by Tony Poulos | Nov 17, 2010 | Blog
Whether a sign that our industry is reaching some level of maturity or simply due to economic necessity, two fierce competitors last week joined forces to fend off potential competition. Telecom New Zealand (TNZ) and Vodafone New Zealand last week announced a surprise... by Tony Poulos | Nov 15, 2010 | Blog
The biggest challenge facing attendees at MW Americas last week was which sessions to attend. Open discussion of topical subjects is the hallmark of TM Forum events and when our industry was clearly segmented into neat silos it was easy to stick to one stream and be... by Tony Poulos | Nov 13, 2010 | Blog
The wireless industry, or rather telecommunications in general, has a long-held belief that the developed markets lead the world in terms of technology rollout and innovation. The reasoning is simple: since new technology usually comes with a premium price tag, it is... by Tony Poulos | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
A very interesting news story originating from Bloomberg about telco stock values snuck under the radar recently. In essence it stated that the search for higher yields is driving the biggest rally in seven years for telco stocks, as investors ignore some of the... by Tony Poulos | Nov 5, 2010 | Blog
We are all hung up just now on ‘monetization.’ It will also be a major theme at the upcoming TM Forum Management World Americas event in Orlando. I receive countless press releases on the subject and occasionally I get excited about what I’m reading. Today was one of... by Tony Poulos | Nov 2, 2010 | Blog
One of the more interesting pieces of news to come out of the Broadband World Forum in Paris this week was the statement from Telefonica de Argentina that it aims to turn customer care into a revenue-generating, value-added service by offering its customers in-depth...