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11-06-08

Fun Times With Internet Mobility: You’ll Be Buying Laptops, iPhones (or iPhone Clones) Soon

Imagine yourself holding your Chinese-made Android Phone, surfing the net from the outskirts of Laguna - twitting, plurking and even downloading the occasional ring tone. You hear a beep from the device, indicating you’ve received an email. You check it and see a link to YouTube. You watch the YouTube clip and thought it was funny. You would’ve read the rest of the emails, but the latest Lakers game is on, and you’ve got to watch it on streaming online video.

Yup, you might just be doing that a year or two from now.

PLDT is making a lot of money from its broadband services:

In its third quarter report, PLDT reported total broadband subscribers now exceed 876,000, with total revenue contribution from broadband and Internet services of P7.9 billion, or 48 percent higher during the same period last year.

They are so happy that they are unleashing a newer, faster mobile network:

…Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company is set to launch a faster version of its current HSDPA (high speed data packet access) standard offered through PLDT WeRoam and Smart Bro.

The HSPA 850 platform will be launched in the fourth quarter of this year. It will target areas that cannot be reached by current the company’s next-generation network, digital subscriber line (DSL) and broadband wireless services.

PLDT has suffered a profit dip, but (if we believe the numbers) it seems to be more due to the FOREX devaluation.

At the same time, we read Globe pushing for Wimax:

“We are also proud to announce that we will soon be at the forefront of new technologies as we deploy WiMax services later this year.” -Globe CEO Gerry Ablaza, Jr.

WiMAx is the new wireless broadband composed of the IEEE 802.16 group of standards, which defines a packet-based wireless technology that provides high-throughput broadband connections and a range of up to 80km. It is sometimes called “Wifi on steroids.”

We can already get a taste of internet mobility. Globe, at the moment, seems to be ahead in terms of speed.

“Globe is generally better, with more 3G-enabled cell sites. Smart may have a wider coverage, particularly in the provinces.” - Angelo Racoma

Noemi’s look at the different broadband connections offers more insight to the latest net connections:

… my 4 ISPs based on stable internet connection and customer service reliablity:
1. Globelines Broadband could be better
2. Smart 3g (ties with Globe Broadband)
3. Smart Bro
4. PLDT MyDSL (Worst)

Meanwhile, in the US, Google’s push to open the “white spaces” spectrum was given the green light:

FCC formally agreed to open up the “white spaces” spectrum — the unused airwaves between broadcast TV channels — for wireless broadband service for the public. This is a clear victory for Internet users and anyone who wants good wireless communications.

This ties directly to Google’s vision for an open, wireless world:

In this patent app Google envisions a communications device that is capable to connect to any available wireless network (e.g GSM, CDMA, Wi_Fi, WiMax, etc; - UnwiredView.com.

Although we can only wish the same thing happens here in the Philippines, the trends seem to indicate that wireless connectivity will be truly available - very soon. Perhaps it won’t be cheap… yet.

What does this all mean when the latest technologies are fully rolled out?

It means fun times for mobile tech lovers. Expect to see an increase in the purchase of laptops, iPhones and mobile tech devices.

I’ll see you with your mobile gadget next year!

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Posted by Jozzua » Technology & Internet, Work and Productivity