Mobile Connect has laid the foundation for CSP identity services, but it needs a larger ecosystem to prosper

16 May 2017 | Research

Article | PDF (2 pages) | Mobile Services| Edge and Media Platforms

"Communications service providers should consider mobile identity management to be one of the key pillars of becoming digital service providers and capturing revenue in the wider digital economy."

Analysys Mason attended the Mobile Connect Summit held in London between 25–26 April 2017. This comment provides an analysis of the Mobile Connect mobile identity management (IdM) initiative, and discusses the key drivers and challenges for communications service providers (CSPs) in the IdM space.