Review of Managed Services Growth Markets 2012:

The conference consolidated the 2011 shift towards a more consumer-centric, rather than purely network-centric approach to Managed Services. With a strong focus on putting the subscriber first, and enhancing the customer experience, the speakers discussed strategies for measuring and monitoring the impact of Managed Services on the subscriber.

Network Managed Services remain important of course, and conference highlights were presentations onlaunching 3G with a MS partner, preparing the network for a managed LTE launch, and the Network Sharing Debate.

A strategic look at how to develop the relationship between operator and vendor, the growth potential ofManaged VAS, as well as the opportunities available to operators as Managed Service providers to the enterprise, contributed to the holistic.