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Future shock: We got it wrong
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 22/12/2010
» I must have spend much of my childhood wondering about the future. As a child of the '70s, I grew up seeing a bleak, post-apocalyptic vision. Whether it was in the aftermath of a war with the USSR or just a meteor shower leaving humanity blind and eaten by man-eating plants (as in Day of the Triffids) or brainwashed and put into bubble-skinned suits (The Prisoner), the future was scary, yet intriguing, and something to be held in awe.
Industry looking to fine-tune performance as popularity grows
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 24/11/2010
» New 3G technology on the network side could mean a 30 percent improvement in battery life for smart phones, while development of 2G networks continue to increase data capacity in a world that will soon be dominated by handsets sending small amounts of data all day.
Our servers and storage are so 2005
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 22/09/2010
» It has often been said that in the world of Enterprise IT, Thailand has world class banks and telecom companies, and Third World everything else. This was painfully evident during a trip to Chiang Mai with a certain big IT vendor who highlighted a couple of their star clients which could at best be described as being state of the art circa 2005.
Perhaps we can just skip 3G altogether?
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 18/08/2010
» Should we skip 3G and go straight for 4G? Or do we need to walk before we run and evolve? A couple of years ago, I was all for leapfrogging to 4G. Then, the telcos convinced me that 3G had economies of scale that could not be ignored. But more recently, the technical limitations of 3G are becoming more and more painful as smart phones get smarter and notebooks get more bandwidth-hungry.
Arianespace to focus on Asia-Pacific
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 21/07/2010
» Arianespace has celebrated its 30th anniversary in bringing affordable satellite launches by focusing on the Asia-Pacific region, which is poised to see high levels of growth in the new few years.
Seven years of frustration
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 19/05/2010
» Seven years. That is how long I have been writing for the Bangkok Post. I almost did not make it to this milestone, but somehow I managed. I could go on about how disillusioned I am with the Thai IT scene, the government, the Ministry of Truth and the Knights of Truffle and Cake, but why bother? When I started in 2003, we were on the cusp of digital inclusion; of bridging the digital divide and of a new era in 3G communications. Fast forward to 2010 we are still, erm, nowhere.
Mobile phones offer hope to 'bottom of the pyramid'
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 12/05/2010
» ISLAMABAD : Sriganesh Lokanathan, senior research manager at LIRNEasia, spoke of the need to address the agricultural sector in South Asia which makes up a large share of the labour pool but a low share of GDP.
DTac raises ambitions but lessens footprints
Database, Don Sambandaraksa, Published on 06/01/2010
» By using solar power, each DTac base station spares the environment 20 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year, as well as being silent.