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Feature story
IDC's CEMA Telecoms practice is currently preparing a series of studies
on network managed services as a product line for telecommunications
providers. The managed services arena is currently in a land
grab phase as service providers, systems integrators, outsourcing
companies, and equipment vendors all try to grab pieces of this
developing but potentially lucrative market category. Since
most definitions of managed services are broad and still somewhat
fuzzy, many types of businesses can claim that they are best suited to
providing them.
IDC Press Center
The increasing attention and buzz around unified
communications (UC) is affecting how customers select telephony systems
and
services, according to survey results from the fifth annual Enterprise
VoIP
Survey conducted by IDC in conjunction with InfoWorld
magazine.
Advanced Telecommunications Computer Architecture
(ATCA) is a key technology that continues to impact how next-generation
telecommunications equipment is developed by server vendors, system
integrators,
and network equipment providers (NEPs). Despite some hurdles, IDC
believes the
xTCA market – which also includes the microTCA form factor
– is on track to
reach $2.65 billion in 2013.
The worldwide mobile phone industry felt the impact of the global
financial crisis in the third quarter of 2008 (3Q08) as total handset
shipments
were down significantly over previous quarters. Mobile phone
manufacturers
shipped a total of 299.0 million handsets in 3Q08, up 3.2% from last
year, and
down -0.4% over 2Q08. The third quarter of the year has historically
been a
ramp-up quarter as manufacturers load their sales channels with
handsets in preparation for the holiday season,
producing year-over-year growth rates as high as 20% as a result. This
year has
not witnessed a similar ramp up, largely due to the current economic
situation.
IDC CEMA Communications Studies
This report examines the current state of voice services and legacy
fixed-line networks in Central and Eastern Europe. It charts the
changes in voice channels over the past five 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.
Upcoming IDC Communications Events
Local Conference, November 20, 2008, London, United Kingdom
Telebriefing, November 20, 2008
Local Conference, November 20, 2008
Local Conference, November 27, 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark
Telebriefing, December 4, 2008
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