Analysys Mason Podcast

B2B connectivity ARPU stagnation: what should operators do?

ARPU for B2B connectivity services is falling rapidly in real terms and operators need to accelerate their efforts to grow revenue from other services.
Business services experts, Catherine Hammond and Matt Small examine recent ARPU trends based on data from our business revenue tracker and look at what is happening in the market in terms of pricing and value-added IT services that operators can offer.  For more information, read Matt's associated article. 

The changing SMB devices and peripherals market

SMBs are set to spend USD179 billion on devices and peripherals in 2023 and we expect the market to fully rebound in 2024. SMB IT spending experts, Karthik Pannala and Li Lin, look ahead at the opportunities that this presents for IT vendors that prioritise the right segments of the market and position their go-to-market strategy correctly. 
Learn more in the associated article and download our most-recent IT spending forecast report.

Why telcos must develop a satellite strategy now

In this podcast, satellite and space experts Chris Baugh and Lluc Palerm discuss the exciting launch of our first satellite and space research programme ‘Satellite Strategies for Telcos’.
They discuss topics including the following:
Why telcos need to develop a satellite strategy now
The recent changes in the satellite market
What they have learnt from their discussions with telcos and how satellites could offer a solution to many challenges telecoms operators face
What a satellite strategy looks like and whether it will be the same for all telcos
The big themes that satellites could help with
direct-to-device communication
rural broadband
IoT
How this new programme of research could help to guide telcos through the process of creating a satellite strategy

Beyond discounting: fixed–mobile bundles with added value

In this podcast, Tom Rebbeck, Partner and head of Analysys Mason's Consumer Services practice, is joined by Stefano Porto Bonacci, Senior Analyst and expert in fixed–mobile convergence (FMC) to talk about FMC strategies and what operators can do to keep their propositions attractive for customers.
The associated article can be found here. For more insights on FMC, click here.

Cloud-native networks: driving a new automation paradigm

The cloud-native network will be the foundation of API-driven services and future networks. However, the adoption of cloud-native network technologies will be a long and multi-phase journey for communications service providers (CSPs).
Listen in as Caroline Chappell, Partner and head of Analysys Mason’s cloud research practice interviews Gorkem Yigit, Principal Analyst and expert in cloud-native networking about how CSPs are progressing in their journey towards adopting cloud-native automation in networks.
Click here to access our curated bank of cloud-native network automation and transformation insights.
Watch the related on-demand webinar here.

Sovereign cloud: the opportunity for operators

Catherine Hammond (Research Director) is joined by Matt Small (Research Analyst) as they discuss why the demand for sovereign cloud is increasing and what cloud providers and their operator partners are doing to address this. 
The associated article can be accessed here. 
Check out the following links for more insights into the sovereign cloud market:
Operators’ approaches to sovereign cloud
Public cloud provider tracker report
Sovereign cloud and the 5G network: an assessment

eSIMs and iSIMs: why they are important for IoT

In this podcast, Tom Rebbeck (Partner) and Ibraheem Kasujee (Senior Analyst) discuss eSIMs and assess the extent to which this technology has been important to the IoT market. They also discuss the emergence of iSIM technology and the GSMA’s new IoT eSIM specification, which is a step forward in realising the full potential of eSIMs in IoT.
 
Click on the following links for more information on this topic:
eSIM and iSIM for IoT: case studies and analysis
The GSMA’s new IoT eSIM specification
The adoption of eSIM technology in the consumer market

Opportunities for operators in the SOHO market

In this podcast, Tom Rebbeck (Partner) and Catherine Hammond (Research Director) discuss some of the tactics operators could adopt to increase the small office/home office (SOHO) take-up of higher-value business-grade solutions.
For more information, see our associated article here. Additionally, our relevant case studies report can be found here and our report outlining the strategies for marketing products and services to SOHOs can be found here.