Telefonica: Right to 'shut Digital'?

Albeit pioneering, Telefonica's Digital business unit as was lacked focus and combined too many clashing cultures and incompatible businesses. Our latest analysis sees the change as 'the end of the beginning' for Telefonica's Telco 2.0 services, and summarises lessons for all players implementing strategic transformation. (More)

Are Telefonica, AT&T, Ooredoo, SingTel, and Verizon aiming for the right goals?

Operators face difficult choices on the best way to change their business models. In this note we analyse the approaches taken by AT&T, Verizon, Ooredoo, Singtel and Telefonica, extrapolate the options for all carriers, and offer a framework to help managers define the right new business model goal for their organisation. (More)

The 9th Annual 'OnFuture' Executive Brainstorm & Innovation Forum (formerly New Digital Economics), focused on the disruptive innovations and growth in the digital World, and featuring next generation mobile marketing and commerce

When: 11-12 June, 2014
Where: Four Seasons Hotel, Park Lane, London.

Apply to participate before the end of March and you will be eligible for our "Super Early Bird" discount (33%).

Designed specifically to equip 200 specially-invited senior business leaders with new, breakthrough ideas, methods and tools on how to grow significant new revenues in the next 12-18 months. The unique interactive format combines new analysis, expert stimulus speakers, deep dive workshops, and facilitated discussion to help you:

• DISCOVER new ways to rejuvenate business models for the digital economy
• IDENTIFY the best mobile, cloud and big data technologies and solution partners
• CREATE better and more profitable customer experiences
• CONNECT with peers and partners across the mobile ecosystem

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

Facebook + WhatsApp + Voice: so what?

So Facebook is buying the mobile IM app WhatsApp for $19bn including $4bn in cash, and WhatsApp is launching a voice service. Why, and what are the consequences and lessons for telcos and others? (More)

Growing the Digital Economy: Lessons from Brazil, Mexico, and Iran

The success of digital economies is underpinned by the growth of the Internet. Our analysis of a number of economies shows that enlightened policy is more important than the wealth of the populace or any other measure. What are the key lessons? (More)

Cisco, Microsoft, Google, AT&T, Telefonica: The disruptive battle in communications

As well as telcos, established vendors and technology standards are being disrupted in communications. Our latest report analyses the market performance and challenges of key vendors and technologies in the voice and messaging markets. Including; LTE, RCSe, and WebRTC, and looks at platforms and services from Vodafone, Telefonica and AT&T. (More)

Self-Disruption: How Sprint Blew It

How Sprint's necessary shutdown of Nextel turned into a commercial disaster, losing valuable customers, reputation, and market share. Our analysis shows that amidst the drama of the Softbank deal and the complexity of a major network upgrade, SMB customer needs were neglected, and its competitors (VZW, AT&T and T-Mobile) stepped smartly in. (More)

Telco 2.0 Transformation Index: Singtel, Telefonica lead AT&T, VZW and Ooredoo (all need more)...

…each 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)

Threat to $172bn Telecoms revenues: Defence strategies & growth opportunities

Telcos' can fight back with opportunities worth as much as $80bn. The Future of Voice and Messaging, will aid better decisions on investments, external benchmarking, and competitor analysis including strategies for defending your business against disruptive competitors. (More)

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

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)