Comments on: Here Comes Trouble: Navigating the Infotech to Telecom Chasm http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:34:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Business Models: January 2008 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-858536 The Law of Mobility » Blog Archive » Business Models: January 2008 Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:49:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-858536 <p>[...] Here Comes Trouble: Navigating the Infotech to Telecom Chasm [...]</p> [...] Here Comes Trouble: Navigating the Infotech to Telecom Chasm [...]

]]> By: Thomas http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-824247 Thomas Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:27:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-824247 <p>It's interesting to see the raft of Telcom Technology start-ups that get funded and the others that fail every year. I don't think that entrepreneurs that cut their teeth in the enterprise IT markets understand that it's very very hard trying to sell to one of a few very large market players. And there ain't much more beyond that. There are so many blog posts telling the CSP's what to do -- the righteousness tickles me pink. CSPs are going to do what they want, when they want. They're not very motivated to act quickly by outside market forces (for better or worse). I think the key to success for start-ups in this area is not the quality of their product, but their relationships with key decision makers inside the large Telcos.</p> It’s interesting to see the raft of Telcom Technology start-ups that get funded and the others that fail every year. I don’t think that entrepreneurs that cut their teeth in the enterprise IT markets understand that it’s very very hard trying to sell to one of a few very large market players. And there ain’t much more beyond that. There are so many blog posts telling the CSP’s what to do — the righteousness tickles me pink. CSPs are going to do what they want, when they want. They’re not very motivated to act quickly by outside market forces (for better or worse). I think the key to success for start-ups in this area is not the quality of their product, but their relationships with key decision makers inside the large Telcos.

]]> By: Late prediction: the line between telco and IT business models will continue to blur at an accelerating pace | http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-823685 Late prediction: the line between telco and IT business models will continue to blur at an accelerating pace | Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:00:38 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-823685 <p>[...] IT world really tough enough to effectively do battle with them? Daniel Berninger’s piece on Navigating the Infotech Telecom Chasm is a great overview of things to come in the communication space. The hyper competitive world of [...]</p> [...] IT world really tough enough to effectively do battle with them? Daniel Berninger’s piece on Navigating the Infotech Telecom Chasm is a great overview of things to come in the communication space. The hyper competitive world of [...]

]]> By: Aman Sehgal http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-823363 Aman Sehgal Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:33:03 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-823363 <p>Dimitrios Matsoulis in a comment wrote "Who is going to compete in search with Google, or operating systems with Microsoft?". Its true that no organization can compete Google for the services it offers but Linux has indeed offered a lot of competition to Microsoft. As in todays scenario, almost every Telecom industry (Original Equipment manufacturer)is using Linux as its Prime Operating System in Products.</p> <p>It is not necessary that every Telecom company does business by sharing its infrastructure. Most of the Telecom companies are Original Equipment manufacturers who sell their products and then offer maintenance & support to the buyer and most of the time they try to outsource their maintenance & support business to a reputed Services Company so as to concentrate on new innovative solutions or products or services that can try to resolve the daily basis communication related problems faced by general public and can choose to compliment that pyramid to make its business.</p> Dimitrios Matsoulis in a comment wrote “Who is going to compete in search with Google, or operating systems with Microsoft?”. Its true that no organization can compete Google for the services it offers but Linux has indeed offered a lot of competition to Microsoft. As in todays scenario, almost every Telecom industry (Original Equipment manufacturer)is using Linux as its Prime Operating System in Products.

It is not necessary that every Telecom company does business by sharing its infrastructure. Most of the Telecom companies are Original Equipment manufacturers who sell their products and then offer maintenance & support to the buyer and most of the time they try to outsource their maintenance & support business to a reputed Services Company so as to concentrate on new innovative solutions or products or services that can try to resolve the daily basis communication related problems faced by general public and can choose to compliment that pyramid to make its business.

]]> By: Sampath http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-823271 Sampath Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:46:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-823271 <p>"Telcos invest in barriers to entry, not communication per se." -- Every public company should do this...barriers to entry is a competitive advantage and I see no reason why it is not good...</p> <p>Infotech cos do the same thing by their installed base and standards -</p> “Telcos invest in barriers to entry, not communication per se.” — Every public company should do this…barriers to entry is a competitive advantage and I see no reason why it is not good…

Infotech cos do the same thing by their installed base and standards -

]]> By: Dimitrios Matsoulis http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-822937 Dimitrios Matsoulis Wed, 02 Jan 2008 10:47:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/01/02/here-comes-trouble-navigating-the-infotech-to-telecom-chasm/#comment-822937 <p>Hi Daniel,</p> <p>Things change quickly and the current situation might mutate without return. I agree that telco companies have created barriers but I disagree that these do not exist for infotech. Who is going to compete in search with Google, or operating systems with Microsoft? Infotech is not a newcomer any more and a certain "balance" -if that could ever be said in a dynamic market- has been reached. Even in blogging there are established names and sites that most people know, but of course like you said entry is easy.</p> <p>http://electronrun.wordpress.com/</p> Hi Daniel,

Things change quickly and the current situation might mutate without return. I agree that telco companies have created barriers but I disagree that these do not exist for infotech. Who is going to compete in search with Google, or operating systems with Microsoft? Infotech is not a newcomer any more and a certain “balance” -if that could ever be said in a dynamic market- has been reached. Even in blogging there are established names and sites that most people know, but of course like you said entry is easy.

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