NEW REPORT: A Practical Guide to Implementing Telco 2.0

How can communications services providers (CSPs) transform their businesses from Telco 1.0 (infrastructure-led stasis) to Telco 2.0 (sustainable innovation-led growth)? 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)

NEW REPORT: Cloud 2.0: Telco Strategies in the Cloud

Telco 2.0 presents a new strategy report examining the evolution of cloud services; the current opportunities for vendors and Telcos in the Cloud market, plus a penetrating analysis on the positioning Telcos need to adapt in order to take advantage of the potential $200Bn global Cloud services market. This report offers over 140 pages of insightful commentary from those who've been working at the cutting edge, and includes an introduction to the sector's key technologies and emerging trends, as well as detailed recommendations for Telcos and vendors. (More)

The New Digital Economics Executive Brainstorm & Innovation Forum series returns to Silicon Valley on March 19 -20 2013, at a crucial point of digital transformation across industry sectors.

Utilizing its uniquely interactive format, New Digital Economics Silicon Valley 2013 enables a specially invited international group of 250 senior executives, entrepreneurs, and policy influencers from across the communications, entertainment, retail, banking, advertising and technology sectors, to review, share and apply creative thinking to the topic of how to enable and respond to 'Disruptive Business Models and New Growth Opportunities in Mobile Commerce, Content, Cloud and Communications'.

Incorporating 4 co-located events:
Digital Economy I Digital Commerce I Digital Entertainment I Digital Things

Internet Governance @ ITU? The Political Battle for the Internet

The political battle for the governance of the Internet will step up a gear at the ITU's World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) next week, which will review the current International Telecommunication Regulations for the first time since 1988 - pre web and mobile networks. Some governments and telcos are arguing that it should be the responsibility of the ITU, the telecoms arm of the UN, to look after the Internet. What are the key issues, why does it matter, and why don't we think this is a good idea at all? (More)

M-Commerce: Telco 2.0 deal on MEF Global Survey

MEF's Global Consumer Survey 2012 questioned 9,500 mobile media users in ten countries: US, UK, China, India, Qatar, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Download the executive summary here - there's also a special 30% Telco 2.0 discount code on the full report. (More)

Cloud 2.0: Telstra, Singtel, China Mobile Strategies

In this extract from our forthcoming report 'Cloud 2.0: Telco Strategies in the Cloud' we outline the key components of Telstra, Singtel and China Mobile's cloud strategies, and how they compare to the major 'Big Technology' players (such as Microsoft, VMWare, IBM, HP, etc.) and 'Web Giants' (such as Google and Amazon). (More)

Digital Arabia: How telcos must act smartly to avoid the West's doldrums

At the Digital Arabia Executive Brainstorm in Dubai, November 2012, we found that the region is on the edge of an exciting period of growth in digital commerce, entertainment and public sector services, enabled by mobile in particular. However, success depends on telcos and others working together effectively to put key enabling digital platforms in place, and this is not yet happening fast enough to avoid the stagnation now seen in many Western markets. How can this be changed? (More)

European Mobile: The Future's not Bright, it's Brutal (€20Bn down by 2016)

Our new analysis shows that the mobile industry's combined revenues from voice, messaging and data services in the EU5 economies (UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy) will drop by nearly €20Bn, or 4% per year, in the next five years, and by €30Bn by 2020. How, why, and what can be done? (More)