 Sunday, 24th of August 2008 at 07:33:15 AM
I recently had cause to get some prepaid sims whilst on a trip to Asia. It made sense to have a local number in the countries where I was going to be spending more than a few days.
 To that end I was advised by friends and colleagues to go out and get a sim from the latest network entrant offering super cheap calls/service. In Malaysia that happened to be U Mobile.
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Saturday, 16th of August 2008 at 05:35:40 AM
 Whilst on business in Malaysia and Singapore I was surprised to discover mobile operators offering a sim service long since extinct in Europe: Multi-sim.
Essentially multi-sim enables the user to use several sim cards all bearing the same phone number. This means you can have one sim in your main phone, another sim in a data product e.g. pda, gps, a sim in your weekend phone (maybe a slimmed down Nokia,) and/or even a sim in an emergency phone stored somewhere secure.
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Friday, 8th of August 2008 at 05:16:31 AM
This is the message that the mobile phone industry has been pushing, mainly in European markets. Classic examples are Video calling, MMS, WAP and even Location based services (priced to death for the end-user.)
 So why the Buddhist message, the ‘don’t worry be happy,’ ‘want what you get’ approach? The answer lies in the fact that customers often need a push to take up new technology and services. Without this so called ‘push’ we wouldn’t be using the Internet on the phone or taking/sending as many pictures.
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Sunday, 13th of July 2008 at 07:53:08 PM
 Up until very recently I was a big fan of iGoogle, advocating it to friends and family, aswell as using it on my mobile phone. Unfortunately Google decided to ‘improve’ iGoogle and make it less usable for long time users like myself.
 I like to be able to review a dozen or so rss feeds through iGoogle, clicking through to the whole story on the actual originating website. The new iGoogle now loads click-throughs directly on the same page, expanding the rss pane to include the full specified rss content. This isn’t  what I want and I believe other iGoogle users will feel the same. People want to click-through to the actual site to see the content in situ with all the features and functionality of the originating site. Usually this includes related stories, more pictures, and generally a more feature rich experience.
Click to continue reading “iGoogle versus Netvibes”
Sunday, 13th of July 2008 at 06:03:42 PM
Recommendations and testimonials for Bradley
- Brigitte Theuma, Service Continuity Manager, Telecom New Zealand – “I worked with Bradley during a very challenging time at Telecom New Zealand. As part of his role, Bradley was clearly focused on business continuity as well as crisis management. We had several opportunities to put our continuity and crisis plans into action, surviving the events very effectively (tsunamis, earthquakes, global flu pandemic and even national network failures). His breadth of technology expertise coupled with a detailed understanding of the telecommunications business made him very easy to work with. He trusts his staff to carry on their assigned roles, and provides the hand on the tiller for overall direction, together with the timely feedback to keep staff motivated and focussed. His knowledgeable, and collected demeanour, together with his clear guidance to the team was a pleasure to work with.”
- Ben Bulpett, Director Security Sales, Computer Associates – “Bradley devised successful sales and business development strategies in the CME sector. These led to sales growth and also ongoing partnerships with key customers. He’s proven that as an industry strategist he can execute as well as work behind the scenes.”
- Neil Clark, CEO, Red-M – “I enjoyed being challenged by and working with Bradley. He brings an interesting array of expertise to bear: industry strategy, technical insight, marketing & PR, as well as a strong commercial view. He’s able to discover value others fail to see.”
- Bridget Gray, Head of Search and Selection – Technology and Operations, Robert Walters Search Practice – “Bradley is a board-level executive with International experience from high-tech organisations. He’s a highly networked individual, and knows key people in the industry. His deep understanding of technology and how to maximise it for commercial gain make him a very good person to know!”
- Theresa Corballis, Director, Mobility Strategic Accounts, Cisco Systems – “Bradley is a very well connected and extremely strategic industry advisor.”
- Chris Russell, Technology Director, Developer Services, O2 – “It is rare to find someone who can understand and develop high-level data strategies but who also has a deep knowledge of the technologies required to deliver those strategies. Bradley’s direction setting meant working for him was an exciting and very rewarding experience.”
- Charles Anderson, Mobile Data Product Strategy, O2 – “Bradley developed leading mobile data strategies in the areas of Devices, Developer activity and 3rd party mobile content. His work contributed significantly to O2‘s leadership in the European mobile data arena. His pragmatic approach made him easy to work with and I would welcome the opportunity to work with Bradley again.”
- Steve Harrison, Head of O2 Branded Devices, O2 – “Bradley has a unique talent, he grasps the complexity of the technology world, and makes sense of it in consumer and business terms. Bradley developed insightful strategies which still benefit the company today. His deep technical knowledge and commercial awareness give him a unique perspective on the value of technology. As companies spend more and more money on technology year after year, this skill becomes invaluable. Companies seeking competitive advantage would do well to have Bradley in a senior position”
- Richard Sedgwick, Business Development Manager, Consumer Data Services, O2 – “I got to know Bradley as one of his team at O2, and have continued to work with him various capacities since. His strength is an ability to apply deep technical knowledge and vision with commercial practicalities, and he is an effective operator at the most senior levels of an organisation. I am pleased to recommend him.”
- Jean-Baptiste Sers, Country manager, Genie Internet Ltd – “Bradley and I shared the same vision of the Internet in general and mobile Internet in particular. He was of a great help with all technical issues and all the questions I had for him (what a patience !! ). Doubtless he was the right man in the right place. I hope we’ll have the opportunity to work again.”
- Shaun Lapworth, CEO, The Rock IT Group – “As CTO or Head of Technology, Bradley chose to outsource IT support at a critical time for the business. This enabled him to focus on large scale international projects without having to worry about the day-to-day end user issues. Email migrations, Wi-Fi installations, desktop upgrades, even IT standards became the mandate of my team. At a time when such outsourcing of such services was rare, Bradley had already realised the benefits of getting specialists involved. His vision certainly enabled the company to grow extraordinarily.”
- Ian Jindal, Head of Online Operations, BBC – “Bradley was both technologist and strategist, visionary and pragmatist, coralling the BBC’s myriad teams, capabilities, disparate resources and talents into a coherent service. Bradley achieved this with humour and integrity.”
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