Communications Review

Value: Getting it. Giving it. Growing it.

February 2011

This edition of Communications Review is being published at a moment when the outlook for the global economy - and for the business environment for communications operators - is both fascinating and finely balanced.

Despite this, PwC believe that the communications providers who use them will find sustainable sources of value exist.  Choosing the right opportunities needs courage and thinking beyond traditional boundaries.  

This issue of Communications Review looks at four ways telecoms companies can explore developing their business:

Staying relevant in a mobile data world

Today, smartphones, high-speed connections, “all-you-can-eat” data tariffs and the removal of operators’ walled content gardens are driving a dramatic change in attitudes to and uptake of mobile content and data.


 

Healthcare unwired

In the quest to develop new revenue streams, communications companies are focusing on vertical markets, where specialised services can add value to both end users and company shareholders.


 

Making better bets

Network operators recognise the importance of capital allocation and have teams of analysts producing reams of paper on proposed capital projects.


 

Broadband: one size does not fit all

Ultrafast Broadband. There is a lot of interest - even excitement - from European policy makers eager to bring the benefits of fibre to everyone. But this interest isn’t matched by action from private investors or end users - even where ultrafast broadband is available.