Charles Golvin
Charles Golvin
calls cell cheaper customers half home households land nearly phones rather reliable third
Customers in nearly a third of American households make at least half their long-distance calls at home from their cell phones rather than their more reliable and often cheaper land lines.
due
This is in part due to the way they are marketed.
clicks fewer information likely mobile phone takes
The fewer clicks it takes to get you to the place that has the information you need, the more likely you are to use the mobile phone for that purpose.
entirely model operating
It's an entirely different operating model for Cisco.
brands judge
Brands by themselves, and especially new brands, you can't really judge it on their own. It's how it's presented.
customers eventually faster
BellSouth customers could eventually see IPTV much faster through AT&T than they ever would have with BellSouth.
allow business content embrace perspective rights stuff ways
What are they going to do from a rights perspective? ... Are they going to be more and more restrictive? Or are they going to embrace new business models, new ways to use content that is going to allow this stuff to flow?
begin bigger change company consumers integrated introduce move risk services three
Consumers won't actually begin to see any real change in services for at least two to three years. Eventually, an integrated company could introduce new services more quickly. But there is a risk that a bigger AT&T could move slower.
home less likely means switch users
Users are less likely to switch when it means replacing a functioning home network.
capability evolved gradually include instant
This is a capability you need to be competitive. We started with e-mail and instant messaging, and gradually instant messaging has evolved to include voice.
ahead fairly step
This is a fairly significant step ahead for Yahoo.
access people sure
The most important thing is to make sure people have access to broadband.
biggest business demand device goals mobile models odds
Demand is limited, and the use models are at odds with the business goals of device makers' biggest customers: the mobile operators.
business eaten gets protect rather
Rather than be eaten away from below, Cisco gets to protect its business a little longer.