IP Convergence: Beyond VoIP, Beyond Cost Savings

The facts are that Apple and their iPhone have created a new benchmark for how a converged hand-held device should look and feel.

Another fact is that they have also stirred the pot. Bloggers are coming out of the wood work.

Something that everyone is missing is the possible future, Apple clearly is not targeting mass market and I can see this platform (protected by patents) ending up in Enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence offers.

Check this  out and I quote:

"The facts are that Apple and their iPhone have created a new benchmark for how a converged hand-held device should look and feel.

They have created a new user interface and bundled a number desperate devices.

They have changed how a mobile device interacts with voicemail - it's now like email.

As far as the lack of 3G, you have got to believe that if they were smart enough to come up with this design, then they are smart enough to have a 3G device on the drawing board that is aligned with Cingular’s roadmap.

Selecting GSM as the initial mobile protocol was Brilliant, GSM is a Global Standard and expect the exclusivity that Cingular has is limited to the US. They even have provisions to insert a SIM card, Hmmmm , I expect this phone to be in Europe shortly. Let’s not forget European users typically buy their phones outside of a provider.

As far as licensing, think about Qualcomm and how they make money. Create technology and license it to everyone. Apple has done that, if multi-touch interfaces take hold, Nokia , Motorola and everyone else will be in-line to license it.

Rewind the clock to 1984, Apple took existing technologies that were pioneered at Xerox PARC , studied them, studied users and created the graphical based standard that was 10 years ahead of Microsoft.

Apple clearly is not targeting mass market and I can see this platform (protected by patents) ending up in Enterprise Fixed Mobile Convergence offers."

Let’s all take a step back and give Apple & Steve Jobs a round of applause, and not forget the personal costs of keeping this so secret.

I invite you to state your own opinion. I bet $10.00 that I am right!!