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.
Recharging Consumer Revenues
Maintain relevance and build value with consumers by delivering compelling content, commerce and communications services. This stream explores how telcos can compete and co-operate with key internet players in entertainment, connected cars, fintech, the smart home and other growth markets
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.
Full Article: Transactions, telcos’ future in one word
Amazon presents an excellent example of a 2-sided transactions platform. Werner Vogel, Amazon CTO, explains. (Dec 2008)
Full Article: Online Video Usage – YouTube thrashes iPlayer, but for how long?
Online Video demand patterns are becoming clearer but a working economic model is not. What’s next? (July 2008)
Full Article: Google vs Telcos, Tale of the Tape
Telecoms Operators have some great advantages Vs Google in the delivery of new services but only if they recognise and act on their strengths. (March 2008)