By Carl Ford
I asked Digium CEO Danny Windham what I could do for him and what news he wanted me to promote. The answer was: "Could you tell people its not as bad out there as the media makes it out to be?"
Danny is right, as President Roosevelt said we have nothing to fear but fear itself, and in this economy, VoIP, which is a technology that saves money, should flourish. And I think it is flourishing!
I've heard stories about prepaid being on the rise, and, of course, the folks taking advantage of open source see opportunity. Additionally the VARs are out looking for SIP Trunking strategies now.
I was also watching as the battle between LTE and WiMAX totaled up over $40 B in purchasing power.
So the future has opportunities, but you have to find the time to talk about them. If you talk about the negatives, you may lose the opportunity for the ... opportunity.
Positive thinking seems like a real asset in times like these, but does it work? Well, I know it rarely hurts.
Right now it's easy to get lost in the negative. The reports of money being made off the politics of pork are tough not to watch. And there is glee in watching missteps and finding the flaws in others. A well-known anecdote is that everyone thinks poorly of Congress, but likes their representatives. Like Madame DeFarge, we stick to our knitting and don't see our part in the process. The truth is that many of the folks I respect the most in Telecom are coming into the executive branch this time around, so I have hope.
But as the fireman reminded me at the Fireman's breakfast, "If you watch too much of the sausage being made, you can't help but lose your appetite"
So join me in speaking to the positive and finding the light at the end of the tunnel.
Here is what I know. There is a lot of cash lying around looking for the right opportunities; there are a lot of companies looking to conserve cash. Building businesses that support these activities now will position well for the future.
Remember news is the past, to see the future you have to look ahead. And there we will find the way to go.