Speed kills

How speed may be killing telecom service providers.

“Speed kills.”

It isn’t an anti-drug message…or blunt advice on how not to choose your stock market investments. Instead, it’s a mindset that may be putting your telecom company at risk when it comes to introducing new
products and services.

“Speed kills” is an expression that’s very much in vogue today in the corridors of some of the most ambitious companies in the world. Along with “Internet time” and “zero latency”, “speed kills” has been inspired by what has become the most omnipotent force in the contemporary business world: the belief that faster isn’t only better … it’s the only way.

Steve Puchala is a Vice President at LTC International Inc.