wholesale voice trends 2017
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BY TELECODAYS
WHOLESALE VOICETRENDS 2017
Change runs rampant in the
telecom industry1OVERVIEW
Great developments of 20162Competitive offerings by
telcos against OTTs
Great strides in 5G
development
Consumerdriven data
consumption
Popularity of augmented
reality apps (Pokémon Go)
WHAT TOEXPECT IN2017
WHAT TOEXPECT IN2017
20.8 billion connected devices by 2020
VoIP will consolidate its position in the
“smart home” and the “smart office”
Everchanging workplace.
o More telecommuting
o More remote working
o Unprecedented flexibility
Potential problems: performance issues if the
heavy strain on networks isn’t properly
handled.
THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)
The race between telecom providers is on
Other industries willing to invest because of
huge potential benefits
Test versions of 5G expected to emerge
5G
WHAT TO EXPECTIN 2017
CLOUD INTEGRATION WITHENTERPRISE SOFTWARE
Software as a Service (SaaS) is
predominant in modern businesses
2017 trend integrating VoIP with
enterprise software for more efficient
operations
A considerable problem in the previous years – a top concern for telecoms in 2017
Security concerns will grow in proportion with the IoT
Transition of encryption from niche to prevalent
New regulation to support monitoring and response (e.g. General Data Protection
Regulation)
TELECOM DATA AS ASERVICE (TDAAS)
A big monetization opportunity for
telecoms – a great way to counter
declining revenues
TDaaS market $80 billion by 2020
Possible offerings – mobile
advertising, fraud detection
SECURITY
UC – the ability to integrate the various forms of communication into 1 system, with a common
interface
VoIP will increasingly be used as the base for further protocols and apps to achieve UC.
o Convenient
o Efficient
Software vendors must offer collaboration features to remain competitive.
UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS (UC)
Hosted VoIP = lower maintenance costs
So far it has been the preference of SMEs
Larger organizations now increasingly opting
for hosted VoIP
Vendors must scale up their infrastructure
to accommodate
Advantages: nofuss maintenance, cost
effective, customizable
Data continues to accumulate at enormous
speeds and quantities
Use customer information to launch
marketing campaigns
Increased conversion rates
Lower acquisition costs
Benefits to customers: less exposure to
useless ads
Benefits to businesses: higher ROI for every
user
Shift focus from customer retention to
customer acquisition
HOSTED VOIP MARKETING AUTOMATION
FINAL WORDS
In an industry of change,companies must be quick to adapt
in order to grab on to theopportunities presented.
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