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Telco to techco in APAC – how operators are transitioning
Telecoms operators globally are attempting to transition their business model towards a techco or “technology company” centric approach. Read more…
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Will web 3.0 disrupt internet economics in telcos’ favor?
For many telcos, the disruption caused by a shift to web 3.0 could open up opportunities to rebuild relevance and revenues in the consumer market. Read more…
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Over third of telcos believe pre-owned equipment is unreliable
Only 44% plan to buy pre-owned equipment over the next five years, according to research conducted by TXO. Why? Read more…
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The reasoning behind becoming a data-driven telco
Truly data-driven organisations excel at understanding their customers, driving new revenues, and evolving their business models. Read more…
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The traditional telco business model is a burning platform
Telcos have never been more threatened in terms of their business viability. Their traditional telco business model is a burning platform. Read more…
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5G has an image problem with consumers – can telcos change that?
Despite the range of potential uses for emerging 5G technologies, consumers are still largely in the dark. How can telcos change that? Read more…
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Telco energy costs are trending upwards with 5G rollouts
There is modest evidence that 5G adoption is driving telco energy costs higher, as several early adopters saw increases in utilities spend. Read more…
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What telcos can do to make the world a safer place
With the advent of 5G telcos have an opportunity to help coordinate better use of the world’s resources and assets making it a safer place. Read more…
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The media landscape is being disrupted again – and it might be about truth
The media landscape has been in the midst of seismic change for a long time and now it is faced with more disruption. Here’s why. Read more…
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Reforms 2.0: India mulls out-of-court settlement to resolve telecom cases
India is mulling an out-of-court settlement process to resolve ongoing legal cases with private telcos in the next phase of telecom reforms Read more…
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What telcos can learn from the Valley: open innovation, agile experiments
Many telcos have visited Silicon Valley in search of new and “open” innovation opportunities, but the returns often seem fleeting. Read more…
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Connected cars – what are the key roles and opportunities for telcos
The connected car ecosystem is evolving extremely fast and many stakeholders apart from telcos are trying to play a part in the value chain. Read more…
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Should telcos just be packet pushers? The evidence is mounting
AT&T and Verizon’s failure in media is a stark warning that telcos need to do something very special in order to avoid being packet pushers. Read more…
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ETIS asks some important questions and gets some interesting answers
ETIS, the community for telecom professionals, asked two poll question of attendees at its recent virtual gathering. Read more…
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Will taking to the air with drones save telco fortunes? Something needs to.
When Ericsson CEO Borje Ekholm poured cold water on prospects of any real incentives to save telco fortunes in Europe, his timing was off. Read more…
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Are telcos leading the world in digital transformation yet? Not really.
Telcos and digital transformation should be terms that are uttered in the same sentence, but they are not. Not by a long way. Read more…
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Collaboration & telcos are words not generally spoken together. Until now
Say the words collaboration and telco and something seems wrong. For decades telcos worked alone, delivering pipes and connectivity. Read more…
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What is it that hedge funds suddenly see in telcos?
Several hedge funds have been sniffing around telcos recently, with a view to major investment or outright purchase. Why? Read more…
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In payments, massive change is the new normal – and huge opportunity
When it comes to payments, we knew that the change towards contactless and mobile payments was accelerating hugely. Read more…
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Telcos are failing to address the nanobusiness sector
Telcos are failing to address the nanobusiness sector, defined as being smaller than the large enterprise, SME and microbusiness market segments. Read more…
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