Convergence Conversation

Date:               Thursday 25 March 2010
Time:              18:00 - 20:00
Venue:            Intellect Offices, 10-12 Russell Square, WC1B 5EE
Chair:              Ved Sen, founder and CEO, ThinkPlank
Speakers:      Simon Bell, British Library, and
                         Jonathan Glasspool, Bloomsbury Publishing

Topic for this Conversation:  ‘Publishing 2.0’ 

Amidst the doom and gloom of media and advertising, newspapers (w More...

The information roundup - Friday 26 February 2010

Here's a selection from the blogs posted on convergenceconversation.com over the last week.  Read on to be informed, stimulated, agree or disagree; to add your comments - or to add your own blog if you feel so inspired!  

Socially inept social marketing
by James Enck of EuroTelcoblog

As enablers of communications, I don't think it's too much to expect of communications companies to be able to communicate. However, it seems to be almost an alien concept, and when it goes wrong, their efforts can smack of ineptitude, if not outright desperation. More...

The information roundup - Friday 19 February 2010

Here's a selection from the blogs posted on convergenceconversation.com over the last two weeks. 

Read on to be informed, stimulated, agree or disagree; to add your comments - or to add your own blog!  

Googlebit to the home
by James Enck of EuroTelcoblog

Here I am in Amsterdam spending the day with people involved in the FTTH open network space, and lo and behold, the big G weighs in with a helpful bit of ammo to throw at the asymmetric services Taliban.

"We want to see what developers and users can do with ultra high-speeds, whether it's creating new bandwidth-intensive "killer apps" and services, or other uses we can't yet imagine."

The emphasis on the last bit is mine, and for obvious reasons. More...

‘THE FUTURE OF BROADCASTING'

Date:               Thursday 25 February 2010
Time:              18:00 - 20:00
Venue:            Intellect Offices, 10-12 Russell Square, WC1B 5EE
Chair:              Ved Sen, founder and CEO, ThinkPlank
Speakers:      Daniel Singer (Ofcom), Gina Fegan (South East Media Network), Julian McGougan (Arqiva) and Iolo Jones (TV Everywhere)

At this next Convergence Conversation we’re set to look at ‘The Future of Broadcasting’. More...

The information roundup - Friday 05 February 2010

Here's a selection from the blogs on convergenceconversation.com posted over the last two weeks.   Read on to be informed, stimulated, agree or disagree; to add your comments - or to add your own blog!    

What is the realistic comparison between FTTH and FTTC costs?
by Costas Troulos of Broadband Prime

Last week I read the latest WIK’s consulting report on NGA. The news coverage mentioned that a Germany-wide FTTH deployment would cost 120 billion euros and that an FTTC+VDSL deployment would cost approximately 40 billion euros. More...

The information roundup - Monday 25 January 2010

Here's a selection chosen from the blogs on convergenceconversation.com posted over the last week. 

Read on and be informed, stimulated, agree or disagree; maybe add your comments - or add your own blog!   

Appstores: Toys or Tools?
by Simon Torrance of STL partners

The value of Apps and Appstores was a hotly debated theme at both the Telco 2.0 AMERICA Executive Brainstorm in Orlando in December and the EMEA Brainstorm in London in November. Below are some videos from the events: More...

The information roundup - Friday 15 January 2010

Best wishes to you all for 2010. 
Here's a selection from the blogs on convergenceconversation.com over the last few weeks. This is the first newsletter of the year and we consider you'll find interesting reading here.  Expect to be informed, stimulated, agree or disagree; do add your comments - or add your own blog! 

US broadband stimulus grants announced
by Lindsey Annison of Fiver to the Home - Fibrevolution

Today, the US Federal Govt began to announce the winners of the stimulus grants. More...

The information roundup - Friday 18 December 2009

Here's a selection from this week's blogs on convergenceconversation.com.   Read on to be informed, stimulated, agree or disagree, to add your comments - or to add your own blog! 

This is the last newsletter of 2009 - so good wishes to you all for Christmas and the new year!

Future Of TV Advertising - Thoughts From The Conference
by Ved Sen of ThinkPLANK

Future Of TV Advertising Conference, London

Today I attended a conference in my grubby track pants and my tattered fleece jacket. More...

The information roundup - Friday 11 December 2009

Here's a selection from recent blogs on convergenceconversation.com.    Read on to be informed, stimulated, agree or disagree, to add your comments - or to add your own blog!

Investing in the Cherry Orchard
by David Harrington of CMA

For reasons that seem everything to do with controlling the rate of deployment, to the benefit of existing large players, the telcos (most vociferously and, appropriately enough, Talk Talk) are claiming that any whiff of state aid to the roll out of broadband networks will "chill" private investment.  Given that the investment spectrum is pretty wide, covering the space between the cherry orchard and the revenue desert, why is it OK for the private sector to invest in the orchard, but not OK for public money to be used for oases in the desert?  More...

The information roundup - Friday 27 November 2009

I’m sending you a selection from this week's blogs on convergenceconversation.com.  

Read on to be informed, stimulated, agree or disagree, to add your comments - or to add your own blog!

 Proud to be British?? The Positive Reasons
by Lindsey Annison of Fiver to the Home - Fibrevolution

Right now, we have major infrastructure projects happening in mere DAYS in the North, whilst Timms and Richards spout complete tosh in the South (next post!!). I'm not being latitudist but....

If you haven't yet heard about Workington North Rail Station, you need to catch up! This is a suitably major infrastructure project which will have been conceived and implemented in under a week by Network Rail. More...