Investing in original content: Is it worth it?
Are BT, AT&T and Swisscom making an attractive return on their major investments in content?
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Defining the future telco — and what it means for operators and their partners
The IoT is dead: Long live the I4T – the Internet for Things
It’s hard to make things work in the IoT – it’s anything but plug and play. This report outlines why, what is needed, and current leading-edge efforts to achieve it. To deliver the benefits of the Coordination Age, all manner of “things” will need to be able to discover each other and communicate more autonomously. For this to happen easily and securely a new enabler is needed: the Internet for Things (I4T).
Telcos and enterprise verticals: 5G is not the only opportunity
Telcos are looking towards the enterprise market to make the business case for 5G. But for most industries, 5G is just one of many technologies needed to drive efficiency and innovation. Which verticals’ needs best match telcos’ capabilities?
How telcos can get ahead in advertising
What other telcos can learn from AT&T’s and Verizon’s rapidly diverging strategies in the digital advertising market.
Consumer Wi-Fi: Faster, smarter and near-impossible to replace
While 5G continues to occupy 90% of the industry’s focus, Wi-Fi is quietly entrenching its role for consumers, especially in the home. It is central to media consumption and domestic IoT. In its 20th anniversary year, how will the new WiFi6 – along with whole-home meshes – make it even harder to displace? And how should telcos and others play?
Fixed and mobile services – Revenue forecasts to 2022
STL Partners’ forecasts less than 1% annual growth for global telecom revenue from fixed and mobile services for 2019-2022. Our telecoms revenue forecast covers eight regions and 94 countries, and includes over 200 charts and a detailed spreadsheet.
Three new telco business models: Soft-net, Cloud-net, Compute-net
Telcos must adapt to virtualisation and changing customer needs in the Coordination Age. Our three new telecoms business models offer a realistic agenda for telcos to build up the stack into the IT layer – either by themselves or through partnerships.
Elisa’s Smart Factory: How to win over industry leaders in two years
The origins and path of the innovative Finnish operator’s successful new proposition for the manufacturing industry in the Coordination Age.
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