Category: Analyst Angle

Analyst Angle: OTT as a revenue source for carriers

Over-the-top content providers may represent a new revenue stream for carriers, if they start paying for access to subscribers. Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that ESPN has

by Jefferson Wang, IBB Consulting Posted in Analyst Angle

Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies

Analyst Angle: The mobile industry plays a fundamental role in developing Latin American economies

Between April 24 and April 26, the GSMA LA Plenary Meeting No. 39 was held in Bogota, Colombia, with more than 400 attendees from 19 countries including representatives from mobile operators, telecommunications suppliers,

by Gina Sanchez, ICT Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan Posted in Analyst Angle, Opinion

Analyst Angle: U.S. carriers – there is no place like home

Analyst Angle: U.S. carriers – there is no place like home

President Obama’s visit to Myanmar a few months ago was considered as a major sign of U.S. interest in this part of the world. For the telecommunication industry, this is certainly the

by Sylvain Maquet, Partner, Greenwich Consulting Posted in Analyst Angle, Opinion

Analyst Angle: Offloading the costs of Wi-Fi deployments

Analyst Angle: Offloading the costs of Wi-Fi deployments

As discussed in part one of this article series, Wi-Fi offload has emerged as an attractive alternative to more expensive solutions for adding much needed mobile bandwidth capacity as operators seek to meet surging data demands.

by Hillol Roy, Fellow, IBB Consulting Posted in Analyst Angle

Analyst Angle: TIM Fiber bets on super-fast network to succeed in Brazil’s broadband market

Analyst Angle: TIM Fiber bets on super-fast network to succeed in Brazil’s broadband market

Since TIM acquired AES Atimus for $1 billion in November 2011, there has been speculation about how the company would integrate this asset into its existing portfolio. At the time of the acquisition,

by Ari Lopes, principal analyst, Latin America, Informa Telecoms & Media Posted in Analyst Angle, Opinion

Analyst Angle: Mobile data and broadband will drive LatAm telecom revenue to $167B by 2017

Analyst Angle: Mobile data and broadband will drive LatAm telecom revenue to $167B by 2017

The telecom market in Latin America continues to show positive trends in most of the mobile and fixed key performance indicators (KPIs) which will drive retail revenue up to $167 billion by 2017.

by Pablo Iacopino, Analyst, Analysys Mason Posted in Analyst Angle

Analyst Angle: Non-linear pay-TV services will be the next challenge in Brazil

Analyst Angle: Non-linear pay-TV services will be the next challenge in Brazil

The Brazilian pay-TV services market has been growing at an annual rate of over 30% in terms of subscribers in the past two years. This comes from the low penetration of the service

by Guilherme Faggion, Telecom Research Analyst, Frost&Sullivan Posted in Analyst Angle, Opinion

RCRTV: Regulatory Review

RCRTV: Regulatory Review

RCR Wireless News Editor-In-Chief Dan Meyer talks with Roger Entner, founder of Recon Analytics, about the current wireless regulatory environment, including the impact current regulations are having on mergers and acquisition and competitive balance; device unlocking; and the IP Task Force initiative. RCR Wireless News also hosted a webinar on this topic where in addition [...]

by Dan Meyer Posted in Analyst Angle, FCC Wireless Regulations

Analyst Angle: Reforms and foreign direct investment in Mexico

Analyst Angle: Reforms and foreign direct investment in Mexico

The past few weeks have been intense for Mexico’s telecommunications sector, and the ongoing discussion of proposed reforms to the local regulatory framework have been the main attraction. During this time,

by Jose F. Otero, president, Signals Telecom Group Posted in Analyst Angle, Opinion

Reader Forum: Bringing greater quality-of-service to small cells

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reader Forum section. In an attempt to broaden our interaction with our readers we have created this forum for those with something meaningful to say to the wireless industry. We want to keep this as open as possible, but we maintain some editorial control to keep it free of commercials [...]

by Jon Pelson, Mobile Segment Lead, JDSU Posted in Analyst Angle, Heterogeneous Networks

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