Welcome to the latest edition of Update, fortnightly analysis from the Telco 2.0™ Initiative:
We're delighted to have released 3 groundbreaking strategy reports this month covering: 'Future Broadband Business Models', 'Sizing the 'Two-Sided' Platform Opportunity', and 'Voice & Messaging 2.0'. (More details here). In the meantime, in this edition of Update:
Termination Fees: Extending the Goldmine
Today operators make billions from termination fees. They can grow this high-margin business and avoid regulatory assault by creating new wholesale products to support enterprise business processes. Here's how. (More)
Telco 2.0™ FAQs: Kick-Starting Industry Change
200 senior execs from across the Telecoms-Media-Tech sector generated 50 tough questions about the new $250bn two-sided telecoms 'platform' opportunity at the Telco 2.0™ Executive Brainstorm last month. Here are the responses to some of them, including 'Dealing with Google'. (More)
Working with '3rd Parties': Surveys say "Must Try Harder"
How well do we understand the commercial needs of 3rd Parties? How well do they appreciate telco assets? What is the best 'next practice' for voice? What will be the most profitable approach to video delivery? How to grow mobile internet data revenues? How to compete with a 'Platform' play? Results of surveys here. (More)
Partner Promotions – Key Events
The global industry event for anyone who has to create, deliver and monetize today's convergent services. 150+ industry leading speakers and top flight keynotes include: CEO's from Telstra, Telecom New Zealand and Picsel Technologies, CTO from Paramount Pictures, COO from Nokia Siemens Networks and CEO, Telco 2.0. (More)
The largest, unbiased forum focused on WiMAX and mobile broadband in EMEA. Featuring over 100 speakers, operator case studies and 60+ exhibitors. Telco 2.0™ is a major partner of this important event and will be presenting here. (More)
Beyond Pipe Dreams? - Prospects for next generation broadband in the UK
By far the most important event this year on Next Generation Access policy in the UK. Speakers from HM Government, European Commission, BBC, BT, Ofcom. (More)
Voice 'Next Practice': Facebook as your channel
The potential size and value of creating new wholesale markets to non-telcos (non-VNOs) could be significant in a world where churn costs increasingly dominate the net customer lifetime value. (More)
New Product: Bypass IVR, steal relationship from Telco
What if there was a search engine from which users initiated calls to enterprises to bypass IVR (Interactive Voice Response) navigation? A US company has just such a technology, stealing the dialing experience and customer relationship from the telco. (More)
Partner Promotions
Telecom TV's new IPTV Survey – Interesting and quick to do
Many Carriers are looking to IPTV for their next big win. Many critics say they are straying into new and dangerous territory - becoming content providers does not play to core strengths. Have your say here. (TelecomTV will share the results with you for FREE and donate $1.00 to UNHCR's charity, Ninemillion.org.) (More)
Handset Manufacturer Results: What do they really mean?
Part of a new Telco 2.0 update relating to financial wheeling and dealing in the TMT sector, looking through a Telco 2.0 telescope. This week latest results and data around handset manufacturers. (More)
Telco Platforms: Become more like IT platforms
The history of the IT industry provides blueprints for the future development of telco platforms. As convergence accelerates the telco platform of the future will more resemble IT platforms. (More)
BBC and its paymasters: Cutting the Gordian knot
The BBC's recent moves into internet video delivery risks confusing the licence payer over the role of licence fee. This is a much greater threat to the BBC business model than any squabbles with the ISPs. (More)
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