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API-based solutions often represent a significant departure from how businesses have become accustomed to purchasing and deploying communications. Their value lies in providing a powerful toolset to make business communications applications richer and more tightly integrated within business workflows. For example, an organization may choose to allo...

Several providers, including Microsoft, Zoom, Neat, and Crestron, announced OPEX programs focusing on multiple UC endpoints in 2020-21. This move reflects the intense and growing interest in the OPEX space, which has been fueled in part by the pandemic. However, OPEX, particularly leasing as a business model, has been in practice for several years,...

Forward-thinking businesses increasingly evaluate advanced cloud communications and collaboration solutions, including hosted IP telephony and unified communications-as-a-service (UCaaS), as part of their digital transformation initiatives. However, other priorities such as security and network reliability often supersede communications upgrade pro...

This series features emerging Trend Opportunity Profiles that share novel business outlooks in the form of models that promote the use of advanced technologies, increased digital presence, and environment-friendly businesses. The strong impact of the shared economy has led to the growth of models that enable sharing of economic resources, advanced ...

09 Sep 2015  |  Global  |  Megatrends

New and Future Business Models for Energy Utilities

Distributed Generation, Smart Technology, and Renewable Energy Drive Business Model Innovation

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The traditional utility business model of a pure-play centralised power producer and provider will soon be extinct. Distributed generation (DG) will increasingly feature in new utility value propositions as utilities try to capture more downstream opportunities. These will include several models, from an aggregator of DG to providing complete energ...

The recent introduction of ChatGPT from artificial intelligence (AI) firm OpenAI has captured the imagination of the world and moved AI further into mainstream conversation. ChatGPT is “humanizing” AI in a way that has not been experienced before, generating impressive content from relatively simple requests (or prompts) written in natural language...

Due to the recent changes reflected in the National Environmental Management: Waste Act 59 of 2008, the waste sector in South Africa is not yet formalised. These changes encourage the diversion of waste to landfill by avoiding, reducing, re-using, recycling, and processing used materials. This significant change in focus has created opportunities f...

The remote work modality is rapidly becoming the norm among office workers throughout the globe. Remote work is a way to work outside the employer´s premise. One common alternative to on-site work stations is the home office. In this scenario, the employee uses their own house as a workplace, but working from cafes, co-working spaces or any other l...

The mobile satellite industry in Latin America is crucial to economic growth, social connectivity, and digital inclusion. As smartphone penetration continues to increase and network coverage expands, the demand for LTE and 5G connectivity drives market innovation, supports businesses, and enhances general access to an essential service. However, gi...