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Feature Story
During 2008, the U.S. housing crisis and ensuing collapse of several
financial institutions sparked a global credit crunch. These
developments unleashed a ripple affect that will negatively impact most
economies and telecom spending around the world over the next 12
months. IDC's Telebriefing on January 15. 2009, will provide a
comprehensive view of the
impact the financial crisis will have on telecom services
spending
around the world..
IDC Press Center
The impact of the global economic crisis will spread to the mobile
phone market resulting in a downturn in shipments in 2009. According to
IDC, total mobile phone volumes will be 1.9% lower in 2009 than 2008
levels, the first downturn in annual shipment volumes since 2001 when
shipments declined 2.3%. Over the past several years, the mobile phone
market has enjoyed double-digit annual growth due to an increased
emphasis on emerging markets. However, emerging market growth has been
steadily slowing as these markets mature. IDC now expects worldwide
growth to be just 7.1% in 2008 before slipping into negative growth in
2009.
IDC's EMEA Quarterly Network Tracker shows a quarter- over-quarter
increase of 4% of network equipment spending to reach $3.8 billion in
the third quarter of 2008, and a decline of 5% compared to the same
period in 2007. However, when excluding residential equipment, the
networking market shows a more positive picture, with 8% quarterly
growth and a decline of 1% compared to the same period last year.
IDC CEMA Communications Studies
This study provides analysis of the key market trends for data
communications services and technologies in four Central European
countries – the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and
Slovakia. Additionally, leading operators are analyzed by the service
types they offer and the competitive challenges they face in their
respective markets.
This report examines the current state of voice services and legacy
fixed-line networks in the Middle East, with additional information on
recent trends in Turkey. It charts the changes in voice channels over
the past four years, analyzes the effects of separating voice from the
underlying network connection in project planning, and recommends
strategies for increasing marginal revenues and uncovering new revenue
streams.
This IDC event flash presents our opinion on Cisco's latest partner
initiatives, as outlined at its Channel Exchange event in Lisbon on
November 6–7, 2008. Cisco's latest efforts in partner
collaboration and in the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market
were competing for attention with the financial crisis, but the company
presented a series of steps it is taking to bolster its partners'
finances and access to talent and to restore confidence to its channel
ecosystem.
Upcoming IDC Communications Events
Telebriefing, January 15, 2009
Telebriefing, January 22, 2009
Web Conference, January 29, 2009
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