Monday, October 25, 2010

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More Mobile Phones Than Toothbrushes in Use!? Top
Here's a link to a very interesting slide deck on mobile by Volker Hirsch he recently presented at the Forum Oxford Future Technology conference. A number that, I have to admit, only struck me afterwards is on slide 4: Number of toothbrushes in use: 2.25 billion Number of mobile phone subscribers: 4.6 billion I assume the number of mobile phone subscribers is the number of subscriptions worldwide and as many people these days have more than a single subscription / SIM card, the actual number will be lower. But still, there seem to be more people on this planet with a mobile phone than a toothbrush!? That's a bit shocking. Mobile phones with built in toothbrushes? Anyone?
 
OS Watch: Apple Beats RIM, Verbally & Actually Top
 
Hotel: Would Exchange Free TV for Free Wi-Fi Top
When you pay per night for a hotel room it usually contains the electricity, the water, the soap, new sheets for the bed and lots of other things. In most hotels, however, guests still have to pay for Wi-Fi Internet access, which often dissapoints afterwards because its slow as the DSL link of the hotel is far underdimensioned. So far so good (or not) but why is everything free while Wi-Fi is still not? How about putting a couple of rooms in place without a TV but where Wi-Fi or Internet access via an Ethernet cable is free? I'd be the first to take such a room as I almost never use the TV and in fact it's just taking up space unless you can use it as a second screen for your PC . So the hotel saves the cost for the TV and also the monthly fee they have to pay for each TV set to national broadcasting authorities. That should more than pay for the Internet connection and maybe even leave some money to invest in some more backhaul capacity. Yes, probably not an idea that will spread like a wild fire, at least not for now. But I keep hoping and expecting.
 
4G World: Faster 3G in US – Charting HSPA+ Top
 
IMB and TDtv (and DVB-H) Top
 
Verizon planning LTE push into enterprises Top
 
Will incumbents' denial be Verizon's LTE plan's damnation? Top
 
AT&T Drunk on iPhone Success Top
 
Verizon Plots 10 LTE Cities in West Virginia Top
 

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