Mumbai - Gartner Local Briefing 'Challenges and Trends in the Telecom Industry' 11th October 2010
 

Gartner Local Briefing

'Challenges and Trends in the Telecom Industry, Globally and Locally'

 Session One: How Gartner Helps The Telecom Industry To Face     

 Its Challenges Through 2015    

 Jean-Claude Delcroix, Vice-President Research

 

The telecommunications industry is facing huge challenges. On one hand     there is a shortage of growth in traditional services, in particular in mature countries. Emerging markets are also seeing decreasing growth rates and lower voice ARPU. On the other hand mobile data is the new frontier, but while volumes of data and applications are exploding, revenues are not. Competition is also increasing. Can service providers find new revenue streams in value-added services and enterprise services? Is there an opportunity around cloud computing? What kind of transformation must telecom operators implement to attract customers or benefit from the mobile Internet? With a move to all-IP networks and a resulting simplification, where is the future for vendors and IT service providers? How will this impact the Indian economy? What are the strategic options?

In this session you will learn:

  • What strategies should telecom operators adopt: commodity or value-add?
  • Which are the key challenges that IT service providers and vendors will need to address?
  • What are the drivers and inhibitors of business success?

 

Session Two: India - 3G and Beyond

 Kamlesh Bhatia, Principal Research Analyst

The telecom market in India is at an inflexion point following the arrival of 3G. The hyper-competitive Indian market is likely to flatten out in terms of subscriber growth over the next two years. The proliferation of smart devices and availability of high speed data access will result in new service consumption patterns. Operators seeking to monetize this shift will need to support a broader application and services portfolio with better subscriber segmentation capabilities - all this while operators themselves undergo structural transformation.

In this session you will learn:

  • What will be the impact of 3G on the Indian landscape? Does 3G really matter?
  • What are the interesting revenue opportunities seen in other emerging markets?
  • How will market parameters shape Indian telcos moving forward?

 

Session Three: How Gartner Research Covers the Worldwide Communications Industry

 Mark Dykes, Managing Vice President

 

With the largest communications analyst team in the industry, Gartner delivers objective, focused research for communications service providers and their suppliers. Our analysts are experts on the business of communications equipment, software and services for communications service providers, enterprises and consumers. In each case our research covers the markets, the competitors, the technologies and the customers, and provides actionable advice to help Gartner clients make better decisions. This brief session will explain the landscape of Gartner’s communications coverage and showcase some of our thought-leading research.

 

In this session you will learn:

  • How does Gartner research cover the communications industry?
  • What communications industry developments will Gartner research focus on in 2011?
  • How do technology and service providers use Gartner research to help grow their business?

 

Panel Discussion & Open House Session

Jean-Claude Delcroix, Vice-President Research

Kamlesh Bhatia, Principal Research Analyst

Mark Dykes, Managing Vice President

 

Agenda

 

5.00pm

Registration

5.25pm

Welcome & Introduction

5.30pm

Session One

6.15pm

Q&A Session 

6.25pm 

Break

6:35pm 

Session Two

7:20pm 

Q&A Session

7.30pm 

Break 

7.40pm 

Session Three

8.00pm

Discussion Panel

8.30pm

Networking Dinner

9.30pm

Event Close