October 2008 - Telco 2.0

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The Long Tail - turned on its head, says research

Exclusive: Will Page , the MCPS PRS Alliance Chief Economist, will be presenting at the Telco 2.0 event next week for the first time new research that all is not what it seems with the original Long Tail theory - and questions whether the future of business...

Published 10-29-2008 7:08 AM by Telco 2.0

Filed under: Emergent Business models
Credit Crunch: Silver Lining for Telcos? (Part 4)

Over the last six weeks on this blog we’ve been examining why telcos, in the current climate of uncertainty, are perceived as ‘defensive’ by investors - namely low financial leverage and robust cash flow generation (see here ). This...

Published 10-28-2008 11:59 AM by Telco 2.0

Filed under: 2-sided Business Models
Guest Post: SAP on really understanding your customer

One of our Telco 2.0 themes is how telcos need to become better retailers. At a client workshop last week with a major mobile operator we were pointedly asked how to go about achieving true customer intimacy. We believe that one key element is to tie...

Published 10-28-2008 8:03 AM by Telco 2.0

Filed under: Content 2.0 - Advertising & Attention
Mobilkom Meets Fring

So, Mobilkom Austria has signed up mobile SIP developers Fring to create their new voice & messaging service. This is an exciting development; Mobilkom reckons it’s the first time a carrier has taken such a step, and we’re fairly sure...

Published 10-27-2008 12:44 PM by Telco 2.0

Filed under: Voice & Messaging 2.0
Ring! Ring! Hot News, 27th October 2008

In Today’s Issue : 30% discount on broadband; AT&T iPhone overdose; Vodafear; Mauretanian WiMAX; Africa teems with Opera Mini users, apparently; Live Messenger on the SIM ; Indian speccy auction slides right; criminal mobile payments; dancing...

Published 10-27-2008 11:16 AM by Telco 2.0

Filed under: News!
Being a better Retailer: Martin Dawes Systems Customer Forum 2008

Earlier this month we had the pleasure of presenting and facilitating at the user conference of Martin Dawes Systems (Martin Dawes Systems), a provider of integrated billing and CRM systems, as well as analytics via their business unit Lavastorm , now...

Published 10-24-2008 8:41 AM by Telco 2.0

Filed under: Billing & Payments