Nearing the close of CMU West's "The Mobile Future" conference
I've spent the day at this absolutely outstanding event. Top-notch speakers, incredible networking opportunities, first-class food and drink, functional a/v (alas, that is high praise - still), and fascinating new technologies.
And yet... my net takeaway seems to be that all agree there is a "there" there, but it's not clear just what it is or how it all comes together. There are apps and devices used by millions (eg, Nokia now produces 17 cellphones per second). But US telcom infrastructure is near-terminally fragmented, with no change in sight; standards are going great, and there are as many as you want (that's a joke); privacy issues abound and are utterly unresolved; and more and more.
I met Opus Research analyst Dan Miller, and found on his company's blog an entry relating to a match narrower portion of this hodge-podge that characterizes my take.
- Joel
Beyond UC: Contextual Communications
Unified Communications has entered into the silly season. After massive re-branding and promotional efforts by major communications and IT infrastructure providers, the term has lost all meaning. The UC landscape today is more like one of those multilevel, Plexiglass chess boards. But providing communications and content in a context that directly benefits end-user is the point and is the root of Contextual Communications.
And yet... my net takeaway seems to be that all agree there is a "there" there, but it's not clear just what it is or how it all comes together. There are apps and devices used by millions (eg, Nokia now produces 17 cellphones per second). But US telcom infrastructure is near-terminally fragmented, with no change in sight; standards are going great, and there are as many as you want (that's a joke); privacy issues abound and are utterly unresolved; and more and more.
I met Opus Research analyst Dan Miller, and found on his company's blog an entry relating to a match narrower portion of this hodge-podge that characterizes my take.
- Joel
Beyond UC: Contextual Communications
Unified Communications has entered into the silly season. After massive re-branding and promotional efforts by major communications and IT infrastructure providers, the term has lost all meaning. The UC landscape today is more like one of those multilevel, Plexiglass chess boards. But providing communications and content in a context that directly benefits end-user is the point and is the root of Contextual Communications.
Joel
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