3G (telefonia) Da Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia libera. Il termine 3G (acronimo di 3rd Generation), nel campo della telefonia cellulare, indica le tecnologie e gli standard di terza generazione. Il primo paese a introdurre la tecnologia 3G su scala commerciale è stato il Giappone: nel 2005 circa il 40% delle utenze erano esclusivamente su reti 3G e la transizione della maggior parte delle utenze da reti 2G a 3G dovrebbe essere conclusa dal 2006.
L'esperienza giapponese ha mostrato tuttavia che la videotelefonia è lungi dall'essere la killer-application delle reti 3G e occupa solo una frazione dei servizi offerti e fruiti su tali reti; tra i servizi di maggiore interesse per gli utenti vi è, ad esempio, il downloading di file musicali, l'utilizzo di servizi video a contenuto generato dall'utente, come videoblog e moblog, e di servizi di incontri in video, denominati video dating. Altro significativo standard 3G è il CDMA 2000, un'evoluzione dello standard CDMA IS-95 sviluppato in ambito 2G. Could a Smartphone Replace Your Laptop? About two years ago, I asked whether smartphones could ever replace laptops. With subsequent advances in the iPhone and the rise of the Google Android market, smartphones are the hottest new toy – and I raise the question again.
I used to have a Nokia E71, then downgraded to a normal phone, and later picked up a Sony Ericsson P990i. At some point I will invest in an iPhone. I love my chunky and old Sony; it is a powerful touchscreen device with a full physical QWERTY keyboard. It runs the UIQ 3 operating system. I have an old ThinkPad 600 and an iBook G3, but I find myself using my Sony for everything from emails to surfing the Web – and even writing using QuickOffice, including this article.
It’s small compared to my laptops. It is old, and the UIQ OS is clunky and quirky. The iPhone Changed Everything The iPhone has taken the world by storm. The Web experience on mobile devices has never matched the desktop. Smartphones are great. Can Smartphones Replace Laptops? Smartphone sales to pass computers in 2012: Morgan Stanley analyst Meeker.
Correction: Previous version had smartphones to exceed PC sales next year. Morgan Stanley Internet analyst said she expects smartphone sales will surpass PC and laptop sales in 2012, with more than 450 million units sold. By 2013, smart phone sales will approach 650 million unit sales, Mary Meeker said during a presentation Tuesday at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. In her "State of the Internet" report, Meeker spoke about growth in the smartphone market and its link to social networking sites, as well as about Internet video and advertising. Watch out for mobile growth in China, she said. Its population of smartphone users is relatively nascent, with 14.5 million 3G users, or two percent of the population. That compares with 37 million in the United States.
For landline connections, Internet video is taking off, Meeker said. She said Internet advertising is “ripe for innovation.” Taking lessons from Japan, social networking will drive demand for smartphones, Meeker said.
Brian Solis « Defining the convergence of media and influence Brian Solis. Mobile Internet Market to Eclipse Desktop Internet « Brian Solis Brian Solis. InShare3 Sounds like a sensationalistic headline, but if you read Morgan Stanley‘s latest series of reports on the Mobile Internet, you’ll walk away with the same impression.
Morgan Stanley’s global technology and telecom analysts documented the rapidly changing mobile Internet market to provide a framework for emerging trends and direction. To set the stage, Morgan Stanley forecasts that the mobile Internet market will be at least 2x the size of desktop Internet when comparing Internet users to mobile subscribers. According to the report, Apple’s iTunes + iPhone/Touch ecosystem has created what “may prove to be the fastest ramping and most disruptive technology product / service launch the world has ever seen.” For marketers, Apple has reset the market by empowering brands and developers to mine an entirely new channel to reach existing and potential customers, advocates, and influencers. 1) Facebook (which is increasingly becoming a desktop + mobile communications hub);
The Golden Triangle « Brian Solis Brian Solis. InShare4 Source: Shutterstock Prior to keynoting the PACA conference in Miami, Maria Kessler, president of the PACA Association, asked me if I had read a recent post by Fred Wilson entitled “The Golden Triangle.” We were deep in conversation as I was seeking an alternate title for my next book that identifies the divide between brands, information, and consumers and how we can, as social architects and engineers, build the bridges between people, contextual relationships, and technology. While “The Golden Triangle” isn’t a contender for the name of the next book, it did get me thinking. In his brief, but thought-provoking article, Wilson identified the state of engagement, connectivity and interaction. As Fred Wilson observed, “I can’t remember who said it but at least I remember what was said: The three current big megatrends in the web/tech sector are mobile, social, and real-time.
Wilson continued, “The iPhone is the poster child of mobile. I totally agree– they will converge. Mobile Internet Will Overtake Fixed Internet. Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley isn’t just any Internet analyst. She was covering the sector when the brokerage firm was the lead underwriter for Netscape Communications’ initial public offering in 1995, was dubbed the “Queen of the Net” by Barron’s magazine in 1998 and was covering the space in 2004, when Morgan Stanley helped launch the Google IPO. Now a managing director at Morgan Stanley and head of the global technology research team, she has released her latest massively detailed “State of the Internet” report, which she has been putting out periodically since 1995.
She presented the report during an event this afternoon at Google, which was streamed live as part of the Events@Google series (the presentation is embedded below). And what does Meeker see in her crystal ball this year? Two overwhelming trends that will affect consumers, the hardware/infrastructure industry and the commercial potential of the web: mobile and social networking. Mary Meeker’s presentation: