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Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Ramping up 3G networks
""...limited catalysts for 3G adoption will create complex market conditions over the next few years," said IDC analyst David Linsalata"
Well, music downloads is a very good incentive for adoption if looking at Europe. EGPRS/EDGE would be a good alternative to UMTS of course, but basic GPRS just doesn't cut it (unless you count MIDI ringtones as music downloads as well).
"But Linsalata points out the rush to 3G will be slower than anticipated. A large migration to 3G is not expected until the end of 2006 and some business models will be deployed without testing."
Especially the part about 'deployed without testing' is interesting. Many of the i-mode services were just that: experiments where most failed but some became very big hits. Why are we so afraid of experimenting with new services, and why won't operators give third-party possibility to experiment (by taking a reasonably low cut of the revenue share)?
Third-Generation Mobile Networks Ramp Up - Yahoo! News
Well, music downloads is a very good incentive for adoption if looking at Europe. EGPRS/EDGE would be a good alternative to UMTS of course, but basic GPRS just doesn't cut it (unless you count MIDI ringtones as music downloads as well).
"But Linsalata points out the rush to 3G will be slower than anticipated. A large migration to 3G is not expected until the end of 2006 and some business models will be deployed without testing."
Especially the part about 'deployed without testing' is interesting. Many of the i-mode services were just that: experiments where most failed but some became very big hits. Why are we so afraid of experimenting with new services, and why won't operators give third-party possibility to experiment (by taking a reasonably low cut of the revenue share)?
Third-Generation Mobile Networks Ramp Up - Yahoo! News
