It has been estimated that by 2025, there will be around 38.6 billion connected smart devices worldwide. This level of saturation and hyper-connectivity makes it difficult for telecom companies to generate new net growth. New business is generated by customers changing providers looking for faster connections, cheaper rates and better or new service. In developing nations, that can be limited by remote or conflicted regions and oceanic terrain, where the World bank estimates only 35% of people have internet connection, there is a huge potential growth market if the necessary infrastructure is developed.

Technology can aid telecom companies as they pursue sustainable growth in both existing and new markets. Utilising innovations such as Machine Learning AI, 5G, advanced analytics, software based networks and IoT can help telecommunication providers reduce inefficiencies and improve the user experience in saturated markets. While in developing nations, technologies such as Software Networks and LEOs could help provide regions with much needed connectivity while simultaneously creating a new market for businesses. With vertical growth at maximum capacity, horizontal growth, embedding telco companies with other industries has become more commonplace. However there are challenges: the rollout of infrastructure in developing nations; increasing energy prices and ongoing supply chain disruptions. The question facing the telecom industry in the current climate is how can they effectively balance the need to grow with the need to reduce costs? 

This webinar hosted by the Financial Times, in partnership with Infosys, will explore how the telecommunication industry can reinvent its business models and processes in the pursuit of growth in existing and new markets.

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