Category Archives: telecom

Coming to your mobile phone: Google ads

Posted on September 19, 2007 by

Google is expanding the adwords product to websites designed for mobile phones.  web page providers can simply choose wether to accept the ads, much like adwords does so now. With the limited screen real estate on mobile, Google recommends 2 … Continue reading →

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Free wifi – part of the iPhone success

Posted on September 17, 2007 by

a telling comment from Rod Drury: I also noticed that iPhone behavior changes once you move from the carrier network to wifi. Almost everywhere we stopped there was free wifi. As soon as the iPhone user had free wifi then … Continue reading →

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Telecom is a trade barrier

Posted on September 16, 2007 by

Rather amusingly, the US Foreign Trade Barriers document referred to below also has some tasty things to say about Telecomms in NZ:  U.S. industry has expressed concern about the fees charged for completing calls using mobile networks in New Zealand, … Continue reading →

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yet another iPhone unlock…

Posted on September 13, 2007 by

…but this time it is free. We are very close to a free bulletproof simple graphical way to unlock iPhones. Thank goodness – as Apple seems to be ignoring the most basic of rules – give the people what they … Continue reading →

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Air NZ and Telecom

Posted on September 13, 2007 by

I can’t help comparing Air NZ and Telecom. They face very similar circumstances, and yet are reacting very differently. Both are ex Government owned, now private. Air NZ is quasi-private of course. Both have a public-good role – to provide … Continue reading →

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When a Razr2 is not a Razr2

Posted on September 2, 2007 by

Wired has a nice little demonstration of what is wrong with the market structure for mobile telephony in the USA. The four major carriers have each somehow crippled the Razr2. AT&T has high speed data with HSPDA, and the Opera … Continue reading →

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Apple transforms an industry

Posted on August 31, 2007 by

Apple really is transforming an industry – Nokia has unashamedly pre-announced an iPhone clone. That link is complete with video goodness. The more important thing to me is Apple’s ability to change the market structure. Currently there is far too … Continue reading →

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Bogoievski & Moutter were anti conciliation

Posted on August 27, 2007 by

via Stuff “In April, Telecom responded to the Government’s proposal to split the company into three businesses operating at arm’s length with a counter-proposal to sell off its copper phone network to a third party or Telecom shareholders taking a … Continue reading →

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AwayPhone: One soluton to mobile roaming costs..

Posted on August 27, 2007 by

AwayPhone has what seems like a good solution if you are going to travel to a bunch of different countries. It only works for home phones from the USA, UK/Ireland and Canada at the moment, but from there you can … Continue reading →

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After xtra: Which email should you use?

Posted on August 24, 2007 by

It may seem surprising, but it seems a few Xtra Mail customers are unsure of what to do, now they have been stung with the transition. Perhaps Telecom will spring for some cash, but I’d not be surprised if many … Continue reading →

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Evergreen: Why Telecom is a poor company

Posted on August 23, 2007 by

That Telecom Strategy post below isn’t just some mindless rant. (well no more than normal) The Evergreen Project, which I led for a while at McKinsey (and which turned into a book) may give some context for those comments. The … Continue reading →

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Telecom’s Strategy is too advanced for its ability

Posted on August 22, 2007 by

From NZHerald.com Telecom will seek a new chief financial officer with experience in mergers and acquisition so it can take advantage of consolidation in the telecommunications market, says chairman Wayne Boyd. People at Telecom: Please do us all a favour. … Continue reading →

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Chrome Pages. Whatever that is.

Posted on August 21, 2007 by

Welly start-up Chrome Pages got some publicity today. CP Guys – I’m glad you have the gumption to get this going, but I am really sorry – I’m going to have to be pretty negative here. There is a somewhat … Continue reading →

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xtra mail to Yahoo! mail change over sucks.

Posted on August 20, 2007 by

How predictable. Telecom shoots itself in the fot again and again. Shame I didn’t actually predict that the Yahoo!xtra to Yahoo! Mail changeover itself would be screwed up. Situation: Telecom internet customers are furious after being left without email over … Continue reading →

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Google Office and xtraYahoo! Bubble

Posted on August 17, 2007 by

Google is adding Star Office to the Google pack, available now. Google Pack is quite a collection that includes Google Earth, Norton Security Scan, Google Desktop, Firefox with Google Toolbar, Adobe Reader, Skype, RealPlayer and other Google products   Sadly … Continue reading →

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