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Crystal Ball 2.0: Crazy Ideas for 2010
14 December 2009 — Telephony Online
Alex Liu, A.T. Kearney partner and lead for Americas Communications & High Tech, reviews the results of his 2009 predictions and makes a few new ones for 2010, commenting that "The future is getting less cloudy."
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The Real Storm Is Yet to Come, Can Wireless Turn the Tide?
11 May 2009 — Telephony Online
Bad news and good news - scenario planning will help wireless carriers get ready to take more bold action so they are prepared for the real storm that is approaching.
By Bernhard Kickenweiz
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Pricing: The Final Frontier
20 January 2009 — Telephony Online
"My 5-year plan is to just survive the next 6 months." Such economic foreboding has contaminated our collective business psyches, at least in the near term. But when market demand and business models are under pressure, it’s even more urgent to get back to basics.
By Alex Liu
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The Crystal Ball for 2009
1 December 2008 — Telephony Online
In the last few months, we have all witnessed the widespread financial panic that this old adage refers to—but few companies appear bold enough or well-positioned yet, to take proactive advantage of the current investment opportunities.
By Alex Liu
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Offshoring network operations – No longer a "pipe" dream
12 September 2008 — Telephony Online
Telecom services providers are leaving no stone unturned to reduce operational costs. Rampant competition, technology substitution and maturing markets require service providers adopt a "no sacred cows" mindset.
By Sai Tunuguntla
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Does Google Matter?
1 August 2008 — Telephony Online
Does Google deserve the business fear we collectively give it? Should the Telephony world (especially wireless), still primarily a business of subscriber-funded voice revenues, really care about Google?.
By Alex Liu
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Mobile TV: "Catching the Wave" in the U.S.?
9 June 2008 — Telephony Online
The US mobile TV market is forecasted to grow to over $2B by 2012, but no model has yet proven to exploit the key success factors for mobile TV.
By Bernhard Kickenweiz
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Find the buried treasure hidden within your network
14 April 2008 — Telephony Online
In an age when carrier executives think they have exhausted all options to extract value from their business, there is still untapped opportunity in network connectivity that requires no layoffs or significant IT investment.
By Augusto Morais
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The next beachfront property
25 February 2008 — Telephony Online
Like sand on the beach, profitability in telecommunications is shifting from the subscription-based cableco/telco world of pipes to the advertisingbased Internet world of portals, and the "beachfront property" in these sectors is all in play.
By Alex Liu
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Modern Frankensteins
25 April 2005 — Telephony Online
Today's incumbent telecom companies that are trying to overlay new skills, services and behaviors on top of existing legacy systems and management are about to become the monsters of tomorrow.
By Alex Liu
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