Accelerating transformation and revenue growth by leveraging digital business platforms

Ahead of Carriers World 2017, Total Telecom caught up with Angus Ward, CEO, Digital Ecosystem Management at BearingPoint. Angus commented that latest research on the World’s top 3,500 listed companies shows that those adapting what they sell and how they sell it to meet the needs of the digital economy have typically doubled their share price since 2010 and accelerated revenue growth. This comes from adopting a platform-based business model - the model of choice for the digital economy as it is now used by the World’s 5 most valuable companies and 50% of top 32 global brands. He gave us exclusive insights into this simple model and how carriers can leverage platform thinking, which BearingPoint calls “Digital Ecosystem Management." Is technology the only enabler for wholesale carrier revenue growth? We see technology trends reshaping the wholesale industry and opening up new service areas. Significant future growth is forecast from non…