Ovum for Network vendors

Understand the implications of the evolving infrastructure value chain as SDN, NFV and cloud computing challenge the dominance of traditional vendors

Communication service providers (CSPs) are going digital. As they shift from CSP to Digital Service Provider and seek to become more agile their approach to sourcing and relationship with traditional vendors is changing. Their priority is to deliver faster, all-IP, cloud-driven services with vendor and hardware agnostic infrastructure.

The challenge for network vendors is navigating a new and rapidly evolving value chain as new competitors enter the previously walled garden of the telecoms market. At the same time technologies such as 5G, FFTs, GPON, G.Fast, and Mobile Edge Computing present new opportunities.

Ovum helps you:

Establish the impact of major trends such as cloud computing on the market and your business
Idenitfy where traditional vendors, software companies, start-ups and developer ecosystems fit in telco procurement plans
Identify where service providers plan future investments and track their deployments

Consumer Service Provider

AI assistant enhancements heat up the battle for the smart home

By Mariana Zamoszczyk 22 Jun 2017

Amazon, Google, and Apple are going to great lengths to boost the functionality of their AI assistants while introducing new smart devices aimed at revolutionizing the consumer experience at home.

Service Provider Markets

Nokia beefs up quality-as-a-differentiator focus

By Nicole McCormick 21 Jun 2017

Differentiation in telecommunications is difficult to do, especially in the competitive vendor space. But the “new Nokia” reckons it has a key differentiating factor in its arsenal – quality of service and improving the end-user experience. The company told analysts in Hanoi this month that the quality of both its products and services is fundamental. We are proponents of Nokia’s push for quality – we think it helps the company stand out.

Enterprise Vendor, Enterprise Service Provider, Service Prov...

Monetizing High-Performance Low-Latency Networks

By Ian Redpath 21 Jun 2017

Inherent value of low-latency networks - Latency and its relationship to CSP revenue and network monetization is a complex topic. Latency performance underpins the entire network and therefore impacts the entire CSP business model. Potential CSP initiatives on latency could drive revenue across a spectrum of services.

Consumer Service Provider

Evolution, not revolution, makes game consoles an attractive media and app destination again at E3 2017

By Paul Jackson 20 Jun 2017

E3 2017 in LA last week was the usual mix of gaudy press conferences, video streams of game reveals, and queues of industry types and (for the first time) consumers looking to try new titles. This year's event will be remembered as the year consoles moved from "generations" to the evolution of powerful PC-like devices sitting under your TV.

Enterprise Vendor, Consumer Service Provider, Enterprise Dec...

Apple's move into P2P is not a threat to existing banks

By Gilles Ubaghs 14 Jun 2017

Apple recently announced the long-expected addition of P2P payments in iOS via Apple Pay. However, with growing numbers of markets moving toward full immediate payment implementations and subsequent consumer-orientated overlay service, Apple's P2P play will face increasing competition and is unlikely to prove a significant competitive threat to issuers.

Consumer Service Provider, Enterprise Vendor, Service Provid...

Connected TV World Summit 2017: TV's biggest changes will begin behind the scenes

By Rob Gallagher 13 Jun 2017

This term revolution is overused – and abused – by many in the technology industry. But when it comes to how TV and video service providers are changing how they run their platforms, it's strikingly apt.

Consumer Service Provider

Dish TV–Videocon merger gives pay TV in India a much-needed shot in the arm

By Ismail Patel 09 Jun 2017

This landmark deal is the most significant example of consolidation in the Indian pay-TV market since 2000, when direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV services were first permitted by the government.

Service Provider Technology

Dish TV–Videocon merger gives pay TV in India a much-needed shot in the arm

By Ismail Patel 09 Jun 2017

Last month, the Competition Commission of India approved the merger of Indian satellite operators Dish TV and Videocon D2H

Consumer Service Provider

Connected Consumer Conference features varied approaches to deepening consumer engagement

By Charlotte Palfrey 08 Jun 2017

We’re all using many more devices than we used to, and this is causing headaches in the marketing world. This was the main topic at the Connected Consumer Conference in June 2017 in London.

Consumer Service Provider, Enterprise Vendor, Enterprise Ser...

Connected car analytics drive Sirius XM's purchase of Automatic Labs

By Francesco Radicati 08 Jun 2017

Satellite radio provider Sirius XM purchased connected car start-up Automatic Labs (Automatic) in April, in a move to expand its connected vehicle services.

Service Provider Markets, Service Provider Technology

The time is now for photonics integration

By Kevin Lefebvre 08 Jun 2017

The three key factors that Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook consider when selecting transceivers are price, power, and size.

Service Provider Markets

The Netherlands becomes first member state to scrap existing national net-neutrality law

By Sarah McBride 07 Jun 2017

On May 30, 2017, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs announced government plans to scrap the country's strict net-neutrality rules which are at odds with the EU's rules on the open internet.

Consumer Service Provider, Service Provider Markets, Enterpr...

Softbank’s $100bn Vision Fund to accelerate IoT, VR, and fintech

By Francesco Radicati 07 Jun 2017

Japanese telco Softbank has closed the first round of funding for its $100bn investment fund, having secured commitments from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Apple, and Foxconn, making it the largest such fund in history.

Service Provider Technology

The time is now for photonics integration

By Kevin Lefebvre 06 Jun 2017

To make their transceivers attractive to major players such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, manufacturers need to develop a platform that will keep them competitive and able to respond to large volume demands. Photonics integration is this platform.

Service Provider Technology