I have written in the past about my fundamental dislike of Uber. In a nutshell, I don’t think Uber is particularly innovative,
Net Neutrality is Good for Telcos
I was interviewed last Friday by dutch web newspaper Web Wereld about Net Neutrality. You are no doubt aware that the Netherlands
Reports of the telco’s death are exaggerated
In one of my briefings with a leading vendor last week in Milan, I asked them if they had a strategic response to the eventuality of one of more incumbents going bust in the next five years. Their first answer
Telcos and the culture of risk (or lack thereof)
In recent months, I have become increasingly aware of how risk-averse telcos have become. Some might argue that they have never been much for taking risks. I'm not sure I agree with that: in the boom years of 1998-2001, telcos
Yankee Group Webinar Replay
The webinar that Yankee Group held today with myself and my colleagues Camille Mendler
Missing the video-communication train…
I'm coming back to a topic I dicussed already a few months ago, namely video-communication and the role that telcos could play
Fabulous Lafayette
Home Video Telephony: is it too late for telcos ?
Last November, I published a report as part of Yankee Group's syndicated research service examining the case for video-telephony. In this report I stated that telcos should be quick to embrace what is potentially a killer app' for FTTH adoption
A Grave of Their Own Making
There was an article in Le Monde yesterday called Les Opérateurs Confrontés à la Saturation des Réseaux (Operators Confronted to Network Saturation) which summarised some of the key thinking (or is it posturing) that came out at Idate's Digiworld conference
Summarize Ecomm Competition
Surely you all remember this monument of absurd humour that is the All-England Summarize Proust Competition. I'm hoping that my attempt