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October 2019

Evolving pricing of mobile tariff plans

Be dynamic or lose

The telecom industry is standing at a crossroads, with increasing users, rapid technology shifts, usage shifts to content services, exponential growth in data usage, and ever-increasing competition. Global trends for mobile services show that average revenue per user (ARPU) is declining, whereas...

Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)

October 2019

Beyond traditional network & IT organizations

It’s time to move forward, from business areas to functional layers

With the onset of new technologies such as 5G, NFV and IoT, telecom executives are increasingly realizing that transformation of technology organization is imminent. The CTO office is at the center of this and needs to rethink its strategic roadmap and operating model. In this paper, we assess how...

Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)

September 2019

Who dares wins!

How access transformation can fast-track evolution of operator production platforms.

Summary and key ideasRapid advances in data center and cloud-based technologies have put the entire operator ecosystem in motion. Operators and their shareholders want to use the automation advantages of deploying and managing infrastructure and services with modern cloud tooling, but have a large...

Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)

May 2019

Queens, knights and “TowerCos”: Telecom chess

Staying ahead in the game

Picture a chess game. Your moves in the game have put you “in check”. You are at serious risk and pressured from all sides. You must react now.Something similar is occurring with mobile network operators (MNOs). Financial fundamentals are declining, and maintaining cost-intensive, passive fixed...

Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)

April 2019

Agile – Turning data overload into meaningful value

Why and how agile can help organizations understand and benefit from a growing amount of data

In today’s digital environment, companies and their customers are generating increasing amounts of data. Correctly interpreted and used, this overload can be a means of competitive differentiation. It can improve understanding of customers and their behaviors, as well as control of internal...

Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)

March 2019

The race to 5G

5G will soon become widely available, as first movers have already launched commercial 5G networks. In addition, operators have already launched business models consistent with Arthur D. Little’s five 5G deployment models, which were anticipated in 2017. Operators’ current efforts indicate that “...

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March 2019

Telco retail challenges in 2025, what is the end-game?

On the verge of being disrupted

Most Western European mobile telecom markets have reached a high level of maturity and present a similar competitive outlook: they are markets with stagnating revenues and where well-established leaders with a steady market share are competing with MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) that are...

Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)

February 2019

Private Campus Networks

Customers are willing to spend – are operators ready to take their money?

The demand for Private Campus Networks offers operators an opportunity for value generation – we estimate the global market size to be €60-70bn by 2025. If operators do not act now and prepare accordingly, they risk missing out. Enterprises have economically sensible use cases and technologically...

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February 2019

Digital infrastructure as a driver of competitiveness

Future of connected infrastructure

The importance of infrastructure for any country is without a doubt a major driver for any country’s competitiveness. So far, countries have focused on gradually improving their respective infrastructures for traffic, communication and energy. By contrast, Arthur D. Little argues for a paradigm...

Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)

January 2019

R2V platform: The 5G growth engine

Real-to-virtual/virtual-to-real platform, the next growth engine driven by 5G

While most telcos around the world have been preparing for 5G, little attention is paid to B2C services in this regard. Most developments are focused on various vertical industries. However, telcos haven’t been quite successful in B2B use-case areas; most of their revenues have come from the B2C...

Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)

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