Telefonica leads Vodafone in more attractive markets

In this new report we compare Vodafone's competitive positioning with another European-centric multi-national, Telefonica. The results are surprising and instructive, showing that Vodafone faces substantial challenges if it is to grow in the foreseeable future. (More)

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11th June:

• Innovation Strategy: Disrupting the OTT disruptors
• Future Communications: True innovation in voice and data services
• M2M/Internet of Things: New consumer applications in the Digital Home
• Mobile Retail: How mobile can revive the high street, not kill it
• Mobile Payments: Creating scale with a viable ecosystem

12th June:

• Mobile Investment: Where VC's are placing their bets
• Mobile Enterprise: New addressable markets, leveraging Cloud
• Mobile Analytics: Leveraging big data, customer data, location data
• Mobile Advertising & Marketing Innovation Showcase: Demos of 'bleeding edge' solutions
• Privacy & Permissions: New frameworks for leveraging personal information

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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)

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Why closing Telefonica Digital should make Telefonica more digital

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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)