Europe: Strategies For The Data-Centric Era

There has been major debate raging across the telecommunications sector regarding the transition to datacentric
services, and the impact on operator strategies and financial performance. BMI believes that recent
trends in Western Europe illustrate what operators around the world will be exposed to over the medium
term. Here we analyse recent trends and developments, and consider the implications for operators, setting
the scene for analysis of concrete examples from around the world where operators are cutting costs and
moving to develop new revenue streams as traditional business models become obsolete.