Hey Coop - Nice answer. I am week number 1.5 into the world of blackberry and I cut my teeth on the Storm. My Verizon service is horrendous -- truly. I actually convinced Verizon Corp to come to my house a few years ago.
The bottom line is that technology will trump everything. Being truly productive on a Blackberry is a stretch. No matter what the screen size, speed of connection, resolution of graphics, and mobile application augments, there is only so much one will be able to do within a 4" foot print. It's a tool of value only to "this" point (see my hand?). A road warrior PC can be even more productive AND carry voice traffic. 4G networks will make blazing hot connections available in larger MSAs and will push out from there in the next two years. There will always be more bandwidth available than the people "need." That's the nature of our business... being one step ahead of demand. Only the minor few like you have such a need global ubiquitous internetworking solutions. You guys drive the ideas but the consumer drives the solution.
ps. In May of 2005 the GSM blackberry service was perfectly adequate at the Badaling Gate on top of the Great Wall of China. I can only imagine what it's like in Europe three years later....
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After 20+ years in high tech, in positions ranging from systems engineering to sales to marketing to business development, I decided in 2007 it was time to put my accumulated knowledge to use for more than one organization at a time, while also evolving my focus from pure networking to the emerging Internet of Energy--the Enernet. From my time at places such as Microsoft/WebTV, Cranite, and Tzero, I've developed a unique perspective on Smart Grid, wireless, mobile, and the digital home, some of which I'll be sharing with you here.
I'm active in a number of professional organizations, including serving on the SGIP Board of Directors, IEEE, the Bluetooth SIG, UPnP Forum, the FBI’s InfraGard, and AFCEA.
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Why Coop?
Quite a few folks have asked what prompted me to launch my own consultancy. While you can imagine that answers exist on about a million different levels, the net-net is that I'm a consumer electronics guy, a digital home guy, a service provider guy, a retail guy, a military security guy, and for the last four years, a Smart Grid guy. Precious few "jobs" allow a person to keep one foot in the CE world and the other in the DOD and utility worlds. One moves at the speed of light; the others move much more deliberately, but with decidedly more in-depth strategic analysis before stepping off the curb. More often than not, utility- and military-focused solutions simply can't fail--a desire in the CE space, but definitely not a design characteristic.
Since I wasn't looking for my next "job", I chose instead to step off my own figurative curb and make a career out of what I love most--working with customers and partners to define markets and solutions, enabling delivery of world-class capabilities to end users. Consulting is the best method for me to do so. Interestingly, some of the capabilities needed by a consumer electronics user, by a Smart Grid system of systems, and by a warfighter are one and the same, so the disconnect is often less than you might think...
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ReplyDeleteNice answer. I am week number 1.5 into the world of blackberry and I cut my teeth on the Storm. My Verizon service is horrendous -- truly. I actually convinced Verizon Corp to come to my house a few years ago.
The bottom line is that technology will trump everything. Being truly productive on a Blackberry is a stretch. No matter what the screen size, speed of connection, resolution of graphics, and mobile application augments, there is only so much one will be able to do within a 4" foot print. It's a tool of value only to "this" point (see my hand?). A road warrior PC can be even more productive AND carry voice traffic. 4G networks will make blazing hot connections available in larger MSAs and will push out from there in the next two years. There will always be more bandwidth available than the people "need." That's the nature of our business... being one step ahead of demand. Only the minor few like you have such a need global ubiquitous internetworking solutions. You guys drive the ideas but the consumer drives the solution.
ps. In May of 2005 the GSM blackberry service was perfectly adequate at the Badaling Gate on top of the Great Wall of China. I can only imagine what it's like in Europe three years later....