Digital Platform Strategy: How Google, Apple and Amazon keep winning

Telcos traditionally think of every new service as a profitable new revenue source, and create services in silos with little thought for the total customer experience and overall creation of value. In contrast, the big internet and tech players typically build their future offerings as part of an integrated strategy to raise the overall value of their platforms. This extract from our new report 'A Practical Guide to Implementing Telco 2.0' shows key lessons for telcos. (More)

A Practical Guide to Implementing Telco 2.0 - PART 1 NOW OUT

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. Part 1, which is now available, outlines robust frameworks and methodologies for selecting the right Telco 2.0 strategy for each organization, while Part 2 (available shortly) addresses how to implement the key opportunities. (More)

UPDATE: Du and anayou join Etisalat, Mobily and CSG as key brainstorm partners, and the detailed session agendas for Digital Arabia are now live. Follow the links below to find out what is happening & when:

Digital Economy
Digital Commerce
Digital Entertainment
**Plus Telco 2.0 Primer Pre-event Workshop

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 or become a sponsor.

SPEAKER UPDATE: AMEX join Google, Singtel, Telkom Indonesia, Globe & the CEA at Digital Asia. Click here for more details.

The magnificent Capella, Singapore is our venue for this year's Digital Asia event in December. Following on from the success of last year's APAC event, we are back in the region 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 or become a sponsor.

Includes Telco 2.0 Primer Workshop, 3 December

CES 2013: Meet the CEA's Chief Economist at Digital Asia (+ free CES passes)

We're delighted that the CEA's (Consumer Electronics Association) Chief Economist, Shawn Dubravac, will be joining us at the Digital Asia event in Singapore, 4-5 December, 2012. We're also proud to be partnering with the CEA, which produces the seminal annual CES event, and unites companies within the consumer technology industry. (More)

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)

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)