We explore the recent developments in the private network market, regulatory activities and policies on local and shared spectrum, and the different deployment approaches and business cases for traditional telcos and the expanding range of other stakeholders.
5G is now the main driver of VNF deployment. But can telcos be cloud-native without being hyperscaler-dependent?
Cloud native networking offers operators a promise of efficiency, automation and innovation to underpin their future in the coordination age. But it should also mean a new operating model, new skills and organisation that few feel they are ready for.
Our in-depth analysis of Microsoft’s play in the telecoms market, why it acquired Affirmed Networks and Metaswitch, and what telcos should do about it.
The delivery of ‘mixed reality’ experiences through various forms of AR / VR ‘glasses’ is improving, and Apple may be planning to enter the fray alongside other heavyweight players such as Amazon and Google. We review the realistic timescales, and the opportunities for telcos.
We revisit our 2019 forecasts on the economic impact of 5G on industries, as well as re-evaluating the 5G opportunity in a post COVID world. We also include highlights from forthcoming research into the how 5G can drive efficiency and productivity in transport and logistics.
This report explores how the cloud gaming market is likely to evolve and what this means for telcos. Beyond providing better connectivity through 5G and edge computing, there are several ways in which telcos can add value to the cloud gaming ecosystem.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is more powerful and affordable than ever, and the leading consumer-facing AI platforms – Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon – are in an arms race to bring the technology to smartphones. AI will radically change the way people use smartphones, but what are the implications for data traffic and consumer expectations, and what role should telcos play in this evolution?
The big prize in enterprise managed services today is supporting industries’ digital transformation. With the growing ‘softwarisation’ of networking, this creates more impetus for vendors to compete with telcos as part of a shifting ecosystem. But does vendor software risk cannibalising the telco network?
As several operators in Europe downsize their Telco 2.0 Digital Services activity, some are seeking to reframe the Piper strategy as a premium-priced differentiation play based on network quality. This report argues this is deluded and dangerous – a Piper strategy is viable but only by developing cost-leadership in a commodity market.
What are the possible impacts on telecoms of further economic troubles in the Eurozone? Will it be recessionary business as usual or something much nastier? And how will it impact ‘Telco 2.0’ Strategies? (December 2011, Executive Briefing Service)
EMEA Messaging Decline reasons Nov 2011
Telco 2.0: New Roles, Relevance and Revenues. Presentation by Simon Torrance, CEO, STL Partners/Telco 2.0 Initiative, summarising the impact of Internet Players, new growth opportunity areas, and best use of current assets. Presented at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm, November 2011.
Telco 2.0 Nov 2011 New Roles, Relevance and Revenues
Telco 2.0: Understanding Telco 2.0 opportunities and how to realise them. Presentation by Chris Barraclough, STL Partners/Telco 2.0 Initiative at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm (November 2011, Executive Briefing Service, Transformation Stream.)
Telco 2.0 Nov 2011 Understanding Telco 2.0 opportunities and how to realise them
Telco 2.0: Innovators Showcase: The Value of Smart Networks and Services to Mobile Operators Presentation by Pankaj Shroff, Director of Strategy, Tellabs Office of CTO, at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm in November 2011.
Telco 2.0: Innovators Showcase: The Value of Smart Networks and Services to Mobile Operators
Telco 2.0: Innovators Showcase: RCS-e as Telco’s own OTT Platform Mobile CRM Case Study Presentation by Jose M Recio, Solaiemes, at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm in November 2011.
Telco 2.0: Innovators Showcase: RCS-e as Telco’s own OTT Platform Mobile CRM Case Study
Telco 2.0: Innovators Showcase: BlueVia Update. Presentation by James Parton, Head of BlueVia Marketing, Telefonica, at the EMEA Executive Brainstorm in November 2011.
Telco 2.0: Innovators Showcase: RCS-e as Telco’s own OTT Platform Mobile CRM Case Study
The second of a series of articles on the “credit crunch” and its likely implications. The relative “haven” of telecoms as defensive stocks, and near-term Telco debt maturities. (October 2008)
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