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more on two notes on the economics of Hot spots etc.
From: David Farber <dfarber () earthlink net>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:31:25 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: "JFC (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey () jefsey com> Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 14:42:31 To:dave () farber net Subject: Re: <[IP]> two notes on the economics of Hot spots etc. On 13:05 11/12/02, Dave Farber said:
Since no terrestrial network has ever made money offering data-only services, what do these folks know that the rest of the industry does not?
I am sorry but this is untrue. Tymnet did. As a former head of Tymnet International I can testify that creating and running the namespace in an open way, carrying international secure data, integrating extended services (what IAB calls OPES, ES for ... edge services) in a way permitting VPN to deploy and prosper, does permit to make a good return. The same for OSI operators such as Transpac. etc.. When I joined datacoms in 1977 I heard but unfortunately did not applied lately a simple golden rule "you will make money in that business whatever you do, except if you use the ARPANET technology" I then quickly learned another rule (I stick to) which explains the whole industries (telecoms and datacoms) problem: "one does not sell a network system to its users but to who needs it to be used". Obviously modelizing properly information technology, communications and brainware as parts of the network system also helps a lot. jfc ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To unsubscribe or update your address, click http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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