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Analyst View:The Federal Budget promised to be a Budget like no other and it did not disappoint
The Federal Budget promised to be a Budget like no other and it did not disappoint, says Ovum’s Kevin Noonan Kevin Noonan, Research Director at Ovum comments: “From an ICT perspective, the big surprise was the amount of strategy and detail. There was a lot of meat on the bones. Many of the initiatives… Read more
Analyst View: TPG looks to become Australia’s fourth MNO
Australia’s auction results today came with two surprises: no Vodafone participation but fixed broadband player TPG potentially emerging as Australia’s fourth MNO, says Nicole McCormick. Nicole McCormick, Senior Analyst – Industry, Communications and Broadband (ICB) at Ovum comments: “We are surprised Vodafone did not partake in the auction for 2.5GHz spectrum, preferring instead to rely… Read more
Australian CIOs say cloud services adoption is currently marginal but momentum is building
Despite media hype to the contrary, ICT remains predominantly an in-house affair for Australian CIOs, according to global analyst firm Ovum. In a recent report* Dr Steve Hodgkinson, Research Director for Ovum’s Asia-Pacific IT research, describes the results of a survey of 63 CIOs who attended the third SE-Corp CIO Strategy Summit in Melbourne in… Read more
Social messaging can be monetized, says Ovum
A large number of customers are migrating to free or cost-effective social messaging apps. This is dampening SMS* revenue growth and causing operators to worry about monetizing messaging services, says global analyst firm Ovum. In a new report** that examines the findings of its Consumer Insights Survey, the independent telecoms analyst firm reveals that 31percent… Read more
Ovum predicts turbulence for the Internet economy, as more than two-thirds of consumers say ‘no’ to Internet tracking
Digital consumers around the world are starting to tire of their personal data being collected across the Internet, says Ovum. The global industry analysts paint a threatening scenario for the Internet economy, as consumers seek out new tools that allow them to remain “invisible” – untraceable and impossible to target by data means. Ovum’s latest… Read more
Analysts View: SAP Business Suite on HANA a potential game changer
OVUM COMMENT Tony Baer, Madan Sheina, Nicole Engelbert, Carter Lusher and Warren Wilson, Ovum SAP Business Suite on HANA a potential game changer “Potential benefits of SAP Business suite on HANA are numerous. Obviously, HANA’s in-memory architecture accelerates routine reporting functions, such as the ability to run end of period reports in seconds or minutes… Read more
Ovum says that “stability, capability and accessibility” will be the key words for IT buyers in 2013
In 2013, IT buyers will be looking for stability and ways to prepare for the next five years in their business cycle, says Ovum. In a new report*, the independent technology analyst firm looks at the phenomenon of IT services bundling and how it will influence the IT market in 2013. Jens Butler, Principal Analyst,… Read more
Ovum sees a US$1.5bn opportunity for PON vendors from China’s smart grids
The deployment of smart grids based on PON fiber communications will provide a US$1.5–$2bn opportunity to FTTx PON component and equipment vendors, according to global analyst firm Ovum. In a new report*, the independent telecoms analyst firm forecasts that the major driver for the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) to pursue fiber could be… Read more
Ovum says that CIOs in Asia-Pacific are embracing the BYOD trend
Ovum’s recent report* revealed that “bring you own device” (BYOD) is becoming very popular among MNCs in Asia-Pacific. Over 70 percent of the surveyed companies already have policies to support approved employee-owned devices. Despite the large number of MNCs embracing this trend, however, support is initially limited to certain areas and roles within the organization.… Read more
Ovum finds “live-to-work” ethos is driving faster BYOD adoption in high-growth markets than mature markets
Employees in high-growth markets are more willing to embrace the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon and the personal productivity benefits of enterprise mobility compared to those in mature markets, finds Ovum. Driving this trend is the predisposition of professionals in high-growth markets to “live to work” and the lower rate of corporate provision of mobile handsets and… Read more
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