Future Telco

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 Anticipating the Future: Strategic Scenarios for Telco Markets and Initial Recommendations for Operators  (Peter Krüssel, Friederike Göbel)....Pages 1-24
 Assessment of the Telecommunications Sector from the Capital Market Perspective  (Andreas Mark, Wolfgang Specht)....Pages 25-34
Front Matter ....Pages 35-35
 At the Forefront: Network Expansion Oriented to Customers and Needs  (Stefan Rinkel-Holgersson)....Pages 37-42
 Integrated Network Planning: A Key Success Factor for Network Operators  (Lutz Fritzsche, Mathias Schweigel, Rong Zhao)....Pages 43-52
 5G and Satellites: A Viable Ecosystem?  (Hans-Peter Petry, Saher Salem)....Pages 53-62
 5G: New Opportunities?  (Falk Schröder)....Pages 63-74
 Small Cells: A Critical Assessment  (Peter Krah, Tillmann Eckstein)....Pages 75-86
Front Matter ....Pages 87-87
 Managed Services 4.0: On the Journey from Cost Efficiencies to Business Transformation  (Patrick Hung-Fai Ma, Manfred Schmitz)....Pages 89-98
 DevOps Telco: An Oxymoron?  (Krzysztof Korzunowicz)....Pages 99-110
 Paradigm Shift! The Path to Brutal Automation  (Lothar Reith)....Pages 111-129
 Edge Computing: The Third Major Step in the Evolution of Telco Networks  (Christoph Goertz, Thomas Vits, Claus Eßmann)....Pages 131-142
 Overcoming VoLTE: Deployment Challenges  (Thorsten Lotz, Krzysztof Korzunowicz)....Pages 143-151
Front Matter ....Pages 153-153
 Successful Navigation Through Digital Transformation Using an Innovation Radar  (Jan Heinemann, Oliver Platzen, Carolina Schiefer)....Pages 155-164
 The Virtual Representation of the World is Emerging  (Gregory Lukowski, Andreas Rauch, Thomas Rosendahl)....Pages 165-173
 Low Power Wide Area Networks: The Game Changer for the Internet of Things  (Daniel Weber, Christian Schilling, Frank Wisselink)....Pages 175-185
 Becoming Faster and More Direct: Telco Carrier Product Management Turns Towards Customers, Partners and Colleagues  (Thomas Heilen)....Pages 187-194
Front Matter ....Pages 195-195
 Success with Partnering: Results of an International Study  (Christian Krämer)....Pages 197-210
 OTT Partnering with Telcos: On the Rise  (Christian Krämer, Riem Jalajel)....Pages 211-218
 Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility  (Wolfgang H. Schulz, Horst Wieker, Bettina Arnegger)....Pages 219-229
Front Matter ....Pages 231-231
 Regulation of Telecom Markets and OTTs in Europe is Uneven with Impact on Network Operators  (Martin Lundborg)....Pages 233-240
 The Rise of OTT Players: What is the Appropriate Regulatory Response?  (Markus Steingröver, Edgar B. Cardozo Larrea, Nikolay Zhelev)....Pages 241-249
 OTTs Versus Telcos: Network Neutrality and Operator Strategies  (Arnulf Heuermann)....Pages 251-261
 Open Access via Mobile Wholesale Network: A New Approach to Broadband Deployment: The Case of Mexico  (Ulrike Eberhard, Arnulf Heuermann)....Pages 263-271
Front Matter ....Pages 273-273
 Making the Difference for Customers: Three Levers to Achieve Superior Experience in Telco Business!  (Andreas Penkert, Julia Steffens, Sascha Krpanic)....Pages 275-283
 How Carriers Can Use Protection Services to Safeguard the Digital Lives of Their Customers  (Carolin Obernolte, Joachim Hauk, Clemens Aumann)....Pages 285-297
 Telco Focus on Business Customers  (Carsten Glohr)....Pages 299-307
 Evolution Path: The Telco-centric Digital Ecosystem  (Jan Grineisen, Giulia Rehme)....Pages 309-318
 Pushing the Right Buttons: How the Internet of Things Simplifies the Customer Journey  (Nikolai Nölle, Frank Wisselink)....Pages 319-328
 The Artificial Intelligence Challenge: How Telcos Can Obtain a Grand Prix for Insights Monetization  (Frank Wisselink, Dominik Schneider)....Pages 329-337
Front Matter ....Pages 339-339
 Enabling Digital Excellence Through Business Process Management and Process Frameworks  (Chin-Gi Hong, Christian Dietze)....Pages 341-348
 Smart Automation as Enabler of Digitalization? A Review of RPA/AI Potential and Barriers to Its Realization  (Manfred Schmitz, Christoph Stummer, Michael Gerke)....Pages 349-358
 Technology Transformation: Reinvent the Network and Change the Way of Working, Now!  (Jörg Borowski, Birinder Singh Khurana)....Pages 359-369
 Generating Value Through Digitalization: Simple and Digital  (Andreas Lischka, Michaela Wolfering-Zoerner, Eva Faust)....Pages 371-380
 Challenges for HR in the Telecommunications Industry: Competence Transformation Follows Market Change  (Steffen Roos, Björn Menden)....Pages 381-388
 Field Report of a CDO  (Mario Pieper)....Pages 389-393
 Working in the Digital Age: Not an Easy but a Thrilling One for Organizations, Leaders and Employees  (Marc Wagner, Frank Heil, Laura Hellweg, Dennis Schmedt)....Pages 395-410
Back Matter ....Pages 411-420