A look at the mobile vision for enterprises and how that translates into strategy, or not. Some of the challenges around cost and value are explored, as well as the impact of coverage, Wi-Fi and social networking. ...
23/06/2009 | ipass Event.pdf | VIEW
Changes in the way enterprises communicate open up new opportunities for carriers, both fixed and mobile. ...
09/06/2009 | Sonus Event.pdf | VIEW
A great deal of information and services are available to those on the move, but is it always presented well or deliver its intended value? ...
09/07/2009 | The Informed Traveller - MDA 2009.pdf | VIEW
High speed broadband, the digitisation of media and convergence of telephony and IT have made the smart digital home a real possibility. But whether it’s a universal media gateway, free video calls to the other side of the planet, unlimited music downloads or multiplayer online gaming that takes its occupants’ fancy, the services delivered to the digital home will today most likely depend on 3 strands of copper. ...
12/11/2009 | QUO home network.pdf | VIEW
At one time, the only enterprise users of Apple products would have pony tails or job titles with the word ‘creative’ somewhere. That’s no longer the case. The mainstay business tools that reside on desktop PCs running Windows across most enterprises – Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and shortly Outlook – run just as nicely on the Mac today. Sure, there are Apple equivalents some would find more glitzy, but compatibility and uniformity with PC users is generally possible, although for native Windows-only applications this will mean the additional purchase of a virtualisation capability and a copy of Windows. ...
29/01/2010 | QUO ipad4enterprise.pdf | VIEW
As networks, devices and media converge, telecoms companies have increasingly complex catalogues of products and services on offer to customers who are, in turn, becoming more aware that they can easily switch to other providers. However, the sales process is complicated by a plethora of options, influences from new media, Web 2.0 and social networking, as well as completely different methods of communication and transacting. Telecoms companies need to find ways to efficiently, effectively and consistently engage with customers to optimise their whole experience and capitalise on these other influences rather than lose out to them. ...
02/03/2010 | Telco-commerce-final.pdf | VIEW
The average small business is becoming highly dependent on multiple forms of digital communications, but the technology choices are increasingly complex and come at a cost. With this backdrop, how can small and medium sized companies assess what best fits their needs, and avoid paying too much to keep the communication flowing? ...
12/03/2010 | FMUC report final-c2010.pdf | VIEW
In challenging times, communications technology needs commercial flexibility Business communications needs are changing rapidly. Internally, there are new technologies and changes in working styles to deal with and now the increasing influence of social and consumer choices. Unpredictable external factors are also having a significant effect, from turmoil in financial markets and political upheaval to travel disruption and natural disasters. With so many options and diverse demands, it is even harder to make long term decisions about technology solutions. Organisations need to adopt a far more flexible approach to meeting their ongoing communications needs to ensure they have sufficient agility for dealing with shifting commercial, technical, environmental and social issues. ...
03/06/2010 | Agility paper final.pdf | VIEW
The communications provider landscape is evolving as the demand for data—in fixed locations and on the move—outstrips the still growing demand for voice communications. New entrants from the worlds of IT, media and the internet are competing—directly and indirectly—with established telecommunications providers. At the same time, new technology innovations and integration are turning once-profitable services into low margin commodities. Telecoms companies need to adapt and rapidly to these new threats to ensure they can survive, and hopefully thrive, on some of the new opportunities that emerge. ...
06/07/2010 | ATG paper3 finalproofed.pdf | VIEW
Do we need a time management system for the digital age? When you’re been brought up with some IT industry certainties, such as Moore’s Law of transistor doubling or Metcalfe’s Law of network value, it can be daunting to realise that these laws can have other unintended, but significant, consequences. ...
20/09/2010 | QUO network metcalf.pdf | VIEW
