Total Telecom+ 2010 04 April

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 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 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...