David Fredh : Blog and Pictures

Hi there, long time no see

History:
Actually I have been doing lot of things lately but not blogging. Soon 2010 is here and I have to write something that concludes this decade. I don’t know what this decade has meant to you? I entered this decade/century/millenium as an 18 years old student on high school. For me, 2000 was the entrance to the new world outside of school. I got a part time job at Europolitan, one of the 3 biggest Mobile Operators in Sweden, located in my hometown Karlskrona. Since I did not need to do any military service i started to work there full time when I had graduated from School.

Europolitan:
I worked with phone services at Europolitan. I was working as a phone operator (phone directory assitance and switchboard services) for 1 year. That was interesting itself but the intranet and all mobile devices and services that was all around me was even more inspiring. I got in charge of a phone pool service for our department and started to help my collegues to try the new phones such as: Nokia Communicator and Ericsson T68. I got some comments like: Why do you need a color screen? and What’s the point with MMS and mobile internet? We know that now right?

My Phones:
All my phones the last decade has been collected in the image on top of this post. I have been studied each and every feature in all of my phones. Buying a new phone is all about finding new functionality, hidden treasures and customizing the phone so it’s taylor made for your everyday needs. My T68 is by far my most tailored phone. I had special ringtones for almost every close friend and family member. It was the first phone with color screen and that ment that I could have fun pictures for each and every person in my phonebook. Customizing small gifs and jpegs took much time. Was the time worth spending? Actually .. .no. . .but it was fun! I have also been writing a lot of custom made ringtones for all my ericsson phones. It is cool to see all these phones side by side.

University:
When I started studying Mathematics Engineering a new world opened up. Now I could understand each and every feature i was amazed over as a user. Speech recognition/Voice compression technology/Jpeg/MP3/MMS/GSM/UMTS was even more inspiring from a technical perspective.

Did you know that the person you hear through your mobile earphone is not the true voice? It’s just a synthetic simluation of the true voice.

Scalado:
I’m glad I have the opportunity to work at Scalado in the mobile area. Every workday counts and it is important to be open minded and think outside of the box. With Scalado, I reached my goal to work and be a part of this mobile revolution. This industry is changing how people communicate and it helps people to make their everyday life better.

Industry:
The mobile industry is the most dynamic industry in the world right now. Think about other areas and the transition during the last decade. They are not even close… Now the mobile industry have started the new era.. I find my phone more modern than my computer. . It has an app store, it is fun to use and it’s always with me!