By Tarcisio Ribeiro, Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa Sales – January 26, 2012 / 8:52 AM
European mobile service providers are in a fierce competition. Voice and messaging revenues are down, and the number of new subscribers is slowing. Operators must compete just to keep their current subscribers.
According to Infonetics, mobile broadband is driving network and business model transformation. Mobile data traffic is growing exponentially, but mobile broadband revenue is not growing to the same proportions. Many mobile network operators are becoming victims of their own success. I recently met with a leading operator in EMEA, and they shared with me that 95% of their capital expenses are invested in data--though it only generates only 5% of their profits.
This scenario requires operators to re-think their business models and network strategies.
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By Adrien Joseph, Sales Director – January 24, 2012 / 10:38 AM
Mobile Internet users have different priorities and expectations for their networks. Teenage users may want social networking, texting and an instant connection. For business users, the priorities are email and a high-quality, reliable network.
Yet, as operators attempt to meet the needs of their customers, they are struggling to further their own profitability. The price elasticity for mobile services is extremely low--one operator can’t charge significantly more for the same service than another. So, network optimization and cost reduction are a critical component of an operator’s strategy. But that’s not enough.
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By Mike O'Malley, Director of Market Strategy – January 18, 2012 / 2:53 PM
Mobile network operators are under pressure.
With the rise in smartphones and tablets and huge growth in 3G/4G traffic, operators must use new strategies for network intelligence.
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By Kenneth Hann, Principal Engineer – January 12, 2012 / 10:20 AM
I'm encouraged by the progress we've made with synchronization in the past year.
I have a unique perspective of the synchronization issues that operators, suppliers and vendors around the world are facing. This is mostly thanks to my participation as a member of the International Telecom Sync Forum (ITSF) steering group and contributor to the ITU-T synchronization experts group (Q13).
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By Pankaj Shroff, Director of Technology Strategy – January 10, 2012 / 11:46 AM
Operators are racing each other to launch TV Everywhere (TVE) services. But scaling TVE requires a massive investment, and it’s not always clear how operators intend to profit.
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