Challenge&opportunity 2016 onwards

1. InternationalTelecom Industry’s
Opportunities & Challenges
2016 - Onwards
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S.G.Bleivik/CEO feb16
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2. 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?
How to capture reasonable revenue share from
bandwidth demanding entertainment contents?
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3. Opportunities & Challenges
How to meet the increasing bandwidth demand in
access/core from internet related services?
LPWA-type networks will 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 the business (Spectrum etc)?
Multiple challenges requires creativity & initiatives!
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4. 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
Creation of a new stricking and trendsetting service
(sms copy-cat)
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5. 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
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6. Authority Dependencies
Regulator License framework, changing the «game»:
Availability of Spectrum, also 5/6GHz for 5G
Policy on POIs, IGW
Numbering Plan cap/structure
Licensee Policies, old & new
Infra/power sharing
Environmental issues
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7. Supplier Dependencies
Delivery offerings:
HW technology & SW releases
SDN & NFVTechnologies
OpenStack Open Source cloud computing SW
Network functionality & User Services
Upgrades/Migrations
Time to market
Price model/strategy
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8. CSP’s Generic Challenges
Telecommunications companies everywhere, the
future has "catch-22" written all over it.
With technology evolving in every direction and
business models under threat, network operators are
obviously at a critical juncture.
Upcoming new technology providing seamless
roaming toWiFi will offload 4G traffic and revenue
KeepTop20 customers, value subs and reduce churn
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9. 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
4G connection generates >20 times more traffic on
average than a non-4G connection
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
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10. Infrastructure Challenges
G.fast tech to deliver C(cloud)-RAN, 150-200 mbps over Cu
Complexed Implementation of Interoperability forVoLTE
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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11. 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 SDN
Shared Backhaul the future of transmission?
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12. 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 ? How to perform technology transition steps?
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13. Reliability Challenges
Data Security
Hacking,Virus, dataTsunami
Network
Availability, Failure-ratio, Interrupts, Downtime
Operational
Fire,Terror, Revolution, Nature catastrophy
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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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
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www.dtc-telecom.co.uk

17. 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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18. New Services Opportunities
Smart Cities – parking and streetlight control, M2M
alarm & tracking services, smart homes
Canibalism services, mobile-IP,VoLTE
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 is finally becoming a thing
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19. CSP's Opportunities
Identify/Develop/Deploy new services leveraging network
infrastructures, customer relationships & billing/servicing
capabilities
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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20. 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
MobileWeb-design
Cloud services
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Potential New Services

21. Potential Success Factors
Environmental friendly operation
Market based Services & Competetive tariffs
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
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22. What’s the New MegaTrend
Who will be able to introduce the next traffic and
revenue generating service ?
«Chat/Video group-conferencing» F2F to celebrities,
pop/film-stars, sports-atleets, politicians ?
Look outside of your organization
Find potentials within innovative business
environments and start relationships for cooperation
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23. Network Utilization &
Maximizing Roll In Gear
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/network-utilization-
maximizing-roll-in-gear-values-bleivik?trk=pulse_spock-
articles
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Target Additional Revenue & Environmental Conscience – Initiate Now

24. GOOD LUCK in 2016 & ∞
THINK OUTSIDE OFTHE BOX
INCLUDE NON PROFESSIONALS
DISCUSS OUTSIDETHE «FAMILY»
INTRODUCE EXTERNALS
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25. ONE-STEP-AHEAD
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