Ask for the Best OSS Vendor and You Start an Argument You Can’t Win
Everyone wants to know who the best OSS vendor is. But since there are 500+ OSS/BSS vendors, that question usually starts an argument, rather than
Thought you might like this graphic from AnalysisMason.
The opportunities in OSS / BSS have their own list of corresponding opportunities. You can find a few thoughts here.
Everyone wants to know who the best OSS vendor is. But since there are 500+ OSS/BSS vendors, that question usually starts an argument, rather than
Telco keeps talking about being scared of an imminent skills cliff. But perhaps the real problem is not just that experienced people are leaving. It’s
Phone books now look like a relic from another era. Stone. Cold. Dead. But they were once one of the most powerful business growth engines
The old proverb above really resonates. I love this industry. You could even say I’m Passionate About OSS. And like many of us, I’ve been
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Ryan please find in the following link info from Keymile an a Telco equipment vendor that wants to share dslam resources through a blockchain. See https://blog.slock.it/five-objects-where-you-ll-soon-find-blockchain-484dd7e753ef#.mzzd1av6e
I am curious whether other companies have similar ideas. I could think of trading Wi-Fi Internet access through crypto currency like bitcoin. Residential users could share their Internet bandwidth and hence become micro service provider ?
Hi Nico,
Thanks for the link! Looks intriguing.
I like your idea for WiFi microSP a lot! It’s similar to a concept I had back in the early 90’s (albeit without being able to figure out the billing/sharing mechanism that blockchain now potentially represents).