My Networks

Bill Gurley, the guy who really needs an RSS feed, hosted a great panel (videopost, .rm 220k) on wireless at AO2004. Key takeaway was the role of the consumer driving service offerings. There was a debate about technologies and business models between wireless and wireless vs. terrestrial.

But one model is increasingly clear -- smarter mobile devices negotiating across wireless networks for access and services. In the end, the business models an technologies that compete will be unified and adaptive. Far cry from our terrestrial grounding of copper vs. cable.

The seamless user experience is not just about people-centric social software, but arbitraging networks. Competition does actually work.