Telecom Trends

Blogging may be spotty this week - I am on a road trip with limited on-line access (anyone able to catch the connection to the graphic on this page?). So far, we have covered 2100 miles, en route to Caltech, which we should reach late in the week.

Most interesting is that we have maintained continuous cell phone coverage, throughout the desert in New Mexico, even when AM radio was pretty spotty. 3G is spotty, but EDGE has been almost continuously strong.

Now that the airlines are outfitting seats with internet in the air, maybe car rental companies will consider offering affordable pay-as-you-go mobile broadband.

When I was at a recent analyst conference, I spoke with some people who have deployed HSPA as a mobile internet access system to be offered to passengers in airport taxis.

Domestic networks are making mobile broadband data affordable for most applications; the affordability of international roaming is a continued challenge (and high roaming charges isn't just a Canadian issue).

There are ways to manage your international voice calling with prepaid SIM cards. What are your experiences with data access while travelling?

Keep those cards and letters coming. And yes, we did make a wrong turn at Albuquerque. Call me next week and I can tell you all about it!

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