Ma Bell is coming back together. |
People realize it's not a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket. |
Should service providers use existing wiring in the home, or should they use wireless? This is still an issue that is still very much open for debate. |
Some will see this as the apocalypse while others see this as natural evolution. |
The AOL/Time Warner merger could really bring broadband from the cutting-edge, early adapter users to mass-market consumers, something AOL excels in, |
The AOL/Time Warner merger could really bring broadband from the cutting-edge, early adapter users to mass-market consumers, something AOL excels in. |
There aren't a lot of direct synergies here. But there are a lot of indirect synergies. |
There was this assumption that as soon as people got a notion for what broadband was, they would want it -- that it would be as automatic in some ways as adoption of the dial-up Internet was in the U.S., where growth was very quick and almost happened by itself as opposed to really needing to be sold. |
They're going to sell about five of them. I'm all for integration, and I think customers are, too, but this is way too expensive for the market right now. It's ideal for college students, but they're exactly the ones who can't afford this. |
Together, they emit 1,500 pounds of mercury annually. |
We see a fair amount of resistance...not a lot of interest to switch from dial-up to broadband. |
What they're left with is figuring out a better message around why broadband is worth it. |
While this is unexpected, it indicates that AOL is remaining technologically agnostic. But I wouldn't expect AOL, if they expand DSL trials further, to compete in the same markets as Time Warner, |
While this is unexpected, it indicates that AOL is remaining technologically agnostic. But I wouldn't expect AOL, if they expand DSL trials further, to compete in the same markets as Time Warner. |
Within the U.S., it's a pretty iffy model. FON faces some real problems. |