Comments on: Get real: Focus on Voice not Data http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/ Distilling market noise into market sense. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:43:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: The future of voice « Wireless Informatics Forum http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-22949 The future of voice « Wireless Informatics Forum Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:33:19 +0000 http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-22949 [...] Magazine contributor Andreas Constantinou at VisionMobile makes a good point on his blog “My thesis is that operators should focus their strategy not on achieving small increases in [...] […] Magazine contributor Andreas Constantinou at VisionMobile makes a good point on his blog “My thesis is that operators should focus their strategy not on achieving small increases in […]

]]> By: Voice 2.0 at MoMo London « Wireless Informatics Forum http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-22948 Voice 2.0 at MoMo London « Wireless Informatics Forum Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:19:06 +0000 http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-22948 [...] Magazine contributor Andreas Constantinou at VisionMobile makes a good point on his blog “My thesis is that operators should focus their strategy not on achieving small increases in [...] […] Magazine contributor Andreas Constantinou at VisionMobile makes a good point on his blog “My thesis is that operators should focus their strategy not on achieving small increases in […]

]]> By: Andreas Constantinou http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1068 Andreas Constantinou Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:10:14 +0000 http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1068 Hi (geia sou) James, I totally agree with your last sentence. But how can operators release the intrinsyc value of their networks ? I would argue MyFaves is a good approach to that (as is Visual Voicemail and monetising network APIs - see earlier article <a href="http://visionmobile.com/blog/2006/11/operators-service-pipes-or-bit-pipes" rel="nofollow">here</a>). Any other suggestions ? Andreas Hi (geia sou) James,

I totally agree with your last sentence. But how can operators release the intrinsyc value of their networks ? I would argue MyFaves is a good approach to that (as is Visual Voicemail and monetising network APIs - see earlier article here). Any other suggestions ?

Andreas

]]> By: Ian Wood http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1056 Ian Wood Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:25:25 +0000 http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1056 Hi Andreas, Have you been looking at old strategy papers from when you were at Orange? Your are starting to sound like Nick Foggin ;-) I have to say that I agree that the market is not Data it is Voice. The problem is that the systems developed for networks have not been done so to allow improved Voice. In Barcelona I was talking to some that I met about how improvements in audio quality might encourage people to make 5 minutes of extra mobile calls and talk more when receiving a call. But then I also talked about how the ARPU figures were being undereported because of overstated penetration rates. Maybe its time for another coffee when you are next in London? Hi Andreas,

Have you been looking at old strategy papers from when you were at Orange? Your are starting to sound like Nick Foggin ;-)

I have to say that I agree that the market is not Data it is Voice. The problem is that the systems developed for networks have not been done so to allow improved Voice. In Barcelona I was talking to some that I met about how improvements in audio quality might encourage people to make 5 minutes of extra mobile calls and talk more when receiving a call.

But then I also talked about how the ARPU figures were being undereported because of overstated penetration rates.

Maybe its time for another coffee when you are next in London?

]]> By: james s http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1054 james s Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:26:55 +0000 http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1054 Hey Andreas, Tikanis? I like what you are describing here and think that the examples you note are all valiant efforts, but at the end of a day its nothing more than a bandage on the wound. Operators need to start thinking and planning what their next move is going to be in the overall comms landscape. ARPU decline is evidence of vulnerability - the fade-out of a once robust and growth-compatible business model. No operator wants a commoditisation battle on pricing. It's time to introduce a new paradigm. It's time to release the intrinsic value of the operator network and to implement a new revenue-model based on extracting value from communication faciliatation and control. Hey Andreas, Tikanis?
I like what you are describing here and think that the examples you note are all valiant efforts, but at the end of a day its nothing more than a bandage on the wound. Operators need to start thinking and planning what their next move is going to be in the overall comms landscape. ARPU decline is evidence of vulnerability - the fade-out of a once robust and growth-compatible business model. No operator wants a commoditisation battle on pricing.
It’s time to introduce a new paradigm. It’s time to release the intrinsic value of the operator network and to implement a new revenue-model based on extracting value from communication faciliatation and control.

]]> By: Digital Evangelist http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1630 Digital Evangelist Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1630 <!--%kramer-pre%--> Please remember that it is first and foremost a phone <!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technorati Please remember that it is first and foremost a phone

]]> By: Mobile Analyst Watch http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1631 Mobile Analyst Watch Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-1631 <!--%kramer-pre%-->VisionMobile about Get real: Focus on Voice not DataBruce Gibson at Juniper Research via E-Commerce Times about M-Commerce Market on the Move, Part 2Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis via Techworld.com about BT users to share with Fon?<!--%kramer-post%--> links from TechnoratiVisionMobile about Get real: Focus on Voice not DataBruce Gibson at Juniper Research via E-Commerce Times about M-Commerce Market on the Move, Part 2Dean Bubley at Disruptive Analysis via Techworld.com about BT users to share with Fon?

]]> By: VisionMobile Forum http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-29549 VisionMobile Forum Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0000 http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2007/02/get-real-focus-on-voice-not-data/#comment-29549 <!--%kramer-pre%-->The retail environment as a point of service discovery > Read my mind: adding recommendation to the mobile search mix > Flash-Inside (R) > Bye Bye Browser > Customised design manufacturers are here >Get real: Focus on Voice not Data> The Brand Vector > Behind the scenes of the SIM industry ><!--%kramer-post%--> links from TechnoratiThe retail environment as a point of service discovery > Read my mind: adding recommendation to the mobile search mix > Flash-Inside (R) > Bye Bye Browser > Customised design manufacturers are here >Get real: Focus on Voice not Data> The Brand Vector > Behind the scenes of the SIM industry >

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