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May 7, 2010  7:18 PM

DT to lead industry shift to new ‘telco plus’ strategy?



Posted by: Tom Nolle
app stores, Deutsche Telekom, Mobile, next-gen carrier strategies, telecom service providers

Deutsche Telekom (DT) may have become the first of the big telcos to step up and admit that it plans to be something more than a telco down the line. The shareholder speech of the CEO indicated that DT will be transitioning into something that includes being an Internet company, and that mobile...

April 20, 2010  1:07 PM

O2s Giffgaff next-gen strategies step outside the box



Posted by: Tom Nolle
mobile services, next-gen carrier strategies, VoIP

The UK continues to be a focus point for next-gen carrier strategies. Now O2 is trying to gain market share and overcome competitive pressure with some decidedly not-telco strategies that include an mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) framework and even VoIP-based international calling.


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