Kae Zulager

May 29 2010

Are you calling and driving? Texting and driving? Are you okay with it or should it stop?

Take a look at the below article from the Washington Post. All of us have been behind someone who holds up the green light as they are busy texting. Cell phones, blackberries, PDA’s are incredible efficiency machines there is no doubt. With the advent of new technologies comes these types of questions.

Is going hands free for calls enough? Bluetooth technology makes it easy. Now, how is texting handled with one hand on the wheel?

Nationwide Cell Phone Ban for Drivers Urged

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
Monday, January 12, 2009; 12:00 AM

SUNDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) — A leading consumer safety organization is calling for a nationwide ban on drivers using all cell phones and other messaging devices.

While there are a few state and local laws banning drivers from using hand-held cell phones, the National Safety Council (NSC) believes it’s time to make it unanimous.

The NSC plans to lobby in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., for laws that ban both hand-held and hands-free cell phone use as well as texting while driving. The council also plans to work with the U.S. government to develop incentive programs and sanctions that will force states to enact such laws.

May 19 2010

Cell Phones or Used Cars?

According to the Better Business Bureau on Feb 5, 2009, the cell phone industry received the largest number of complaints surpassing the used car industry. This is a 9% increase in complaints over last year.

Industries doing a large volume of business are naturally going to have a high complaint number…and of course the resolution of complaints is key.

The top 3 most complained about industries in 2008 were:

Cell Phone companies

Used cars

Banks

May 15 2010

Survey Says: + 15m

The CTIA-The Wireless Association survey reports that as of December 2008, the industry recorded more than 270 million wireless users. Year over year increase of nearly 15m subscribers! The 12-month record was in 2005 when 25.7m new users came on line.

Other highlights of the survey, over 2.2 trillion minutes used is an increase of over 100 billion minutes from last year, 6 month wireless service revenue breaking records at $75m w/ annual service revenue topping $148b by end of 2008.

May 11 2010

Cost Cutting Tips for IT Professionals

CIO.com posts 20 cost cutting can’t miss Tips:

1) “Buy a wireless telcom expense management service. It pays for itself and more”.

2) “Deploy a corporatewide plan for buying cell phones…this will be cheaper than letting empoyees buy phones and plans and then expensing them”.

See the link for all 20 cost cutting measures!

May 05 2010

RIM Unseats Apple in The NPD Group’s Latest Smartphone Rankings

By staying exclusively with AT&T, Apple’s i-phone falls to #2 in smartphone rankings. RIM’s Blackberry Curve, with the help of being available on 4 carriers and an aggressive 2 for 1 promotion by Verizon, takes over the top spot with several other Blackberries showing up in the top 5.

Will Apple rebound when it releases a new version of the iPhone? Will Apple cut a deal with Verizon that will take it back to the top? Has Apple tapped its core market and growth will be more difficult going forward? Will future growth for Apple be about price? What do/will businesses need to know to make the best decisions about their wireless needs as the market continues to evolve?

Kae Zulager

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