Comments on: Vodafone’s magic quadrant belies the dire business reality http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/vodafones_magic_quadrant_belies_the_dire_business_reality.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dimitris http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/vodafones_magic_quadrant_belies_the_dire_business_reality.html/comment-page-1#comment-248681 Dimitris Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:59:03 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17385#comment-248681 I think it's very hard - or even impossible - to integrate when there are different technologies for OSS/BSS, different vendors (that are typically not compatible) and several protocols, APIs etc used in each network. I think it's very hard – or even impossible – to integrate when there are different technologies for OSS/BSS, different vendors (that are typically not compatible) and several protocols, APIs etc used in each network.

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/vodafones_magic_quadrant_belies_the_dire_business_reality.html/comment-page-1#comment-248680 Ewan Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:40:52 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17385#comment-248680 Yeah it's a real challenge for the account manager, especially when you have a client champing at the bit to buy what they can't quite deliver. Well, they can deliver -- as long as the client doesn't ask questions or set expectations too high. <br><br>Growing through acqusition is superb. Just - make sure to integrate properly. Or stop going out to market with the unrealistic messaging. Yeah it's a real challenge for the account manager, especially when you have a client champing at the bit to buy what they can't quite deliver. Well, they can deliver — as long as the client doesn't ask questions or set expectations too high.

Growing through acqusition is superb. Just – make sure to integrate properly. Or stop going out to market with the unrealistic messaging.

]]> By: Dimitris http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/vodafones_magic_quadrant_belies_the_dire_business_reality.html/comment-page-1#comment-248679 Dimitris Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:05:03 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17385#comment-248679 Ewan,<br>given that Vodafone (and other Tier-1s) may have grown through acquisitions, I'd say that there are significant cultural, technical and business barriers to overcome before an operator becomes truly pan-European. I sympathise with the account manager, it must be very difficult to explain the situation. Ewan,
given that Vodafone (and other Tier-1s) may have grown through acquisitions, I'd say that there are significant cultural, technical and business barriers to overcome before an operator becomes truly pan-European. I sympathise with the account manager, it must be very difficult to explain the situation.

]]> By: Dimitris http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/vodafones_magic_quadrant_belies_the_dire_business_reality.html/comment-page-1#comment-248591 Dimitris Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:59:03 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17385#comment-248591 I think it's very hard - or even impossible - to integrate when there are different technologies for OSS/BSS, different vendors (that are typically not compatible) and several protocols, APIs etc used in each network. I think it's very hard – or even impossible – to integrate when there are different technologies for OSS/BSS, different vendors (that are typically not compatible) and several protocols, APIs etc used in each network.

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/vodafones_magic_quadrant_belies_the_dire_business_reality.html/comment-page-1#comment-248590 Ewan Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:40:52 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17385#comment-248590 Yeah it's a real challenge for the account manager, especially when you have a client champing at the bit to buy what they can't quite deliver. Well, they can deliver -- as long as the client doesn't ask questions or set expectations too high. <br><br>Growing through acqusition is superb. Just - make sure to integrate properly. Or stop going out to market with the unrealistic messaging. Yeah it's a real challenge for the account manager, especially when you have a client champing at the bit to buy what they can't quite deliver. Well, they can deliver — as long as the client doesn't ask questions or set expectations too high.

Growing through acqusition is superb. Just – make sure to integrate properly. Or stop going out to market with the unrealistic messaging.

]]> By: drmitsos http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2009/12/vodafones_magic_quadrant_belies_the_dire_business_reality.html/comment-page-1#comment-248589 drmitsos Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:05:03 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=17385#comment-248589 Ewan,<br>given that Vodafone (and other Tier-1s) may have grown through acquisitions, I'd say that there are significant cultural, technical and business barriers to overcome before an operator becomes truly pan-European. I sympathise with the account manager, it must be very difficult to explain the situation. Ewan,
given that Vodafone (and other Tier-1s) may have grown through acquisitions, I'd say that there are significant cultural, technical and business barriers to overcome before an operator becomes truly pan-European. I sympathise with the account manager, it must be very difficult to explain the situation.

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