The COVID-19 pandemic has had wide-reaching effects on the world’s economy. Although the telecom industry has managed to weather the storm, it has seen a major change in usage habits and a decrease in consumer spending power.
Moving forward, we believe the key for the telecom industry is to analyze these changes and to focus on how services can be adapted to retain a competitive advantage. To achieve this, it is crucial for operators to recalibrate their analytics efforts, specifically with respect to pricing strategies.
Lockdowns, reduced social activity, and work-from-home (WFH) policies have all meant worldwide consumption has moved away from workplace, retail, and recreational settings to a residential setting. This trend began in early 2020 and is still very much the case in most of the world. As a result, there has been a reduction in mobile data usage as more people rely on their home internet connections.
Source: Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Report
In parallel, there has been an increase in consumption of at-home entertainment such as streaming services and online gaming.
Another significant result of COVID-19 is the marked rise in business closures and unemployment worldwide. This has had a clear effect on some consumers’ price sensitivity as their spending power is reduced, which has led to customers looking for more cost-effective services.
Most of these changes will likely remain for some time and, in some cases, might simply become the new normal.
At a minimum, operators will want to create new segments for those residential users that look and behave more like enterprise customers. In other words, expect SOHO look-alike segments to emerge and grow!
Lynx Analytics has over a decade of experience supporting telecoms providers all over the world. We have extensive experience in developing segmentation models for pre-paid and post-paid markets to improve take up rates and revenues. Lynx Analytics has also developed many price-elasticity models for the telecom and retail sectors to optimize pricing, promotions and discounts. We have also developed numerous models to help operators optimize Customer Lifetime Value, especially in the context of network upgrades and new technology roll out, such as 5G.
Our intuitive, tailored, and uniquely insightful analytics solutions help providers better understand usage patterns, forecast upcoming changes before they happen, and appreciate the specifics of consumer behavior on a deeper level than ever before.
To learn more about our transformational analytics services and products, get in touch with our team today.