Comments on: Balsillie Explains Why BlackBerry is the Most Profitable for Carriers http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/06/balsillie-explains-why-blackberry-is-the-most-profitable-for-carriers/ BlackBerry News and Reviews You Can Use Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:54:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: WilliamT http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/06/balsillie-explains-why-blackberry-is-the-most-profitable-for-carriers/#comment-22816 WilliamT Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:38:02 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/06/balsillie-explains-why-blackberry-is-the-most-profitable-for-carriers/#comment-22816 In the carrier space it takes about $0.02 (or even €0.02) for each megabit/s of data being pushed around the network. If there are ways to squish that data out of the equation, it becomes much better in two major ways: 1) The end user quality of experience (QoE) is better because everything is going faster and 2) The Carrier works more efficiently because the network infrastructure is not being wasted. There are companies like "Flash Networks" and others that specialise in doing for iPhones what RIM is doing for BlackBerry's - removing the overhead. It really makes a difference. You don't even have to put a "client" application on the handset or other network device to make it work. I've been a LONG time user of the BlackBerry world I'm happy to say. I like the iPhone for sex appeal but , like in any relationship, it's better to marry for brains and earning potential as looks fade :) Cheers! In the carrier space it takes about $0.02 (or even €0.02) for each megabit/s of data being pushed around the network. If there are ways to squish that data out of the equation, it becomes much better in two major ways: 1) The end user quality of experience (QoE) is better because everything is going faster and 2) The Carrier works more efficiently because the network infrastructure is not being wasted.

There are companies like “Flash Networks” and others that specialise in doing for iPhones what RIM is doing for BlackBerry’s – removing the overhead. It really makes a difference. You don’t even have to put a “client” application on the handset or other network device to make it work.

I’ve been a LONG time user of the BlackBerry world I’m happy to say. I like the iPhone for sex appeal but , like in any relationship, it’s better to marry for brains and earning potential as looks fade :)

Cheers!

]]> By: DavidB http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/06/balsillie-explains-why-blackberry-is-the-most-profitable-for-carriers/#comment-22806 DavidB Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:10:23 +0000 http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/06/balsillie-explains-why-blackberry-is-the-most-profitable-for-carriers/#comment-22806 T needs more backhaul capacity BADLY so good on that! Helps Bold users too!!! So Jim is right and all, but this is spin. BlackBerry being more profitable for carriers may be true and all but that doesn't endear the devices to potential customers. RIM had better have a far better marketing campaign this summer than they did last year, as the next iPhone recession or recovery or not is gonna be HUGE. RIM, above truths won't help you against Apple.... T needs more backhaul capacity BADLY so good on that! Helps Bold users too!!!

So Jim is right and all, but this is spin. BlackBerry being more profitable for carriers may be true and all but that doesn’t endear the devices to potential customers. RIM had better have a far better marketing campaign this summer than they did last year, as the next iPhone recession or recovery or not is gonna be HUGE. RIM, above truths won’t help you against Apple….

]]>