing as frequently over the past few months. Today’s news should explain that. I have been a little busy. When […]
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, […]
