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NGOSS beyond lipservice? Do standards make enough of a difference to risk capital and buck trends? According to one person to whom I spoke during the event, it is difficult to escape the feeling that “it’s a great concept but no one is at the helm and only few people know how to sail…and they’re doing something else right now.” In an interview we did with Martin Creaner, once again, last month leading up to TMW- Dallas, he mentioned that NGOSS is basically done, it works, and it will become a background for all other conversations. It seems NGOSS is fully ready for the industry. Why, oh why, doesn't some of the industry seem ready for NGOSS?

The IQPC Next-Gen OSS/BSS Integration Summit was a great place to try to answer some of those burning questions. There were, to some extent, more questions raised than answers given, but that is to be expected. My sincere hope is that the event becomes annual rather than taking place twice a year, moves to a location that is more accessible by the average attendee (Tucson was a direct flight from Chicago, but almost everyone else had to make at least two hops), and focuses its energy and considerable value on a single event. I know I would make the trip.