Do mobile operators see Wi-Fi as an interim option to LTE?
I don’t believe that Wi-Fi is short-term, even when operators upgrade to LTE. Wi-Fi is here to stay because it is so much cheaper to deploy and operate. Even as cellular technology progresses to LTE, Wi-Fi standards continue to climb in speed and reliability. Q: Having started companies in Silicon Valley, would you choose other places in the world next? It depends on what sort of business you’re setting up. The advances in the Internet, with respect to widgets and mobile application development, have opened up innovation to a much wider audience. You aren’t bound by geography anymore, and you could as easily build a social-networking company in Asia as you could in Silicon Valley. But Silicon Valley provides better access to venture capital, and that opens doors more easily. If you need a lot of start-up investment for a telecoms company, you’re probably better off starting in Silicon Valley. Q: Do you build up companies with the goal of a big sale? You need to focus on building your s
