In the last week we’ve seen web attacks, password and private data theft, and in all a lot of things that raise the fair question of whether the Internet is becoming the wild west. It has been for some time, of course; what’s happening online now is simply a continuation of a set of problems … Continue reading Everything Changed will Change Again
Google’s let the industry have its first look at Chrome OS, which it sees as being the framework for a “cloud client” device and a platform that combines a Google desktop position with one in the smartphone space (Android) and a service-side position (Google’s cloud services) to create a new and complete (yes, and completely … Continue reading Circling Chrome
The FCC’s upcoming neutrality order, presuming that it goes forward, isn’t the only thing that the Commission has commented on that could change industry direction. Chairman Genachowski has also indicated that: Our work has also demonstrated the importance of business innovation to promote network investment and efficient use of networks, including measures to match price … Continue reading Usage Pricing: Is the FCC Wrong Again?
Juniper added to its content portfolio today, acquiring the intellectual property of a video delivery firm called Blackwave. This is a smaller deal by recent Juniper standards, but it’s potentially critically important. Network operators are getting more sophisticated and demanding in their content plans, moving just from optimizing traffic to demanding reasonable monetization strategies. Anyone … Continue reading Feet and Horizons
This week saw what’s become the usual push and pull of supply- and demand-side issues, and perhaps a bit more than the usual confusion in the markets (financial, enterprise, and consumer) about the net outcome. It’s not been the wild week of stock swings that could have happened had economic news been bad, but at … Continue reading Not Chicken Little Time…Yet!