Archive for the 'telecoms' Category

Philippine Interconnectivity Story
September 26, 2007

I want to talk about the story of Philippine Internet interconnectivity. The Philippine Internet hasn’t achieved a fully local setup where traffic from one network to another can avoid passing abroad. This was a pressing concern of mine back in my previous career in Internet services.

I first wanted to document this when the Do we [...]

Does anyone make 3G video calls?
January 1, 2007

The Nokia 6233 and some 3G phones have no front camera.
I never made a video call on the N80. Then I lost it.
I still haven’t made a video call on the N70.
Are video calls the new MMS? (Apologies to the MMS users and developers…)

Europe Roaming Charges
October 30, 2006

i read some time ago about the discussions or negotiations between the EU and mobile operators about the price of roaming between European countries. It’s no joke.
I got my Smart phone bill. The calls I made from Germany to the Philippines were PhP 123 per minute! These are listed under “roaming operator charge,” with a [...]