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Welcome to the latest edition of Update, fortnightly analysis from the Telco 2.0™ Initiative:
Google - How (precisely) it profits from YouTube
New analysis demonstrates how YouTube contributes to Google's position and power in the 'Digital Economy' and what this means for telcos' online video strategies. (More)
Zoompass - Implementing Mobile Money, Right
A major milestone has been achieved; the first inter-carrier mobile payments system in a developed market since PayForIt. (More)
The 7 Strategic Priority Areas for New Telecoms Business Models
In the last 12 months the fundamental question related to the '2-sided' telecoms market opportunity has changed from "what is it?" to "how do we do it?" Our new report describes the key priority areas. Here's a summary (More) |
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Pilot 2.0 with "BSS 2.0" - Using Old Systems for New Business Models
It's often just too complicated to test new business models. However, a new class of technology ("BSS 2.0") is enabling operators to pilot without having to change their existing systems or processes. (More)
Digital Britain - a grand vision but an impractical plan
The UK Government's recent Digital Britain report has kicked off much debate. We are doubtful that its conclusions can be implemented for reasons that carry a lesson for all would be agents of change. (More)
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IBM at Wimbledon - Where's the telco?
IBM Research is charting a Telco 2.0 agenda, concentrating on mobile enterprise apps, emerging-market mobility and enterprise-to-end user applications. Here's a video demo at Wimbledon this week (More)
The Toolkit for Voice 2.0 - Linux, Asterisk, OpenSER
A new open-source technical toolkit (based on Linux, Asterisk, OpenSER and perhaps OpenSS7) is emerging for Voice 2.0 applications. (More)
Hot Telco 2.0 News this Fortnight
IBM R&D to spend $100m on Telco 2.0-ish agenda; MTN chafes at the bit; more censorship data; Uncle Sam's monster e-mail database; Novarra: half the data traffic is from basic phones, and we know because we read it!; Indian 3G auction set for September; WiMAX to follow; the great British spectrum sale?; AT&T/Slingbox/Baseball neutrality row; cablecos can community on Canoe; AT&T gives away MMS; Intel wants to put your phone in a cloud; BT will deploy more fibre, one day, perhaps; the call centre that can't; new Android gadgets at T-Mobile; Apple launches some sort of mobile device, apparently (More) |
