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 […]

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 […]

Russ Beattie has decided to close down Mowser his mobile search engine today, that in itself is pretty sad but the post announcing the shut down is pretty harsh on the mobile application scene.

“I don’t actually believe in the “Mobile Web” anymore, and therefore am less inclined to spend time and effort in a market […]

I really hope Irish iPhone fans waited as I pleaded them to for a few weeks.
T-Mobile Germany has made huge cuts already in its tariffs this week.

The 8GB iPhone normally costs 399 euro, but depending on the service plan you sign up for, you could get it for a 300 euro discount. The special prices […]

With the recent release of the iPhone SDK and the obvious failure of 99% of all voice applications on Facebook excluding Skype and Alec Saunder’s FREE conference calls, are we going to see the same companies launch the same tired VOIP applications for the iPhone.
I think I can categorically guarantee this.
I am personally aware of […]

If I was to buy an iPhone in Ireland and didn’t want to get hit with the “Paddy Tax” here is what I might do.
I would pick up one from one of thousand sources especially Cork where there are going to be 1500 free iPhones given to Apple employee next week.
So imagine I have picked […]

This press release was sent to Global networks today. RTE the national Irish channel have covered it already.
Press-release
Irish taken as fools as O2 Ireland iPhone package comes with attached “Paddy tax”
Irish company Cubic Telecom today blasted the prices that people will have to pay for the iPhone when it’s introduced in Ireland on March 14th. […]