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c.200 page Telco 2.0™ Strategy Research reports address key Telecoms Industry strategic challenges. (NB These Strategy Reports are not included in the standard Telco 2.0 Executive Briefing Subscription, though we do offer bespoke and comprehensive packages of research which can include all types and titles).

New 'Telco 2.0' Growth Opportunities:


Future Broadband Business Models:
  • Mobile, Fixed and Wholesale Broadband Business Models - Best Practice Innovation, ‘Telco 2.0' Opportunities, Forecasts and Future Scenarios
  • Online Video Market Study: The impact of video on broadband business models 
  • Future Broadband Business Models "Beyond bundling: winning the new $250Bn delivery game"

Keeping Voice Relevant:

  • Voice & Messaging 2.0
    "What to learn from - and how to compete with - Internet Communications Services"

How STL Partners and Telco 2.0™ address the key Telecoms strategic challenges

Telco 2.0™ Community: Blog, www.telco2.net and Executive Brainstorms

Please see below for current content, and for future content please see here.

New Content (Use "Search" or "more articles" to find more)

  The Future Value of Voice and Messaging
Our new research shows how telcos can slow the decline of voice and messaging revenues and build new communications services to maximise revenues and relevance with both consumer and enterprise customers. It includes detailed forecasts for 9 markets, in which the total decline is forecast between -25% and -46% on a $375bn base between 2012 and 2018, giving telcos an $80bn opportunity to fight for. It also shows impacts and implications for other technology players including vendors and partners, and general lessons for competing with disruptive players in all markets. It looks at the impact of so-called OTT competition, market trends and drivers, bundling strategies, operators developing their own Telco-OTT apps, advanced Enterprise Communications services, and the opportunities to exploit new standards such as RCS, WebRTC and VoLTE. (November 2013, Executive Briefing Service). Future Value of Voice and Messaging Cover Small
  Digital Commerce 2.0: New $50bn Disruptive Opportunities for Telcos, Banks and Technology Players
Telcos, Internet and technology players, banks and payment networks have disruptive $billion opportunities to act as intermediaries / enablers in mobile commerce and personal cloud services, based on the appropriate use of customer data. This report is a unique and comprehensive strategic guide for success in these roles. It analyses the strategies of the main and cutting-edge players, and outlines key success factors in designing and delivering customer propositions, technology, organisation and value network strategies. It also includes evaluations of the related strategic opportunities of 'raw big data', professional data services, and internal data use, and a business model showing how one type of candidate for the intermediary role, a telco, could grow profitable new revenues equivalent to c.$50Bn (5% of existing core revenues) within five years. (October 2013, Dealing with Dsiruption Stream). Telco 2.0 Transformation Index Small
  Telco 2.0 Transformation Index: Understanding Telefonica's Markets and Market Position
This extract from the Telco 2.0 Transformation Index shows our analysis of Telefonica's markets and market position, including economic and digital market maturity, regulation, customers, competition and pricing. It is one part of our overall analysis of Telefonica's progress towards transformation to the Telco 2.0 business model. The other parts of the Telefonica analysis are: Service Proposition, Finances, Technology, Value Network, and an overall summary. Telefonica is one of the companies analysed and compared in the first tranche of analysis that also addresses Vodafone, AT&T, Verizon, Axiata, SingTel, Etisalat and Ooredoo (formerly Qtel). (August 2013, Executive Briefing Service, Transformation Stream.) Telefonica Telco 2.0 Transformation Index Small
  Telco 2.0 Transformation Index: Benefits, Products, Packages and Pricing
The Telco 2.0 Transformation Index helps telcos, their partners and investors improve returns on strategic investments and activities. This page details its benefits, who it is for, and product packages. (January 2014, Executive Briefing Service, Transformation Stream).

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  Telco 2.0 Transformation Index: Methodology and Approach
The Telco 2.0 Transformation Index has been developed using proprietary 'tried and tested' analytical methods and approaches that have evolved throughout seven years of market-leading research by the Telco 2.0 Initiative. This page gives an overview of the approaches and some example content. (August 2013, Executive Briefing Service, Transformation Stream.)

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  A Practical Guide to Implementing Telco 2.0
How can communications services providers (CSPs) transform their businesses from Telco 1.0 (infrastructure-led stasis) to Telco 2.0 (sustainable innovation-led growth)? An essential, step-by-step guide to the implementation of new Telco 2.0 business models, providing telecoms executives and their partner companies with a systematic approach to capitalise on new opportunities and neutralise potential threats. The report outlines robust frameworks and methodologies for selecting the right Telco 2.0 strategy for each organization, identifying and implementing the key opportunities, and avoiding expensive and time-consuming mistakes. (December 2012, Telco 2.0 Transformation Stream) Telco 2 Implementation Cover
  Cloud 2.0: Telco Strategies in the Cloud
Telco 2.0 presents a new strategy report examining the evolution of cloud services; the current opportunities for vendors and Telcos in the Cloud market, plus a penetrating analysis on the positioning Telcos need to adapt in order to take advantage of the potential $200Bn global Cloud services market. This report offers over 140 pages of insightful commentary from those who’ve been working at the cutting edge, and includes an introduction to the sector's key technologies and emerging trends, as well as detailed recommendations for Telcos and vendors. (December 2012, Strategy Report, Cloud and Enterprise ICT Stream.)

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  Dealing with the 'Disruptors': Google, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft/Skype and Amazon (Updated Extract)
An extract from our 284 page, 124 chart, strategy report that analyses the business models, markets, objectives, strategies and modus operandi of the major adjacent players, and their current and future impact on the telecoms industry. The report identifies the areas and options for competition and co-operation, and outlines potential strategies for interacting with each player. It also draws the combined activities of the digital empires - telcos, so called 'OTT players' and others - into the context of the new 'Great Game', the battle for power and value in the emerging digital economy. (Page updated February 2012, report published November 2011, Dealing with Disruption stream) Google Apple Facebook Microsoft Skype Amazon Telco 2.0 Disruptor Report Cover
  The Roadmap to New Telco 2.0 Business Models
This Strategy Report plots the transformational path that telcos need to follow to achieve the $375Bn p.a. 'Telco 2.0' opportunities. It describes the six growth opportunity areas for the Telecoms industry, identifies new categories of operators, benchmarks the primary strategies needed by each to evolve and thrive in the new industry environment, and highlights leading examples of telco business model innovation. It has 284 pages, including a 13 page Executive Summary and a detailed index. (April 2011, Telco 2.0 Transformation Stream) The Roadmap to new Telco 2.0 Business Models
  New Strategy Report: Telco 2.0 Case Directory - 5 'Use Cases', 10 Case Studies
A new 255 page report describing 5 new 'Use Cases', detailed descriptions / mini business cases for new, near term Telco 2.0 applications. The report also details 10 Case Studies from Telecoms and adjacent industries that illustrate key principles and early market progress. (May 2010, Executive Briefing Service, Telco 2.0 Transformation Stream)
  New Strategy Report: Mobile, Fixed and Wholesale Broadband Business Models
A new 249 page Telco 2.0 Strategy Report on the future of broadband, including analysis of the latest new ideas in broadband business model innovation, new 'Telco 2.0' Opportunities, global forecasts, four future strategic scenarios, and a detailed 'Use Case' describing a new Managed Offload 'Use Case'. The report covers Mobile Broadband, Advanced New Wholesale, and Fixed Retail Broadband Business Models. (March 2010, Future Networks Stream)