....The Future Of Telecommunications May Look Very Different....
The current "frenzy" over VoIP seems to focused mostly on
BroadBand phones and their predicted replacement of landline
phone calls as we know it.
But that's just the obvious action on the surface.
VoIP technology is & can be much more than that. And company R&D
is gearing up in unprecedented ways to prepare for that
surprising leap in expectation.
Notice I said expectation.
Seems the old business model in Telco was that whatever the
companies came up with is what the consumer would take.
The companies drove the market & what was in it...including any
technology "advancements" and their application, distribution,
etc.
Remember.....we had dial-up internet....then DSL, cable, &
satellite access. Now WiFi & soon reliable WiMax deployment.
We had high cpm PSTN / POTS residential phone calls....then we
had bundled local/LD.... then flat rate LD. Now Broadband phone
(VoIP).
We had bulky analog cell phones then digital/PCS, text
messaging, and now sleek video cellular.
But that is old world thinking.
The reason is 2 fold....
First....VoIP technology (note I didn't say VoIP "phone") stands
to afford unprecedented advancements and capabilities yet to be
seen. The potential is boggling.
Second....the old business model was that whatever companies
came up with consumers would accept. The companies drove what
was available & came to market.
No more...now consumers are dictating to companies "we want this
now come up with it".
That's a drastic change in thinking that companies must now deal
with. Those that do will be better positioned to capture what
markets are created by consumer demand...vice the old approach
of markets being created by what companies developed and
released. And the foundation of this new consumer driven demand
will likely be based on VoIP (and I believe wireless)
technology.
That aside, I'd really like to see what you think of this shift
in product development and market control to consumer "vision"
vice company "idea" driven....fueled by the possibilities
surrounding VoIP and wireless. We've seen....or soon will....a
host of Gee Whiz break throughs & possibilities focused heavily
on multi-media & data (both residential & business). What do you
think the future holds?