Soon a wireless business environment
In business environments, the initial wave of WiFi deployments has been a complement to a fixed LAN. Enterprise WiFi used to be associated with extensive network planning and advanced services, but has...
View ArticleCitizens the drivers of city change
My colleague Patrik Regårdh, head of strategic marketing at Ericsson, concludes in a recent interview that information and communication technology (ICT) is a key contributor to city development and...
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Blue Ocean Strategy in the Networked Society
I recently wondered why we shouldn’t apply Blue Ocean Strategy to telco’s within the Networked Society. The award winning book about the requirements for strategic success is also about transforming,...
View ArticleCoverage and capacity crossroads: grow green or reduce red
Operators that are preparing for small-cell deployments face a strategic choice between revenue growth and cost-reduction strategies. ‘Growing Green’ is a proactive strategy for growing mobile-data...
View ArticleICT in cities makes good business sense
What are the ingredients of a competitive city? Well, one that attracts capital, innovation and skilled labor. So let’s take a closer look at the relationship between cities, businesses development and...
View ArticleVerizon buys out Vodafone – why you should care
Verizon Communications announced this week that it is to buy out Vodafone’s 45 percent ownership in Verizon Wireless and take complete control of the North American mobile operator in a deal worth USD...
View ArticleVideo is at the center of the collaborative organization
Major global corporations are using video communication between their main sites on a large scale today to cut back on global travel. Meetings that would have required a four-day trip between the US...
View ArticleCollaboration and the cloud will improve companies’ competitiveness
Business life in the city has developed around a strong service sector in a variety of enterprise segments. As the global market is reshaping the future of businesses in general, with advanced...
View ArticlePutting networked restaurants on the menu
Restaurants are an important part of social life in the city, where stressed “cityzens” frequently choose an outing instead of cooking at home. Having Wi-Fi in the restaurant and social media “likes”...
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Working life as we know it is changing dramatically
How will work be organized in the Networked Society? Fundamental changes are taking place. Cultural changes and rapid technological development are changing the rules and opening up for new ways of...
View ArticleWhat is defining next-generation working life?
Recently, Tonny Uhlin and I went into the studio to record the first episode of the “Next-generation Working Life” podcast. During this first episode, we talk about the big and small changes we see...
View ArticleLiving in a working environment: what does the future hold?
Each day I drive 30 minutes one way to an office where I have bad IT, a 10-year old desk phone I never use, and where I spend all my time speaking and interacting with people who are usually located...
View ArticleFinding your productivity sweet spot – at home and at work
For many people, the latte-paced economy is a reality. Managing a work-life balance today is about combining work at home and in the office. And as the workforce becomes even more mobile, this model...
View ArticleMobile retail – a one stop shop?
Bridging the gap between online and physical stores seems to be a challenge that everyone in retail is talking about. Studies have shown that the use of mobile as a platform for viewing and purchasing...
View ArticleMWC 2014: the rise of the partnership
At the end of this decade, when we look back at Mobile World Congress 2014, we will remember it as the start of the partnership era for the ICT industry and the start of an era where creative...
View ArticleNew strategies for the digital age
In an interview we conducted a few months ago, Jimmy Wales said it best: “If you really want to innovate, stop thinking about business models and start thinking about human needs.” The more I work on...
View ArticleA transformation story you can bank on
Mobile technology is blurring the boundaries of traditional industry and pushing established markets into new competitive arenas. We see this happening all around us. Consider how fast Apple has become...
View ArticleWhen all our objects talk, what will they say?
There’s a general consensus this year surrounding the next big technological wave: it’s all about wearables. In the long run, most bets are on the Internet of Things. But aside from all the latest...
View ArticlePowerful performance will drive plenty of profits
Making real performance improvements in the network is an ever-more-important issue on operators’ agendas. This is being driven by three strong trends in the market: word-of-mouth marketing, the...
View ArticleDon’t go with the flow
Business organizations are becoming more like people: social organisms that learn as much from borrowing ideas as by experimenting with their own. In a newly released report, we borrow a few thoughts...
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