Google, Apple, Facebook: What's next in disruption?

Our new research service analyses how Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook & others are disrupting digital commerce, communications and content services - and how to deal with it. Plus key emerging players, how to compete / collaborate, case studies of disruptive innovation and competition, and principles and lessons for innovation and defence from all markets. See here for the agenda, and here for an overview and current content.

Future of the Network: what are the key questions (e.g. on 5G, FTTx, etc.)?

We're looking at new business models and strategies for Next Generation Networks (NGNs) and how can they help deliver improved business performance. We'd like your input here on the key questions we plan to address.

Meet & discuss some of Asia’s leading, cutting edge innovations at Digital Asia 2014. Taking place in just 4 weeks’ time Digital Asia brings together up-to 250 key innovators, senior executives and decision makers across the industry and APAC region.

The Innovation Showcase, forming part of Digital Asia 2014, features live demos of cutting edge Mobile marketing, and commerce technology solutions from leading innovators from around the world.

More information on our innovation showcase please click here

If you are interested in utilising the Telco distribution channel for your innovations in Asia, the innovation showcase is a must!

Apply for further information here.

When: 2-4 December, 2014
Where: Ayana Resort & Spa, Bali

$350Bn Telco 2.0 Transformation: The Next Stage and an update...

See here for an update on the results into our Transformation survey, and here for an overview of the forward agenda of our Telco 2.0 Transformation research stream. It is designed to help executives identify opportunities, counter threats and manage changes enabling the growth of $350+Bn of new revenue in the telecoms industry by 2020. More

Cloud and Enterprise ICT: Cloud, Mobility, eHealth, +

$Multi-billion Cloud, Enterprise Mobility, eHealth and other advanced enterprise ICT markets are among the key opportunities in the Telco 2.0 business model. See here for the agenda of this new programme of research identifying threats and opportunities, leading thinking, and real world examples and models to implement and manage success in these areas, and here for a service overview.

Winning Strategies: Differentiated Mobile Data Services

A small and surprising set of national operators are delivering outstanding performance in the challenging European market. Our analysis shows how they're achieving differentiation with smart strategies that target the hottest customer need, and the considerable ramifications for the rest of the market. (More)

Apple Pay & Weve Fail: A Wake Up Call

The unveiling of Apple Pay and unravelling of Weve (the UK operators' payments venture) looked like bad news for telcos' ambitions in mobile payments in some markets, and highlighted challenges to Google and others' models. Yet there are already successful telco models and favourable market trends that telcos should exploit. So what are the opportunities now? (More)

Connected Car: Key Trends, Players and Battlegrounds

Connected cars are set to revolutionise the automotive industry as we know it, turning the car into the 'ultimate mobile device' and driving the growth of M2M in a big way. With Apple, Google, telcos and many others in the chase, we analyse the growth drivers, value chain, and key battles for control of this increasingly complex ecosystem, and outline a new connected car services framework. (More)

Connected Home: Telcos vs Google (Nest, Apple, Samsung, +...)

Since Google acquired Nest for $3.2bn, Apple and Samsung have also entered the complex battle for the connected home. We analyse in-depth why Google wanted Nest, the players' goals and strategies, and what should telcos and others do to stay in the game? (More)

Free-T-Mobile: Disruptive Revolution or a Bridge Too Far?

Recent twists in the USA have seen Sprint drop its bid for T-Mobile USA and Iliad, Free.fr's parent company, table a surprise bid of its own. Free's bid for T-Mobile USA will stretch its finances and management capacity to the limit, but can its package of tactics, technology, and procedures work in the US context? (More)