Elia Tsouros-Beyond Mobile Voice-role of data in transforming communications
Elia Tsouros, Executive –Business Development, Verizon Business South Africa. This is an age of collaborations and convergence of media technologies-commoditisation of core communications, increased market maturity, but still more restrictions and legal uncertainty. However, security breaches curtail ‘social engineering’ and make it difficult for greater deregulation. Evolving business and revenue models in response to a complex and ever-dynamic marketplace require “operators to create new channels to the market”.
In Africa, there will be an estimated 147 million users by 2007. Even though some operate within remote areas, sometimes network problems, a vision towards “digital cities” remains foreseeable.