Transformation

How 5G is Disrupting Cloud and Network Strategy Today

A primary benefit envisaged of 5G networks is that latency (i.e. delay times for users) will be massively reduced. This would deliver major benefits for many applications providing that the software for those cloud-based applications is located near enough to the users at the edge of the network. This is likely to drive a massive change in the architecture of the cloud and the network industries. This report outlines likely scenarios and identifies some early moves that are starting to play out now.

Executive Briefing Service, Network Innovation — June 2015
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