NEW Telco 2.0 Transformation Index: Singtel, Telefonica lead AT&T, VZ and and Ooredoo (but all need more)

The Telco 2.0 Transformation Index, launched today, shows that Singtel and Telefonica have made more progress than AT&T, Verizon and Ooredoo, but that all are still at a relatively early stage of maturity and have much still to do. This new research provides an overall comparative benchmark and in-depth analysis of each against transforming their operations and building new 'Telco 2.0' business models. (More)

Why Transformation Matters: How Telcos can add 50% share value

Transformation can be hugely valuable for telcos if they can grow platform and product innovation revenues to add to their core services. In this post previewing some of the findings from the new Telco 2.0 Transformation Index (published today) we show how this could work. (More)

Have your say: Enterprise Mobility

In its first paper: What is stopping telcos from grabbing a slice of the £50 billion enterprise mobility market today? STL Partners proposes a four-step, structured approach that telcos can embark to address the enterprise mobility market. Having highlighted the stark choices available, STL Partners are inviting telcos to participate in an online research study, which will delve deeper into telcos' appetite for, and the practical considerations of, establishing a foothold in the enterprise mobility market. The online survey consists of 20 questions and will take approximately 4 minutes to complete click here.

‘OnFuture America 2014’ features:

• New market analysis best practices and use cases from across the globe
• Facilitated Key Sector Deep-Dives in CPG/Retail; Financial Services; Transport & Automotive; Data Brokers; Entertainment; Telco
• Live demos of cutting-edge mobile, cloud and big data solutions that enable more profitable relationships with consumers
• Mobile workshops on Advertising; Commerce; Analytics, and  Customer Loyalty
• Networking with 250 specially-invited senior execs from across the retail, marketing, payments, telco, media, software and technology sectors

To understand more, please click to view highlights of last year’s event and our participant testimonials.

If you experience difficulties using these links please reply to this email contact@stlpartners.com to register your interest

$172bn Voice & Messaging Threat: Defence & Growth Strategies

Telcos could lose up to $172bn from core revenues in five years, however with dramatic improvements to voice and messaging strategies Telcos' can fight back with opportunities worth as much as $80bn.

Whether you work for a telco or a business that serves telcos, our latest report The Future of Voice and Messaging, provides in-depth analysis and insights into current and future voice and messaging trends. It will aid better decisions on investments, external benchmarking, and competitor analysis including strategies for defending your business against disruptive competitors. The research includes strategic improvements and recommendations including growth opportunities and improvements. (More)

Digital Commerce 2.0: How telcos can add c.$50bn to total revenues

Our major new report Digital Commerce 2.0: New $Bn Disruptive Opportunities for Telcos, Banks and Technology Players shows that if telcos fully commit to taking new roles as 'intermediaries' and 'enablers' in Mobile Commerce (advertising, marketing, payments, loyalty) and Personal Cloud, they could grow new revenues amounting to 5% of today's core revenues in 5 years. (More)

Mobile and Data Driven Services: The Third Wave of Disruption

A new wave of highly disruptive change is starting to roll through the digital economy, centred on the mass impact of new mobile devices and the data they generate. Key changes are underway in Mobile Marketing and Commerce, Cloud Services, the Internet of Things, multi-screen usage and consumption, Telco 2.0 Transformation, and how people will work in the future. Companies and individuals need to adapt to these changes or will find themselves out-competed in the digital economy. But how? (More)

The $50bn Enterprise Mobility Opportunity: Four steps for telcos to take today?

Enterprises are turning to mobility to transform their operations, creating a c.$50bn 'Enterprise Mobility' opportunity globally. There are four levels of engagement that telcos can adopt to start to capture a share of this market, and upgrade and repurpose their internal capabilities to deliver repeatable, high volume, customer-facing growth initiatives. They need tools, technologies and partnerships to provide the deep industry knowledge and mobile workforce expertise. This will allow them to take a defined proposition to market and evolve from being "just another channel" to originators and owners of intellectual property. (More)

Communications Services: What now makes a winning value proposition?

Consumer and enterprise communications behaviours are changing significantly around the globe as new solutions meet core needs more effectively and change customer expectations. This extract from our latest major report provides insight to the changes, and describes effective strategies that meet these evolving needs for both incumbents attempting to defend existing services and innovators seeking to disrupt and create new value. (More)

Cloud 2.0: NEW Rapid Impact Programmes to Fast-track your Cloud Strategy

With the right strategy, telcos can take a larger share of the $40bn + and growing Cloud market. We now offer tailored programmes for clients looking to save time and improve market performance by fast-tracking their Cloud Strategy, helping to size market potential, benchmarking against external best practice, securing internal alignment of objectives and plans, prioritising key activities, and selecting candidate vendor partners as required. The programmes are based on our proprietary Cloud 2.0 Research and run by our experienced senior analysts who have hands-on experience of delivering cloud services in the real world. (More)