“Last time there was this much excitement about a tablet, it had some commandments written on it.” –The Wall Street Journal (a reference to Apple’s recently introduced iPad)
An interesting statement. I’m not sure how Moses would feel about it.
It is clear though that the Apple development and marketing teams have come up with a product that will increase the mobile options of those willing to ante up for the price of entry. IMHO, probably not a revolutionary product in the same way that the iPod was at the time it was introduced, but many would argue that, from an evolutionary standpoint, Apple’s iPad will likely be another product hit for the company.
America and the Western World generally is in love with mobility. Ever since the first portable transistor radio, Americans have sought for electronics that have afforded them freedom of movement–the iPad is the latest in a string of products that allow people access to “content and contentment” on the fly.
The WOW! technology team is keenly aware of this consumer trend. We currently offer products to enhance our customers’ experience with mobility, and there are a number of initiatives in various stages of investigation, evaluation, development and deployment:
1) 802.11n networking for the home–One call to WOW! and our team will set your home up with wireless “wi-fi” service to the internet to allow mobile computing within your home. This is available now for a very modest cost for your premise equipment, and WOW! maintains the network as part of your regular service.
2) “Fixed Mobile Convergence”–New voice technologies allow your land line to be “portable”–that is, ring to your desk, to your mobile phone, to your computer, even to your iPod touch. First device to answer gets the call–all with famous WOW! quality and reliability, and no “per minute” charges to count during the month! These technologies are currently in our development lab, and are working in a number of commercial beta deployments. More on this to come shortly in this column.
3) VOD–While WOW! currently maintains a fine video on demand platform, ways are constantly being evaluated so as to improve that experience in a number of ways, including portability. As technologies and products evolve in this space, WOW! expects to offer flexible and cost effective product to our customers as demand for video portability increases.
More to come–Stay tuned!
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