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Welcome to the latest edition of Update, fortnightly analysis from the Telco 2.0™ Initiative:
Apple on Verizon: Chance to Reinvent Laptop Connectivity
An interesting aside was made in Verizon's Q1 earnings call last week. Could we see a radical new business model from Apple and Verizon? (More)
M-Banking - can Zain's new business model for ZAP rival M-PESA?
Zain's new m-banking service has a curious business model. Will it work? (More)
Nokia's Strange Services Strategy: Lessons from iPhone and RIM
Nokia's services strategy is struggling because it doesn't seem to understand social software (More)
The Bit Pipe Nightmare: Tackling it with a post-ARPU strategy
A three point plan for fixing the billing system (More)
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The 6th Telco 2.0™ Executive Brainstorm (the leading industry strategy event) is delighted to welcome Marc Davis, Chief Scientist, Yahoo! Connected Life, who along with Richard Titus, the BBC's Controller of Future Media, and Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon, will be representing 'upstream' customer markets in our debates. Due to demand places are running out fast now. NB: New 'distance participation' packages available if you can't travel (More) |
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Open Mobile Summit, 10-11 June, London: Telco 2.0 CEO To Speak
Telco 2.0 will be stimulating the Open Mobile Summit, a gathering of innovators from Google, LiMo, Openmoko and many more. Coming? (More) |
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Mobile Developer Platforms: Success Criteria
The elements of a successful mobile applications platform (More)
APIs: How to Make Money From Them
A short video preview of the API session at Telco 2.0 (More)
 New Telco 2.0 Research
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Online Video Distribution - how will the market play out?
The existing business model is challenged by new industry structures, devices, and end-user behaviours. Read an overview or buy / subscribe to our new briefing on evolving scenarios and strategies required to prosper here.
Innovation for the Digital Generation: next gen service development
The people who fill social networks today are not going back to BT Family & Friends as soon as they settle down and get a job. Instead, the communications behaviours they learn now will follow them through life. A major new Telco 2.0 strategy report explores how to serve this digital generation, the customers of the future. (More) |
TM Forum's Blueprint Initiative: Step in the Right Direction
We believe the TM Forum's Blueprint initiative is a major step forward in helping realise the dream of the 'two-sided' telecoms business model (More)
Telco 2.0 Hot News This Fortnight
AT&T hits results on the nose; Vodafone Qatar IPO; ZTE growing fast, sells CDMA gadgets, gets gig for LTE smartphone; Ericsson profits fall 30% to general relief; Qwest profits rise 37%; ALU renames WiMAX "Wireless DSL"; Android gadgets to save them "by Christmas"; Vodafone free trial reveals remarkable numbers of people googling for Google; Acer gadget with two SIM cards; more Apple netbook chatter; crisis at T-Mobile UK; Pirate Bay in court again; Phorm's...unusual...PR strategy (More) |
