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‘Under-The-Floor’ (UTF) Players: threat or opportunity?

The telecoms industry often puts so-called OTT (over-the-top) players like Google and Facebook at the forefront of its concerns, as they pose new competition for services and applications. But what about encroachment of companies “underneath” the telcos, displacing them from their core asset, the network? Telco 2.0 examines the strategic threats and opportunities from wholesale providers, outsourcers and government-run broadband networks. (January 2012, Executive Briefing Service, Future of the Networks Stream).
UTF Image Jan 2012

Executive Briefing Service, Network Innovation — January 2012

APAC Nov/Dec 2011 Brainstorm – Telco 2.0 Strategy

Telco 2.0 Strategies. Presentations including an overview of Telco 2.0 concepts by Simon Torrance, CEO, STL Partners/Telco 2.0, Investors’ views of telcos and technology markets by Richard Kramer, CEO Arete Research, the real world progress of Telco 2.0 strategies by Chris Barraclough, Chief Strategist, STL Partners/Telco 2.0 and an Innovators Showcase on ‘Everything in real-time all the time?’ by Hassan Iftikhar, VP Wholesale Business Management, CSG at the New Digital Economics & CSG APAC Executive Forum in November / December 2011.
Telco 2.0 Strategies

Executive Briefing Service — December 2011

Telco 2.0: Report and analysis of the event

Telco 2.0: Event Summary Analysis. A summary of the findings of the Telco 2.0 Executive Brainstorm, 9th November 2011, held in the Guoman Tower Hotel, London. The Brainstorm explored telcos’ strategic options to grow in the fast changing digital economy. It also considered how telcos can defend their core voice and messaging business, while also examining the steps they can take to improve the customer experience.
Telco 2.0: Event Summary Analysis Presentation

Executive Briefing Service — December 2011

M-Commerce 2.0: Report and analysis of the event

M-Commerce 2.0: Event Summary Analysis. A summary of the findings of the M-Commerce 2.0 Executive Brainstorm, 10th November , held in the Guoman Hotel, London. Part of an international research and events programme, run with the support of the World Economic Forum, the Brainstorm explored the principles of personal data in the context of ‘M-Commerce 2.0’ – creating mechanisms that put the user in control of their data, helping the individual to generate value from that data, reducing friction and transaction costs in day-to-day ‘B2B2C’ commercial processes. (December 2011, Executive Briefing Service, Dealing with Disruption Stream)

M-Commerce 2.0: Event Summary Analysis Presentation

Executive Briefing Service, Consumer — December 2011

Cloud 2.0: Report and analysis of the event

Cloud 2.0: Event Summary Analysis. A summary of the findings of the Cloud 2.0 Executive Brainstorm, 10th November 2011, held in the Gouman Tower Hotel, London. The Brainstorm explored telcos’ strategic options to grow in the fast changing digital economy. It also considered how telcos can defend their core voice and messaging business, while also examining the steps they can take to improve the customer experience. (November 2011, Executive Briefing Service, Cloud & Enterprise ICT Stream)

Cloud 2.0: Event Summary Analysis Presentation

Executive Briefing Service, Network Innovation — December 2011

Personal Data 2.0: Industry fails Carrier IQ test

The debacle with Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile US over Carrier IQ’s phone monitoring software highlights the pitfalls and opportunities of recording user behaviour, controlling mobile broadband networks and working with personal data – a key enabler of the new digital economy and new telco business models. This is our analysis of the issues and key lessons. (December 2011, Executive Briefing Service)
Carrier IQ Smartphone Eye image Dec 2011 Telco 2.0

Executive Briefing Service — December 2011

Your Text is on Fire: OTT’s to burn 40% SMS revenue by 2015

In four years’ time, Telco SMS revenue will decline on average by around 40% across Europe and the Middle East according to the senior execs at this month’s Telco 2.0 brainstorm in London. The main cause is competitive pressure from ‘OTT’ alternatives (Facebook, Skype, Google, BBM, etc). Mobile voice isn’t that far behind, with a 20% decline foreseen. What can be done and what is the role of RCS-e? (November 2011, Executive Briefing Service, Dealing with Disruption Stream).
EMEA Messaging Decline reasons Nov 2011

Executive Briefing Service, Consumer — November 2011

Voice 2.0: Strategic Threats and Opportunities

Voice & Messaging 2.0: Strategic Threats and Opportunities, Presentation by Phil Laidler, Director, Consulting, STL Partners. Which of the disruptors – Apple, Facebook, Google, Skype – is the biggest menace? Presented at EMEA Brainstorm, November 2011.
Strategic options for telcos – resisting the disruptors in voice

Executive Briefing Service — November 2011

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