This document discusses the challenges and opportunities facing international telecom companies in 2018 and beyond. Key issues addressed include increasing bandwidth demands, competition from new technologies like LPWA networks, regulatory challenges, identifying new revenue opportunities through partnerships and new services, modernizing network infrastructure using SDN and NFV, and optimizing networks and traffic. The telecom industry is facing disruptive changes that require creativity and initiatives to transform business models and capture new sources of revenue.

1. InternationalTelecom Industry’s
Challenges & Opportunities
2018 - Onwards1
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3. What may be the CSP's future
Selling services or products?
Are OTTs an opportunity or a threat?
Is the broadband business model broken?
CSPs to vertically integrate or disintegrate?
Migration towards becoming an internet player?
Intergration btw telecom & media, content contest?
How to capture reasonable revenue share from
bandwidth demanding data stream contents?
Partnerships with OTT players?
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4. Challenges & Opportunities
How to meet the increasing bandwidth demand in
access/core from internet related services. WiFi/LTE ?
LPWA-type networks may prove a strong competitive
force to cellular networks, due to M2M/IOT demands
Some issues are not in the hands of the CSP, but still
will influence their business. Regulation of internet?
How to influence Regulator to be proactive towards
upcoming obstacles for business (Spectrum etc)?
Multiple challenges requires creativity & initiatives!
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5. Identifying Potentials
External flexibel partnerships required to develop
CSP's business and increase revenue.Tailoring of
services need to cater for partners business models
Internal efficiency, priorities, improved processes,
ensured reliability and quality, customer orientated
Revenue & margin protection, in the context of
competition and rapid declining ARPU. How to
attract new revenue generating services?
Creation of new stricking and trendsetting service(s)
(sms copy-cat), capture market advantage by intro
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6. Fulfill Market Expectations
Clean/green power supply in off-grid areas
Energy Efficiency & off-peak Power-Save
Infrastructure and O&M resource sharing
Upgrade & Intro of latest technologies/services
ISO certified Recycling of obsolete assets
Avail-/Reliability of access & services
Willingness to subsidize expensive devices
Provide swiftly user’s desired new services
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7. CSPs transforming into an open
Platform Service Company
Transition from HW-centric, closed dedicated network equipment to
SW-centric, open, scalable and programmable network functions
will allow easy commissioning and modification, which will enable
efficient operation and swift service creation for demanding users.
NFV technology as Radio/Core/Transport Network Functions and
Operation Supporting Functions permit users to modify, reconfigure
and redesign freely all conventional telecom networks and services.
SDN architecture will introduce four planes; the Radio/User/Control
and Data Management Plane.The newTelco function composition.
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8. Modernizing Production Platform
BSSTransformation
LTE evolution &WiFi offload
SDN & NFV network transformation
Prepaid & Roaming Data Monetization
(PCRF) Policy & Charging Rules Function
Quick enabling of user requirements & ROI
Technology Agnostic Solutions to meet customer demand of
everywhere coverage max speed/quality/reliabilty/security
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9. Authority Dependencies
Regulator License framework, changing the «game»:
Intro of EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Availability of Spectrum, also 5/6GHz for 5G
Policy on Net Neutrality, POIs, IGW
Numbering Plan cap/structure
Licensee Policies, old & new
Infra/power sharing
Environmental issues
Geopolitical moves into protectionism?
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10. Supplier Dependencies
Decreasing # of OEMs = Competition & Price impact
HW technology & SW releases
SDN & NFVTechnologies
OpenStack Open Source cloud computing SW
Network functionality & User Services
Upgrades/Migrations
Time to market
Price model/strategy
Technology/Vendor Agnostic Strategy?
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11. CSP’s Generic Challenges
CSPs everywhere, the future has "catch-22" written all over it.
With technology evolving in every direction, business models
under threat and increasing security issues, network operators
are obviously at a critical juncture. Need to Redesign internet?
Upcoming new technology providing seamless roaming to
WiFi will offload 4G traffic and revenue
Services realized on Obsolete gear must shift to Cloud based -
as for all new services, to enable quick time2market and RoI
KeepTop20 customers, value subs, reduce churn, battle fraud
Will balloon/drone based SkyNet appear offering broadband
services any/every-where, energized by RFCS & solar-power?
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12. How to cater for peaked traffic
(and still earn revenue )
Global mobile data traffic nearly twelve times greater than
total global Internet traffic in 2000. Explosion in IoT data
traffic from additional trillions of connected devices expected
4G connection generated ~20 times more traffic on average
than a non-4G connection in 2013
Smartphones represents >20% of total global handsets in
use, but <90% of total global traffic
2/3 of global mobile data traffic - video by 2017
Avg usage/month; 7GB mobile data per user 2016
WiFi networks (e.g. hyMesh) may offload RAN asVoWiFi may
counteract declining revenue from users on OTT networks
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13. Infrastructure Challenges
G.fast tech to deliver C(cloud)-RAN, 150-200 mbps over Cu
Serving quality broadband services in dense populated areas
Utilize latest WiFi tech (hyMesh) as complementary to LTE
Implementation of Interoperability forVoLTE &VoWiFi
OPNFV technology introduction and deployment
LTE signaling traffic predictions and Next-Gen DSC intro
Network Slicing accommodation by Next-Gen Mobile Core
RFCS (FuelCell) tech complementing clean power supplies
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14. Focus Backhaul Capacity/Efficiency
Backhaul planning is needed for long-term strategic
investment opportunity to enhance customers
Experience of Quality in a future-proof LTE backhaul net
Enabling network capabilities is required to meet
demand through smart/flexible solutions for backhaul,
Introducing hyMesh Multi-channel and SDN
Shared Backhaul the future of transmission?
LTE-Evolution Carrier Grade Aggregation
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15. Technology Challenges
NewTechnologies
LTE, NFV, SDN, SmallCells, MultiAccesTech
The Big SwitchOff
Legacy mobile & fixed infra, copper networks
Asset Recovery & Spares Mgm
Re-use/-sale/-furbish/-cycling
Migration path(s)
2/3-4/5G ? Skip technology transition steps?
WiFi off-load serving interim and long term co-exist?
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16. Reliability Challenges
Cyberspace
Opportunity for terrorists and criminals
Data Security
Encryption, Hacking,Virus, dataTsunami
Network
GDPR,Availability, Failure-ratio, Interrupts, Downtime
Operational
Fire,Terror, Revolution,War, Nature catastrophy
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17. Environmental Challenges
Energy-consumption, smoothen & minimizing
Utilize green & clean renewable energy
CO2 emissions, carbon footprint
Air Pollution, decrease radiation
Site selections rural, local impact
Antenna & tower placements
Indoor coverage urban
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18. Traffical Challenges
Design and optimize network configuration
Tools to model and test network routing & caps
Maximize utilization of NE’s & infrastructure
Predict future traffic growth well in advance
Smoothen traffic peaks (use of tariffs etc)
Max throughput by flexibility & efficiency
Establish infrastructure & NE redundancy
Strengthen ability to handle catastrophy events
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19. Traffical Challenges, MW-networks
How to cater for eco/techno optimal network structure?
Inhuman volume of variants requires complexed analytics &
advanced mathematical technical/financial algorithms
Networks should serve a range of priorities and goals to
become optimized, costeffective & future proof
Reduce Opex by minimizing links/antennas, maintenance
and frequency fees whilst witholding QoS levels
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20. Traffical Challenges, RAN
Through changing serving technologies, RAN needs to efficiently
maximize utilization of it’s existing resources 2/3/4G
In order to Increase Revenue and Reduce Churn MNO need to
regularly undertake various optimization exercises
• Parameter settings, Frequency planning, PSC planning
• Spectrum Refarming
• Improve HO,Throughput, QoS and Reduce Call-drops
Intelligent Cellular OptimizationTools must be applied to meet
KPIs and withhold an edge over competitors
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21. OptimizingTechnology shifts
Pre-RFQ planning of Roll-In part of swaps
Maximize ROI, profit from obsolete products
Scalability in replicating technology/models
Minimize hands-on of Roll-In process
Ensure high quality on Inventory base
Minimize interim storage of Roll-In products
Decom process according to salable or scrap equipment
Meet Environmental Goals and KPIs, introduce SON
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22. Add Revenue, Deduct Opex
Appoint Reverse Logistic responsible to
achieve Excess Assets Control in swap projects
Last minute Roll-Out with re-use products
Roll-In and Reverse Logistic efficient process
Early determination of re-sale, scrap products
Ensure 1-touch strategy, avoid own stocking
Revenue from product and raw material sales
Reduce opex by admin & logistic efficiency
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23. New Services Opportunities
Smart Cars/Homes/Factories/Cities – parking and
streetlight control, M2M alarm & tracking services,
transport, public safety/medical, exploding IoT devices
Canibalism services, mobile-IP,VoLTE,VoWiFi
Holographic conference calls (TeleHuman & Bodipod
with 3D graphics) &Video (LTE-based) calls
Big data as business intelligence (again)
Mobile Web overtakes PC Web – Lowcost Smartphone
Mobile commerce & banking is finally becoming a thing
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24. CSP's Opportunities
Identify/Develop/Deploy new services leveraging network
infrastructures, customer relationships & billing/servicing
capabilities. Utilize the NFV predicted breakthrough.
Develop new skill sets bringing innovative services to the
marketplace - in partnership with disruptive innovators
Position as the infrastructure and go-to-market partner
for young, innovative companies, e.g., Whats App
Embracing an "open platform" for delivering Next-Gen
information services to customers will depend upon the
ability of CSPs to engage, on a sustainable basis, with
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25. Provisions through established Satellite Corps:
Finance, Banking, Insurance, Advertising
Health (remote consultancy/surgery)
Education (remote school/university)
SMB concepts for Global business
M2M mobile computer based services
Mobile Web-design
Voice search
Cloud services
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26. Potential Success Factors
Environmental friendly operation
Market based Services & Competetive tariffs
Innovative New Services & MinimizedTime2Market
Bandwidth/speed with Availability & Reliability
Comunity & Business oriented services
Optimized utilization of infrastructure Assets
Explore new & alternative revenue generators
Cost control & efficiency, minimize op-/capex
Cross Market Mergers, Partnering w/Media&Content
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27. What’s the New MegaTrend
Who will be able to introduce the next traffic and revenue
generating service - voice/video/data based?
• «Chat/Video group-conferencing» F2F to celebrities,
pop/film-stars, sports-atleets, politicians ?
• Data services, M2M, ConnectedCars,Transport,
Surveillance, location-based, m-payments, betting, a.o.
Look outside of your organization to follow up on the
coming paradigm shift in services
Find potentials within innovative business environments and
start relationships for cooperation
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28. GOOD LUCK in 2017-18 & ∞
THINK OUTSIDE OFTHE BOX
INCLUDE NON PROFESSIONALS
DISCUSS OUTSIDETHE «FAMILY»
INTRODUCE EXTERNALS
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