Raj Sunder's presentation on 'New Business Models for Telecom Application Success' given in the Telco Summit of TADS, Telecom Application Developer Summit, 21-22 Nov 2013 in Bangkok
Factors to Consider When Choosing Accounts Payable Services Providers.pptx
Telco Future and Customer Experience Optimization
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2. Index
Quick Rewind of Telco Apps
Lost Opportunities
Future of Telco’s / ISP’s
Importance of customer experience to create successful
Biz.
Segmented Services : Key to successful Biz Model
Potential Biz Models
Secret Sauce
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3. Quick Rewind of Telco Journey
1. Monotone
2. Wallpapers
3. Snakes &
Tetris
4. Voice & SMS
Billing
1.
2.
3.
4.
CRBT
Mp3 Tones
Game Downloads
Embedded Apps
for RT & WP
5. SMS
6. 3rd Party Billing
services
Voice & SMS tariffing
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2000-2005
2005-2010
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Data Tariffing
Full Track Music
Video Streaming
3rd Party IM
Embedded Apps
Online Games
3rd Party Billing
services
1. OTT Services
(IM,
Entertainment,
Productivity*)
2. 3rd Party
Billing Services
Primary focus DATA
2010-2012
2013
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4. Lost Opportunities
•Which was the first social networking platform?
•Which was the first “Text Expression” platform?
•Which was the first “Location Based Social Platform”?
•Which was the first digital wallet?
• Which was the first “Instant Messenger and Rich Communicator”?
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5. Future of Telco’s / ISP’s
Dumb Pipe
• Cant afford to be a
dumb pipe as the
cost vs revenue
per subscriber to
offer data services
is not
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Smart Pipe
• Pipes need to be
smarter by
connecting with
various OTT
services
• Offer more
personalized
services in
partnership with
OTT players
Artificially Intelligent
Pipe
•
API as a service to
create rich and
intelligent services
with best in class
user experience
supported by
friendly cosnumer
models.
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6. Importance of customer experience
“Indonesia Telco Case Study”
Pre-BRTI
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Gained customer
Trust &
Simplified
Experience
Segmented
Engagements
Profiling Customers
Same Service, Same
Experience, Same
Subscription, New
Campaigns
Listen to Customer
“VOICE”
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Same Service, New &
Simplified Experience,
Simplified Pricing
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7. Segmented Engagement
One size programs
Devices
Segmented
SEGMENTED
ENGAGEMENT
PROGRAMS
“ API driven
Programs”
Segmented
based on Usage
& Interests.
Life-time on the
network
doesn’t fit ALL.
Segment programs based
on customer segments.
Create Engagements
based on Interests.
Acknowledge feedback to
improve engagements.
Always be “Responsive”
Spending Split
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8. Flow to creating successful Biz Model
under Telco Environment
Synchronized Manual
+ Automated responsive system
Personalized Services with
Freemium Model
Pricing
Segmented Customers interfacing
with 3rd part services
Know your customer
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9. Preferable Customer & Biz
Models
• Create “Partnered Service” which could generate acquisitions for
Telcos
• Services which could get higher engagement & retention will be of
greater need.
• Preferable a “Freemium” model, customer do pay when they see a value.
• Partner with Telco's to provide a service with an “Easy to start model
with clear KPI’s”
• Focus more on “Communication and Customer reach” as a strong leg
for adoption and revenues
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10. Secret Sauce
THERE IS NO SECRET SAUCE
POTENTIAL INGRIDENTS :
• Personalization
• Targeting
• User Experience
• Analytics & Recommendation
• Responsive to customer queries, feedbacks, complaints.
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