This must be embarrassing for more than a few in Bellevue!
The Big 5 included UMA launch for years... :mad:
Cincinnati Bell launches CB Home Run:
Rodney Dir, Bell's chief operating officer, said CB Home Run is a potentially game-changing technology, extending the reach and quality of wireless networks.
[URL=http://www.cinbell.com/aboutus/news/arti cles/news.asp?page=20070618.asp]CB Home Run Integrates Mobile Phone and Wireless Internet For Improved Indoor Reception
Cincinnati Bell Wireless First Carrier in Cincinnati and Dayton to Launch Product Converging GSM and WiFi Networks[/URL]
Cincinnati Bell launches CB Home Run:
Rodney Dir, Bell's chief operating officer, said CB Home Run is a potentially game-changing technology, extending the reach and quality of wireless networks.
[URL=http://www.cinbell.com/aboutus/news/arti cles/news.asp?page=20070618.asp]CB Home Run Integrates Mobile Phone and Wireless Internet For Improved Indoor Reception
Cincinnati Bell Wireless First Carrier in Cincinnati and Dayton to Launch Product Converging GSM and WiFi Networks[/URL]
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cmon, it means someone else is trying to launch the same kind of product.
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Rod Dir was the VP of Retail Sales & Operations until June of 2005... Even then the launch of UMA as part of the Big 5.
Since then Sue Swenson, Carol Criner, Bruce Brown and any number of other VPs and directors have moved on... and TMO still hasn't been able to get this product out the door.
First Altel and MyFaves and now UMA... if TMO can't figure out its problems in Go To Market, it's time to call it a day.
Now leadership is frozen due to Apple... while Retail transformation was supposed to near completion.
Siebel was written off months ago (not saying this was a bad thing) and there still isn't a game plan for post Brown architecture... Combine this with more competition just around the corner (e.g., Clearwire).
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Since then Sue Swenson, Carol Criner, Bruce Brown and any number of other VPs and directors have moved on... and TMO still hasn't been able to get this product out the door.
First Altel and MyFaves and now UMA... if TMO can't figure out its problems in Go To Market, it's time to call it a day.
Now leadership is frozen due to Apple... while Retail transformation was supposed to near completion.
Siebel was written off months ago (not saying this was a bad thing) and there still isn't a game plan for post Brown architecture... Combine this with more competition just around the corner (e.g., Clearwire).
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Honestly, T-Mobile doesn't really care much about what regional carriers do...
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Actually, it's a big problem. T-Mobile has Verizon, At&t, DBS, and regional players that are looking to squeeze them out of the game.
The challenge for TMO is how to combat bundling... both from a price point and functionality standpoint.
A regional player can afford to embrace and extend both Apple and Microsoft... even with exlusive agreements (i.e. iPhone). Same with At&t and Verizon. Even if they are unable to sell wireless service to a customer, they still have audio, video, technology services, landline, etc. to throw at customers.
Heck, even DirectTV and Dish are hooking up with Clearwire to provide a quadruple play.
If DT doesn't go on the offensive with some serious M&A activity in the US (and they spent their w...
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The challenge for TMO is how to combat bundling... both from a price point and functionality standpoint.
A regional player can afford to embrace and extend both Apple and Microsoft... even with exlusive agreements (i.e. iPhone). Same with At&t and Verizon. Even if they are unable to sell wireless service to a customer, they still have audio, video, technology services, landline, etc. to throw at customers.
Heck, even DirectTV and Dish are hooking up with Clearwire to provide a quadruple play.
If DT doesn't go on the offensive with some serious M&A activity in the US (and they spent their w...
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I bet China government is pretty interested in T-Mobile
heh, and it may become Peoples USA
heh, and it may become Peoples USA
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Ummm, too bad I don't live in Cincinnati or Dayton. Very nice that this other carrier is first to do it in a couple of cities. T-Mo's had it out first in one city for over a year. Now they're going to be the first to launch it nationally.
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I do, and trust me from personal experience, you don't want Cincinnati Bell.
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Yeah, but in retrospect, Cincinnati Bell SUCKS!!! They have such a high turnover rate it isn't funny, AND their roaming agreement with Cingular/AT&T has expired.....
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