Firstly, thanks to the over 150 survey responses to the Telco Business Model Evolution Questionnaire. Responses came from all around the world with a even split between Americas, EMEA, and APAC; from mobile, converged and cable operators; their suppliers, application developers and a few web-based service providers. The responses to the multi-choice questions are available […]
In a previous weblog article, “Unmuddling APIs, Developer Communities, Developers, Third Parties, App Stores, App Warehouses, and Widgets…..” I discussed the confusion around the terms and set out some of the categories of third parties that could use operators’ APIs: Enterprises (e.g. where an enterprise’s IT developer may want to use presence for their corporate […]
For a bit of fun I’ve put together a questionnaire around telco business model evolution. With questions on advertising models, app stores, API exposure, operator as a trusted agent, sharing of networks, quad play, etc. If you have the time I’d be grateful if you’d complete, and I’ll share the results in this weblog article.
I’ve had several people talking to me about how the mobile internet is the next wealth creation cycle, a new category of equal importance to the creation of the internet. When I respond with, ‘There is no such thing as the mobile internet, only mobile access to the internet. Calling it the mobile internet is […]
At MWC 2010 there was a workshop on OneAPI were the GSMA announced the launch of a commercial pilot in Canada with the country’s operators Bell Mobility, Rogers Communications, and TELUS to demonstrate the viability and benefits of providing third parties with standardized application programming interfaces (APIs). Through the OneAPI initiative, the GSMA is promoting […]
Entry through Barcelona airport was strange this year, no queue at immigration, no queue for the taxi, and there were even a couple of spare seats on the plane. This uncrowded entry was in line with the number of people letting me know they were not attending this year. Many western European operators had only […]
I’ve covered Fonolo in previous articles since 2008, last year they were one of Time Magazine’s top 50 websites of 2009, in the same league as Facebook, Google, Amazon, etc. If you need to call your bank, airline, operator, car rental agency, travel service, or one of those many other companies that waste your time […]
I presented at a recent sales conference for a large security / IT solution provider on the evolution of the telco industry and the role security and protection plays in that evolution. I show below a cut down version of the slides I presented, removing the discussion on specific market opportunities and actions. In the […]
Even though M1 is a small mobile operator, roughly 1M customers, it remains one of the most innovative mobile operators. M1’s business strategy is simple: to constantly deliver value to its customers by rolling out new and innovative applications and services. In mid-2008, M1 began its search for a next generation service delivery platform (NG […]
Network APIs do not require a developer community. Its just an API: publish, provide code examples, define the process on how a third party can access the API, and you’re done. Network APIs are not necessary for an operator’s App Store. For example operators have been selling content and apps on their portals for years, […]