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Analyst view:NSN and Ericsson make carrier Wi-Fi announcements at CTIA
At CTIA today, both NSN and Ericsson have made carrier Wi-Fi announcements. Daryl Schoolar, principal network infrastructure analyst at Ovum has the following reactive comment: “One of the problems with Wi-Fi offload has been the fact the Wi-Fi network can become just as congested as the mobile network, especially if all the end-users opt to… Read more
2012 finishes flat but Ovum predicts modest SPSR market growth in 2013
Global Service Provider Switching & Routing (SPSR) spending declined in the first half of 2012 before making a recovery to 2.3 percent growth in 3Q12. The market declined again in 4Q12, however, leading to a nearly flat (-0.4 percent) result for the year. While the market contracted in three of four quarters in 2012, revenues… Read more
Analyst view: Stream Global Services to acquire LBM Holdings Limited
Stream Global Services has announced that the company has completed its acquisition of all the outstanding share capital of LBM Holdings Limited and related LBM group companies. Peter Ryan, principal analyst at Ovum has the following comment: “Stream Global Services’ decision to purchase Manchester-based LBM is a clear illustration of the attractiveness of the UK… 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 reports, one step forward, two steps back for IT services market as quarterly TCV reaches lowest level in nine years
The IT services market has suffered a blow as total contract value (TCV) dropped by a third in 3Q12 to its lowest level in nine years, according to Ovum. The number of private sector deals hit an 11-year low, with public sector TCV and deal volume at their lowest levels in three years. In Ovum’s… Read more
Ovum warns that incumbents may struggle against rising US enterprise telecom challengers
Investment and growth in the US telecoms industry has given birth to a number of viable alternatives to the incumbent carriers, according to Ovum. This will drive better services for enterprises, but incumbents will need to completely review their go-to-market strategies, revamp traditional segmentation, and create new integrated service offers to ease the pressure from… Read more
Analyst view: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD
Following the launch of Amazon’s new Kindle hardware, Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst at Ovum has the following comments: Kindle Paperwhite: “The new pure e-readers reaffirm Amazon as the clear leader in this space. The $69 price point for the basic Kindle is unbeatable, and the Paperwhite devices are now the best in class for… Read more
Ovum survey shows Wi-Fi offload as a growing part of operators’ infrastructure strategy
Concerns over the rapid growth of mobile broadband traffic are encouraging operators to look beyond the negative revenue implications of Wi-Fi, according to Ovum. Yet, even though Wi-Fi offload is now being included in the majority of infrastructure strategy plans, today’s carrier-grade solutions do not fully meet operators’ needs, warns the global analyst firm. Findings… Read more
Ovum Predicts Data Centers Will Drive Global ON market to US$20bn by 2017
Ovum is projecting an upbeat long-term forecast for sales of optical networking (ON) equipment, driven by brand new data center demands. The global analysts expect the ON market to reach US$20 billion by 2017 with a 5 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR). The latest Ovum forecasts* show the highest growth region will be Latin… Read more
Ovum: Global SPSR market to reach US$15.4bn by end of 2012
Growth in the global service provider switching and routing (SPSR) market, which came to a halt in 1Q12, is expected to improve on recent performance and grow 4.4 percent in 2012 to US$15.4bn, according to Ovum. In a new report* the independent telecoms analyst firm states that global SPSR revenue was down 16.4 percent successively… Read more
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