Cloud 2.0: The fight for the next wave of customers

The fight for the Cloud Services market is about to move into new segments and territories. In the build up to the launch of our new strategy report, 'Telco strategies in the Cloud', we review perspectives on this shared at the 2012 EMEA and Silicon Valley Executive Brainstorms by strategists from major telcos and tech players, including: Orange, Telefonica, Verizon, Vodafone, Amazon, Bain, Cisco, and Ericsson. (More)

Content & Commerce: MEF Launches Survey in Middle East

MEF, the Global Community for Mobile Content and Commerce, has launched its third dedicated survey examining the mobile content and commerce market in the Middle East, inviting everyone who does business in the Middle East, no matter where they are headquartered, to share their insights into this key market. The MEF will be sharing the results of the survey with us at the Digital Arabia event in Dubai, 6-7 November. (More)

SPONSOR UPDATE: Mobily & Etisalat are sponsoring our first Digital Arabia event! The event will take place at the brand new Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai from 6-7 November . By invitation only for senior executives from across the communications, retail, media, banking and technology sectors.

Confirmed participants include: CEO, Du; Group Chief Digital Services Officer, Etisalat; Chief Marketing & Commercial Strategy Officer, Mobily; CEO, Aegis Media; CEO MENA, Saatchi & Saatchi; GM, Media Distribution, Emerging Markets, Disney (EMEA), Group Strategy Director, MBC Group, Head of Media, Unilever; Head of Marketing Innovation, Chaloub; CIO, Emirates Investment Authority; MD, Universal Music. Apply to participate. Become a sponsor.

Includes Telco 2.0 Primer Workshop, 5 November

SPEAKER UPDATE: Google, Singtel, Telkom Indonesia, Globe & the CEA are all signed up for Digital Asia. Click here for more details.

We are pleased to confirm the Capella, Singapore as our venue for the Digital Asia event in December. Following on from the success of last year's APAC event, we are back in Singapore to find out what has changed, share new market research and output from recent events in London, San Francisco and Dubai. Click here to get a first look at the new Agenda. Apply to Participate. Become a sponsor.

Innovation Strategies: Telefonica 2.0 Vs. Vodafone 2.0

Telefonica and Vodafone are both European-based tier 1 CSPs with substantial revenues, cash flows and subscribers. They have both expanded beyond Europe - Vodafone into Africa and Asia and Telefonica into Latin America. However, their Telco 2.0 strategies are rather different. In this extract from our forthcoming report, A Practical Guide to Implementing Telco 2.0, we outline their Telco 2.0 strategies and their benefits and risks. (More)

Telco 2.0: Killing Ten Misleading Myths

'Telco 2.0' has evolved considerably since we put forward the original concept for telcos' future success in 2006. Here we dispel ten myths and misunderstandings that have also evolved that can misdirect strategy. (More)

New Report: Cloud Services 2.0 - Will Telcos get their act together, or be left behind?

Cloud services - a potential global addressable market of $200bn - are emerging as a key strategic imperative for Telcos as revenues from traditional services come under attack. Most telcos appreciate this, but are struggling to commit fully to the opportunity. Our forthcoming 150 page report not only brings clarity to the business case, value propositions and best practice today but also looks ahead to the broader opportunity of what we call 'Cloud 2.0'... (More)

A Practical Guide to Implementing Telco 2.0

Our forthcoming 150 page report is an essential, step-by-step guide to the implementation of new Telco 2.0 business models, providing telecoms executives and their partner companies with a systematic approach to capitalise on new opportunities and neutralise potential threats. The report outlines robust frameworks and methodologies for selecting the right Telco 2.0 strategy for each organization, identifying and implementing the key opportunities, and avoiding expensive and time-consuming mistakes. (More)

LTE: APAC & US 'Leading the Experience'

LTE is gaining traction in Asia Pacific and the US, despite challenges with spectrum, voice, and handsets. In South Korea, for example, penetration is expected to exceed 50% within 18 months. Our analysis of the lessons learned at the 2012 NGMN conference. (More)

HTML5: Market impact & telco strategies

HTML5 will have a profound impact on consumers' and businesses' interaction with the web in coming years. In particular, HTML5-compliant smartphones may lead to a reduction in the power of closed app platforms such as Apple iOS and Google Android. While this seems broadly positive for telcos, there may also be negative side-effects of the increasing capability of standardised (and often free) Internet capabilities. (More)

Strategy 2.0: Lessons from Vodafone's success in European SMB Comms

Vodafone have been quietly stealing a march in the European SMB communications market with a well executed strategy centred on its OneNet cloud-based product. We look at how, including comparisons with BT, Telenor and others. (More)