Charlie Davies
Telefonica launches global e-health unit
As a growth vertical, e-health has great revenue prospects in both developed and developing markets, but the opportunity for telcos to profit from its dependence on telecoms networks remains unclear. Telefonica's recent launch of its strategy in e-health underlines that the real money lies in carving out a central role via partnerships in new product development and managed services developed with practitioners and sold into the healthcare sector. Telefonica is one of the few companies with the resources and global presence to do this; this kind of approach will remain the preserve of a select few.
