In my last blog post , we looked at one challenge that many CSPs face in establishing winning businesses into new value chains, such as content and IT cloud computing. This challenge is the culture itself of large CSP organizations, in terms of risk avoidance. There's a growing need for more incentives (at all pay grade levels) to take additional managed risk. Winning CSP leaders are going beyond the traditional cultural focus of knowing what to expect and the old "no surprises" mentality...

Note: This post continues a multi-part series introducing concepts about Digital Services Value Chains. Prior post is here for background. **** As established Service Providers are preparing for the imminent " post voice world, " they are launching new business models into digital services value chains. To compete with advantage in these new value chains, several major challenges need to be effectively addressed. I advise now, these pitfalls often require bold executive-level vision, drive...