At
last, after dreary dry days of a drought that seemed never to have an end in
sight, the heavens opened up and answered Senator Dr. Horace Chang, Minister of
Water and Housing’s prayer to the Rains Gods…….and it rained. It rained.
It
has been raining since Wednesday 14th April 2010 and it has not
let up, but despite the mud and the rain, it still is more welcome than
watching the goats starve and your crops go begging for the precious commodity.
But
without clarity of future as it relates to our Water Security as we have in
relation to Energy Security on the basis of the Energy Policy by Senator James
Robertson, Minister of Mining and Energy, we are very much back in the same
situation again, possibly no wiser and not ready to push ahead with an agenda
to ensure our Water Security. After all, the rains always eventually fall,
don’t they?
The
same inkling is also felt upon the debut of the Apple iPad on Saturday 3rd April
2010 as reported by CNET Loaded, aired Saturday April 5th 2010
by Natalie Del Conte, CNET News,
the new eReader challenger to the dominance of the Amazon Kindle launched in
2008, which has only recently made a 3G GSM compatible model.
A
larger version of the Apple iPhone, it sports the same operating system
specifically designed for its unique screen size and is surprisingly fast or
“zippy” in colloquial American slang for a tablet-like PC device which would
have doubtful “techies” impressed as stated in the review “Early reviews:
iPad is 'beautiful', 'blazingly fast', 'has a touch of genius'”,
published Wednesday April 1 2010 by Ben Patterson, Yahoo News
An
improvement on previous suggestions for a tablet by Microsoft as stated in the
article “How Apple's iPad
Succeeded where Microsoft Failed” published Tue Apr 6, 8:00 pm ET,
PC Magazine by John C. Dvorak, Yahoo News.
This
despite no multitasking, no flash support, no front facing or rear facing
camera, no-E-Ink for reading, no external ports (possibly missing to prevent
hackers?), no dock or kickstand and worse, a problematic Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11n)
service as stated in the article “Apple Addresses
Complaints about Weak iPad Wi-Fi” published Wednesday April 7th2010
by Barry Levine, newsfactor.com, Yahoo News.
Reviewers
have basically made most everything of this shiny new Apple toy and potential
Amazon Kindle assassin, as already pricing wars between book publishers have
lowered the price of books offered on the Kindle Bookstore by using the
impending launch of the Apple iPad as a bargaining chip.
Whereas
in the past it was music labels that argued against Apple selling their content
for lower prices on the iTunes Store as noted by Brian Tong in CNET The
AppleByte aired February 5th 2010 by Brian Tong, CNET News.
The
excitement has largely died down about the Apple iPad, what with the
controversial name that only middle school minded people would find offensive
due to its feminine connotation as stated in the article “iPad's Widely
mocked name won't stifle sales”, published March 28, 2010, 10:51PM
EST By Connie Guglielmo, BusinessWeek,
Computers.
The
fact that it is not sun friendly as stated in the article “Users say the
iPad, sun don't mix”, published Tuesday Apr 6, 2:18 pm ET, Yahoo!
News or scratch-proof as stated in the article "The iPad's
Screen: To protect or Not?", published April 9, 2010 10:40 AM
PDT by David Carnoy, CNET News –
Computers.
The
potential it and its related tablet-like copycats have to dampen Netbook sales,
if the price is right as stated in the article “iPad, tablets
expected to dampen Netbook sales”, published April 6, 2010 8:17 AM
PDT by Lance Whitney CNET News –
Crave and “Netbook Sales
Sag as the iPad Arrives” published April 7, 2010, 12:27AM EST By
Cliff Edwards, CNET News – COMPUTERS
Indeed,
the Apple iPad has already begun to change the way in which webs site builders
and app store designers design their apps as they now can take advantage of the
larger real estate in terms of screen size as stated in the article “iPad Already
Changing the Way Web Sites are Built”, published Thursday April 1,
12:01 pm ET Dan Hope TechNews Daily Staff Writer, LiveScience.com, Yahoo News.
It
is already beginning to look like the next gaming platform of the summer as
stated in the article “iPhone vs iPad:
20 games compared”, published April 6, 2010 4:00 AM PDT by Josh
Lowensohn, CNET News - Web
Crawler.
Even Hulu and other traditional websites such
as YouTube that usually
support Adobe Flash considering porting their content using the new upcoming
HTML5 protocol.
This
comes with built in support for video playback, thus freeing the Apple iPad and
other tablet-like devices from being dependent on Third Party companies for
video and audio playback. Oh, how the times have changed!
This
device, which was launched in such a heavy shroud of secrecy that not even the
store personnel knew how the device worked prior to launch much less to have
even seen or used it as stated in the article “Want to see the
iPad? So do Apple Store Employees”, published March 30th 2010
by Gabriel Madway and Ian Sherr, Yahoo News is
often referred to as a “game changer” by some commentators, and was initially
shrouded in mystery by Apple’s typical corporate style of holding all the cards
to its chest before a major launch.
Their
publicity after confirmation of the Apple iPad’s existence prior to launch was
very visible, with CEO Steve Jobs appearing even at the Oscars as stated in the
article “Steve Jobs
spotted at the Oscars, iPad Ad runs", published March 7, 2010
5:12 PM PST by Caroline McCarthy, CNET News.
Also
prior to the Apple iPads launch was concerns over strain on Telecom Provider AT&T’s Network, who again received the
exclusive contract to carry the device as stated in the article “FCC: iPad use
could further strain AT&T 3G”, published February 6, 2010 4:56
PM PST by Jim Dalrymple, CNET News.
There
have been concerns about the traffic load that the Apple iPad and other
possible tablet like devices will create on the various Networks, particularly
Telecom Provider AT&T’s which is
reflected in the fact that the Apple iPad is being sold on Prepaid plans
(equivalent of postpaid in Jamaica).
This
due to expected lackluster interest in customers signing new contracts for this
latest Apple gadget as stated in the article “AT&T CEO
sandbags iPad 3G subscriptions” published March 3, 2010 12:30 PM PST
by Erica Ogg, CNET News.
The
Apple iPad has even inspired some new competition, which was confirmed in less
than two (2) weeks after its launch with announcements of the Microsoft
Courier, a diary shaped tablet that opens and closes like a personal organizer.
Much
touted HP Slate from printer guru Hewlwtt-Packard, which advertises itself as
having all the features that the Apple iPad lacks as stated in the article “HP preps its
would-be iPad Killer, the Slate” published Tuesday Apr 6, 11:13 am
ET By Ben Patterson, Yahoo News
The
Apple iPad may be that new Apple gadget much coveted by Apple Fanboys, but it
is already finding some niche applications from eReaders for Seton Hill
University students in Pennsylvania who will be give one as part of their
courses at the university as stated in the article “Seton Hall to
give all students iPads”, published March 30, 2010 11:02 AM PDT by
Don Reisinger CNET News - The
Digital Home.
Then
there is comic book publisher Marvel, which is owned lock, stock and barrel by
Walt Disney as stated in the article “Disney to Buy
Marvel for US$4 Billion”, published August 31, 2009, 10:10AM EST By
Ronald Grover, BusinessWeek –
Entertainment,
Ironically
Disney has Apple CEO Steve Jobs as a sitting Board member, which is hoping to
return to its roots as a big seller of its published comic book heroes both
past publications and fresh new material on this new media platform as stated
in the article “Comic Book
Publishers Plot comeback via Apple iPad”, published Wednesday April
7, 2010 By Douglas MacMillan BusinessWeek -
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT.
The New York Times is also betting on the
Apple iPad as the means for its revival and Hulu is looking to serve up content
on the Apple iPad. Thus as the Big Apple has already inked a deal with Telecom
Provider AT&T it is only
logical that America Movil,
which debut the Apple iPhone on the basis of a contractual partnership with
Telecom Provider AT&T will receive
shipments of the Apple iPad when the 3G versions launches later this summer
As
was previously the case with the Apple iPhone, will launch the new device
exclusively in Jamaican and Mexican markets possibly in the Summer or in
Christmas of 2010, when most people in Jamaica are more receptive to the idea
of buying a new Apple device on a plan.
Most
likely Telecom Provider LIME will
support the HP Slate or Microsoft Courier, as neither of these devices have
been pre-announced with support for 4G, be it WiMaX 4G Mobile (IEEE 802.16d) or
LTE, on 3G thus far. Telecoms Providers in the United States of America is
ramping up for launch in the United States of America as stated in the article
“On call: Welcome
to 4G”, published March 9, 2010 11:01 AM PST by Kent German, CNET News– Dialed In.
WiMaX
4G Mobile (IEEE 802.16d) by Telecom Provider Digicel as stated in the article “Digicel to offer
mini laptops with 4G service next year”, published Friday September
4th2009 by Lavern Clarke, The Jamaica Gleaner, with ZTE Corp of
China as their build out partner of their new WiMaX 4G Mobile (IEEE 802.16d)
Network as stated in the article “Digicel signs ZTE as 4G
Mobile WiMaX Internet Partner”, published Sunday, September 27,
2009, The Jamaica Observer.
Digicel
Rising Stars changes as stated in the article “Rising Star host
Search tomorrow - Kiki addresses rumors”, published Monday March 29th 2010,
The Monday Star, JCDC Sponsorship to the tune of JA$60 million over the next
three (3) years as stated in Prime Time News Entertainment Report aired
Wednesday 14th April 2010, Television Jamaica.
Throw
into that pot rumors of the existence of a LIME TV and known news of DigiTV
launches this summer as strongly hinted in the article “DigiTv launch for 2009 - Mobile
provider branches into TV”, published Friday November 14th 2009
by Ross Sheil, The Jamaica
Observer.
In
concluding, a statement which is an oxymoron in the Telecoms Sector, Customers
and Subscribers of Telecoms Providers in Jamaica, The United States of
America and Latin America may be in for possibly the greatest Summer
of 2010 ever.
This
as we have the treat of a “triple whammie” in the form of the Apple iPad,
Apple iPhone refresh (Apple iPhone 3GS or Apple iPhone 4G with iPhone 4.0 OS??)
as stated in the article Will iPhone 4.0
derail Microsoft's phone plans?, published April 9, 2010 10:24 AM
PDT by Ina Fried, CNET News - Beyond
Binary a CDMA version of the iPhone.
Verizon
CEO Ivan Seidenberg is already in talks with Apple about a possible CDMA
version Apple iPhone on their Network as stated in the article “Verizon CEO has
told Apple of iPhone interest” published Tuesday April 6, 10:28 am
ET which hopefully would start a pricing war.
If
this were to occur, it would mean that Telecom Provider Sprint and Telecom Provider T-Mobile would eventually get the
much coveted Apple iPhone as the end of Telecom Provider AT&T’s exclusive contract would mean it
would be open season for the Apple iPhone on any other Network, be it CDMA or
GSM supporting either 3G or 4G.
Customers
benefit via lower handset costs, improved plan packages and better wireless
broadband experience as is the case in the United Kingdom (Great Britain or
England) as stated in the article “Will a Verizon
iPhone trigger a price war?, published Friday April 9, 2010 12:18 PM
PDT by Marguerite Reardon CNET News -
Signal Strength.
Thus
the Apple iPad, both Wi-Fi and 3G flavours, the revamped Apple iPhone 3GS and
the Apple iPhone 3G running on CDMA 1900 Network for Telecom Provider CLARO are possibly in works for the
Christmas of 2010 from Telecom Provider CLARO.
With
a Network with such amazing permanently built in Voice Calling features and
potential improvements to their Network coverage, call quality and service
quality in the coming months, these devices exclusively offered on the Telecom
Provider CLARO Jamaica Network will
only serve to cement Telecom Provider CLARO dominance
as the leading provider of personal wireless broadband solutions to Jamaica.
This
is Telecom Provider CLARO’s
its fastest growing product line with Netbooks, modems and Blackberry and
Apple iPhone smart phones in its line-up, with Telecom Provider CLARO’s only potential 3G competition
being Telecom Provider LIME …….for
now.
It
is increasingly possible, as with the possibility of Telecom Provider Digicel launching their WiMaX
4G Mobile (IEEE 802.16d) Network also using Netbooks, Telecom
Provider CLARO will most likely
need a Netbook killer and an Apple iPhone refresh for the Christmas and these
new Apple Products fit the bill.
But
what does the future in terms of new devices for the 3G and 4G Telecoms
Providers Networks hold? What of advertising on Telecom Providers Mobile
Networks? Stay tuned and you will find out!!
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