Back to the subject of smart pipes, that had me going last week. All operators should open up for access to sockets. Then there will be a flood of rapid and stable multi-player games for mobiles. Take casual games. It is a category that has made it big time on the web. Look at companies like King.com for instance. We’re talking good experiences that will attract users who bring the money to the table. The mobile is no Playstation, but it is the device of choice when you have a moment of micro-boredom of 3-5 minutes to kill. There a bilions of moments like this among the mobile phone users in the world. Imagine the opportunity in offering great multi-player moments of 3-5 minutes to all these people!

In addition to casual games, poker and other social games are also games that can be enhanced by using socket connections to the network instead of http. For the gambling part there are of course some legal matters to consider.

Think user experience, moment of inspiration, revenue growth and smart pipes and then it is a done deal to open up for socket connections dear Mr. Mobile Network Operator. Thanks!