Pat Phelan: Telecomms DisruptorSubverting telecomms from the edge of industry

This train of thought came about as a result of a few comments on a recent post.
With the Iphone V2 3G now being almost a certainty Apple are going to have a major problem on its hand with all the early adopters suffering from a large dose of penis envy regarding their friends new 3G […]

Whispers emerging from AT&T suggest that the new 3G iPhone will retail @ $199 with a two year contact.
With 18 months in Ireland and 24 months in the UK now being the average mobile phone contract length are we going to see an iPhone break the £100 mark in the UK?
The phone at this price […]

One of the most interesting pieces of data from yesterdays Apple quarterly reports were the income from the revenue share on the iPhone airtime.

Now a couple of sites reckon that this is the revenue from the carrier to Apple but if you examine the flow its really the “rent” or maybe even the “tithe” that […]

Fring was first of the gates last week with its iPhone application that only works on jailbroken phones.
It got thousands of mentions and obviously kudos to Fring for its bravery in being first.

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In my opinion (and as a huge fan of Fring) I think they may have hurt the product and the company, I confirmed […]

Twitter is a conversation tool – I consider it to be a revolution. 140 characters long messages to say it all. No bullshit, no turning around. Just plain instant thinking.
I’m a big Twitter fan – that’s no news to you. 1200 followers, 4000 tweets, 700 direct messages…impressive you think. Well no!!
Some guys decided to break […]

I am totally disgusted by O2’s behaviour with this iPhone price reduction in the UK, I put a call in again and got the usual no comment bullshit.

I have issued the below press release this evening to all Irish press offices.
Press-release
O2 rubs salt in the wounds of Irish consumer with Paddy Tax version 2
Irish company […]

I have just had three phone calls from Apple staff in Hollyhill today panicking about a note they received this morning the contents of which are below.
“I accept this iPhone gift from Apple on the following understanding
1. I am free to use it myself give to a friend or family member but under no circumstances is […]