| IDC CEMA Telecommunications Newsletter | March 2008 |
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New Entrants Heating up Competition in Poland's Mobile Market
Two new entrants has brought to six the total number of providers that will be fighting for market share on the Polish mobile market – making one of Central and Eastern Europe's most competitive markets ever more so.
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IDC Finds Online Consumers Spend Almost Twice as Much Time Using the Internet as Watching TV
If you have an Internet connection, chances are you are spending much more time surfing the Web than watching TV. A new IDC study of consumer online behavior found that the Internet is the medium on which online users spend the most time (32.7 hours/week). This is equivalent to almost half of the total time spent each week using all media (70.6 hours), almost twice as much time as spent watching television (16.4 hours), and more than eight times as much time as spent reading newspapers and magazines (3.9 hours).
IDC Releases Worldwide Mobile Phone, PC and x86 Server Supply Chains Predictions for 2008
IDC's OEM Value Chain research team recently presented the top 10 predictions that will impact two major supply chains of the IT and telecommunications industry in 2008: the mobile phone and the PC & x86 server supply chains.
Potential Consequences to Flow on as Telstra Plans to Switch on ADSL2+, IDC Report
In a report just released, IDC states there is a potentially “bigger picture” situation evolving as Telstra plans to switch on ADSL2+ in over 900 exchanges, which could potentially have significant flow on effects to the greater communications market and in particular the regional and rural consumers of Australia.
U.S. Internet Advertising Grew by 27% to $25.5 billion in 2007 - Google Loses Market Share for First Time in Two Years, According to IDC
As consumers spend more time on the Internet, companies are redistributing advertising dollars from traditional media to online media to follow this trend. In its quarterly wrap-up report, IDC says total U.S. Internet ad spending in the fourth quarter of 2007 (4Q07) grew nearly 28% over the same quarter in 2006 to $7.3 billion. For the full year 2007, online ad revenue grew 27% year over year to $25.5 billion.
IDC Study Identifies 10 Emerging Mobile Players To Watch in 2008
The mobile market continues to be one of the most rapidly evolving areas of communications, devices, content, entertainment, and enterprise connectivity. In an industry that appears to be dominated by behemoths, a number of small companies are poised to potentially play larger roles in the mobile industry. These small companies are hotbeds of creativity, new thinking, and innovation, but are essentially unknown to the broader mobile industry. Each year, IDC highlights ten small mobile companies that have the potential for a market impact disproportionate to their current size.
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Incumbent and New Entrant Strategies in the Middle East and Africa Mobile Markets
The majority of Middle East and Africa mobile markets are currently passing through a duopoly stage of development. Consequently, it is expected that a number of MEA country governments will soon bring new operators into play. The increased rivalry brings dramatic changes to supply side of mobile markets, putting both entrants and incumbents into situation they have not faced before.
Southeast Europe WiMax Services and Equipment 2007-2011 Forecast
The WiMAX services and network equipment markets of SEE countries are currently passing through the infancy stage of development. While a few operators have already launched commercial operations, some of the countries are still waiting for their administrations to issue the regulation necessary for commencing the WiMAX licensing. Despite the slow start, WiMAX could play an important role in SEE, as a technology that could cost-effectively ensure the availability of broadband and other services in areas with underdeveloped telecommunications infrastructure. This study provides a comprehensive examination of the markets, the regulatory environment, the main players, and the future outlook for WiMAX across the region.
Central Europe NGN Equipment Forecast and Analysis, 2007-2011
This IDC study contains IDC's actual 2006 softswitch and media gateway sales revenues and IDC's 2007–2011 forecast for Central European countries. Forecasts are provided for softswitches and media gateways and these are further split out by wireline and wireless. In addition geographical forecasts are included for Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
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