tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:24:23 +0000Evolving TechnologyIdeaMobile CommunicationWiFiOff the WallTV 2.0WiMaxTelco 2.0ConvergenceSkypeVoIPMuni NetWeb 2.0InsightsPlace ShiftingRegulationUpdateSIPNews 2.0Social NetworkingADSLIMMVNOPower 2.0PresenceTechdirtVideo 2.03 thingsBluetoothBook 2.0MashupPC 2.0Time ShiftingBPLGeekstuffNew BloggerSnapperDrive 2.0Open SourceSolarSurfaceThink TankObservations and commentary for Asia and beyondhttp://orient-expression.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (David Mould)Blogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-8327429390046385185Sun, 05 Jan 2014 11:06:00 +00002014-01-05T18:48:09.484+07:00Evolving TechnologyMVNOTelco 2.0While much of the world, including some countries that Thailand thinks of as less technologically advanced, are reaping the benefits of 4G; Thailand has yet to get beyond the dabbling stage and jump in with both feet. It seemed to take an eternity to get on to 3G and at least one operator has made the jump to 4G trials.  Now the local regulator has finally (re)set the date for the long http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2014/01/thailands-long-evolution-to-long-term.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-5398436859756886622Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:21:00 +00002013-10-28T19:21:39.675+07:00David Mould is an employee of IBM.  The comments in this blog are his personal view and do not represent the view of IBM Thailand, the global network or any of its affiliates.  The views expressed in this blog do not constitute a commitment or offer from IBM.http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2013/10/ibm-disclaimer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-1839795615814216596Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:13:00 +00002012-08-15T08:13:29.036+07:00Outside of consulting on telecommunications, CIO advisory, and the business adoption of technology I also completed an MBA.  One of the projects was on the potential use cases of two dimensional barcodes. Today the QR Code, one of many types of 2D codes, is seen as being a critical component of any good marketing plan.  As a natural integration between social media and devices I would http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2012/08/in-overlap-of-technology-marketing-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-6096754652272755874Tue, 03 Jul 2012 00:37:00 +00002012-07-03T07:37:24.075+07:00After a seminar late last year I commented on some of the potential shortcomings, at least in my mind, of the New Zealand Government's decision to invest tax dollars into ultra fast broadband (UFB). In recent months Telecom New Zealand, now shed of its fixed access networks after the structural separation of Chorus, has announced its plans for a 4G trial.  This Long Term Evolution (LTE) http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2012/07/long-term-evolution-vs-short-term.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-620621362059326124Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:50:00 +00002011-11-14T08:43:09.422+07:00News 2.0Social NetworkingTelco 2.0VoIP What the flood situation in Thailand has shown once again is the power of social networks to fill the void of communication. In recent times the role of Facebook, Twitter, and Blackberry messenger has been shown in good and bad light.  The same methods that released the Arab Spring have also been used to coordinate the London Riots. Love them or loathe social networks are here to stay andhttp://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2011/11/crisis-connections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-7778195412566954299Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:27:00 +00002011-11-14T08:29:04.061+07:00RegulationTelco 2.0VoIP On a previous post on Access as Infrastructure there was a discussion on the government led initiatives for ultra fast broadband. The proposition is that the build out of new access networks is such an expensive activity that the governments of Australia and New Zealand will make the investment, using a combination of public and private money. So with ubiquitous access a near reality and withhttp://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2011/11/aai-and-net-neutrality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-7356450760983739009Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:55:00 +00002011-11-07T12:55:00.805+07:00MVNORegulationTelco 2.0WiMaxHaving recently attended a seminar by Catherine Middleton from Ryerson on Australia's NBN initiative it got me thinking about "access as infrastructure". The Australian Government is investing $B's of public and private capital in a national broadband network that is a fibre to the premise platform, although for distant and remote sites it will most likely be a fixed wireless solution.  Thehttp://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2011/11/access-as-infrastructure-what-does-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-3310727575326838750Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:20:00 +00002010-10-12T13:34:35.221+07:00Evolving TechnologyPlace ShiftingTime ShiftingTV 2.0New Zealand is a pretty country but it's also pretty slow in coming forward in many areas.It has it fair share of innovation but some parts of everyday life are still if not 20 years behind but at least 10...until now.Sky in the UK has made use of user driven options through handset interaction for some time, push the red button, Sky NZ still does not support this type of service.But this is http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2010/10/sky-new-zealand-vaults-into-21st.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-8120697024709831779Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:35:00 +00002010-07-19T15:41:32.862+07:00Off the WallAmazon has disrupted book sales in the UK and around the globe, to the point where a shipping container of stuff arrives almost everyday at New Zealand Customs to check through all the books that those eager Kiwis have ordered in an effort to avoid the massively overinflated prices for books that are already in their own language.Now they want to take on Tesco in their back yard with the ability http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2010/07/hamazoncom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-7758038564291952012Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:07:00 +00002010-03-29T09:16:06.110+07:00BluetoothEvolving TechnologyIdeaWe all recognnise that not alll devices are made equal. Many handsets try to squeeze in a QWERTY keyboard for convenience, but the convenience is lost as the keys become too small to be useful to many users.Some four years ago I started thinking about breaking a typical phone into component parts, allowing you to adopt a best of breed approach to phone, camera, music player etc. This relied on http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2010/03/appropriate-finger-jesture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-8355458650222028521Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:43:00 +00002010-01-13T11:02:50.573+07:00ConvergenceMobile CommunicationSIPSkypeWay back in June 2006 I posted this entry on using Gizmo with Asterisk as a SIP gateway.Skype have just released their latest Beta version of Skype for SIP which can be used with any PBX that supports a SIP service, this could be freePBX, but I still think there is room in the non-Enterprise space for Asterisk on a WiFi router (see the original post).As we still talk about service and device http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2010/01/on-sip-skype-freepbx-and-handsets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-8313788249632765538Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:49:00 +00002008-08-07T05:06:17.324+07:003 thingsIdeaSnapperI now have my Snapper Card and eagerly waiting to use it on the bus for the first time.I still believe that Micropayments are due some further disruption where time and convenience would benefit from a payment card. My take on three candidates:1. Taxi payment - not really a micropayment as typically fares will exceed $10 but this is included due to convenience. In a society where cash is no http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2008/08/3-other-ways-to-use-your-snapper-card.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-6356343951372065959Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:11:00 +00002008-08-06T05:16:09.644+07:003 thingsIdeaMashupSnapperWeb 2.0A couple of weeks I took myself along to a seminar hosted by Google "Google in the Public Sector".They gave a run down of how government bodies across Asia Pacific are starting to use Google products. Of particular interest to me was the use of Google Maps integration.I have drawn on the idea before in some of my discussions for the Techdirt Insight Community but the seminar got me thinking http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2008/08/3-thingsnew-zealand-could-do-with.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-9208685992807017646Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:42:00 +00002008-08-03T05:59:41.169+07:00Evolving TechnologyNews 2.0TV 2.0Web 2.0This year's Olympics should be the best ever for coverage.Fring are looking for onsite commentators and as a means to encourage people are offering a 3.5G phone as your reporters tool.I hope that this will be the games of the micro blog. The potential for services like Twitter or Jaiku to open up access to the games in a way never seen before is encouraging.Essentially there are three dimensionshttp://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2008/08/e-olympics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-5789523339339502005Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:28:00 +00002008-08-06T05:15:51.177+07:00Evolving TechnologyIdeaInsightsSnapperLess than 6 months after I posted my EFTPOS meets the Wellington public transport idea Snapper is now on the hook.Snapper is the Wellington take on the EZLink card with RFID payments for transport and micro payments. After seeing the first on-bus terminal on Tuesday today I witnessed the ANZ branded snapper keyring being used by a customer to buy their lunch.Back to the drawing board.http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2008/07/snapped-upno-such-things-as-new-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-2431441886916636780Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:19:00 +00002008-07-08T07:27:44.101+07:00Muni NetWiFiWhile many cities have already dabbled with, and in many cases shutdown, city WiFi projects Bangkok is just rolling theirs out.The speeds will be low, around the 64K mark, as the service is designed to allow employees to check their email and use IM.This is all in an effort to give people an alternative to the daily commute in the time of high fuel prices, lack of supply for NGV cars (Taxis) and http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2008/07/bangkok-metro-wai-fi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-1219276410455675787Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:49:00 +00002008-02-14T08:06:51.459+07:00IdeaNew Zealand, although small, is a long way ahead in many aspects compared to the UK. Some of their new schemes are being adopted by the UK government. What I remember from my first trip here 6 years ago was the impact of the EFTPOS system. Long before the UK was using Chip and PIN New Zealand was moving towards a cashless society with the ubiquitous EFTPOS (Electronic Funds Transfer Point of http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2008/02/cashless-society-micropayments-up-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-4402917292220839404Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:41:00 +00002008-02-14T07:49:24.492+07:00Evolving TechnologyIdeaWalking around the compact city centre in downtown Wellington you gradually become aware of the grid of wires above your head.Having stretched the use of trams here into the late 40's the re-emergence of electrified public transport in the form of trolley buses is good to see.The first thing that strikes you is how quiet they are compared to their diesel counterparts. The next observation is http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2008/02/bus-20.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-5413849171018983784Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:26:00 +00002008-02-16T03:36:20.261+07:00ADSLMobile CommunicationWiFiWiMaxHaving just moved to Wellington I have recently been through the process of setting up broadband access. The whole process was more difficult than I had planned for but it got me thinking of various approaches to avoid sitting in the internet cafe....ADSLNaked DSLCable BroadbandAirCardPublic WiFiPublic WiMaxThe classic approach would be ADSL. The apartment we moved to didn't have a phone line http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2008/01/no-home-line-what-abou-internet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-5038532969874195684Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:06:00 +00002008-01-01T11:30:35.082+07:00Mobile CommunicationOff the WallTelco 2.0In the move to New Zealand we decided to keep one of the mobile numbers here. The operator, DTAC, has been quite creative with options to retain the number at minimal cost.The first plan they offered was zero monthly charge and to retain the number you have to keep the account active with at least one transaction every 90 days. Not a bad plan if you were going away for three months or less. http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2008/01/why-simple-is-best.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-8005798607019025502Wed, 26 Dec 2007 23:31:00 +00002007-12-27T06:40:18.628+07:00Mobile CommunicationAndrew Gray in Australia has created a service that translates standard URL addresses into numbers that make browsing on your mobile phone easier and faster.The rationale is that a numeric interface is comfortable to use on a mobile phone, anyone who's tried to use the keypad alphabetic interface will certainly agree that it's clunky.The service is found at http://www.digiturl.comMore informationhttp://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2007/12/making-mobile-browsing-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-396030583240518203Tue, 25 Dec 2007 04:51:00 +00002007-12-25T12:22:34.531+07:00Social NetworkingDoing the trawl of the RSS feeds I came across an article from the BBC, Don't be lonely at Christmas time.A rundown of alternative social network platforms.Of interest, only because of the business model, was Capazoo. Capazoo has joined social networking with gaming and has created a currency the Zoop. A Zoop is worth $0.01 and can be earned in the following ways Getting Tipped for your videos,http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2007/12/zoops-yet-another-social-network.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-7819557185867991804Tue, 25 Dec 2007 03:27:00 +00002007-12-25T10:32:52.291+07:00TV 2.0Web 2.0HM The Queen Elizabeth II has taken steps into Web 2.0 by starting a channel on YouTube.The move marks the 50th anniversary of her first Christmas Speech to the nation. A tradition that sees the family sit in front to the TV after Christmas lunch to hear the summary of the year from the perspective of the Royal Family.The content will include this years speech with the hope being that it will http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2007/12/one-is-on-youtube.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-8170920143266864253Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:40:00 +00002007-12-20T11:55:37.680+07:00Muni NetWiMaxLast year saw the first mention/promise of city wide WiMax in Milton Keynes, UK.The combination of ConnectMK and Freedom4 are offering WiMax to residents and small businesses with synchronous speeds of 8Mb/s.The package is being targeted at home workers who need more upload capacity as they go about their work.This is being touted as the first commercial application of WiMax in the UK. The main http://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2007/12/concrete-cows-and-update-on-wimax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16398963.post-4562896644387683643Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:25:00 +00002007-12-19T10:29:14.708+07:00UpdateOn Click this week there was a short slot about Barracuda.Their report highlights that upwards of 95% of email now passes directly to Junk Mail.So apparently Spam can do nearly everything now, as in 100% of activity.So what can we do about it read Getting Some Control of Email Backhttp://orient-expression.blogspot.com/2007/12/spam-is-there-anything-it-cant-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Mould)0