tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471110.post5130372647796135937..comments2009-02-08T16:51:18.045-08:00Jason Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823039258279387446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471110.post-49363098633410651022009-02-08T16:51:00.000-08:002009-02-08T16:51:00.000-08:00As with any software, there will always be money to be made. Just look at Cobol. There's still money to be made there too.<BR/><BR/>Real Time Charging and SMS are cash cows. That doesn't mean they are growing markets! For proof, you only have to ask yourself:<BR/><BR/>"Has anyone sold any real time billing systems in Europe and/or North America in the past 5 years? Tier 1 providers? Tier 2, Tier 3?"<BR/><BR/>I think you'll find that the only sales have been to new Tier 3 entrants, and forced upgrades to existing services.<BR/><BR/>All other sales have been to third world countries where they are only just installing mobile systems. Lots of growth, not a lot of profit. <BR/><BR/>Relying on your cash cow to provide a future for your business will just result in your business becoming irrelevant.<BR/><BR/>When you find yourself in possession of a product that is a cash cow, you milk it. You don't put any more money into it, you take money _out_.<BR/><BR/>Real Time Charging and SMS are both such services.Jason Pollockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10823039258279387446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6471110.post-11580993356358549632009-02-08T15:38:00.000-08:002009-02-08T15:38:00.000-08:00You've been saying this for years. While I think that ultimately, it will be the final result, there is probably a decade of money to be made in charging services.<BR/><BR/>We can bet a dollar on it... game?Deterministhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04630233168632221706noreply@blogger.com