Saturday, May 17, 2008
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Economic Analysis of Network Managment

Already, network management is a hot topic within industry circles.  I expect those discussions to continue. As we talk about this subject, it’s important to consider it from an objective viepoint.

Merriam Webster defines economics as: “a social science concerned chiefly with description and analysis of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.”

We recently talked with economist George Ford of the Phoenix Center for a realistic, dispassionate take on the issue.  

Check it out!

The mobile internet as an ecosystem

Today is the final day of the show, and as things start to wind down, I'm sure everyone is thinking about what is yet to come for the industry.  Well, Atish Gude, senior vice president of Mobile Broadband Operations for Sprint's new Xohm business unit, addressed those thoughts and espoused his vision for the future for wireless internet.

The theme of his discussion was that the mobile internet is and will be a complex ecosystem with many different players, that will not be built by one individual, company, or even industry.  The mobile internet is a collection of wireless, consumer electronics, and content, and all of these components need to work together seamlessly to create a positive customer experience.

Because there are so many interwoven components to the moble internet, Gude said that Xohm is "not going to do it ourselves."  Instead, he said that they are committed to opening up their platfrom in hopes of spurring innovation in the broader range of consumer electronics, performance, and mobility. 

As different business models emerge to capitlize on the demand for mobile internet, it will be interesting to see what models consumers ultimately decide to adopt and what this new world will look like.



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