The last corporate job I had was in the Information Technology industry. And it was also during this time when I was finishing my graduate thesis. Thus, I read and wrote a lot about this industry. It was really an education for me. I caught this industry at the height of its glamorous and voracious appetite of venture capitalist money and its eventual fundamental shift.
It was also around this time when Japan, represented by NTT-DoCoMo, was reaping the rewards of being the first to push towards a truly 3G technology for mobile phones. Their technology was called W-CDMA. The Americans and the Europeans played around with WAP for awhile but eventually abandoned it.
This was news at the turn of the millennium. Its "10 years after" moment is today.
Now the technology that was enjoyed by the Japanese, for a decade now, has been slowly creeping in the Philippine shores. Not that we are late. The caution is understandable. If it is a new technology, telecommunication businesses like Globe and Smart, must really play the wait and see card. They have to wait and see the maturity of the technology. After all, investment on it is not cheap = )
Then of course, you have Intel's WiFi and WiMax.
These technologies is hidden in the guises of Smart-Bro and Globe-Tattoo. And then of course, my own personal favorite application, Globe-Duo.
Connectivity is really in overdrive.
Now, if only we can only reap the benefits that these technologies offers. But that's another story. Calling on the Industrial Engineers and Engineering Managers of world. Time to dig in and look for ways = )
"... why think like mere men?"
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