KPN and Nimbuzz: A Tale Of Two Companies

While Mexican operator America Movil has announced plans to launch a full takeover bid for KPN, privately held Dutch Nimbuzz could be about to become an Indian mobile operator. The two companies could not be more different, although both facilitate communications. KPN’s heritage dates back a hundred years at least. KPN owns (essential) network infrastructure […] Read more »

The Cloud Integration And Aggregation Opportunity

There is more than just private, public, and hybrid cloud. Many IT customers will need to orchestrate a hybrid mix of cloud and non-cloud IT resources for some time. This opens up opportunities for vendors to help customers aggregate and integrate a hybrid mix of private and public IT services. Service aggregation is about bundling […] Read more »

The Mobile Gap Between Business And Consumer

This presentation was delivered on the Service Manager Day 2013. Omarm de mobiele economie from Pim Bilderbeek Mobile is much more than the stereotype road warrior with tablet and smartphone. Mobile is also the couch potato with the apps and the second screen, the learning thermostat that can be controlled from anywhere, the smart watch […] Read more »

Against ETNO and ITU Internet Access Regulation

Dean Bubley of Disruptive Analysis published an excellent and comprehensive argumentation against a redefinition of Internet regulation the way ETNO and ITU are considering it. The ETNO proposal is ambiguous to say the least and fails to make a distinction between public Internet access on the one side and other managed Internet-like access services (IPTV […] Read more »

How Smart Should The Smart Home Really Be?

Ever thought about connecting all electronic devices in your home and controlling them with the touch of your fingertips or voice command? Chances are you did but dropped the idea as it seems too complicated or just too expensive; not worth the trouble. The IT revolution has certainly not bypassed our homes. A lot of […] Read more »

Ambassadors of Telecom

METISfiles analyst Pim Bilderbeek and Heliview Consultancy managing director Ruud Alaerds presented on the Future of Telecom at the quarterly meeting of the Ambassadors of Telecom at the castle Nijenrode. Combining Heliview and METISfiles research insights they addressed the three biggest issues in telecoms at the moment: Where will the growth come frome? How can […] Read more »