Arthur D Little’s latest viewpoint “The New Reality of Network Cooperation” urges mobile network operators to consider radio access network sharing as a means of reducing capital and operating expenditures. It argues that there may be a limited opportunity to make such arrangements and that late movers may be disadvantaged. The paper describes different types of sharing and summarises lessons learned.
ADL on mobile infrastructure sharing
November 30th, 2010PWC on the future of mobile data
November 30th, 2010PWC’s new paper “Be careful what you wish for – A look at the future of mobile data” presents an overview of the mobile data landscape for both operators and content creators, in the context of unlimited data tariffs and the exploding popularity of smartphones. The paper includes forecasts of mobile data devices, traffic and revenues.
OECD Information Technology Outlook
November 30th, 2010The OECD’s tenth biennial Information Technology Outlook contains, as usual, a wealth of data on ICT industries in OECD countries: markets and spending, trade, skills and employment, the Internet economy, the environment and policy discussions. The report includes hundreds of tables and figures, each linked to supporting data online.
CAP Gemini on the prospects for M2M devices
November 23rd, 2010The latest edition of CAP Gemini’s TME newsletter “TME Connections” includes a report on the growing market for machine to machine (M2M) communication over wireless networks. New device categories such as e-book readers and digital photo frames are contributing to the rapid growth of this market. CAP Gemini recommends that operators review their positions in the value chain and consider partnering. The report includes forecasts of device take-up.
BCG estimates the size of the UK Internet economy
November 23rd, 2010BCG’s recent report “The Connected Kingdom: How the Internet Is Transforming the U.K. Economy” estimates the size and growth of the UK Internet economy. As well as documenting the direct effect on GDP, the report also covers indirect impacts such as productivity gains and broader social impacts. The report was commissioned by Google.
The Connected Kingdom: How the Internet Is Transforming the U.K. Economy
