Summary Bullets:
- Suddenly, ‘a very large unnamed Asian operator’ has started to be claimed in vendor discussions on product scalability.
- Reliance Jio, the new Indian mobile broadband entrant, provides contracted vendors with one of the best available product and functionality references.
Current Analysis is well known for its ‘speeds and feeds’ vendor product comparisons. Though that’s far from all that we do, in developing and validating such comparisons, we engage in frequent discussions with vendors. One example is about product scalability. In these discussions, vendor responses to a question regarding whether product ‘x’ can scale to parameter ‘y’ often take on a mosaic of proof points, including references to data sheets, testing exercises (in-house, independent or carrier), named carrier contracts, etc. Continue reading “The Value of Name-Dropping Reliance Jio”