Network Futures

Key Questions for The Future of the Network, Part 2: Forthcoming Disruptions

Key Questions for The Future of the Network, Part 2: Forthcoming Disruptions

5G. SDN/NFV. Gigabit cable. WiFi. IoT. Spectrum policy. Vendor consolidation. Despite carefully-constructed business cases for future network investment, the goal-posts are always moving, and even the best-laid plans face possible disruptions – positive or negative. To kick off our ‘Future of the Network’ research stream, we outlined the key questions determining the business case for future investments in the network. This is Part 2, which covers critical network-technology disruptions, the impact of government and regulation, and the shifting vendor landscape.

Network Innovation — May 2015

Amazon Web Services: Colossal, but Invincible?

Amazon has revealed that its cloud services arm is growing very fast and is surprisingly profitable. An analysis of the strategy that underpins the exceptional performance of Amazon Web Services provides important pointers about the future of the cloud computing market, how to balance the trade-off between convenience and cost, and where there may be scope for others (such as telcos) to succeed.

Consumer, Enterprise Platforms — April 2015
The ‘Agile Operator’: 5 Key Ways to Meet the Agility Challenge

The ‘Agile Operator’: 5 Key Ways to Meet the Agility Challenge

What is ‘agility’ and what makes it meaningful to operators? We explored the concept and characteristics of ‘operator agility’ through 29 interviews with telco senior executives, found three main barriers and five key opportunity areas, and identified some surprising and important conclusions about both what it means and the key steps needed to achieve it.

Executive Briefing Service — April 2015
Digital Services: What is Your Digital Business Worth?

Digital Services: What is Your Digital Business Worth?

We outline our ‘proxy model’ for valuing Digital Services Businesses, based on current best practice, which has significant advantages over traditional approaches. This report, our second of two on valuation, gives a worked example of a telco’s digital business in Asia that is already worth $1bn, and includes an analysis of approaches being taken by some leading telcos today.

Executive Briefing Service — March 2015