http://www.xchangemag.com/blogs/guest/ xchange magazine Editor in Chief Paula Bernier's ramblings about the telecommunications industry, including IPTV, the triple play, Ethernet, the megamergers and more. en-us Copyright © 2009 Virgo Publishing, Inc. http://www.xchangemag.com/images/xcRssLogo.gif http://www.xchangemag.com/blogs/guest/ By Jim Machi, DialogicI should not have been surprised, though somehow it still struck a chord with me. And especially since Christmas is right around the corner, I should not have been surprised. But when I read the press release that Wal-Mart is launching Straight Talk, prepaid mobile plans including voice, messaging and Web access, I was surprised. The industry ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheIdeaXchangeBlog?a=QOcFHRCfDn0:Bwgb7-oynE0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheIdeaXchangeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheIdeaXchangeBlog/~4/QOcFHRCfDn0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdeaXchangeBlog/~3/QOcFHRCfDn0/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:32:52 PDT http://www.xchangemag.com/blogs/guest/?m=art&a=walmart-prepaid-commoditization-mobile.aspx Paul Zuber, Founding CEO, Dilithium NetworksThe demand for and widespread usage of popular video sharing sites, social networking sites, and smartphones have increased exponentially in the past year. While multimedia services and usage are at all-time highs in terms of minutes of use, service providers and content owners are still adjusting their revenue and go-to-market models toward consumers and enterprises. ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheIdeaXchangeBlog?a=_LsJyera_j0:RREl9b6n8LU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheIdeaXchangeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheIdeaXchangeBlog/~4/_LsJyera_j0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdeaXchangeBlog/~3/_LsJyera_j0/ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:05:17 PDT http://www.xchangemag.com/blogs/guest/?m=art&a=the-monetization-of-mobile-multimedia.html By Manuel Vexler, IMS ForumI&#8217;ve started shopping for a new 3G phone. My requirements (I thought) were fairly basic. I wanted a phone with 3G and Wi-Fi capabilities, with a physical keyboard and touch screen display. My search quickly reminded me why customers move from one carrier to another. The right phone was not with my carrier which serviced me ...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheIdeaXchangeBlog?a=homIQNb3PW4:Xi3GCDzPU2E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheIdeaXchangeBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheIdeaXchangeBlog/~4/homIQNb3PW4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdeaXchangeBlog/~3/homIQNb3PW4/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:31:54 PDT http://www.xchangemag.com/blogs/guest/?m=art&a=will-ims-help-the-smartphone-industry.aspx Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:32:52 PDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT