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Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: FOCUS: CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT. COUNSEL WORKERS. In this section we investigate how well operators are implementing CRM tools and strategies to better support their customers. UK NEXT-GENERATION NETWORKS: Not content. The UK is a clear example of the problems caused by new content services and the need for networks to keep up. VIDEOCONFERENCING: A time for pr...

Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: FOCUS: THE MIDDLE EAST. The Middle East still has growth potential, but that growth is slowing down as some less developed, poorer markets approach saturation. FIXED-MOBILE CONVERGENCE: In a fix. Mobile termination rates could be preventing fixed operators from developing FMC strategies. TELECOMS FINANCE: Survival of the fittest. Some markets are showing signs of buck...

Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: Focus: Vertical sectors are becoming increasingly important for operators and service providers as they look for new sources of revenue. Broadband investment: The economic downturn is giving governments more incentive to help finance broadband build. 3G mobile investments: 3G has been given fresh impetus by new services and the award of licences in China. M2M SERVICE...

Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: FOCUS: Vertical sectors are becoming increasingly important for operators and service providers as they look for new sources of revenue. BROADBAND INVESTMENT: The economic downturn is giving governments more incentive to help finance broadband build. 3G MOBILE INVESTMENTS: 3G has been given fresh impetus by new services and the award of licences in China. M2M SERVICE...

Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: MOBILE IN INDIA: Foreign operators hope to take advantage of mobile growth in India, but investors are not so sure of the economics. VENDOR FINANCING: Operators are looking for new ways to fund investment, prompting a return to vendor financing and calls for caution. MOBILE SERVICES: Rapid mobile growth in Eastern Europe is having a positive effect on some western ope...

Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: CONTENT REGULATION: IPTV services in some markets could suffer if pay-TV companies tighten their grip on premium content, but regulators in general are reluctant to step in and take action. Now France could set an example to other countries in Europe. BROADBAND SERVICES: Hybrid satellite-terrestrial networks could soon lead to new broadband services on a Europe-wide ba...

Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: BROADBAND INVESTMENT: Broadband services have fallen behind in Australasia, but the governments in Australia and New Zealand are now committing funds to provide nationwide access to high-speed broadband networks. BROADBAND MOBILE SERVICES: Piggybacking on DSL infrastructure and taking costly data off mobile networks could make femtocells popular, but analysts are not co...

Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: EU telecoms reforms: Wrangling by MEPs over the so-called three strikes rule threatens to hold up implementation of the EU telecoms reforms. An amendment could be another body blow to content owners. Mobile application stores: Mobile operators are facing revenue threats on several fronts, leaving them no choice but to move into new services. Vodafone is the latest opera...

Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: Home networking services: The battle to stake a claim on networked services in the home is intensifying as operators’ IPTV strategies take off. More partnerships are set to evolve as a result. Next-Gen network funding: The EC wants operators to share the cost and risk of building next-generation access networks, but competitive operators on all sides fear the consequenc...

Business analysis for the global telecommunications industry. In this issue: Network vendor strategies: Some network equipment vendors are starting to strike joint ventures with integrators to fight back against growing threats from China. Content delivery networks: Wholesale telecoms operators are forging deals that use their content delivery networks to bypass big broadcasters. Mobile broadband services: Mobile broadband and data usage are on...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In this issue: UK BUNDLED SERVICES: Orange’s UK merger with T-Mobile is not just about mobile. In fact the UK market is set for greater convergence and fierce bundling competition. FEMTOCELLS: Demand for femtocells is slowly taking off, but operators will need to think carefully about how they market services. NET NEUTRALITY: Net neutrality debates are playing out on both sides of the Atlantic, with s...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In this issue: MOBILE VOIP SERVICES: More mobile operators are starting to experiment with voice over IP models as traditional revenues gradually erode. But not all want to embrace it yet. ENVIRONMENT: The emphasis for cutting CO2 emissions could be put more firmly in the hands of ICT and telecoms companies if the governmental talks in Copenhagen fail. SATELLITE SERVICES: Buoyed by data services and b...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In this issue: VENDOR FINANCING: Vendor financing is coming back into vogue, but this time the deals are being structured to lower the risk to telcos. Western vendors are under pressure to follow the lead of China. TELECOMS IN CHINA: A new programme of cable upgrades and burgeoning Web video services could dent the plans of IPTV operators, which are struggling to distinguish themselves. COMPETITION IN...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In the February 2010 issue: Changing face: Will Microsoft be friend or foe to telcos? How governments can benefit from funding fibre. Developing markets set for 3G surge. Managed providers prosper by showing IT strength. Face to face with Orange and 02. Tellabs Inspire Magazine 2010 Q1: Innovations to help you succeed. Smartphones Make Networks Wise Up. Analyst Outlook for 2010. Version Takes VPLS In...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In the April 2010 issue: Total Telecom Plus - launch issue. Telecom Brands: Top 500 Ranking. Technology Trends: Deep Packet Inspection. Content strategies: Mobile Coupons. Network Strategies: SaaS for SMEs. More.statistics, timeline.

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In the May 2010 issue: Total Telecom Plus - Over the great wall. Technology Trends: data over wireless/mobile broadband services. Business & Finance: operator diversification. Content Strategies: mobile social networking business models. Network Strategies: tier-2 carrier strategies. And more. Tellabs Inspire Magazine 2010 Q2: Innovations to help you succeed. Which Country Has the Fastest B...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In the June 2010 issue: Spectrum Spectres: Mobile operators are once again being haunted by the high prices paid for spectrum in auctions worldwide. Geographical Focus: Latin America. Technology Trends: Voice over next-generation networks. Network Strategies: Carrier Ethernet exchanges. Content Strategies: Mobile TV business models. And more.

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In the July - August 2010 issue: Spending Time: Commitment to spending on new network technologies, while maintaining healthy balance sheets, is a challenge for operators. Network Strategies: LTE network sharing. Business & Finance: Fibre funding. Technology Trends: Agile optical networks. Content Strategies: Quadruple-play bundling models. And more.

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In the September 2010 issue: Positively Disruptive: It pays to look at the positive contributions that disruptive service providers and technologies can bring to the market. Network Strategies: Voice over IP business models. Business & Finance: Mobile services in India. Technology Trends: Near-field communications. Content Strategies: MVNO models. And more.

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In the October 2010 issue: Choice Words: Telecoms services are too varied to impose one-size-fits-a regulations on markets that have choice as their bedrock. Business & Finance: Mobile operator data strategies. Network strategies: Net neutrality. Technology trends: Future storage. Content Strategies: Broadband Russia. And more.

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In the November 2010 issue: Transforming Technologies and Markets - As operators endeavour to squeeze more out of their existing networks, we look at transforming technologies and markets. Content Strategies: Smartphone OS competition. Network Strategies: Managed Services. Business and Finance: Mergers and acquisitions activity. Technology Trends: Data center transformation. And more.

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. In the December/January issue: Network Strategies: Cloud services - New partnership deals show telcos are raising the stakes to provide cloud services to enterprises. Technology Trends: Policy management - Mobile operators needing to better manage data traffic flow and improve service quality are looking to policy management. Operator Ranking: Global 100 - An extract from Total Telecom's ranking of...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. Contents: Ian Kemp, Editor Total Telecom Plus. Spending Cycles. Operator capex could be set to rise again, but carriers are still looking at ways to make the most out of networks already built. Joanne Taaffe. Subsea cables. There has been a spate of subsea network build in underserved regions, and extra capacity added to existing cables to meet broadband demand. Roy Rubenstein. Service brokers Oper...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. Contents: Mary Lennighan, Editor Total Telecom. Show and tell. Post-MWC telcos need to go back to their brand strengths. Ian Kemp. Brand ranking. Telecoms companies invest considerable sums in their brands, with mixed fortunes. Our exclusive ranking with brand finance tracks the risers and fallers. Roy Rubenstein. Green networks. Europe’s major network operators are significant consumers of energy...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. Contents: Ian Kemp. Editor Total Telecom+. Competitive EDGE. Competition is back in the spotlight as operators try to tackle mobile and Internet service growth and look to build scale. Joanne Taaffe. Location-based services. Operators are looking for new business models to make revenues from location-based services. Ian Kemp. Competition in mobile markets. A new report shows that regulation has ha...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. Contents: Ian Kemp. Editor Total Telecom+. Network rule. Content is driving growth in Internet services, but network operators are once more demonstrating their critical role. Roy Rubenstein. Content delivery networks. Operators are turning to content delivery networks to ease the Internet traffic burden, and that could result in new services and revenue streams. Joanne Taaffe. Africa fibre. Afri...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. Contents: Ian Kemp. Editor Total Telecom+. Fine margins. Operators could soon see costs outstripping revenues, but it could be a case of spending to save in the longer term. Roy Rubenstein. 4G: LTE-Advanced. LTE-Advanced has been officially ratified as a 4G standard by the ITU. It promises to ease the mobile data burden by bringing greater network efficiency, introducing key spectrum and antenna enh...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. Contents: Nick Wood, Assistant Editor Total Telecom. Asia major. Asia is a booming market with its own unique challenges, but it continues to set the pace for fibre rollout and mobile users. Ian Kemp. Fibre economics. The long-term returns for incumbents from rolling out fibre don’t look good, but telcos must still forge ahead with their plans. Joanne Taaffe. Operator FTTH business models. Most op...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. Contents: Ian Kemp, Editor Total Telecom+. Spectrum Spats. The battle for scarce spectrum is intensifying as regulators gear up for auctions and operators eye up valuable assets. Roy Rubenstein. IP multimedia subsystem (IMS). IMS is finding favour among mobile operators moving to LTE that want to protect voice revenues as well as introduce new converged services. But they face technology and process...

Business analysis for telecoms professionals. Contents: In the balance: It will prove a fine balance to stimulate global fibre network deployment and satisfy regulators, operators and customers. Timeline: A round-up of some of the major stories reported in our daily news service www.totaltele.com. Tablets: Mobile operators are looking to tablets as an area of growth, but in the face of stiff competition they will need to prove they can add val...