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Blog:Cisco's message is getting clearer

  At the Cisco Live EMEAR 2013 event in London, Cisco brought a new down-to-earth dynamism to the table. The vision for how Cisco is intending to empower its clients in an evermore connected...

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Report:Rich Communication Services Can Unlock The Value Of Systems Of Engagement

The Joyn Initiative Will Help Evolve Engagement Strategies

As companies evolve their strategies to embrace systems of engagement, CIOs are likely to benefit from the emergence of a new major social media communications platform, rich communication services...

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Blog:Nokia Siemens Networks Outlines More Details Of Strategy At Analyst Event

At its 2011 Analyst Event in Boston, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) outlined more details of its recently announced strategy review. In our view, the new focus NSN is taking is right. NSN is focusing...

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Blog:Huawei Reaches The Next Stepping Stone In Its European Market Activities

During Huawei’s 2012 EMEA Analyst Event in Amsterdam, Huawei emphasised once again its commitment to Europe and its dedication to innovation. With sales of $3.8bn, 7,300 staff, around 800 of...

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Report:Telcos As Cloud Rainmakers

Cloud Computing Presents Opportunities And Risks For Telcos And Their Customers

Cloud computing is changing the telco business model: Traditional telecom offerings migrate into the cloud and evermore over-the-top (OTT) players enter the telco value chain. Corporate CIOs should...

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Blog:A Dropped Call: AT&T And Deutsche Telekom Put US Merger Plan To Rest

It does not come as a real surprise that the deal aimed at merging AT&T's and Deutsche Telekom's US wireless operations got nowhere. We were expecting as much back in autumn. In our view,...

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Blog:Fujitsu Lays Out Its “Human-Centric Intelligent Society” Vision And Strategy

Dan Bieler, Chris Mines, John McCarthy Ten days ago, three of us traveled to Japan for a Fujitsu analyst day held in conjunction with the firm’s huge customer event – the Fujitsu Forum....

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Blog:Mobile World Congress 2012: Impressions From A Telco Perspective

Around 60,000 global movers and shakers of all things mobile once again descended upon Barcelona to attend the leading annual mobility event, the Mobile World Congress (MWC). This year’s main...

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Blog:Nokia World 2011: Back From The Brink But Not Yet Fully Out Of The Woods

Dan Bieler and Katyayan Gupta This was possibly the most important Nokia World event ever. Nokia had to demonstrate that it can deliver against its plans. In February 2011, Nokia communicated its...

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Blog:Speed-Based Pricing Points The Way For Carriers To Respond To OTT Attacks On Communication Services

  This summer Switzerland’s incumbent carrier, Swisscom, launched a simple but revolutionary new mobile tariff, Natel Infinity. Infinity is a speed-based tariff that comes in the versions...

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Report:Prepare For The Connected Enterprise Now

Insights From The Forrsights Networks And Telecommunications Survey, Q1 2012

The connected enterprise is becoming a reality. Businesses require access to the best market information regarding customer demand, supplier options, transport and logistics, and sales patterns. They...

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Blog:2013 Huawei Global Analyst Summit: welding together networks, devices and services

  Dane Anderson, Dan Bieler, Charlie Kun Dai, Chris Mines, Nupur Singh Andley, Tirthankar Sen, Christopher Voce, Bryan Wang   Huawei is one of the most intriguing companies in the ICT...

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Blog:Google Becomes More “Tangible” By Building Its Own High-Broadband Network Into The Home

The other day I had an interesting discussion with Google about their Fiber-to-the home (FTTH) infrastructure. Google’s reasoning behind the move into the network infrastructure space stems...

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Blog:T-Systems Ought To Be More Disruptive To Tackle Growth Opportunities

Dan Bieler, Frederic Giron, Brownlee Thomas, Ph.D., Stefan Ried, Christopher Mines, Pascal Matzke, Jennifer Belissent, Ph.D. T-Systems hosted its 2012 analyst and sourcing advisor event recently. To...

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Blog:Impressions From Google Enterprise’s Road Show

Recently I attended one of the day-long events in Munich that Google offers as part of its atmosphere on tour road show that visits 24 cities globally in 2012. The event series is aimed at enterprise...

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Blog:Impressions From Mobile World Congress 2013: Emphasize Usage Scenarios To Retain Relevancy

  In light of my expectations (http://goo.gl/ZIU9d), Mobile World Congress contained few real surprises this year. This is not to say that MWC was boring: It provided valuable insights into the...

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Blog:Nokia Siemens Networks Announces Radical Strategy Review

Nokia Seimens Networks’ top management has finally pulled the emergency brakes, after months of unsuccessful attempts to find a buyer. Going forward, NSN will focus on mobile network...

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Blog:Deutsche Telekom Demonstrates Willingness For Cultural Change As Part Of Innovation Drive

I attended Trend Forum 2012 last week in Bonn, effectively an analyst day where Deutsche Telekom presented its innovation strategy. There was no focus on overall group strategy. Still, innovation...

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Blog:Orange Business Services: Cautious Maybe – But Sensible

It’s easy to bash incumbent telcos, to count them as being among the losers in the digital revolution. Cloud services players are taking business from telcos in the storage and server capacity...

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Blog:Sprint’s Headache Equals Deutsche Telekom’s Migraine

In recent weeks, Sprint’s shares have been hammered. The share price has fallen by 40% since the beginning of the year, reflecting investors’ concerns about the long-term position of...

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Report:The Future Of Telecom: Strategies To Move Off The Endangered Species List

Telcos are an endangered species; their traditional business model has come undone, and many operators face a downward revenue/earnings/investment spiral. The classic telco position is eroding due to...

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Report:Voice And Messaging Are Not Dead

Prepare For The Implications Of Over-The-Top Communications

Telecom carriers' core revenue base, voice and messaging, is under attack from the over-the-top (OTT) business model. Given the financial importance of voice and messaging revenues for carriers, they...

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Blog:Deutsche Telekom in arranged marriage for T-Mobile USA through reverse acquisition by MetroPCS

  Deutsche Telekom is leading its daughter T-Mobile USA down the aisle for a second time in less than two years after the previous marriage attempt with AT&T collapsed in light of regulatory...

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Blog:T-Systems’ Analyst Summit 2011: Getting Past A Lost Year

T-Systems’ Analyst Summit 2011 in Frankfurt was dominated by updates on the progress the company made regarding its restructuring projects. As a result of these efforts, T-Systems has created...

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Blog:2012 Huawei Global Analyst Summit: ramping up the game

Dan Bieler; Bryan Wang; Henry Dewing; Katyayan Gupta; Tirthankar Sen Huawei hosted about 160 industry and financial analysts at its annual analyst summit in Shenzhen, China in April 2012. The main...