The Telecoms Industry conferences have not changed much in 20 years : Innovation and change is still the buzzword of almost every conference today. We have been talking about rapid rates of change and innovative transformation for as long as I can remember. Is this a contradiction ? It can perhaps be explained by drawing an analogy from the world of nuclear physics : The established Operators are like the nucleus of the atom. They carry the greatest weight but move relatively slowly. The smaller start-ups and innovators are like the electrons which have incredible speed but virtually no weight. Little movement at the center but phenomenal movement at the extremes . These particles are bound together with great force but real transformation is possible ……if the chemistry is right !