Disruption is a both a creative and destructive competitive force. Even though we have experienced convergence for decades, policymakers are reluctant to adapt regulation to the new reality. Rather than…
A Tier 1 telecom operator owns a telecom network in which it is the top level operator. It hosts its own numbers and delivers voice and data services. Tier 2,…
When it comes to net neutrality, why don’t people talk about operating systems?Many are talking about net neutrality, and it is high on the EU’s policymaking agenda. The debate about…
Telecom operators want to market their APIs to IT companies, media companies, system integrators, and other agents to make intelligent services. In our report OneAPI – Next Generation Value Added…
– Most new smartphone models cannot see the difference between a cheap e-mail and an expensive SMS. How is this affecting mobile operators and what can they do about it?…
– 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 mobile services market started at the end of the 90s. The first services were SMS-based and later we started seeing browser-based services, Java services, and ring tone and logo…
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…
–Here is some sound advice from Strand Consult Through the years, Strand Consult has been involved in numerous start-ups in the mobile universe. Most of them grew to become successful…
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…
Recently we launched Strand Classic to show how old research cases and analyses can be reused to give an improved understanding of some the latest challenges in the mobile industry…
– but are there enough people out there with the ability and visions to create new innovative services?For the past 15 years we have run a successful business delivering objective…