For Vendor Strategy Professionals (Length: 8 pages)

November 3, 2009

The Changing Face Of Telecom Wholesale

Telecom Wholesale: From Regulatory Mandate To Customer Demand

by Mike Cansfield

with Christopher Mines, Reedwan Iqbal


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Last year we said that the wholesale sector in telecom was at an inflection point. This study shows that the changes we detected last year accelerated with market forces driving change in what customers want from their wholesale suppliers and in the business-to-business (B2B) services the latter are now offering. As a consequence, the boundaries around the wholesale market are blurring, and the build-or-buy decision is becoming more complex as customers like Vodafone in UK partner with its supplier BT Wholesale. Vendor strategists at wholesale providers should take three lessons from these developments: 1) Go where the new market is, or risk being left behind; 2) change with your customers and open the door to new opportunities; and 3) be clear on your new business model — the old way will no longer work.

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Analyst: Mike Cansfield
Technology: B2B Sales & Marketing, Communication Service Provider Issues & Technologies, Corporate Strategy, Technology Vendor Alliances & Partnerships, Telecommunications Services, Telecommunications Services By Region
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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Original air date: Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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