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The politics of services globalization
Tom Kucharvy
May 2008
12 pages

The US periodically goes through flare-ups of protectionism. While wiser heads typically prevail in controlling the flames, we are now going into a new cycle that has the potential to become a major inferno. The reason: the US is about to enter something of a perfect protectionist storm, embarking on...


EMEA telcos' 2007 results are strong as possible market downturn nears
Matt Walker
April 2008
8 pages

As the euro appreciated 8.3% versus the US dollar in 2007, telecom revenues for 52 carriers grew (in US dollars) at a faster 15% pace to $504 billion, net income grew 31% to attain an average net margin of 13.2%, and operating cash flow (OCF, or revenues less opex less capex) held steady at a bit over...


Enterprise managed ICT services: myth or reality?
Jan Dawson, Richard Mahony, David Molony
March 2008
14 pages

At the quarterly meeting of the EVUA, held in Dublin last month, fixed telecoms service providers and network vendors set out their current propositions in ICT managed services for the enterprise. IT directors gave their views on current and planned managed ICT. It was clear to us that ICT is not a myth,...


EC broadband regulation and its impact on the device market
Stefano Nicoletti, Carl Gressum
January 2008
16 pages

The high-profile failures of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) Amp’d Mobile, ESPN Mobile and Disney Mobile demonstrate the difficulty of competing in the US mobile market. We expect more MVNOs to exit the market in 2008. Despite this, we believe the MVNO opportunity exists, especially in a vast...


Tough times ahead for US MVNOs
Raymond Yu, Martin Derchi, Meera Singh
January 2008
16 pages

The high-profile failures of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) Amp’d Mobile, ESPN Mobile and Disney Mobile demonstrate the difficulty of competing in the US mobile market. We expect more MVNOs to exit the market in 2008. Despite this, we believe the MVNO opportunity exists, especially in a vast...


Cable modem benchmark
Charlie Davies, Michael Philpott
May 2008
48 pages

Cable modem continues to be the major alternative broadband platform to DSL, despite the continued strong growth in rollouts of Ethernet and fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) by telcos. Indeed, in a number of cases, cable players are starting to consolidate the latter technologies into their overall broadband...


MTS: a regional powerhouse, but too regional?
Steven Hartley
May 2008
22 pages

MTS has the eighth largest subscriber base in the world and the largest in Russia, with a dominant presence in five further markets in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). This report analyses the reasons behind MTS’s success and assesses its future growth potential. Table of contents Executive...


Homeworkers and the enterprise
Jeremy Green
May 2008
11 pages

The enterprise needs a joined up strategy for home working, not just a series of ad hoc policies developed by different departments. Informal arrangements may expose the company to significant risk, and perhaps also to hidden costs. Table of contents Ovum view A joined up strategy What are home workers? Ovum's...


Mobile devices: key features and trends
Martin Garner
May 2008
10 pages

Mobile devices have evolved rapidly over the past five years, but what features are likely to take centre stage in the future? In this report we highlight a number of key handset features that we expect to have the greatest impact during the next 12 months. Table of contents Executive summary In...


Networks at the heart of connected government
Steve Hodgkinson
May 2008
18 pages

The public sector is at a crossroads – needing to behave more like a co-ordinated enterprise than a collection of independent and unconnected agencies. This new connected government requires an increased focus on horizontal ICT infrastructure and services to support and enable interoperability across...


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