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CTS 2013: Converged business model options abound – choosing one is the challenge, says Bell exec


TORONTO – There is no shortage of business models to choose from when it comes to optimizing opportunities in a converged world. The challenge is choosing which business model to use, said Bell Canada’s senior vice-president of marketing, Heather Tulk, during a panel discussion on Monday afternoon at the Canadian Telecom Summit in Toronto. “One of the hardest things for the industry in the next number of years is going to be selecting from among the opportunities, whether that’s banking, machine-to-machine, mobile payments, near-field communication, location-based services, advertising data monetization, big data – the opportunities for new ways to enable...