The Software Defined Operator: What are the Consequences?

We see five major trends leading towards the overall picture of the 'software defined operator' - an operator whose boundaries and structure can be set and controlled through software. This presents threats as well as opportunities for industry players selling and wanting to sell to telcos. (More)

Software Defined People: How it Shapes Strategy (and us)

Much of what we need to know, do or get, can now be delivered through software, pretty much at any place at any time via mobile. It is a key tool, and how we use it increasingly shapes our lives, businesses, work and identities. Why are telcos missing out, and what do businesses of all types need to do about it? (More)

Join us for the next instalment in our innovation forum and executive brainstorm event series; OnFuture EMEA,11-12 June, The Four Seasons Hotel - London. Focused on New Ways to Grow and Innovate in the Mobile and Digital World, leveraging Mobile, Cloud and Big Data, featuring Next Generation Mobile Marketing and Commerce. At EMEA this year we address:

Disruption, Innovation and Transformation

• What are the key strategies for creating and dealing with disruption?
• What are the key transformational innovations and trends right now?
• What are the new operational models and metrics needed?

Big Data, Personal Data, Customer Data

• Leveraging the value of data and sustaining competitive advantage
• What are the true sources of value?
• Deepening customer relationships and driving true value from data
• What are the enablers across technical, commercial and legal data factors

Mobile Marketing and Innovations throughout the Customer Journey

• Live demos of the latest mobile marketing and commerce innovations - what’s emerging, where is the industry heading and what could you deliver in your own organisation?
• Your company's place in the mobile revolution
• Assessing fast paced converging innovation and its impact on your business
• Building a three to five year roadmap, integrating mobile related services.

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

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)

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)

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)