On selecting the Consultant for the Greek FTTH Vision

January 17, 2010

The Ministry of Infrastructure released this Friday a public consultation regarding the tender for selecting the national FTTH project’s consultant. The consultant will undertake a techno-economic analysis on the project and will have to provide input to the ministry regarding the proposed business model and plan, sustainability study, sensitivity analysis and so forth.
There are a [...]

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Greek IX traffic slashed down to 30% – torrents closed

December 21, 2009

Last week EPOE, a copyright protection authority pressed charges against the administrators of a Greek owned torrent site (greek-fun.com). After the police arrested one of the owners most of the torrent sites with Greek owners, voluntarily, shutdown (temporarily as it is rumored in the underground scene) resulting in an almost 70% slash to the average [...]

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NGNN: Next Generation News Networks

December 9, 2009

This is a picture that helps understand the impact of open access and interoperability in the information/news business (although its intention was different). These two valuable qualities, inherent in the Internet world, have enabled the uncontrolled and unconditional dissemination of diverse information for the benefit of the consumer. It has also facilitated the creation of [...]

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One Minute to Save the World

December 8, 2009

With the UN summit on climate change being undertaken in Copenhagen from 7th to 14th of December the globe switches the attention to the severity of the situation and the high need for swift actions from all levels of the international community. If you cannot make it to the summit you can find a variety [...]

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European Court Rules Against German Regulation Holidays

December 4, 2009

Yesterday, European Court of Justice (EJC) added the latest chapter in the surreal dispute [1] between DT and german regulator on the one side and the European Commission on the other about the effective grant of regulation holidays to the german incumbent.
It all started back in the 2006 when the german watchdog took the bold, [...]

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Internet HDTV and ADSL Quality in Greece

December 3, 2009

Last Sunday I watched the “el classico” of the Greek footbal via a High Definition broadcast from SKAI.gr, a pioneer radio/TV station of the country. With a 720p resolution and a relatively low bit rate (around 700Kbps) the broadcast made a decent watch. The thing is that it would not be possible to watch the [...]

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Urban EcoMap Launched to Help you Map and Save on your CO2 Footprint

December 2, 2009

Cisco and the city of Amsterdam announced yesterday the rollout of Urban EcoMap, an Internet-based tool that enables cities around the world to provide smarter climate change information for their citizens.
The tool at this stage helps cities to build a footprint of their carbon emission (soon through real-time data from public utilities and [...]

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The Greek FTTH Plan Cools-off for a Year

November 25, 2009

Minister of Infrastructures & Networks Dimitris Reppas officially confirmed recent rumors and executives sayings that the national FTTH plan will be postponed for one year.
It is worth noting that the FTTH plan is one of the few projects of the previous government that the Socialists intend to carry on forward. The largest and most ambitious [...]

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Your Friendly Weekly Roundup

November 24, 2009

Here’s a few links that I spent time on during the last week. They worth the attention:
eGov versus We.Gov: who wins? EU decide: Features an interesting report on European Commission’s ePractice workshop on Web 2.0 entitled “Public Service 2.0″ that reflects how web2.0 services and concepts can enrich and enhance public administration process and efficiency.
Is [...]

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The Advertising Business Model of the Music Industry

November 21, 2009

Here’s a nice chart depicting the top money makers from ad placement inside video clips on the youtube.com. The business potential from content sharing seems strong enough to drive Sony and Universal into building VEVO later this year.
I am a firm believer that there are more ways (other than advertising) to leverage on content at a [...]

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