Digital Media, all Hype or an important area for operators to focus on?
At Strand Consult our main focus is on the mobile operators and their shareholders – these are our customers. We are not a “digital pusher” and have no interest in…
The good, the bad and the ugly side of Facebook – A report that describes how Facebook affects the mobile industry strategically, operationally and financially
Strand Consult has met with many mobile operators that use Facebook in many different ways. Most operators use Facebook to be able to have a two-way communication with their customers,…
Mobile operators waste millions in Facebook and forget the low-hanging fruits in the garden
Strand Consult’s analysis shows that less than 2% of mobile operators’ customers “Like” them. You can’t read the press these days without an article telling how fantastic Facebook is. Indeed…
10 international e-commerce mega trends in the telco world
An increasing number of mobile operators and MVNOs are focusing on e-commerce to help reduce their distribution costs. In a time where an increasing number of traditional retailers are finding…
Facebook is killing the mobile operators’ SMS traffic and revenue
– The golden days where SMS traffic and revenue simply continued to grow are almost over, as customers are now moving part of their mobile communication traffic over to Facebook….
The Telco industry is increasingly experiencing competition over cloud-based services being distorted by companies like Google, Facebook and online music services
There is currently a great deal of focus on the cloud-based services market and how it is developing. But there is not a great deal of focus on the market…
How will companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook influence future willingness to invest in telco infrastructure that is vitally important to modern society?
There is a great deal of focus in the media about the new and exciting services that companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook are continually launching. But have you…
Facebook: A Growing Threat to National Sovereignty – Negative network effects and lost tax revenue
Background • On January 24, 2012 Deloitte published a report entitled “Measuring Facebook’s economic impact in Europe”. The report asserts that Facebook makes a significant contribution to Europe both through…
Facebook is behaving like a new born cuckoo
– Danish SMS traffic decreased by over 20% in the first six months of 2011. This trend is continuing into 2012. There is no doubt that Facebook is an enormous…
