It had my mouth open when I read these quotes from RIM co-CEO James Balsillie about why carriers love Blackberries:
"So, you’re running a 5kbps voice stop and somebody’s trying to stream a TV show for a 100 kbps or a 80 kbps, I mean, you’re taking away 10 to 20 voice calls of capacity.
... So all I can say is carriers do get the element that we’re profitable, it’s the wise carrier that not only correlates that on a CPGA, RPU churn kind of basis, but also interrelates that to the true step function of capex in a scarce capacity function."
The carriers should have made the capex investments years ago. I mean Verizon started its 3G roll out in the US nine years ago. And if their networks are over loaded now they should quit selling new customers for a while. And for pete's sake not advertise 3G access everywhere - even at the end of the rainbow.
James, I have a suggestion as you put your partners ahead of your end- customers. Go ahead and castrate your Blackberries so they don't put any data - even email - load on the carriers.
Even better maybe you should start making land line phones?
