Telecom Ecosystem Group

For the past several decades the telecom industry has had a problem with innovation. Forward looking individuals in telcos, vendors, regulators, and public policy organizations have struggled with the problem – each somewhat isolated in their organization. TEG provides a ‘place’ where these individuals can come together to work on better understanding the sources of the problem and to pursue paths to solutions. This has been happening against a background of consolidation and shrinkage amongst the traditional vendors, and declining financial performance in the telcos. At the same time, technology/service/business innovation has been accelerating in other sectors driven in large part by start-ups and companies with large R&D budgets (e.g., hyperscalers). Recently, cloudification, ORAN, and the potential for new entrants with experience building effective innovation ecosystems has made solving the problem more urgent. ------- The Telecom Ecosystem Group solicits opinions from a wide array of industry players. All posts reflect the personal opinions of the authors only, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of their employers or other affiliations, nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of the Telecom Ecosystem Group.