How many megabytes occupies the last movie you downloaded? What about the last email you sent? While most people know how many minutes they spend on phone calls, most of us don’t have any idea or notion on how many megabytes are needed to send a particular email, download photos, browse the Internet or update your profile on Facebook. And precisely that is the basis of metered broadband models, or Internet access traffic based on volume rather than flat fee rates. continue reading »
Many traditional media CEOs, especially Rupert Murdoch consider that the answer to the big question about how to monetize internet is about offering paid content. In the other hand, we heard more and more people saying that they are not willing to pay for digital content, probably spoiled by internet “free” access.
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There is no doubt that we are living in complex and changing times for Telecom industry. I think a good glimpse of the unprecedented transformation Telcos, media companies are internet players are going trough happened during this year’s Mobile world congress in Barcelona.
Several big mobile operators like Telefonica and Vodafone set the tone of the discussion about how Google is turning their business into a mere “dumbpipe” role. Even do the “frenemy” relationship between Internet players like Google and wireless service providers has been there for a while, this is the first time, Telcos ask openly for more regulatory intervention on Google’s internet dominance.
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Digital fashion come and goes and in some cases generates a great social phenomenon which soon disappears as if they never existed. Although nowadays everyone is shocked about social networking exponential growth and relevance in our daily life, it is also interesting to analyze the latest data on active accounts. This data confirms that social networks are still on a bullish period; living a golden age, even do tough times come ahead.
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More than five hours per month is the average time each person with internet access around the world remains in social networks, according to media consultancy and market research company Nielsen.
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