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In his last interview with LRTV as CEO of Telstra, Sol Trujillo says mobile Internet access is starting to pay off for the carrier, as higher speeds encourage more downloading and higher non-SMS data revenues. For applications developers, this should encourage a change in the way services are delivered, he says
Ashraf M. Dahod, President and CEO of Starent Networks Corp., confirms that his company has started the development of an LTE-focused platform, but he sees that the need for such a product is still several years off. He also updates us on his company's growth prospects in Asia
Lars Klasson, CTO and VP of TeliaSonera Mobility, discusses his company's plans for LTE adoption, the difference that LTE will make in the types of services offered, and the importance of investing in 4G now
The mobile sector of the telecom business is "fairly recession proof" says former MobileOne Ltd. CEO Neil Montefiore. But the challenge for operators, he says, is to decide whether to upgrade their networks, subsidize handsets, and embrace new technologies like LTE in uncertain economic times
Mark Pickens, Microfinance Analyst with CGAP’s Technology Program, explains CGAP's function, and talks about how mobile handsets and services can open a door to deliver banking services to the poor all over the globe
Santiago Tenorio Sanz, head of Radio Network Products at Vodafone UK, says the operator's trials helped it push the limits of HSPA+, finding it could deliver downlink speeds in excess of 20 Mbit/s, or around twice as much bandwidth as today's HSPA. The operator intends to begin offering service based on the technology this year.
France Telecom's Paula Souloumiac discusses what types of mobile TV content are popular, the non-issue of mobile content security, and what it takes to drive higher revenues per user
BesTV's Ian Chin says telco IPTV in China is bundled with broadband subscriptions and comfortably coexists as an interactive supplement to a linear cable TV service in many households. But he says Chinese carriers want to soon make an IPTV subscription something that is delivered to consumer homes, office PCs, and mobile phones.
Deutsche Telekom's head of new media, Randolph Nikutta, tells us that the future of IPTV could be quite stunning. In an interview taped late last year, Nikutta told us the telco is rolling out interactive features in its IPTV service over the next few years, primarily with sports programming. But, he says, the technology exists to allow viewers to be their own directors in the next five to 10 years.
