I think it's an extremely difficult process to setup back-end infrastructure that integrates with existing systems such as a carrier. You have production systems, development systems, backup systems, redundant systems, routing paths, security, etc. Now take that and multiply it by the number of carriers they are setting up with. Huge undertaking that, as an IT consultant, I know is not an easy feat. And they probably deal with proprietary systems that they aren't allowed to access, so you get this "shadow" communication where you're telling the carrier how to implement your technology. It's a real pain.
I'm probably going to draw some criticism here on this, but I had three main points of interest as far as milestones:
1. Launch in the first quarter, as they targeted.
2. Absolute, without a doubt, 1000% confirmation from GoIP Global, that Verizon is committed to a contract. The fact that it works at the moment doesn't mean much to me. The PR speculates launch will not be with 100%, but 95% percent of the carriers. That's fine so long as that 5% isn't Verizon.
3. Some gauge on adoption and popularity of keywords. I don't expect them to release that info anytime soon, but this is a point I am looking for down the road.
In my opinion, #1 looks missed. #2 is still unknown. #3 looks to be positive.
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