mcaslan
join:2000-06-17
Baltimore, MD | Wrong idea about american telcos... I agree with much of what is being said here and too spent 5 weeks in Tokyo this past spring 2001. While the lifestyle of a public transportation commuter supports cellular much more than a driver, irrespective of what may be possible it won't happen here for a while...
Our telco executives are too ignorant of the opportunities of building a network with features.
CDMA was built by Telcos as a way to get more out of less. While GSM was good, the telcos invested Billions and nearly went to vapor when CDMA early stages was not producing. At the critical junctures the market splintered to GSM, TDMA, and CDMA...
WAP was a cheap way to hype the customer without any real useful or functional interface. I used WAP all of about 5 time when I was waiting bored, it was even more boring than waiting being bored...
Our phones are big and clunky, and based on ancient designs and perceptions that we want big phones like big cars...SUV's of the world phones...
The failure to develop Cellular systems is no different to the failure to develop telecom networks. DSL, Broadband, Northpoint, Rhythms, Covad, Global Crossing.
Come on Hutchinsons Wampoa. Deliver your magic to America as you did with Orange in the UK. Please come and build us the best and with a clean brand image and we will adopt it in masses... |
