This Ovum study examines top business challenges, IT budget outlook, and spending priorities among government agencies in the US, UK, Canada, France, and Germany. It is based on the results of Ovum’s Business Trends primary research, conducted in 1Q10. Table Of Contents : Executive summary (Slide 3) Research methodology (Slide 6) Agency characteristics (Slide IT Read More… »
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» Business Trends: understanding your government customer 2010 (Customer Focus) Market Research Report
» What mobile operators can learn from utilities Market Research Report
The mobile industry is now facing similar challenges to those that confronted the fixed telecoms industry five years ago. Gone is the sumptuous revenue growth in mature markets as data revenues only go so far as offsetting falling voice revenues. Instead, mobile operators are faced with slow growth or no growth at all as they Read More… »
» Switzerland (country telecoms regulation overview) Market Research Report
The Swiss telecoms market has seen significant activity on the wholesale services front in 2009 and the first half of 2010. The regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (ComCom), has for the first time defined conditions for various access services including LLU, bitstream access, leased lines, and co-use of cable ducts. With the amendment of the Read More… »
» Vendor strategies: Tellabs fights back against larger full-service rivals Market Research Report
Tellabs is a vendor in transition. The company has been moving in a new direction since naming a new CEO in early 2008. As part of its new strategy, Tellabs realigned its product lines and marketing organization to focus on specific market applications for optical networking, mobile backhaul, business services, and professional services where its Read More… »
» Malaysia (country telecoms regulation overview) Market Research Report
Malaysia has among the highest mobile penetration rates in the Asia-Pacific region and continues to witness healthy growth in new subscriber additions. However, broadband shows the highest growth potential in Malaysia, evident from the country’s low penetration rate and a fast rate of customer additions. The Malaysian government is encouraging broadband uptake by undertaking deployment Read More… »
» Indian 3G auction results and their implications Market Research Report
The hard work begins now for Indian operators The Indian mobile sector now stands at a key point as it begins the long, slow transition from the present land-grab for subscriptions to service innovation. Despite the intensely competitive environment and regulatory uncertainty, all of the winning bidders have made strong bets on the Indian mobile Read More… »
» Electronic health records in 2010 Market Research Report
An overview of current activities in North America and Western Europe, including leading drivers and barriers to EHR adoption. Table Of Contents : Definition of EHRs (page 3) Overview of leading drivers and barriers to EHR adoption (pages 4–8) Healthcare IT market forecasts (page 9 ) Competitive landscape (pages 10–11) Recommendations (page 12 ) To Read More… »
» Driving efficiencies in the provisioning of SIM cards Market Research Report
In developed markets, operators are facing increased competition, a slowdown in growth, and steady if not dropping ARPU levels. In emerging markets, growth is stronger but ARPU levels are lower. In response, SIM cards are being widely deployed in large volumes, but the costs for this deployment are not as easily covered as in years Read More… »
» Next-generation access in the Netherlands Market Research Report
In our previous analysis of the Netherlands, we pointed out the potential for the development of a viable open access market, due to the activity of a number of infrastructure players and municipalities. However, there were major barriers including lack of scale, a fragmented market, and stiff competition from cable operators and the incumbent, KPN. Read More… »
» Huawei firmly entrenched as tier-1 vendor in Europe, say customers
In the span of a few years, Huawei has become a major force in European telecommunications. ZTE is strong in EMEA’s developing regions and is becoming a major player in Western Europe as well. Ovum has tracked these two vendors carefully over the years, with a focus on market performance and technology strategy. In this Read More… »