BT - The Fusion of Fixed and Mobile Services is Out of the Bag
BT has revealed details on its new consumer Fusion service, arguably the world's first fully convergent service. The service is attractive, but will need more handsets and a migration from Bluetooth to WLAN if it is to succeed.
Belgacom Wins Belgium's Football Rights: The Future of Telco TV?
Belgacom has won exclusive football TV rights in Belgium, trumping cable and TV broadcasters. The Belgian carrier should be applauded for its sheer brazenness. We just don't think other telcos will follow suit.
NTT DoCoMo's i-Mode Felica and Contactless Payments - Mind the Merchant
Squeezing wallet functionality into a mobile phone is a logical progression; after all the ubiquity of the mobile phone is without compare. For contactless payments to work however, merchants need to buy into it, and that is no easy task.
The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side of the Fence: Walls Around Operator Portals are Bound to Collapse
T-Mobile's web'n'walk service is an early indication of how operators are warming up to the Internet model over the walled-garden approach with content. About time, we argue.
