Full Article: Devices 2.0 – Battle for the Edge; Executive Briefing Special
63% of participants at the 6th Telco 2.0 Executive Brainstorm think open devices are the way to go. What should telcos seek to control, and how? (May 2009)
Growing Enterprise Revenues
Full Article: Retail Services 2.0: Digital Natives – how to serve a new breed of customer; Executive Briefing Special
A write up and analysis of new research plus participants’ and speakers’ views at the May 2009 Telco 2.0 Executive Brainstorm exploring the challenges of making telcos better retailers. (May 2009)
Full Article: M-Banking: can Zain’s new business model for ZAP rival M-PESA?
A major emerging market operator, Zain, has entered the mobile banking game with a radically different business model.
Full Article: Nokia’s Strange Services Strategy – Lessons from Apple iPhone and RIM
Over the last 10 years, Nokia has sustained a keen interest in applications and services as a complement to its dominant position in hardware and operating systems. It’s hard to say that they’ve made any progress in making a business of it.
Google’s Complex Execution of simple Two-Sided Business Model Strategies
Exploring Google’s mastery of two-sided business models, and identifying the basic strategies for success across all two-sided businesses.
Online Video Distribution Market Study
As online video challenges traditional distribution models, both old and new suppliers are pushing into the value chain in the hope of grabbing a share of the emerging global market. But how will the market develop and which companies will be the ultimate winners?
STL Partners has analysed the potential of online video, identified possible market winners and losers, and set out three interlocking scenarios depicting the evolution of the market. In each scenario, the role of distributors is examined, possible threats and opportunities revealed, and strategic options are discussed. (March 2009)