Welcome to the latest edition of Update, fortnightly analysis from the Telco 2.0™ Initiative:
Credit Crunch Update (Part 7): If Telcos Don't Invest, Cisco Will...
Even if the economic situation deteriorates, consumers continue spending on telecoms. Innovative investments are still needed, and a waning appetite from VC’s points to many opportunities - just ask Cisco... (More)
Apple Earnings Call: Music no longer a growth engine
Music is no longer the growth driver at Apple; it's always been about hardware. But their strong cashflow and balance sheet is their anchor for the recession. (More)
Telco 2.0™ 2009 Predictions: Time for some 'Strategic Opportunism'
It's the time of year again for the Telco 2.0™ analyst team to come up with our thoughts on where the industry will go in 2009. (More)
Telco Retailing 2.0: Product Management Transformation
Telco product management must address both product data and product process in a holistic manner. Here’s how... (More)
Me2Me: Building the foundations of contextual voice
Me2Me is a great new Voice & Messaging 2.0 idea and may change your business. (More)
Top Telco 2.0™ articles 2008: Google, Amazon, iPlayer, Long Tail, Credit Crunch
What Telco 2.0™ analysis was most popular in 2008? (More)
Wholesale Mobile Data: How to save the Mobile Internet?
Is ‘sender pays data’ the solution for the Mobile Internet business model? A new cross-carrier trial in the UK may hold the key... (More)
Recommended Upcoming Events
The 6th Telco 2.0™ Executive Brainstorm (our world event) will take place in Nice, South of France, on 6-7 May, co-located with the TM Forum's Management World. We're delighted to welcome back Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon, as one of the key stimulus presenters. Due to demand places are limited, so apply early... sand take advantage of the pound while it's weak. (More)
Telco 2.0 will be presenting and facilitating. Superb speaker line up. (More)
The Emerging Communications Conference is a Leading-Edge Telecom, Internet Communications and Mobile Innovation event. It attracts the World's Leading Futurists, and smartest, most forward thinking exec's that are exploring the future of communications. See http://eCommConf.com |
Voice Mashups: Q&A
Mashup specialist Thomas Howe tells us why there’s a big untapped market in ‘communications-enabled business processes’ and what needs to happen to realise it. (More)
FTTH Deployment: Architectural lessons from Emerging Markets
Pakistan's anarchic home-made fibre networks and Northern Europe's superbly engineered muni-fibre operators are contrasting, equally valid roads to FTTH deployment. A lesson from architecture shows the elements in common that lead to success. (More)
Hot News This Fortnight
Obama causes Akamai to give off steam; emerging market users can't get enough www; Rwandan innovators sell electricity by SMS; Microsoft in dated, monopoly-minded product shock; OFCOM squeezes UK GSMers' margins; Sprint launches rather sensible small business products; interesting new contacts/social network/IM app from Nokia Labs; Verizon's new CPE is boring. (More) |
