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There are approximately 6 billion mobile subscribers worldwide. The U.S. has approximately 323 million subs in the US according to the CTIA. Of this approximately 35-40% are smartphones. From a market futures standpoint this number will increase overtime to near 100% penetration of smartphones. My belief is . . . → Read More: U.S.: Show Me Your Smartphones
IDC published a study on 3Q11 smartphone shipments. Samsung took the top spot for in-quarter smartphone shipments on the back of Android. This correlates to a 223% year-over-year change. The big loser was Nokia-No surprise there. Overall the worldwide smartphone market expanded by just under 43% over . . . → Read More: Smartphone 3Q11 Review
It’s been a while since my last post. I have been extremely busy over at CounterPath. I want to thank everyone for their positive emails, Twitter DMs and Instant Messages asking for additional posts. I have to admit that I blog for fun and cover items that . . . → Read More: Voice Quality vs. Multiple Voice Enabled Devices: Which is More Important?
I had a chance to visit with the TMC staff in San Jose, CA this summer during the TMC Roadshow. I spoke with Paula Bernier and Carl Ford during the event. I had a chance to cover CounterPath’s new Client Configuration Server (CCS), the mobile softphones (iPhone, . . . → Read More: TMC Roadshow Video: CounterPath and X-Lite Connect
This morning I wanted to test out the Bria for iPad softphone via my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot MiFi 4510L device. I have used the MiFi mostly while commuting back and forth between Chicago and my home in Evanston to check e-mail and web surfing. . . . → Read More: MiFis: The Last Mobile VoIP Blockage?
I purchased a new mobile for my 11 year old daughter-her first. I tried to get her a feature phone (a.k.a. dumb phone) but she was not having it. Instead we gravitated to the iPhone and Android phones ultimately selecting the LG Phoenix. The phone was a . . . → Read More: Data Plans, Data Plans, Data Plans: Looking for Pricing Innovation
Piper Jaffray provided an interesting snap shot between the developers of the WWDC of 2008 and that of the recent conference. Mac application development is significantly down from 2008 (50% to 7%) showing what we already know: Mobile is where it’s at. Desktop applications are still important . . . → Read More: WWDC Developer 2008 & 2011 Survey Comparison
I can’t believe I would ever utter the words “IMS is finally taking off”. Not surprised that IMS (or IP Multimedia Subsystem) would progress at some point but it was been a long time in the making. Heavily based on vendor influenced speciations originating with the mobile . . . → Read More: IMS is Taking Off, Really
As usual, I was drinking a cup of coffee and reading the news off my Twitter feed the morning of May 10th, 2011 when I witnessed the death of longtime VoIP associate Skype. This is not based on recent events of the significant network failure and forced . . . → Read More: May 10th, 2011: The Day Skype Died
I did have a difficult time understanding where tablets would fit into my everyday life. Now that I have one I can say I am a three device guy: (1) Mobile, (2) Computer (laptop) and (3) Tablet. By the way, the list is in order of the . . . → Read More: Where do Americans Use Their Tablets, eReaders and Mobiles? |
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