1. Articles in category: Ovum

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    1. Carrier Ethernet Increasingly Important To European Wholesalers As Voice Revenues Decline

      Explore CEN Feature (Jan 29 2013)

      Carrier Ethernet Increasingly Important To European Wholesalers As Voice Revenues Decline

      Wholesale voice revenues of Europe’s leading telecommunications providers have been falling for years as a result of intense competition and regulatory pressure. The decline shows no sign of stopping or slowing any time soon, according to a recently released report by Ovum.

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    2. European telcos must work harder to offset voice revenue declines

      Explore TelecomTV (Jan 17 2013)

      European telcos must work harder to offset voice revenue declines

      A report from Ovum urges European carriers to do more in non-voice and mobile wholesale to offset a decline in voice revenue.  “Wholesalers must lessen their dependence on traditional wholesale fixed voice sales by meeting customers’ needs for non-voice services, said David James, principal wholesale telecoms analyst at Ovum. "Many carriers have already expanded their non-voice portfolios by offering emerging new services such as carrier Ethernet, content distribution, and hosting.

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      Mentions:   Telefónica   Deutsche Telekom

    3. Europe’s wholesale telecoms market remains stable, reports Ovum

      Explore Telecoms.com (Jan 14 2013)

      Europe’s wholesale telecoms market remains stable, reports Ovum

      Despite the economic downturn, intense competition, and regulatory actions, revenues for the European wholesale telecoms market remained steady between 2010 and 2011, according to research firm Ovum. In the firm’s annual analysis of the size of the European wholesale market it revealed that the market was worth $48.4bn in 2011, just 0.5 per cent less than in 2010. This represents 11 per cent of the leading wholesalers’ total European revenues.

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      Mentions:   Telefónica   Deutsche Telekom

    4. Telcos need mobile broadband boost

      Explore telecomsemea.net (Jan 6 2013)

      Telcos need mobile broadband boost

      The firm predicts mobile broadband revenues will grow 19.2% annually and generate $122.9 billion (€94 billion) in incremental income over the three year period. The sector is the largest of five Ovum expects to generate double-digit growth between 2013 and 2016 – public cloud, enterprise Carrier Ethernet, IPTV, and managed and hosted IP voice complete the firm’s list.

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    5. Global operator revenues exceed $2tn in 2012

      Explore Telecoms.com (Jan 3 2013)

      Global operator revenues exceed $2tn in 2012

      Total global telecom operator revenue has exceeded $2tn in 2012 according to analysis published by Ovum. 60 per cent of that figure was generated by mobile operators and, although overall growth is expected to be minimal over the next five years, Ovum believes some segments will still have above-average growth over the period.

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    6. Global SPSR market to reach USD 15.4 bln in 2012

      Explore Telecompaper (Jul 17 2012)

      Global SPSR market to reach USD 15.4 bln in 2012

      Growth in the global service provider switching and routing (SPSR) market, which came to a halt in Q1, is expected to improve on recent performance and grow 4.4 percent to USD 15.4 billion this year, according to a study by Ovum. Global SPSR revenue was down 16.4 percent successively and down 0.2 percent versus Q1 2011. In Q1, annualised revenue growth paused. Declines in the IP/MPLS core and access switch and router segments were nearly balanced out by gains in the IP/MPLS edge and IP/Ethernet product segments. 

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    7. Carrier Ethernet: the shape of things to come in India?

      Explore Express Computer (Oct 27 2011)

      Carrier Ethernet: the shape of things to come in India? In early 2011, Kevin Vachon, COO of the Metro Ethernet Forum, was in Mumbai. He spoke of the growing role of Ethernet in the enterprise. He was underscoring the point that industry players are slowly waking up to which is that demand for high bandwidth, low latency and low cost networks is driving the growth of Ethernet services. (Read Full Article)

    8. Mobile broadband to drive telecoms growth through 2015, predicts Ovum

      Explore Telecoms.com (Oct 11 2011)

      Mobile broadband to drive telecoms growth through 2015, predicts Ovum There will be $ 213.8bn of new revenues up for grabs in high-potential telecoms segments between 2012 and 2015, according to a report from UK consultancy Ovum this week. Key growth areas are IPTV, which will generate $ 20bn in extra revenues between 2012 and 2015, Carrier Ethernet services ($ 18bn), consumer services such as digital music downloads and subscriptions ($ 11.5bn), and managed and hosed IP voice ($ 9.2bn). (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ofcom

    9. Mobile Broadband To Spur Spike in New Telecom Revenues

      Explore Billing and OSS World (Oct 10 2011)

      Mobile Broadband To Spur Spike in New Telecom Revenues Ovum's report says other key growth areas include managed and hosted IP voice – slated for $9.2 billion of new revenues between 2012 and 2015 – as well as enterprise Ethernet services ($18 billion) and consumer services like digital music downloads and ...and more » (Read Full Article)

    10. IPv6 transition stalled by lack of motivation

      Explore Telecoms.com (Jul 13 2011)

      IPv6 transition stalled by lack of motivation The telecom industry’s call to action over the adoption of IPv6 is falling on deaf ears in the enterprise space, according to analyst research released on Wednesday. Analyst house Ovum has identified a ‘head in the sand’ attitude prevalent among corporations with regards to the deployment of IPv6, a new addressing standard essential to future growth of the internet. (Read Full Article)

    11. Global optical networking market to be worth US$20 billion by 2016: Ovum

      Explore CNS - Cabling Networking Systems (Jun 23 2011)

      Global optical networking market to be worth US$20 billion by 2016: Ovum The global optical networking (ON) market will reach revenues of $20 billion by 2016, as the sector pulls itself out of the economic downturn, predicts Ovum in a new forecast. However, the independent telecoms analyst warns that although the global market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% from 2010 to 2016, not all of the regions will see strong growth. However, the independent telecoms analyst warns that although the global market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6% from 2010 to 2016, not all of ... (Read Full Article)

    12. Led by Carrier Ethernet, Global Optical Networking Market to Reach $20 Billion by 2015

      Explore Next Generation Communications (Nov 22 2010)

      Led by Carrier Ethernet, Global Optical Networking Market to Reach $20 Billion by 2015 “China Telecom (News - Alert) is currently evaluating a carrier Ethernet transport solution for its next-generation network upgrade. Enterprise Ethernet is poised to add to the bandwidth requirements of the optical network core within China,” added Redpath. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   China Telecom

    13. IP VPN services meeting business demands whilst Ethernet plays complementary role

      Explore Connectivity (Jan 31 2006)

      IP VPN services meeting business demands whilst Ethernet plays complementary role

      MPLS-based VPNs are becoming commonplace for enterprise networking to support business-critical applications and convergence, according to a telecommunications expert.  "Whilst Ethernet and other network technologies will complement MPLS-based VPNs as we go forward, IP is now firmly established as the future for all voice and data networking," Research director Peter Hall wrote in a report published by Ovum.

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