Here’s the deal: until network providers no longer think of themselves as content providers there will be a conflict of interest in the way they do business.
A network provider has a vested interest in expanding and increasing the quality of their network. A content provider has a vested interest in the status quo and not allowing new business that might threaten its own revenue streams.
So all those cool data applications Apple and AT&T tout for the iPhone or other smartphones sold by the operator? Just remember they exist only at the behest of the carrier; if they threaten to expose its network’s shortcomings, they’ll get blocked.
Carlo Longino, AT&T Says Its Network Can’t Keep Up…
05/26/09
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