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NTT DoCoMo: The Digital Pathfinder

Developing new digital services is a key growth strategy to make up for Voice revenue decline, but many telcos are struggling to implement it effectively. NTT DoCoMo has made more progress in digital services than any other operator, but is often dismissed as an example because Japan is considered “too different” to be useful for other operators. We disagree with this assumption and highlight key lessons that operators can learn from NTT DoCoMo’s digital journey.

Executive Briefing Service — January 2017

Changing Culture: The Great Barrier

The findings of a senior exec summit we ran last week in Asia present a fascinating snapshot of the global telecoms industry. They highlight views on the key goals of and barriers to transformation, and point to some key actions needed to move forward.

Executive Briefing Service, Network Innovation — December 2016

Which operator growth strategies will remain viable in 2017 and beyond?

Global telecoms growth has slowed since 2009, but some operators have enjoyed compound annual growth rates of up to 25% over this period. This report examines the financial results of 68 operators over the last seven years, identifies seven successful growth strategies, and evaluates which ones will deliver the best results in 2017 and beyond.

Executive Briefing Service — December 2016

Amazon: Telcos’ Chameleon-King Ally?

Amazon, Facebook and Google are engaged in a global contest to become the pre-eminent broker of digital commerce between merchants and consumers. Google controls the leading digital platform – the Android smartphone. And Facebook dominates mobile messaging. But new digital platforms are emerging – the growing popularity of smart speakers, which rely on cloud-based artificial intelligence, could help Amazon, the original online chameleon, to bolster its fast-evolving ecosystem at the expense of Google and Facebook. As the digital food chain evolves, opportunities will open up for telcos, but only if the smart home market remains heterogeneous and very competitive.

Consumer — November 2016

The Devil’s Advocate: SDN / NFV can never work, and here’s why!

The early high hopes for SDN and NFV have given way to the realization that the road to cloud-telco ‘heaven’ is strewn with ‘infernal’ rocks and pitfalls. We present the “devil’s advocate’s” (i.e. an extremely sceptical) view of NFV set out in eight indictments. We then examine the argument for the defence.

Executive Briefing Service, Network Innovation — November 2016

Protected: Reversing telco decline: How to grow from next-gen networks and edge

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Edge Insights, Enterprise Platforms — November 2016

Network Futures

NTT DoCoMo: The Digital Pathfinder

Changing Culture: The Great Barrier

Which operator growth strategies will remain viable in 2017 and beyond?

The Devil’s Advocate: SDN / NFV can never work, and here’s why!

Protected: Reversing telco decline: How to grow from next-gen networks and edge

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