tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327817.post114841942091782960..comments2024-01-25T13:55:08.273+00:00Comments on Gendal World: Is IT a non-growth industry?Richard Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14808940497740675782noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327817.post-1148916152545428242006-05-29T16:22:00.000+01:002006-05-29T16:22:00.000+01:00Conference calling is an interesting one. These th...Conference calling is an interesting one. These things are so utterly trivial that it amazes me that there's so much money to be made.<BR/><BR/>I guess it's an example of how incumbency and ease-of-use counts for so much. For example, our internal phone system can set up dynamic four-way conference calls at the touch of a button but almost noone knows how to do it.... copying and pasting their (external) "conference line" into an email is a lot easier... <BR/><BR/>You have, however, raised a good point: it's the long-term growth of data volume that is making telco services look expensive...Richard Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808940497740675782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7327817.post-1148658136399145002006-05-26T16:42:00.000+01:002006-05-26T16:42:00.000+01:00I wonder if the phenomenon of escalating telecom c...I wonder if the phenomenon of escalating telecom costs varies by geography?<BR/><BR/>For consumers, the costs are falling to the ground at present in the UK (one provider even offers 8mb DSL for free if you take their very cheap landline package).<BR/><BR/>The EU has also just "encouraged" mobile operators to slash their roaming charges.<BR/><BR/>On the other side, however, I guess a point in favour of your argument is that whilst I use WiFi HotSpots on business, I wouldn't use them for purely personal use. That is because I don't consider them good value for that purpose... which is probably a good indicator that businesses are over-paying.Richard Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14808940497740675782noreply@blogger.com