[MLB-WIRELESS] Content

[Dean Collins]

Hi David,

 

I totally agree. This discussion would have been interesting 3-4 years
ago but now it is just a moot point.

 

There are very fat, very fast, very cheap wireless pipes on their way to
Australia and whilst I'm sure mlb-wireless will move to a wimax model in
the next 12 months (how come no one is talking about that yet??) there
is little that you can do to compete against these fat fast cheap
commercial services.

 

None of the 'reasons' quoted "obvious ones i guess are Gaming, Video
Conference, VOIP, Instant Messenger......."  have any advantage being
delivered over wireless than being delivered out of a hosted rack
available to everyone on the internet.

 

I mean sure you could hook up an Asterisk server (check out
www.Cognation.net/Asterisk ) and have free 'chat' voip sessions but then
what? Sure I could even hook you up with a free Mexuar Corraleta license
(check out www.Cognation.net/Mexuar ) so that you could access these
calls via a web browser without downloading a voip client but big deal
you could do the same from a peering rack.

 

Swapping 'content' is interesting, especially as closed to the larger
internet and therefore outside of the eyes of the riaa but this would
change if you went commercial.

 

I'm not wanting to rain on anyones parade but I think best to stick to a
hobby without 'free internet' because although access the to the net for
free from 'out of home' locations is a good thing, and therefore mlb
wireless should be acting as a user group to encourage this there is
little other value trying to compete with commercial entities.

 

I am open to arguments otherwise but that's what my thoughts are for
2006.

 

 

Cheers,

Dean

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From: melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au
[mailto:melbwireless-bounces at wireless.org.au] On Behalf Of Point Cook
Freenet
Sent: Friday, 22 September 2006 8:16 AM
To: melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Services

 

I dont think its a matter of competing with the Internet anymore, its a
fight that we would lose. Bigger, better, faster is coming.

 

Its all about content and services now. I can watch Big Brother on my 3G
phone, (but why would i want to).

 

Question is, what services can Melbourne Wireless provide. High speed
free data transfer is an excellent platform, but where does it take me?

 

Some obvious ones i guess are Gaming, Video Conference, VOIP, Instant
Messenger.......

 

What services can Melb Wireless as an entity provide?  It may be worth
listing them to start with in one user friendly web page. Then
consolidate and build on the list.

 

A "killer app" like cheap simple video conferencing would help, as would
off the shelf cheap and simple access kits.

 

Regards

 

David

 

 

 

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