Top 197 Areas of opportunity for telecom companies in the US

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4 G rollouts Customer retention - Saturated market. Need to retain high ARPU customers Cloud Computing M initiatives mhealth, commerce Cost optimization Six sigma, shared services, outsourcing, network sharing both passive and active International expansion and acqusitions Pricing plans tiered plans for multiple devices usage Sales acquisition cost minimizing sales acquisition costs and optimizing return on acquisition costs such as handset subsidy ( esp. in wake of iphone and other smart phones) and outlet expenses Getting maximum footfall and increasing conversion rates on existing outets Leveraging data since ARPU for voice has on a constant decline data services media etc. Network efficiency Sweating assets for maximum ROCE Prepaid connections through distributors\agents Low acquisition cost M2M Initiatives around machine to machine communication. For e.g. Cell phones communicating with cars, devices at home. Convergence of car keys, wallet and mobile phone Opportunies around intelligence devices fridge, television, gas, Microwave etc to communicate through M2M language. Mhealth diagnostics features on phone - Blood pressure monitoring and temperature Sustainability Telecom towers using alternative energy solar for powering up telecom towers, green buildings, BTS minimizing electricity consumption Mobile company have virtual storage vaults - Health history, bank history, education, contacts, social networking. (Giving you space to store and backup information) Covergance of financial, media and telecom companies financial services (payments), media and technology (providing content on mobile, pay per download) , Health care services counseling and diagnosis over phone