The Mobile Gap Between Business And Consumer

This presentation was delivered on the Service Manager Day 2013. Omarm de mobiele economie from Pim Bilderbeek Mobile is much more than the stereotype road warrior with tablet and smartphone. Mobile is also the couch potato with the apps and the second screen, the learning thermostat that can be controlled from anywhere, the smart watch […] Read more »

Cloud Changes Telecom Value Chain

This article (Dutch) appeared in the February 2013 edition of Telecommagazine. Telecom was ooit cloud avant la lettre. Het publieke telefonienetwerk (Public Switched Telephone Network of PSTN) met de central office switch was analoog aan de public cloud. De bedrijfstelefooncentrale (Private Branch Exchange of PBX) was de private cloud. Inmiddels zijn de rollen omgedraaid en […] Read more »

How To Lead In The New Mobile Economy

METISfiles analyst Pim Bilderbeek was the keynote speaker at the Innovation Group’s Mobile Summit in Milan last week. His presentation focused on the mobile economy that has emerged as a key engine of economic transformation. The figure below provides a graphical representation of four major themes that were addressed. Mobile is a game changer for […] Read more »

Digital Ecosystems: To Lead, Protect Or Serve?

Despite the fact that it was published in 1993, James Moore’s definition of a business ecosystem is still perfectly valid in today’s digital society:  “An economic community supported by a foundation of interacting organizations and individuals–the organisms of the business world. This economic community produces goods and services of value to customers, who are themselves […] Read more »

The Unbundling Of Operator Multiplay

METISfiles analyst Pim Bilderbeek presented at the inaugural meeting of imellem this week, a new member-based networking platform for executives in the Dutch IT and Telecom sector. The presentation focused on the unique aspects of the Dutch telecoms market and the challenges that operators face to remain relevant in a rapidly changing regulatory, customer, and […] Read more »