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Re: Attack on Iran could risk Gulf oil supplies

jacomo — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:22:26 -0000

Iran to close Strate of Hormuz. This makes no sense. Iran is more depenant upon gasoline coming throught the Strate then the world is dependant upon Oil getting out. They would be shooting themselves in the foot and driving their populous to revolt.

They are all bluff and scared to death of the US/Israel and Arab states acrss the Gulf

Re: 2012: Apple v Samsung for the future of TV

jacomo — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:00:20 -0000

It is all about IP. The only issue I have with what you presented was your comment on connecting the new AppleTV to ones Coax/Cable network.
MSO have already seen the writing on the wall with their CATV services and have actively been working to focus on delivery their services over Mobile as well as CONNECTED (which means Internet/IP based) services. Just look at what Comcast has done acquiring NBC and their flirting with NetFlix/Hulu type services.
Do not leave GoogleTV out of the mix either, they are better positioned to revive their GoogleTV service than a Samsung.

Jim A.

Re: Cisco lands carrier deals, kills home energy console

jacomo — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:55:20 -0000

Cisco problem with their console was the exorbitant price they placed on the simple device. The cost of the device from vendor was in the $2-300 range and they chose to price it around $900. One could buy a solid HP Display all in one PC for less than that and have far more capabilities

Re: FCC frees up 650 MHz of spectrum for wireless backhaul

jacomo — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:20:33 -0000

Not much real value to this article unless the analyst covers exactly what Spectrum is being included in the 650MHz mentioned

Re: Clearwire's LTE push highlights growing momentum

jacomo — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:07:42 -0000

Question: 1. If Clearwire and Sprint opt to deploy a TD-LTE network, along with China and India, will Verizon and AT&T be able to roam & connect their FDD based services, even with aggregation ("carrier aggregation, which allows operators to bunch together spectrum in different bands and use them as one data link.").
2. Will AT&T retain T-Mobile HSPA+ network (GSM based) to allow worldwide roaming? Will Verizon have this option worldwide with their EV-DO network?

Re: Customer engagement key to smart grid success

jacomo — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:17:52 -0000

It is alll about providing the customer with tools to not just capture usage at the meter but to capture usage at the appliance. By providing this the owner will finally have a tool that allows him to manage and control his usage at the point of consumption. This requires the makers of CES and Home Appliances to come up with M2M type systems to report on and allow customers to turn of and or down these devices either directly or remotely via mobile and off premise devices. It is not the Electric Utilities that are involved-they need to better manage their distribution networks. It is the Telco (Service Provider) and MSO that have access to not only the broadband networks connecting the home/premise but can provide Home Networking tools to allow in home management and control of the power usage.
What we need is a partnerhip between our Service Providers and the Home Appliance makers (GE/LG etc.) supported by the Electric utilities to capture this space.

Jim A.

Re: Despite Hype, Copper Continues as a Telco Mainstay

jacomo — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:47:42 -0000

Wired (Cooper) Services at Risk:
Broadband Wireless (LTE) networks from VZW and AT&T will have an immediate and dramtic impact on all wired services, with a special hard hit on Coper based DSL & Cable services. No reason to be incumbered by a hard wired service when one can get 8-12Mbps in a Mobile (Home to Car to Office) service and be able to use my Smartphone/Laptop/Tablet plus other devices over the same network.
FTTH/Premise will survive nicely as will DOCSS 3.0 based Cable Networks

Re: Republican spectrum plan would kill net neutrality

jacomo — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:55:38 -0000

The value of this article is diminished by the lack of Technical details as to what Spectrum is being discussed. Typical Government misinformation.
If we are talking about the "White Space" spectrum (covers spectrum between 50MHz and 698MHz) being freed up by the Broadcasters, the FCC has designated it as Unlicensed and does not address any Auction being held. This White Space spectrum would have very little value to Carriers if Congress tried to auction it due to the nature of this spectrum-widely dispersed small channels requiring specialized interference avoidance technologies.
This is not the 700MHz D Block we are talking about here.
So if Congress is insisting on giving the D Block Spectrum to Public Safety for free and also talking about an Auction of new spectrum to help pay for it, we are not sure of what spectrum they are talking about.
We need to get specific in these articles as to what these clowns are talking about.

Jacomo

Re: Rockefeller wants D Block reallocation included in deficit-reduction legislation

jacomo — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:20:09 -0000

1st: Where will this bill get the money to build out this nationwide network?
       The Broadcaster spectrum being freed up has been set aside for what is called
       White Space Spectrum-targetted as an unlicensed service-NO $$$ Here.
       What spectrum (specifically), is being considerder for Auction, are we missing
       here??
2nd The Public Safety folks already have 10MHz of the 700MHZ spectrum which they
      are not using today nationwide. This is enough for any carrier to build out a
      respectable network targetted and limited to only Public Safety folks.
3rd FCC has a solid plan to AUction off the new D Block (10MHz) to private sector with Public Safety gaining free access to and use of the network (on priority bases) in an emergency. This should certainly provide Fed with $Billions for the Treasury and for help to the PS folks.

It is the lack of accurate and detailed information that is creating confusion in the Old Denator

Re: KLM fuels planes with old cooking oil

jacomo — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:17:03 -0000

Will take a lot to get on a plane that is using veggy oil to fly-Would be morbid to hear that a 747 just went down because a wayword french fry got stuck in the fuel lines

Re: GPS Vulnerabilities and LightSquared – Symmetricom Weighs In

jacomo — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:25:33 -0000

How does this address the reliance by Aircraft on GPS coordinates

Re: Committee approves D Block bill for Senate vote

jacomo — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 13:32:42 -0000

Still not sure where the $12 Billion will come from to build network. The WHite Space spectrum being freed up (from Broadcasters) is presently being positioned as a free (Unlicensed) super WiFi solution and even if auctioned will not be worth much.
I do not see any spectrum that has this kind of value.
Typical Fed Gov plan.

Re: The Era of the sub-$100 Smartphone

jacomo — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:01:20 -0000

LTE for Data/Video Services and HSPA+ for Voice services will dominate the big carriers market for the next 3-5 years. LTE spectrum is insufficient to handle the combination of Video and Voice traffic long term. Dual mode (LTE & HSPA) based devices will rule.
In addition specialized Broadband Wireless Data Networks will emerge to provide local Data type service focasted on new Smart Grid (Energy Mgmnt) Home Automation and Home HealtCare services. These will be provided by Local Service Providers (Telco) using either 700Mhz, AWS-1, and or new White Space spectrum.

Jacomo

Re: Editorial: Android@Home is the best worst thing that could happen to home automation

jacomo — Wed, 11 May 2011 11:06:36 -0000

This is pure genius and something we as Service Providers (Broadband Wired & Wireless) need to help promote and focus CES providers to adopt. Enough with all these proprietary systems and apps that do nothing but confuse consumers.

Re: Sprint 'Project Leapfrog' rumors claim LTE network upgrade is underway

jacomo — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:05:15 -0000

What is next is an announcement by Sprint to be partnering with LighTSquared in their LTE deployment nationwide.
LightSquared new Wholesale 4G LTE network being planned will leverage both Sprints infrastructure (Tower/Backhaul) meeting all FCC requirements. What is not know YTD is if they will share spectrum as well. LightSquareds 1.6 GHz and possible 2GHz spectrum is far more attarctive for a LTE deployment then Sprints 2.5GHz spectrum being used for WiMAX services.
Will Sprint resell LightSquared LTE services along with their CDMA network??

Jim A

Re: Velocity connects smaller business customers directly to fiber ring

jacomo — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:15:07 -0000

Whose electronics are they using to tap and terminate the redundant Fiber

Re: Avail-TVN extends MPEG-4, pushes TV Everywhere

jacomo — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:18:01 -0000

In order to survive Avail-TVN will have to change is Pricing model that restricts the Service Provider from managing its own pricing plans within a TV Everywhere scenario. TVEverywhere will effectively replace what is TVN original Satellite fed VOD business which is why they are moving so quickly inot this new markets

Re: Verizon Business, Current team up on smart grid

jacomo — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:23:05 -0000

It still amazes me that after all this time the Smart Grid market & industry is still focused on how the Utility can access, monitor and or control consumption, all the while ignoring (w/certain exceptions) the main means of managing energy consumption-The Home Owner and their appliances. The products Google and Microsoft are providing again really do not address the controls the customer has but only provides them reports on what they use and what it is costing them.
What is needed is cost effective in home tools (smart thermostats/Appliances with means of controlling their consumption as well as Solar and Lighting management systems.
This is where the local Broadband Service providers can step in along with their big pipes and provide a series of Home Autmation and control devices for the Home Area Network along with the ability (and this is key) to remotely access and control all these devices in their home. In additio there are a few new Home Monitoring/Display tablet devices that can be used to capture/monitor and control these systems-Check out OpenPeaks new OpenFrame 7 device.
The Utility only needs to gain access to and control of the meters which the local Service provider can capture from their susbcribers home network and route to the Utility for their info and control.
Jim A.

Re: Verizon Hub killed; Is �fourth-screen� doomed?

jacomo — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:52:55 -0000

Verizon Wireless may very well be looking at a new Apple Display device like the rumored AppleTablet with multi-mode wireless interfaces (WiFi/EV-DO/LTE) to act as both a Home Gateway and MultiMedia access/distribution device to place in and manage a Home Network-4th Screen. Sounds much like the device Danny Briere described.
VZW wireless needs a differentiator to offset AT&T iPhone success and I am sure Apple will be willing to provide them an exclusive for a while.

Jim A.

Re: Smart Grid Series, Part 3: Smart grid�s new world of partnerships

jacomo — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:43:08 -0000

Still ignoring the value add for the home owner. What does reading and reporting on consumption do directly for the home owner, vs. for the Utility?
What we need is tools that allow the home owner REMOTE ACCESS and Contol via an in-home interface to not only the meter but the energy consumption devices like the Thermostat (electricity), Water and or Gas meters and the lighting for them to program, monitor and receive alerts and adjust the consumption.
There a vendors providing these in home/office programmable devices now that need to get some time in these articles/posts.
Control4 and In2Networks are two, the latter focused mainly on managing electicity and lighting.

jim a

Re: Will pay TV providers shut down Hulu?

jacomo — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:49:26 -0000

Quote from article: "..Comcast would rollout TV Everywhere, its online venture with TWC"
It is my understanding that Comcast has deal with Time Warner for their Content, not Time Warner Cable. TW & their Studio/Production arm is Content provider for TV Everywhere and Comcast, and TWC is their sub for Cable services. TWC may also be using TV Everywhere services but they would not be offering TV Everywhere to a competitor like Verizon FioS network.

What this article and OpenNet proponents are avoiding is that users are more interested in diversity (not just Movies) like they get on the open Internet and want to use as many of the screens as possible. The move to viewing Video on the PC/Laptop and Handhelds has already escaped the Cable companies control and their subscribers will adopt both sources of content.

Jim A.

Re: Yet another use for Dropbox?

jacomo — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:59:09 -0000

I did thank you. Had to go through their Venture Capital group to get
them

Re: Yet another use for Dropbox?

jacomo — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:58:56 -0000

We a regional Telco/CATV and CellCo have been trying, without any success
to make contact with DropBox in an effort to develop a relationship with them to provide
Back up and Restore Services to our 40K Broadband Wired customers.
I have used both their Product Support Email address as well their Partnership Opps. email
address at least 3 times with no response.
Very interesting that they do not provide a phone number so as (apparently) to avoid getting new
Prospects.

Since your firm is and investor would you be able to make contact and have their Bus Dev. folks Contact me directly via Email:

Jim Aimone
Strategic Analyst
843-369-8406

Re: Can Cisco dominate telepresence without interoperating?

jacomo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:46:22 -0000

Can Cisco dominate telepresence without interoperating?

Answer to the Question: If we let them.

What Cisco would need to do however is to set up Public accessible Conference facilities both small Conference rooms as well as the high Res Telepresence facilities worlwide.
In addition work with VideoConferencing Systems provider like Vidyo and deploy their VidyoGateway device that would allow them to interconnect with 3rd party systems.
SMB market is where this business is today and their $200k+ Telepresence facility is great but not what is needed to make VideoConferencing finally successful.

ISACOMM/Sprint did this decades ago with the Meeting Channel Network of rooms that had to depend on Satellite (very high hourly rate) for connection with delays. The concept is sound as long as one can get the high speed network deployed economically.
A 2 Monitor roll in System and a well designed/sound isolated room is all that is needed.

Jim A.

Re: Is �open� the new black for telecom?

jacomo — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:34:07 -0000

This is very confusing:
"...a strong case for the economics of openness by showing that the best way to achieve a five-year payback on an average FTTP deployment is to drive down costs per home and drive up user penetration. Hitting a 30% take-up rate and reducing costs per home had a much higher impact on the payback rate than increasing ARPU by selling more advanced services or even increasing cash margin, Felten said."
Unfortunately in order to drive up the take rate in a FTTH development you still need the advance services as a differentiator against a Time Warner with Triple Play