The Wisdom of Crowds Lost in New Yorker - Mobility TechZone

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Date: 2/22/2012

Featured Articles » JDSU Introduces PacketPortal » LTE Network Likely to be Launched by Clearwire in 2013 » Verizon Wireless to Acquire E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative » Clearwire to Start LTE Construction in First Quarter 2012 Sponsored By: Next Generation Mobility Mag Top Stories » T-Mobile Poland and Orange Poland Pick Nokia Siemens Networks for Radio Network Sharing for LTE » FreedomPop Teams up with Clearwire for 4G Mobile Broadband Network to Launch Disruptive Free Mobile Broadband Service » Cal-Ore Selects PureWave Networks as Its Mobile WiMAX (802.16e) Infrastructure Supplier » NetAmerica Alliance Member Implements 4G LTE Service in Texas   From The Expert Corner February 22, 2012 The Wisdom of Crowds Lost in New Yorker By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media This week I read James Surowiecki’s article in the New Yorker about RIM. James wrote a good historical piece but for some reason felt that Apple’s success could be accredited to its open system while RIM has a closed system. First let’s add some more wisdom about smartphone history. It’s not that RIM was a closed system that led to troubles; it was instead the importance of the mobile Web. RIM had built the perfect device for email; it was as Surowiecki points out “a staple of the business world,” and it made it so that texting was easy for everyone; a keyboard instead of the 12-button keypad was its initial strength. However, the Web was not easily contained on RIMs screen size and the browser plus navigation was a kludge at best. Though, RIM still deserves more credit than that because of BlackBerry Messenger... Read More   From The Blogs Sao Paulo Policia Militar Improves Video Surveillance, Saves Money with LTE February 21, 2012 By Mae Kowalke Video surveillance is one technology that law enforcement officials increasingly rely on use to protect public safety. But, traditional hardwired systems are expensive, time-consuming to set up, and often produce unreliable results. As an alternative, agencies in the U.S. and elsewhere are turning to 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks for the creation, deployment and expansion of sophisticated video surveillance networks.    A good example is Polícia de Estado de So Paulo (São Paulo State Military Police)—the agency charged with crime prevention, order... Read More Featured Videos Interview with Xirrus Featured Resources » Mobile Bill Shock Leveraging FCC Regulations to Enhance the Subscriber Experience and Create Stronger Subscriber Loyalty » Mobile And Social Technologies Come Late To Wealth Management » Going Mobile: Mobile Customer Service Moves to the Forefront of Multi-Channel Interaction Featured Channels » Mobile Unified Communications » 4G Wireless Evolution » M2M Evolution Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a MobilityTechzone columnist! Interested in reaching Mobility Techzone's Global Wireless and Mobile Communications Audience of 70,000 Unique Visitors? Please contact Matthew Gleeson to learn how at mgleeson@tmcnet.com or 1 (203) 852-6800 x145.

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