Ernst & Young’s Global Telecommunications Center has published the latest edition of “Inside Telecommunications”, its review of “the most significant developments in the telecommunications sector each quarter”. This quarter’s highlights include cloud based services offered by telecoms operators, the rise of mobile instant messaging as a substitute for SMS, and operators’ strategies for offloading mobile data traffic.
E&Y on significant developments in telecoms
December 9th, 2011Call for tender – CMT
December 5th, 2011CMT, the Spanish telecoms regulator, has issued a call for tender for “The development of proposals for the modification of the ex ante approach offers operators designated with SMP” (Google translation). The tender amount is 80,000 Euros + VAT and no closing date is given. The contract documents and technical specification are available at: Expediente AD 101/11.
OxIS – Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain 2011
October 31st, 2011The Oxford Internet Institute’s latest report “Next Generation Users: The Internet in Britain 2011″ suggests that almost half of British Internet users can be classed as “next generation users”, people who regularly access the Internet through an variety of devices, including smart-phones, tablets, and e-readers.
WWRF – Requirements and vision for Next Generation Wireless
October 31st, 2011The Wireless World Research Forum’s latest Outlook white paper “Requirements and vision for Next Generation Wireless” is the first phase of the Forum’s proposal for a future Internet oriented wireless system for the year 2020. The paper describes the type of services that will be supported, e.g. pervasive HD multimedia, and by coupling these with the environment constraints proposes business and traffic models to 2020.
Analysys Mason – Future mobile network trends
October 31st, 2011Terry Norman’s presentation at Cambridge Wireless event “Is it time to transform the wireless operator business model?” earlier this month noted the drivers of increased mobile data volume, and the technologies that will be required to cope with it. Analysys Mason predicts that mobile data traffic in developed countries will be seven times higher in 2016 compared to this year, despite penetration of mobile devices being almost at saturation. With revenues per GB expected to fall by a factor of three, Analysys Mason has modeled four scenarios by which operators can reduce their network costs to retain profitability.
Yankee Group – Prospects for wirelessly connected devices
October 31st, 2011A recent white paper written by the Yankee Group for 4G Americas, “Mobile Broadband Connected Future: From Billions of People to Billions of Things”, reviews the prospects for connected devices (aka M2M) using 3GPP networks: HSPA and LTE. The paper explains why M2M services are being adopted, reviews the types of applications that benefit from M2M and forecasts connections and ARPU to 2015.
Mobile Broadband Connected Future: From Billions of People to Billions of Things
ADL – The German Internet Industry 2009–2012
September 29th, 2011ADL’s report is a joint study carried out with eco – Association of the German Internet Industry. It includes market indicators for twelve segments from backbone operators, through access providers and hosting to e-commerce and content providers. It also reviews major trends such as IPv6 and mobilisation and the challenges facing the industry.
The German Internet Industry 2009–2012. Review, trends and drivers
PwC – 2010 North American wireless industry survey
September 29th, 2011PwC’s wireless industry survey is an annual publication covering the financial and operational reporting
policies and practices of wireless telecommunications service providers. In addition to its focus on financial and operational reporting, the survey includes a wealth of information. Thus the average capex per cell site for small carriers (revenue <$5 bn) was $193K but for large carriers (revenue >$5 bn) was $2.3M. Data on full time staff by functional position show that smaller carriers have proportionally more network/engineering and IT employees than large carriers, who have proportionally more customer care and retail employees.
Futron – State of the Satellite Industry Report
September 29th, 2011The latest “State of the Satellite Industry Report” from the Satellite Industry Association includes basic data on market sizes: satellite services, launch industry and ground equipment. Overall the market grew by 5% in 2010 with slight contractions in the Satellite Manufacturing and Launch Services segments offset by growth in the Satellite Services and Ground Equipment segments.
UMTS Forum – Mobile Traffic Forecasts 2010-2020
August 31st, 2011UMTS Forum Report 44 contains striking data on the demand for mobile data services. One Scandinavian operator recently indicated that the average 3G smart phone user consumed 375 MB/month of data, the average 3G broadband user consumed 5 GB/month, while the average LTE consumer used 14 GB – 15 GB/month of data. The report concludes that total worldwide mobile traffic will reach more than 127 EB in 2020, a 33 times increase. UMTS Forum – Mobile Traffic Forecasts 2010-2020
