• XONA

    Trusted partners to technology and business leaders.

  • Global Coverage

    Local knowledge

  • Critical Focus

    Expert advice in telecom, media, technology (TMT)

  • Integrative Solutions

    Bridging knowledge silos

Xona Partners

Xona Partners is a boutique advisory firm specialized in Telecom, Media and Technology (TMT). We provide pre-investment due diligence, post-investment business lifecycle management and strategic technical advisory services to investors, technology companies and other domain players. We partner with C-level clients worldwide to solve hard strategic problems using an integrative approach that leverages the full scope of our broad and expert knowledge-base in TMT.

Our Story

Tech Entrepreneurship Roots

In 2013, a team of renowned technology startup entrepreneurs, management consultants and investment bankers decided to join forces and create Xona Partners.

Our paths had crossed for many years while leading different technology ventures.We found that despite our diverse background, we have a common passion to expand the boundaries of technology and business to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

New Thinking

We want to share our experience of building successful technology ventures with technology companies and investors. To enable companies build new products and services at global scale, we bring our unique mix of knowledge and relationships in technology and business.

We complement our roots in the Silicon Valley ecosystem with significant international experience in both developed and emerging markets as diverse as Asia-Pacific, South Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

The Team

Xona is founded by a team of renowned technology executives, startup entrepreneurs, management consultants, and investment bankers whose paths happened to cross for many years while leading different ventures in TMT. We have assembled a team of partners that combines a strong set of innovators and technology luminaries with experience in building successful technology companies, strategy and management professionals with expertise in building and growing global businesses; and business and finance leaders with a proven track record working with technology investors and venture capitalists on global technology M&As.

Meet The Partners…

Why Xona

Our uniqueness lies in execution and sharing of risks and rewards with our clients. The technology sector is complex, dynamic and at times obscure. Our advisory services inject our startup DNA, developed over many years, to build new services and solutions.

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Services Offered

STRATEGIC TECHNICAL & MARKET SERVICES

We help companies evaluate new business, products and market opportunities. We cover the concept and validation stage, the definition and requirements stage, and proof of concept for first customer deployment. Projects involve new technologies where we put our heritage in startup creation to work.

LIFECYCLE
MANAGEMENT

We help companies make use of the latest technologies to create new revenue opportunities. We help companies leverage their existing competencies in adjacent fields, and migrate technologies established in one sector to another.

PRE-INVESTMENT DUE DILIGENCE

We help private equity and corporate investors assess technology ventures and their market potential. Technology is complex and markets are ambiguous. We leverage our proven experience in technology ventures to quickly determine risks and opportunities.

Our Focus

Since 2013, we helped clients – technology corporations and investors – in these fields: 

NEXT-GEN INTERNET
INFRASTRUCTURE

• 5G & Wireless
• Space Internet
• Data Center & Cloud Technologies
• AI, Data Technologies & NLP
• Cybersecurity
• Quantum
• Smart Cities

In each of these areas, we leverage our partners’ background and expertise honed over years of professional experience as technologists and entrepreneurs to help our clients jump start their plans.

Xona eXponent

Jump-start your technology strategy

eXponent workshops are the first step in developing your technology and business strategies. eXponent workshops will help you grasp complex and emerging technologies, define your investment objectives and formulate your corporate strategy.

eXponent TOPICS

Artificial Intelligence • Networks – 5G, LEO Satellites, Private Wireless Networks, Network Cloud Platforms • Emerging Technologies – Quantum, Cybersecurity, Web3.0

eXponent Workshops: IT Innovation | 5G | Blockchain | Space Internet | AI | Private Wireless Networks


Empowered to Decide

eXponent helps you assess strategic threats and opportunities, and make informed business decisions. eXponent provides you with the understanding of technology and market evolution to empower decision making.

Our Expertise at your Disposal

We help you define your product or market strategy. Through eXponent, we work with you to assess your objectives and identify a plan to meet them.

BESPOKE KNOWLEDGE-TRANSFER

We offer eXponent as bespoke modules to maximize results and value. We leave plenty of time to hear your objectives and brainstorm approaches specific to your organization.

Contact us at advisors@xonapartners.com for additional information, or if you would like us to cover a specific topic.

Whitepapers

Can 5G Bridge the Urban-Rural Digital Divide?
In this paper we address how 5G can serve rural areas and outline the requirements and trade-offs that result from this use case. In the process of the analysis we uncover many of the practical aspects for successful deployments of 5G in rural areas.
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Defining the Synergies between LEO Satellite Constellations and Submarine Cables
Joint analysis of Xona Partners and Angola Cables of the performance capabilities and cost structure of LEO satellite constellations and submarine cables demonstrate the complementary nature of the two technologies and identifies use cases where strategic relationships between the two ecosystems could develop.
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Fixed Wireless Access in Fiber
Operator Context: A Performance and Spend Analysis
5G extends operating frequencies into the millimeter wave bands to enable high-bandwidth services. In this paper, we compare the performance and cost of deploying fixed wireless access in millimeter waves at 28 GHz to Fiber-To-The-Home deployments. Our objective is to uncover the subtleties of both technologies and identify how they compare.
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Hindsight is 20/20: Internet Technologies Trends Retrospect - What We Thought And What Happened
A retrospect of the most strategic projects we worked on compiled in our insight papers, synthesizing our thoughts, views and learning from engaging innovative technology actors and investors with a sharp focus on advancing the global Internet Infrastructure.
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Competing for the Edge: Analysis of Competitive Dynamics Between Cloud Providers and Telcos
Edge computing stands at the intersection between cloud providers and telcos, each seeking to carve a role in servicing the enterprise. This paper addresses market dynamics and identify the opportunities and leverage players in each ecosystems have.
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Main Trends in the Edge Cloud Ecosystem
In this paper, we review major trends that shape the edge cloud ecosystem with an eye on investment strategy to capitalize on this opportunity.
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Presentations

LEO Satellites
This presentation provides an overview of LEO satellite constellations addressing the business case and key market trends. Watch a recording of the presentation here.
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Space Intersects Internet Workshop: Into the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Constellations Era
Organized by i2CAT and Xona Partners in the framework of Barcelona Tech Spirit, the Space Internet workshop featured expert insights and debate by ecosystem players on the potential opportunities and threats this space race presents. Experts shared insights gained from hands-on experience in LEO deployments and panelists debated technology and investment drivers including demand-side economics, research, regulations, and the potential interplay with 5G.
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State of IoT Regulatory Activities
Xona Partners undertook benchmarking IoT regulatory and policy activities in 22 representative countries around the world. The benchmark covered key areas including critical resources (spectrum, numbering), roaming and eSIM regulations, approach to IoT data management, and IoT policy initiatives. This presentation includes a subset of key findings.
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MWC 2018: The State of Wireless
This brief presents the views and takeaways of Xona Partners on the latest developments and future trends in the mobile industry that can be ascertained from the 2018 edition of Mobile World Congress.
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Blockchains Intersect with Internet and Telecom
As a platform for decentralized economy, the transformative power of blockchains impacts every industry sector. Despite the hype surrounding blockchains which created a perception of extremes, blockchains is here to stay. This presentation outlines the intersect of blockchain with Internet and Telecom.
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MWC 2017: The Hype vs. the Reality
In this brief, we present our view on the latest developments and trends in the mobile industry. While the industry is searching for its next engine of growth, we believe there are opportunities to impact the market particularly by players in adjacent industries who can take advantage of new technology, regulatory and market developments.
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