Sunday, May 15, 2005
Do we need (mobile) phone companies? - Part 2
In my recent post "Do we need phone companies for VoIP" I am citing Tom Evslins post "As the Phone World Turns Part 9 - Do we need Phone Companies?" and asking myself if this will be the last of the series. As I suspected, it was not the last one.
Tom is continuing with "As the Phone World Turns Part 10 - We Won't need Mobile Carriers Either!"
The essay is another tutorial, in this case about presence information and connectivity to IP by mobile access providers.
The title is a bit misleading, of course mobile carriers are necessary, but only as access providers to IP, but not anymore as mobile service providers. So is should read: we won't need mobile service providers either!
What I need in future is mobile access, provided by GPRS, UMTS, WiFi, WiMAX and whatever standard will be availbable in the future. What I also need is a means to identify myself to the network in question. This could be a SIM-Card, but it could also be a credit card or a Maestro card. I do not even need to identify myself to the network, I need only to provide prove to the access network that somebody is willing to pay for my charges.
What I do not need is a home NETWORK. What for? I am attaching to the Internet via the access network available at my current location - I do not need more. I do not need the e-mail services from my "home mobile network", so why should I need voice services?
So much for IMS NGN.
BTW, having no Home Network would allow me to roam also in Austria between networks, e.g. if my HOME network does not provide me coverage, so it would even be an improvement.
Tom is continuing with "As the Phone World Turns Part 10 - We Won't need Mobile Carriers Either!"
The essay is another tutorial, in this case about presence information and connectivity to IP by mobile access providers.
The title is a bit misleading, of course mobile carriers are necessary, but only as access providers to IP, but not anymore as mobile service providers. So is should read: we won't need mobile service providers either!
What I need in future is mobile access, provided by GPRS, UMTS, WiFi, WiMAX and whatever standard will be availbable in the future. What I also need is a means to identify myself to the network in question. This could be a SIM-Card, but it could also be a credit card or a Maestro card. I do not even need to identify myself to the network, I need only to provide prove to the access network that somebody is willing to pay for my charges.
What I do not need is a home NETWORK. What for? I am attaching to the Internet via the access network available at my current location - I do not need more. I do not need the e-mail services from my "home mobile network", so why should I need voice services?
So much for IMS NGN.
BTW, having no Home Network would allow me to roam also in Austria between networks, e.g. if my HOME network does not provide me coverage, so it would even be an improvement.
Comments:
Your correction to my title is absolutely correct. Today's fixed line and mobile carriers do have a future - as access providers to IP.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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: 16 May, 2005 02:22
: 16 May, 2005 02:22
I also agree with this one: What I need in future is mobile access, provided by GPRS, UMTS, WiFi, WiMAX and whatever standard will be availbable in the future. What I also need is a means to identify myself to the network in question. This could be a SIM-Card, but it could also be a credit card or a Maestro card. I do not even need to identify myself to the network, I need only to provide prove to the access network that somebody is willing to pay for my charges.
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