In response to the article that "Mobile Operators can't go it alone any longer", I would suggest that mobile content is moving more toward the concept of the "open mobile web." Rich media and consumer choice drove rapid growth of the PC-based Internet and by all indications the same thing is happening with mobile.
Mobile Operators are still clinging to the model of controlling the content they carry over their networks. However, with increasing access to content over the mobile internet, carriers are losing control over content that subscribers have access to.
It promises to change the dynamics of the whole industry…..
Glenn, Couldn't agree more. Two worlds (Mobile Web 2.0, where users take charge of their content consumption, and the old order, where mobile operators call the shots) are about to collide. The industry will truly never be the same. If you're wondering about the winners and the also-rans, then I highly recommend you read The Only Sustainable Edge by John Seely Brown and John Hagel III. Only the open survive….
In response to the article that "Mobile Operators can't go it alone any longer", I would suggest that mobile content is moving more toward the concept of the "open mobile web." Rich media and consumer choice drove rapid growth of the PC-based Internet and by all indications the same thing is happening with mobile.
Mobile Operators are still clinging to the model of controlling the content they carry over their networks. However, with increasing access to content over the mobile internet, carriers are losing control over content that subscribers have access to.
It promises to change the dynamics of the whole industry…..
Glenn, Couldn't agree more. Two worlds (Mobile Web 2.0, where users take charge of their content consumption, and the old order, where mobile operators call the shots) are about to collide. The industry will truly never be the same. If you're wondering about the winners and the also-rans, then I highly recommend you read The Only Sustainable Edge by John Seely Brown and John Hagel III. Only the open survive….