Market Analysis
Emerging markets to drive telco IT spend
The global telecoms industry's revenues will remain roughly flat over the next few years, with a decline in spending on voice services counterbalanced by growth in spending on mobile and fixed (broadband) data services, according to global analyst firm Ovum.Struggling Blackberry agrees on takeover deal with Fairfax
Blackberry lost nearly $1 billion last quarter and taking the company private was the only option left for the company, according to Frost & Sullivan's Lawrence Lundy.Android clear tablet winner in European distribution
Microsoft Windows missed the late summer market, according to researchers at Context. Sales of tablets across Western European Distribution increased by 76% year-on-year during the first eight weeks of Q3 2013, and by 23% sequentially, with Android the clear winner, according to the data.WLAN market in EMEA slows
Global growth in WLAN is set to slow after the push to 802.11n, reckons market research firm Infonetics Research in its Q213 Wireless LAN Equipment and WiFi Phones report.London leads way in being rude on the phone
Under 35s living in the north of Scotland are among the most patient people in the UK when it comes to customer service from brands, according to research from Aspect Software, which found that almost two thirds (65 per cent) of Brits have admitted to slamming down the phone in frustration at least once when talking to a call centre.Ethernet switch sales dip in EMEA
Q2 2013 global Ethernet switch sales grew from a seasonally slow first quarter but not enough to drive year-over-year growth as EMEA pulled the numbers down. Market research firm Infonetics Research has released vendor market share and analysis from its 2nd quarter (2Q13) Ethernet Switches report.IT jobs growth seen across the UK
Quarterly data from IT recruitment site CWJobs.co.uk has shown that in the second quarter of 2013 both permanent (0.7%) and contract (1.3%) IT jobs have shown growth across all UK regions.Over half of UK businesses blighted by wireless networks
More than half of IT directors feel that their businesses are at the mercy of their wireless network according to a study by Damovo UK & Ireland.Cloud Computing set to take the European healthcare industry by storm
Enterprise-wide healthcare informatics will improve quality of medical services and efficiency of operations while reducing expenditures, according to Frost & Sullivan. Like many other verticals, the intensely competitive and dynamic healthcare industry is looking to cloud computing as a means to improve quality of services while reducing costs, notes the think tank.Ovum warns telcos to compete less and collaborate more as innovation efforts get put under the spotlight
Innovation is critical to telco survival, states Ovum, yet many operators miss the big picture, exaggerate the threat from over-the-top (OTT) players, and misunderstand the broader benefits of innovation. New research from the global analyst firm examined more than 3,500 new service launches since 2009, finding that telcos must compete less and collaborate more.
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