T-Mobile is analyzing very large amounts of campaign data in near real-time to innovate and adopt new business models not possible before.

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You can go out there and test things and do some fairly innovative products and innovative business models and get real-time feedback.

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You know, we need better information and the ability to run computer models in near real-time so that we can give you better answers to say exactly whey there is warm conditions on the East Coast at North America at the moment.

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Enterprises can deploy M2M technology now to reduce the cost of field service management through remote maintenance, they can optimize fleet scheduling with real-time location and traffic data and they can tap into new business models such as usage-based (or pay-as-you) go billing.

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These types of solutions require real-time QOS decisions, perhaps based on distributed charging models, requiring an online dialogue when the system detects a problem or opportunity to offer better QOS. Service data flow detection could also help determine the value of a particular service at a particular instant.

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Other models include firms that developed automated trading programs once real-time data became available on Wall Street.

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With dual mic and dual instrument inputs, he can sing and play at the same time for some multi-track recording, but the Toneport's real strength comes from its included software that models different mic, instrument and amp types to create a whole new sound from the low-cost setup.

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