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Michael Brandmüller Premium MemberThe company name is only visible to registered members.2006 das Jahr der Videotelefonie - wer bietet Videoservices an?
Liebe Gemeinde,
nach einigen doch recht interessanten Ansätzen zur 3G Vermarktung werden die Services mal wieder aus den Augen gelassen und die Supplier versuchen auf der CeBit mit 3G Bandbreite zu punkten. Leider ist Bandbreite virtuell und niemand wird dafür Geld ausgeben. Also sind wie üblich die Dienstleistungen gefragt.
Laut Bitkom werden wir 2006 bis zu 9 Mio. UMTS-Handies im Markt haben - was werden die Enduser damit tun? Games downloaden, Streaming oder Modem fürs neue Notebook, welches aber schon einen WIFI-Anschluß besitzt?
Ich behaupte, es wird weiterhin telefoniert!
Und da müssen wir ansetzen. Die neue Dimension Videotelefonie ist der wirklich große Schritt. Endlich kann ich meinem Versicherungsvertreter zeigen, wie groß das Loch in der Autoscheibe wirklich ist und ihn fragen, ob er den Schaden ausgleicht. Meinem Esoterikberater kann ich über die Schulter sehen und mit ihm über die Karten meiner Zukunft von Angesicht zu Angesicht diskutieren. Eine kurze Hundewette zwischendurch wird für mich real, wenn ich mir den Lauf auch direkt ansehen kann. Und im Fernsehen trete ich natürlich auch auf - per Videoeinblendung mittels meines Handys.
Die Technik ist vorhanden, die Services sind im Sprachbereich etabliert. Nun gilt es, den zusätzlichen Nutzen des Videodialoges zu vermarkten. Warum nicht per Premium Rufnummer? Dazu müssten die Service-Rufnummernbetreiber aber ihre alte IN Plattform von Sprache zur Sprach- Daten Plattform migrieren : - )
Wer bietet also einen nahtlosen Netzdienst für Premiumdienstleister an, der nichts anders macht, als zusätzlich und ohne Aufwand für die bereits beworbene Service-Rufnummer noch den Videocall zu transportieren?
Ich denke, jetzt können wir starten.
Michael Brandmüller
- 09 Mar 2006, 12:02 pm
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Dirk Rejahl Group moderatorThe company name is only visible to registered members.Re: 2006 das Jahr der Videotelefonie - wer bietet Videoservices an?
Hi Michael,
do you think mobile video telephony will be successful, after is fails in fixed net?
What are the differences and the added value to the customer?
The example with the assurance company to use video telephony to notify about a damage will also work with MMS - and to be honnest I don't think that that kind of use cases are for a mass market.
Best Regards!
Dirk
- 09 Mar 2006, 8:42 pm
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Christian MewesThe company name is only visible to registered members.Video via VOIP/WIMAX
Since 3G is not what we thought it would be (Broadband Internet + Services full of "Killer Applications"), but still the only way to increase the subscriber base, the days of this technology are already counted.
Why spendig millions Dollars on a switch if I can have it for a couple of thousand Dollars,? Why investing in extreme expensive hardware and the dream of "Killer Applications" if they are available for free?
Just have a look at the SER project from Berlios. It is still in beta, but impressive with its performance and capacity. Looking for video phoning?
Subscribe at
http://www.tpod-connect.com, download Xlite 3.0 from Counterpath, connect your broadband and your webcam and you can have it for almost nothing.
Given the fact that Wimax reaches up to 50 km - tell me why somebody should invest money which never returns???
UMTS/G3 is up and running - fine, but its just an (expensive) step to better scalable and cheaper technologies, which by the end of the day will bring all these "killer applications" the telcos have being dreaming on so long - unfortunately without making a lot of money on it.
By the way I tested the Wimax/VOIP/Video scenario a couple of weeks ago in a third world country (Guatemala) and guess what? It works!
This post was modified on 17 Oct 2006 at 05:22 am.- 17 Oct 2006, 05:20 am
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Mauro Buratti Premium Member Group moderatorThe company name is only visible to registered members.Re^2: 2006 das Jahr der Videotelefonie - wer bietet Videoservices an?
Dears
videotelephony concept dates back in 70-80s ... and it failed cause nobody wanna really be seen while calling.
3G will prosper mainly for clips downloading and mobile TV.
That's my 2 pence :-)
Mauro
- 18 Oct 2006, 10:24 am
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Christian MewesThe company name is only visible to registered members.
Re^3: 2006 das Jahr der Videotelefonie - wer bietet Videoservices an?
Well, look at things from two perspectives:
1. Videophhones faiuled because poor quality (missing bandwith) and high investment (>DEM 1000). So it was nothing for the mass market.
From the communication point of view it looks much more interesting. Human communication splits into 3 areas:
1. Sense of the word
2. Pronounciation
3. Body Language
What do you think is the percentage they split into? Write it down for you and the continue to read.
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x
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x
x
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x
x
12% sense of the word (email),
24% pronounciation (phone)
64% body language (video) .
The conclusion: better do not trust somebody you can't see. Video will pick up because it's cheap now and a great advantage in communication.
- 24 Oct 2006, 03:33 am
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Mauro Buratti Premium Member Group moderatorThe company name is only visible to registered members.
Re^4: 2006 das Jahr der Videotelefonie - wer bietet Videoservices an?
True, it's somehow cheaper than at that time (but not so cheap yet) ... nevertheless it will not be a skyrocket application.
If you had to call me for the very 1st time what would you do ? simple call or videocall ?
Cheers,
mauro
- 24 Oct 2006, 10:03 am
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Bob HannentThe company name is only visible to registered members.Re^5: 2006 das Jahr der Videotelefonie - wer bietet Videoservices an?
Often I prefer to SMS rather than call someone. I think while communication is significantly non-verbal there is no denying that on many occasions we, as users, actually want to limit the extent of communication rather than open it up.
The limitations of current communications cover a multitude of sins and allow all sorts of images to be portrayed which may not be true. I know on a couple of occasions I have been obliged to answer the phone in situations where I would be glad not to have had video. The response would obviously made at this point that you could refuse to send video, but that instantly creates questions when you uncharacteristically refuse to send video.
Additionally, I know quite a number of people who actually must have a phone *without* a camera for their job, infact one person I know keeps an old phone in the glove box of his car for when he visits clients who have a strict "no cameraphone" rule.
I was interested to see earlier this year when Motorola announced a range of 'no frills' mobiles of which only half had colour screens and only one quarter had any camera at all. I haven't seen them about, but I know several people who were interested.
Now I am no 'luddite' I don't avoid technology, I own a camera equipped PDA phone, but I also know that the only advantage that I see 3G providing is enhanced data transfer and I rarely use my mobile for general internet access.
Video calling is a niche and I believe it will remain so for some time, at least until you can call a computer from a phone, then we might expand its use.
Bob
- 24 Oct 2006, 11:34 am
