Comments on: Has O2 taken a backward step – blaming apps for network woes ..

By: Ajit Jaokar

Ajit Jaokar — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:10:57 +0000

thanks debbie. I will see what I can do but cannot really promise exact times to be at podcast etc but will try rgds Ajit

By: Debi Jones

Debi Jones — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:38 +0000

Hi Ajit,
I’m not sure if you are aware, but I’ve taken on a contracting assignment with Telefonica as Editor-In-Chief of Telefonica Developer Communities.
Of course, I understand your point and am in the process of setting up an appearance by Derek McManus, CTO O2 to discuss his comments. I hope you will bring your questions to the our live podcast at
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/telefonicadev and ask them to Derek directly.
A tentative date for Derek’s appearance is Mar 31, so you can either use the call in number or use the “Talk” button on the show page during the show to join us on air. We take call in questions from our audience on all shows.
I’ll let you know once we have the date confirmed.

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:55:52 +0000

At first sight this sounds crazy – it’s all data whether from an App or from a browser. Only explanation I can come up with is that as Apps run in the background they contribute traffic at all times of the day including at the peak hour (the driver of network costs for any telco).
As the iPhone alone is unable to do background processes it is perhaps nicer on the network? That would be an ironic benefit.

By: Zahid Ghadialy

Zahid Ghadialy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:38:25 +0000

Ideally, they may want to blame the users for using too much data service