At one time Italy was the talk of Europe in terms of next-generation access, with innovative competitive operator Fastweb leading the way with its FTTB deployment. However, Fastweb’s deployment was always going to be limited, and with no other network-based competition the market is heavily dominated...

BT Global Services (BTGS) has taken over from BT Retail’s broadband business as the growth story in the BT Group. But BTGS now faces the hardest part of a strategy mapped out nearly six years ago when Ben Verwaayen took over as CEO — tapping into profits from the multimillion dollar networked IT deals...

Many issues define the Thailand mobile market including ongoing tariff wars, complex licensing, a new regulator, 3G, the introduction of interconnection and sophisticated marketing and segmentation. This report examines these issues and operators’ strategies, and provides an overview of the trends in...

In a crowded IT services marketplace, it can be difficult for customers to distinguish between different applications outsourcing vendors when they attempt to make decisions around supplier selection. This Ovum Navigator shows that important differences exist between leading players in Europe and that...

ZTE is well positioned in the low-end handset market, particularly in handset customisation. It is present in the largest mobile markets; China and India, as well as emerging markets such as Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Obtaining volumes is not a problem for the Chinese handset vendor, but...