telecom
Parlez-vous Telecom-ese?
The dog and bone business wants bread and honey.* That’s what a London Cockney would say. But did you know that the telecom industry has its own argot? I call it Telecom-ese. Grammar and syntax resemble English, but there are important differences: Telecom-ese articulates tough realities in socially-acceptable ways. Call it a patois of political… Read more
Press release: Global telecoms industry bets on “Connected Verticals” for top-line revenue boost
Telecoms firms restructuring to build vertical market expertise Nine out of 10 telecoms firms are betting on “Connected Verticals” to grow their top-line revenues, according to a new global survey from Informa Telecoms & Media. Connected Verticals are industries where telecoms innovation – in technology, systems and processes – can trigger deep transformation in efficiency… Read more
Warning! Dumb Pipe or Dumb Cloud, Same Danger
Terrified of a dumb pipe future, telecom operators have lemminged to the Cloud. The awful truth: Telcos have just replaced one big problem with another. For the majority, generic, ‘dumb’ cloud services dominate. What’s to differentiate them from each other, or indeed,from their non-telco competitors? Take a guess. Once the cloud’s digital assets are fungible, the only real differentiator becomes… Read more
