Comments for Dror's Blog http://www.matal.com/blog Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Get a new smartphone or get a tablet? Yes, get an Origami! by Anonymous http://www.matal.com/blog/2010/09/28/get-a-new-smartphone-or-get-a-tablet-yes-get-an-origami/#comment-11 Anonymous Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:30:00 +0000 http://www.matal.com/blog/?p=115#comment-11 I'll wait for your next post but the Nintendo DSi is certainly not a good hinged example for folks who want the device to look slick or be slim... I’ll wait for your next post but the Nintendo DSi is certainly not a good hinged example for folks who want the device to look slick or be slim…

]]> Comment on Get a new smartphone or get a tablet? Yes, get an Origami! by Anonymous http://www.matal.com/blog/2010/09/28/get-a-new-smartphone-or-get-a-tablet-yes-get-an-origami/#comment-10 Anonymous Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.matal.com/blog/?p=115#comment-10 I'm going to go into this in my next post, but in summary, this is the biggest challenge with the Origami. Obviously, this is a crude example, but look at http://www.nintendodsi.com/meet-dsi-xl.jsp for a consumer device that has hinges, that has been around for a while. I’m going to go into this in my next post, but in summary, this is the biggest challenge with the Origami. Obviously, this is a crude example, but look at http://www.nintendodsi.com/meet-dsi-xl.jsp for a consumer device that has hinges, that has been around for a while.

]]> Comment on Get a new smartphone or get a tablet? Yes, get an Origami! by rpaditya http://www.matal.com/blog/2010/09/28/get-a-new-smartphone-or-get-a-tablet-yes-get-an-origami/#comment-9 rpaditya Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:48:00 +0000 http://www.matal.com/blog/?p=115#comment-9 what is the hinge mechanism and what keeps the screen "rigid" when you expand it? the problem is mechanical in such a configuration -- the hinges will degrade over time and use and the screen will go floppy or the hinge will break because the user bends them too far the wrong way and since they contain wires for the signal, they have to be thick enough that it will never be possible for the folded device to be slim enough to fit in a pocket comfortably what is the hinge mechanism and what keeps the screen “rigid” when you expand it? the problem is mechanical in such a configuration — the hinges will degrade over time and use and the screen will go floppy or the hinge will break because the user bends them too far the wrong way and since they contain wires for the signal, they have to be thick enough that it will never be possible for the folded device to be slim enough to fit in a pocket comfortably

]]> Comment on Like your Landline, Your Internet Connection is Going Away by rpaditya http://www.matal.com/blog/2010/09/07/like-your-landline-your-internet-connection-is-going-away/#comment-8 rpaditya Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:22:00 +0000 http://blog.matal.com/?p=21#comment-8 4G or other high-bandwidth wireless solutions might work to replace the Internet connectivity to single-family or low-density units in neighborhoods, but in dense urban areas the signal fade and technical impediments and associated cost will make much more sense to push Gigabit Ethernet over fiber or Cat5e copper (within buildings). That's the reason so many wireless carriers offer or are experimenting with in-home cell sites. Also, due to the lower noise to signal ratio for fiber/wired connections, latency can also be reduced as compared to wireless, so wireless won't be the only play especially if there are new applications that require higher-bandwidth. My hope is that community fiber will become a ubiquitous utility, provided by the power or water company the next time they do infrastructure updates. 4G or other high-bandwidth wireless solutions might work to replace the Internet connectivity to single-family or low-density units in neighborhoods, but in dense urban areas the signal fade and technical impediments and associated cost will make much more sense to push Gigabit Ethernet over fiber or Cat5e copper (within buildings). That’s the reason so many wireless carriers offer or are experimenting with in-home cell sites. Also, due to the lower noise to signal ratio for fiber/wired connections, latency can also be reduced as compared to wireless, so wireless won’t be the only play especially if there are new applications that require higher-bandwidth. My hope is that community fiber will become a ubiquitous utility, provided by the power or water company the next time they do infrastructure updates.

]]> Comment on Like your Landline, Your Internet Connection is Going Away by Anonymous http://www.matal.com/blog/2010/09/07/like-your-landline-your-internet-connection-is-going-away/#comment-6 Anonymous Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:42:00 +0000 http://blog.matal.com/?p=21#comment-6 As long as there's enough competition between the carriers I'm not too concerned about it. Carriers know that they can loose customers really quickly if they try and give preferential treatment. But it's certainly something that we need to keep our eyes open for, and if Sprint and T-mobile merge, for instance, consider legislating. It's even possible that if you use the 4G connection for your home connectivity, the existing net neutrality rules for ISPs apply too. As long as there’s enough competition between the carriers I’m not too concerned about it. Carriers know that they can loose customers really quickly if they try and give preferential treatment.

But it’s certainly something that we need to keep our eyes open for, and if Sprint and T-mobile merge, for instance, consider legislating.

It’s even possible that if you use the 4G connection for your home connectivity, the existing net neutrality rules for ISPs apply too.

]]> Comment on Like your Landline, Your Internet Connection is Going Away by Michael Will http://www.matal.com/blog/2010/09/07/like-your-landline-your-internet-connection-is-going-away/#comment-5 Michael Will Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:28:00 +0000 http://blog.matal.com/?p=21#comment-5 And what about net neutrality And what about net neutrality

]]> Comment on Like your Landline, Your Internet Connection is Going Away by Anonymous http://www.matal.com/blog/2010/09/07/like-your-landline-your-internet-connection-is-going-away/#comment-4 Anonymous Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:44:00 +0000 http://blog.matal.com/?p=21#comment-4 Yeah, that's the main challenge, which is why we're not going to see this happen in the next year or two, more likely in the 3-5 years time frame. Yeah, that’s the main challenge, which is why we’re not going to see this happen in the next year or two, more likely in the 3-5 years time frame.

]]> Comment on Like your Landline, Your Internet Connection is Going Away by Gadi Hutt http://www.matal.com/blog/2010/09/07/like-your-landline-your-internet-connection-is-going-away/#comment-3 Gadi Hutt Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:22:00 +0000 http://blog.matal.com/?p=21#comment-3 Good post! As you mentioned, backbone overload will be one of the largest challenges (after technology maturity, the massive deployment needed)- its very possible that SPs will create bandwidth packages, or sell premium packages to give priority during network congestions. This will put some additional breaks on 4G becoming the next quad-play. Good post!
As you mentioned, backbone overload will be one of the largest challenges (after technology maturity, the massive deployment needed)- its very possible that SPs will create bandwidth packages, or sell premium packages to give priority during network congestions. This will put some additional breaks on 4G becoming the next quad-play.

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