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...

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...

The demands of business software applications continue to grow and this places ever-greater demands on enterprise WANs (wide area networks). In addition, we are increasingly seeing voice and multimedia supported on the same networks as business-critical applications. However, ensuring that networks are...

The UK is one of the most competitive broadband markets in the world. However, it is one of the few advanced European markets that has yet to announce a major FTTx initiative. The incumbent operator, BT, and the national government are therefore coming under increasing pressure from a variety of stakeholders...

Ovum has recently published worldwide forecasts for mobile total connections and ARPU. This report analyses the key themes and underlying trends shaping these forecasts. Table of contents Executive summary In a nutshell Key messages Ovum view Regional overview of connections Mobile connections...

The growth in mobile broadband during the past 12 months has been staggering and has taken Europe’s mobile operators by surprise. At the end of 2007, Vodafone reported a 58% year-on-year increase in global mobile broadband subscribers and Telekom Austria had 290,000 mobile broadband subscribers. 2008...

In Western Europe, the mobile broadband market has grown sharply in recent months and this trend is expected to continue. This report assesses what is driving the market and the potential barriers to uptake. Among the key messages of the report are: The key driver is a combination of high-speed packet...