Comments on: Should Caribbean businesses hold OTTs the blame for their declining revenues? https://ict-pulse.com/2019/08/caribbean-businesses-hold-otts-blame-declining-revenues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caribbean-businesses-hold-otts-blame-declining-revenues&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caribbean-businesses-hold-otts-blame-declining-revenues Discussing ICT, telecommunications and technology Issues from a Caribbean perspective Thu, 19 Sep 2019 22:12:26 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michele Marius https://ict-pulse.com/2019/08/caribbean-businesses-hold-otts-blame-declining-revenues/#comment-172296 Thu, 19 Sep 2019 22:12:26 +0000 https://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=150328#comment-172296 In reply to Kamutula.

Kamutula,

Absolutely, re the Internet of things (IoT)!

I think the real bugbear for the carriers is that they see considerable revenues being generated by others, and want a piece of that pie. Their customers are paying for access; they are paying for the bandwidth – via the broadband Internet or data plan(s) they have purchased – in order to connect with the OTT services they want to access.

]]> By: Kamutula https://ict-pulse.com/2019/08/caribbean-businesses-hold-otts-blame-declining-revenues/#comment-172291 Sun, 01 Sep 2019 12:15:39 +0000 https://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=150328#comment-172291 If I have correctly understood the concerns of the telcos here, they bear the cost of building and maintaining the infrastructure on which the Internet connectivity thrives. But only get residual financial benefit out of the core package.

If this is the case, then it will come to real head when the Internet Of Things truly takes hold. Who will be shouldering the cost of the bandwidth required for people remotely making coffee at home while they drive home?

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