10 stories from Total Telecom editors you may have missed

We've been looking at what you've been reading on Total Telecom this month, and here's the most

popular stories from our editors for you to catch up with...

1. Telcos losing battle of the boards to OTT players
2. Myanmar details Telenor, Ooredoo price plans
3. Vodafone hits back in battle of the boards
4. Softbank takes ownership of new Sprint Corp
5. Russian telcos angered by threat of LTE spectrum seizure
6. BYOD support: a difficult call
7. BT 'has to' move to cloud-based STBs, but content owners need convincing
8. M2M VAS market to hit $10bn in five years
9. G.fast on track to be approved by 2014
10. Telenor moves Thai exec to head Myanmar business

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Just over half U.K. telecom and IT decision-makers surveyed said they have a BYOD policy

A recent study from MDS reported in Tellabs Insight (Q1 2013) shows that businesses are both slow to bring the latest devices on board and lack policies for bring your own device (BYOD).

The research goes on to suggest that this is a great opportunity for service providers as they could do more to support the growing demand for BYOD. MDS argues that service providers could educate businesses about the BYOD opportunity and help manage the use of BYOD.

If this is of interest to you, you should attend the complimentary roundtable BYOD: Getting your network management strategy under control where discussion themes will include:

• Exploring the pros and cons of various enterprise mobility management approaches and tools to secure mobile data, and develop, deliver and manage mobile apps
• Is it possible to choose a tool that can keep up with all the changes in the mobility arena?
• How to protect corporate app data and ensure only authorised users and devices gain access
• What can service providers do to help implement BYOD into the enterprise?

The roundtable discussion takes place on Day 2 of the Total Telecom Network Management Show which takes place at 200 Aldersgate London on the 2 and 3 July 2013.

For more information, download the brochure

Did you have cake? #Skype

Last week Skype celebrated it's 9th Birthday. It was described by commentator Andy Abramson as the "the single most disruptive service ever to hit the telecommunications world" but what next for Skype now it's part of the Microsoft juggernaut?

A recent article from Gigaom speculates on some of the features and places we might see Skype appearing, but for a more focused discussion you might want to join in the discussion with @totaltelecom during our Disruption Eruption conference in November. Here you'll meet representatives of all kinds of OTT players, including a keynote from Andreas Bernstrom, Chief Executive at Rebtel, who are arguably Skype's biggest rival.

Historically of course VoIP services like Skype have run via desktop computers, but the move to enabling them over any device is front of mind. Tony Bates, president of the Skype Division of Microsoft spoke to USA Today and said addressing people adopting BYOD was their number one priority.

This is therefore an interesting fit with an increasing number of mobile operators who are seeking to improve their user experience by using Wi-Fi for competitive advantage. Indeed The New York Times recently wrote an article on the lessons from the London Olympics, highlighting the Benefits of Free Wi-Fi and this will no doubt be a subject for the Customer Experience Summit that Total Telecom are organising on the 14 November 2012.

Total Telecom World - the Disruption Eruption conference, takes place in London on the 13th November 2012. It is followed by a one day focused Customer Experience Summit on the 14 November. On the evening of the 13th November, you are invited to join up to 600 of the most senior executives from the telecom industry at the 14th annual World Communication Awards.

A more balanced view of mobile issues #TTWW12

Total Telecom Wireless World is less than three weeks away and is not to be missed if you want a more balanced view of the key issues that are changing the industry forever. In one corner we bring together the true disrupters, Google leading the pack of OTT players, whilst in the other we have the traditional telcos who are reinventing the way mobile business is done.

Book your seat at Wireless World by the 25 May and save £75 on your ticket.

TEN THINGS YOU WILL LEARN:

1. What did China Telecom learn launching an MVNO 
2. Who is tomorrows consumer - Googles View
3. How does the Internet of Things impact operators
4. How will networks evolve in the future
5. What services will drive the mass market take up of 4G?
6. How can operators capitalise on mobile video
7. Where are the emerging market opportunities
8. How is (BYOD) changing the relationship with the user
9. How can businesses offset increasing complexity in IT
10. Which wireless technologies are going to win

Don't miss your chance to join leading global telecom operators, OTT players, analysts, commentators and more as we debate the catalysts for this change in the Wireless World...

BOOK TODAY www.totaltele.com/wireless 

The Year of the Device

It's official, 2011 has been the year of the #device. Apple, Android, HTC, iPad, iPhone, iOS, even dare we say Nokia have all been prevalent buzz words amongst news stories this year, with the most read story of the year being "Rumour mill in overdrive pending iPad 2 launch"

So it's no surprise then that we've added some great analysis to the mix through Total Telecom+. So in case you've missed out during the year, check out the following issues:

October issue - Tablets: No cure-all

Mobile operators are looking to tablets as an area of future growth, but in the face of stiff competition they will need to prove they can add value for users.


November issue - Bring Your Own Device
Mobile operators show BYOD is on their agenda as enterprises deal with the risks associated with employee-owned tablets and smartphones.



December - January issue - Dangerous Duopoly

Vodafone keen to see more competition in the mobile OS space, but analysts and
handset makers believe the battle is already over.

and Augmented Reality: Real world view. Mobile operators are starting to find their feet in a new market segment, but the places in the value chain are still up for grabs.

These links are all to simple PDF downloads, but you can also read these on you mobile DEVICE (Android or iOS) or online

Of course there's no sign of device fever ending any time soon, so why not keep up to date by following Our Devices RSS feed

DIY, BYOD, the new corporate strategy?

So whose phone do you use? Your employers or your own? In this months Total Telecom+, Nick Wood talks about the growing trend to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

Amongst the conclusions is a quote from Gartner vice president Nick Jones. “BYO is a principle that most organisations will adopt and organisations must prepare for this change.” If he's right then operators really need to jump on board to realise the opportunity to generate revenues from ‘bring your own device’

You can read Nick's article and others from this issue on your iOS or Android device, as an online page turning digital issue (see flip image below) or download as a PDF. Find out more here.


Every issue of Total Telecom+ is full of the latest analysis of the stories behind the news, so if you've missed any recent issues, check out our archive for recent issues including:


October: Device Strategies, Tablets
September: Content Strategies: Over-the-top content strategies
July/August: Self organising networks (SON)
and much more...
View the archive: www.totaltele.com/plus/archive