Insights, data and analysis to support your business decisions
Our research drives change in the telecoms industry through deep and creative analysis coupled with practical recommendations for our clients.
STL Partners’ research helps telcos and their partners to make new thinking and business models work, drive real change in practice, and grow through purposeful innovation in the Coordination Age.
Half of the world’s top 10 telecoms operators subscribe to our research
Principal, Group Strategy, Tier 1 European telco
Global Head of Information Management, Telecom
Our foundational research offering provides a strategic synopsis of all important telecoms trends and market drivers, supporting strategists and decision makers by expanding, challenging and validating their thinking:
• 25 new reports per year plus a database of 300+ reports and analyst access
• The most important themes affecting the telecoms and technology sector, including new threats and emerging opportunities
• Analysis on what telcos need to do to thrive in the Coordination Age, how they become robust, adaptive organisation, and how external forces will shape their operating environment
How telcos can build value with consumers by delivering compelling services in communications, entertainment, fintech, smart home and more.
How operators can adopt B2B2X business models to address changing enterprise needs in 5G, private networks, IoT, analytics and more.
Rich analysis on the edge computing opportunity and practical guidance on which use cases to target, who to partner with and which business models to deploy.
Insights and practical advice for telcos and vendors to help them navigate innovation across every network layer and domain – virtual and physical – and evolve their operations, partnership ecosystems and technology base to drive new sources of growth.
With tackling climate change at the top of telecoms industry’s agenda, operators and their partners need guidance on how to best execute on their commitment to reduce their carbon footprints over the next decade: in many cases to net zero.
As demand for private cellular networks grows, stakeholders will need to successfully navigate the opportunities and threats, as well as the potential business models, to secure their place in the ecosystem.
Discounts apply when combining the Executive Briefing Service with in-depth research streams
All subscriptions come with access to analyst time
We are always available to discuss how our insights apply to your situation, to validate assumptions or to challenge our thinking.
We develop our research agenda with our customers front of mind.
STL Partners has a track record of being ahead of the curve on disruptions and innovations such as platform business models, Edge, AI, NFV, and Telco Cloud.
We are known for original thinking, particularly the Coordination Age concept which defines a holistic new strategic context and opportunity for telecoms.
A mix of experienced telecoms execs and bright, driven digital natives – our team brings deep expertise in specific domains.
We look beyond the telecoms industry to inspire and challenge organisations to move forward and grow.
Our clients have limited time and attention, so we are crisp. Equally, they want well-argued and supported insight. We don’t publish anything until it meets both criteria.
We also share our insights in a range of formats to suit different needs, including webinars, the STL Insights blog, one-page report summaries, newsletters, and analyst calls.
