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In this week's edition of Telco 2.0 Update, with just one month to go to the Digital Arabia Executive Brainstorm (Dubai, Nov 6-7) and two months to go to Digital Asia (Singapore, Dec 4-5), we feature:

Follow Telco 2.0 on Twitter; apply to join the private group on Linkedin; archive of previous newsletters here; introductory 'Foundation 2.0' research here.

 
 
 

NEW: Telco 2.0 Video Bank Launched

We've just launched a channel on YouTube compiling the best video content available from our events, research and blog. As well as Telco 2.0 analysts, the 80+ videos feature Google, AT&T, Amazon, Telefonica, Vodafone etc and cover all of our main themes including Telco 2.0 business models, growth, cloud, digital entertainment, digital commerce and more, providing a great background briefing resource. (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)

 
 
STIMULUS SPEAKER UPDATE: Join the debate on how telcos and others in the Digital Economy can come together to create new business models. Apply to participate.

   
Subhra Das
EVP, Marketing &
Customer Experience
du
  Eddy Maroun
Co-Founder
Anghami
  Adil Khan
CEO, Middle East North Africa
Saatchi & Saatchi
         
   
Khalifa Al Shamsi
Group Chief Digital Services Officer
Etisalat
  Karl-Michael Henneking
Chief Marketing & Commercial Strategy Officer
Mobily
  David Porter
Media Director
Unilever

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. Apply to participate.

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

Other confirmed participants include:
VP Innovation, Du; Chief Marketing & Commercial Strategy Officer, Mobily; CEO, Aegis Media; GM, Media Distribution, Emerging Markets, Disney (EMEA), Group Strategy Director, MBC Group, Head of Media, Unilever; Head of Marketing Innovation, Chaloub; MD, Universal Music; VP, Capgemini Consulting; Director Mobile Advertising, Etisalat; Group Senior Director, Qtel; CEO, Eyelevel Interactive; CEO, UnboundID. 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.

   
Indra Utoyo
Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer
Telkom Indonesia
  Julian Persaud
Managing Director
Southeast Asia, Google
  David Ulmer
MD New Growth Platforms
SingTel
         
   
Chua Siew-Ling
Director & Head of Emerging Payments
American Express
  Gil Genio
Head, International and Business Markets
Globe
  Shawn G. DuBravac
Chief Economist
Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)

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
 
 
 

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)

 
 
Recent Analysis
 

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)

 

PLUS

• Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Skype - dealing with the disruptors
• The Roadmap to New Telco 2.0 Business Models
• Facebook: what the IPO filing revealed
• Silicon Valley report: the money's moving, but are telcos?
• 'Under-the-Floor' Players: threat or opportunity?
• Mobile TV: going 'Round The Side' of telco networks?
• LTE: APAC & US 'Leading the Experience'
• HTML5: Market impact & telco strategies
• Strategy 2.0: Lessons from Vodafone's success in European SMB Comms

 
 

Telco 2.0 News Review: Oracle & EU go Cloud; FTTH economics; Free making waves

  • Cloud Computing: Oracle commits to the cloud
  • Smartphone Roundup: RIM - the comeback begins?
  • Broadband Connectivity: Key data points on FTTH, Free hammers the competition
  • Communications 2.0: RTCWeb, Mozilla's ID app, Google turns the screws on Apple Maps, the pain of smart TV
  • Valley Roundup: Marissa Mayer speaks to Yahoo!, but what did she say?

More on these stories and other news here.

 
 
Foundation 2.0: Introductory Research and White Papers

To give an introduction to the principles of Telco 2.0 and digital business model innovation we're launching a new service offering free downloads of a selection of Telco 2.0 Briefing reports and a growing collection of what we think are the best 3rd party 'white papers'. (More)

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