“While we are doing a decent job at keeping our eyes on the ball, I am increasingly concerned that the end-users are already off playing something other than ball….” Anonymous.
Allow me, if I may, to tell you a short story.
Did you know that Einstein was a famous prankster? He detested touring universities to talk to esteemed faculty members, whose sole purpose was to shine during conferences by asking, what they thought to be, sophisticated questions. Not only was Einstein tired of constantly hearing the same questions over and over again, but his driver, who looked somewhat like him on a bad hair day, started to predict the answers Einstein would give to common questions.
One day, while feeling under the weather, Einstein asked that he take the wheel while his driver present the material he had heard times and times before. After the presentation, a young faculty member asked a rather difficult and uncommon question to the Einstein look alike. Upon hearing the rather enigmatic question, the driver, posing as Einstein, replied “This question is so trivial that I will let my driver answer you!” Let me ask you an enigmatic question! Are you confident in the ability of Telco operators to create a sustainable future for themselves in an increasingly IP-based world? Only 18% of more then 250 industry insiders think so according to this survey.
Why is it that Telco financial analysts, consultants and practitioners feel so gloomy about the ability of the Telco sector to create wealth? Let James Enck give you 10 reasons. The truth is that Telco is a sector that we love to hate. The oracles of the efficient markets have descended upon us and rendered their judgement: Access is out, Services and Content are in !
I like to think that I play a small part in turning the tide by allowing my clients do the “right things right”. The question becomes are they playing the right game? My driver has not come up with the answer yet.
Monday, December 18, 2006
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