Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
World on IP community versus the TELECOMS’ monopoly or a dream of a visionary
Why VOIP will grow over the usual telephony
Without qualification, if one had to choose between usual telephone lines or IP telephony for carrying the voice, the first would be a better fit for the needs of voice communications. Also, IP telephony is generally subject to transmission delays.
Voice communications is highly sensitive to delays or irregularities in the transmission of voice signal components.
Even when transmitted in digital form, not only must the transmission delay be small (so as to be imperceptible to the listener), but also the time between the arrival of digital signal samples at the receiving end of a transmission must be at regular intervals. Any significant form of delay, whether delay of all samples or one sample relative to the other, can significantly degrade the quality of the voice signal recreated at the far end of the transmission.
Besides, Ip telephony during network congestion is subject to the loss of “packets” and with them part of the words of a conversation.
In the usual telephone lines, this doesn’t occure, because new calls are blocked from entering the network and there is no network congestion.
Why so much activity was spent in the last few years to overcome these problems?
Now, we are definetly able to offer a very good and reliable VOIP , with phones that can be used also on a Modem or ISDN connection. ( very attractive for the countries that are mostly penalized with high cost of telephone charges: India, Africa and rural zones in general.) A high compression and a new algorithm for it will allow the transmission of voice without any delay, the priority given to the voice packets will kill the congestion, all this resulting in a gorgeous quality of voice.
Although voice communications continues to dominate the market today, this will ultimately change as data communications grows at 100% per year, ( in Italy last year we had a 250% growth of DSL lines and they say next year will even be better) while voice only increases by 8 to 10% per year. Thus, the doubling of the existing lines ( creation of voice over IP world ) only makes sense in the case the data customers want to use the data line for voice communications as well. For example, a multi-location user that uses a commercial data network service to connect those customer locations might want to cut down expenses by using that same network for voice communications, as well. It has been estimated that companies can lower their communications costs by as much as 80% by placing their voice traffic through the unused space in their data networks .
How we plan to compete with the giant Telecoms of today
Entering the market against the Telecoms is downright dangerous and potentially fatal in today’s capital environment. The net revenue derived from investment should be small relatively to the size of the investment. A single large business may generate many thousands of dollars per month in revenues for an investor , while a big residential consumers investment would generate very little revenue compared to the infrastructures required.
That considered, it should not surprise us if firms try and serve large businesses rather than residential customers.
If competition is less likely when the revenue is small relative to the size of the investment, there are three ways to increase competition in a market:
a) increase revenue
b) reduce the investment required
c) do both.
What has all this to do with being a Utopistic dreamer or visionary as many defined me while I explained my project?
I have an exciting project, which, if succesfull, will allow all the people who own a DSL line to be able to call the world with a portable IP phone. I will try to explain it as much as possible ( you can also see my web pages at http://www.worldonip.com/community. )
It is very simple.
Instead of sharing the bandwidth to download illegal MP3 or movies, we share it to telephone for free.
You need to connect to your DSL line an Access Point, to place the antenna on a window. You do not even need to have the computer on 24 hours a day, just connecting the access point. You will create a ” Hot Spot” that every other member of the community will be able to use. You will then need a (real) portable IP phone, you will connect to the Net either through your own Hot Spot or through the hot spot of any other member, wherever you will be ( all the continents will have people sharing hot spots. )
A call with our device consumes maximum 20 k, thanks to to high compression of the voice and the quality is absolutely gorgeous.
Our telephone will have a price around 200 – 250 US dollars. An access point costs not more than 100 US dollars. The value of the investment highly overcomes the amount.
Imagine, being able to call for free for the rest of your life!!! And imagine what kind of doors opens a connection like that!
Going back to the market competition.
In my particular case
a) Increase the revenue. Every member would have enormous revenues under the voice” Free call wherever he wants”.
b) Reduce the investment. Being a shared investment, every member will invest in the enterprise the cost of an Access point ( around $100 or even less). Considering that in the beginning we will have members who already have a DSL line with a flat rate, and already use it for other purposes, also the cost of running the system and relative bandwidth will amount to almost zero. The cost of the phone is irrilevant compared to the benefit of having FREE CALLS.
Not only does the Community reduce the investment required to provide a competitive service to almost ZERO, it also significantly reduces the risk involved in funding a telecom start-up venture. The Community allows an entrant to begin a new service at minimal sunk capital cost.
Further, once a critical mass of customers is signed up on the Community, it becomes far more cost effective for the entrant to build a new ” Hot Spot”.
To the unskilled eye, it appears as if the competition envisioned by the authors of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 for residential and small business markets was not much more than a dream – an unrealized and unrealizable nirvana.
The project of the Community is making that dream a reality and offers the potential for building a really strong TELECOM able to compete against the World Telecoms’ monopoly.
Our model is easy to realize ( because the infrastructure already exists), brings enormous revenues to the members of the Community and the investment is really minimal.
Without considering the NON-Polluting system that will be created in competition to a Highly polluting system existing.
World on Ip community versus Telecoms’ monopoly. A real challenge?
Patrizia Demaria
About The Author
Patrizia is an italian pharmacyst, fond of Internet and Internet related subjects. She is also an e-books publisher with a website of more than 700 free classic literature e-books in English, French, Italian, German http://www.easymediabroadcast.com all personally published by her.
Her english is not always perfect, but the temperament and passion with which she espouse a cause overcome her (eventual) mistakes. Lately all her efforts are devolved to the creation of the World on IP community.
http://www.worldonip.com/community
patrizia@worldonip.com
Posted in Living With Telecommunication | Comments Off
Monday, August 31st, 2009
Nokia ,in the last week have proclaimed that they’re launching their very first laptop computer. Nokia have bravely entered the fiercely aggressive notebook computer marketplace with their 3g device called ‘The Booklet’. They are hoping that their fantastically big brand name, and the accelerative affiliation between cellphones and the net will put them in a good place to contend with the likes of Samsung, Targus, Toshiba, and Sony.
Features of the Nokia Booklet include on board 3g hardware, bluetooth and wireless network receiving systems, an Intel Atom Z530 processor, and a GPS receiver Looks are definately one of the strong points, with the crystal-clear ten inch screen set in a stylish and professional case, and the battery life of 10 hours is a pure bonus for owners of the device. All details of the device are likely to be declared formally at the beginning of October.
The notebook computer market has matured hugely over the past few years, largely due to the uptake of 3G technology; offering users access to the net whilst on the go. It looks as if the inclusion of a 3g receiver within the device’s internal features is the way all laptops and notebook computers will be going, as previously, an external USB dongle has been required to supply net to laptop computers on the go. Smart shoppers can check out deals on 3g mobile broadband packages that come with a free laptop. There are often coupon codes available for online shoppers also. Most 3g mobile broadband packages are run on a monthly contract basis.
For existing laptop owners who want to economically take advantage of mobile broadband, there are many pay as you go mobile broadband deals available.
The Nokia Booklet is looking set to be a winner at the time it is released, with its amazing technology features, and glossy design. The notebook computer market looks set to continue with it’s growth by offering cheap awesome technology. You should no longer need an office, or a big thick laptop computer to use the internet in the house. People can browse the net from anywhere in the home or even the garden with simplicity, and they do not even need a home wireless network to be set up to do so. With a stroke of luck, we should see 3g technology being included onboard most new netbooks and laptops.
Posted in Living With Telecommunication, Market Patrons | Comments Off
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
After pioneering feats like providing the first ever on-train internet access service, on the London to Brighton route and on the Heathrow express trains, the T-Mobile – Nomad Digital duo have launched a new service allowing Virgin’s West Coast Main Line commuters an on board mobile broadband experience.
If you own a WiFi enabled device and are travelling on one of Virgin’s 52 Pendolino trains, mobile broadband can easily be accessed irrespective of the mobile network you use. First class commuters and T-Mobile pay monthly costumers are direct beneficiaries of the service, as they need not pay any extra charge for the access. Others can obtain hotspot passes for their device, provided it is WiFi enabled, by hooking on to the network. If you’re new to mobile broadband, or simply wish to learn more; click here for an informative guide to mobile broadband.
To meet the soaring popularity of mobile broadband, T-Mobile, which is always on the look out for new ways to offer people access, has come up with this first of its kind solution that will make mobile broadband available to all the commuters, said Richard Warmsley, the head of internet and entertainment for T-Mobile, UK.
The WiFi service, which by mid-summer will also be available on Virgin’s 21 Super Voyager trains, will operate on the West Coast Main Line route of London to Southern Scotland that passes through West Midlands and the North West.
Nomad Digital is one of the leading providers of data communications to the transportation industry and has often partnered with mobile operators in the past to provide innovative solutions.
Posted in Living With Telecommunication, Market Patrons, Technology Hall | Comments Off
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Last year, a major announcement was made when the City Council of Manchester declared that soon high-end broadband connectivity in the form of a FTTP-enabled network would be launched in the area. As the project goes into the implementation phase, work is about to commence around Oxford Road to install the ‘fibre to the premises’ network, as promised to the residents.
People in the area are eagerly awaiting the launch of these services, because it has been said that once the network begins operating, the broadband speeds available to the residents will be raised exponentially almost by a thousand times. The initiative is a part of the project called Next Generation Digital Citythat has been undertaken for the upgrade of Manchester area’s digital infrastructure.
Councillor Neil Swannick further added that this project was bound to have a major impact on the entire community of Manchester, and place the area’s infrastructure at par with global broadband standards. He added that faster, accessible and comparatively affordable broadband connectivity was necessary to stay competitive. He further stressed upon the fact that the UK’s broadband consumers were at a distinct disadvantage when compared with their counterparts from the rest of the Western Europe. Places like Manchester face stiff competition from the likes of Paris and Amsterdam that are providing fibre-based broadband services at costs that are significantly lower when compared to the existing rates throughout the UK.
The project is not limited to installing the new fibre-based network in just one area. The plan is to spread the installation process to more areas in the vicinity to ensure that nearby places such as East Manchester can also benefit. Central Park District too would soon be digitally upgraded under this endeavour, as it would get a sophisticated Internet Hub.
Posted in Living With Telecommunication, Market Patrons, Technology Hall | Comments Off
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Strangely the Motorola ROKR E8 never sold particularly well, which is a pity as it is a great little handset. The ROKR E8 is basic but functional for the price. The Motorola ROKR E8 is a very well designed phone with a contemporary feel to it.
In terms of the the display the handset is supplied with a 2 inch screen, which, considering what else you can get for this price is quite a small display. A TFT, 256K colors display is fitted to this mobile phone. The Motorola ROKR E8 is has bluetooth, for convenient interactivity with the vast majority of devices. The battery cell usage the ROKR E8 is 5:00 talk time and 300 hrs reserve charge. The Motorola ROKR E8 is that is supplied with a Li-Ion 970 mAh (BK60), battery cell. If the colour of your handset is something you are interested in, you should be aware that this handset can be bought in, Dark Navy and Platinum. When compared to other phones the Motorola ROKR E8 is compact and easy to carry. The Motorola ROKR E8 weighs in at 100 g The ROKR E8 supports 2G GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 . The ROKR E8 has an integrated 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels, video camera. A WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML compatible browser is also included. The Motorola ROKR E8 is equipped with Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3, AAC ring tones along with a vibrating alert. The ROKR E8 has a number of other useful features such as, Java MIDP 2.0, MP3/AAC player, Built-in handsfree, Stereo FM radio, Organizer and Calculator.
Even though this is quite a recent model, it has already been surpassed. Because of this it is fairly easy to pick up a great deal on the ROKR E8. If you are looking for a fantastic buy, shop online where there are hundreds of really cheap offers to select from. Buying online can lead to some big cost savings, amazingly it is possible to get a Motorola ROKR E8 with 12 months free line rental , which do not cost a dime.
Posted in Living With Telecommunication | Comments Off