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    1. Mobile Data Revenue Mismatch is Getting Worse

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      Mobile Data Revenue Mismatch is Getting Worse

      In Germany, Solon expects a 15-fold increase in data demand over the next five years. The additional network capacity required would almost double network operating expense from 12 percent of revenues in 2011 to 23 percent of revenues in 2016.

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      Mentions:   LTE   Informa Telecoms & Media   Gary Kim

    2. Mobile Revenue will Double by 2016, but Traffic will Increase Tenfold

      Explore tmcnet.com (May 16 2012) Applications , Business Models , IP Telephony , Mobility

      Mobile Revenue will Double by 2016, but Traffic will Increase Tenfold According to the Mobile Content and Applications Forecasts Report released by Informa Telecoms & Media, mobile traffic will increase by a factor of ten over the next four years, from 3.89 trillion megabytes to 39.75 trillion megabytes. Mobile revenue, however, will double, increasing from $325.8 billion to $627.5 billion. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Informa Telecoms & Media   ABI Research   Informa

    3. Within North America, Business VoIP Providers Consolidated Last Year

      Explore tmcnet.com (May 14 2012) Applications , IP Telephony , Marketing , Unified communications

      Within North America, Business VoIP Providers Consolidated Last Year 2011 proved to be a year full of consolidation in North America among business VoIP providers, Infonetics Research recently revealed. This is according to the market research firm's excerpts from its annual North America Business VoIP Service Leadership Scorecard, a report which analyzes and ranks the top service providers in the hosted VoIP and unified communications (UC) services market and the IP connectivity market. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Comcast   Infonetics Research   Verizon Business

    4. Family Data Plans from AT&T on the Way

      Explore tmcnet.com (May 8 2012)

      Family Data Plans from AT&T on the Way The introduction of tiered data as unlimited plans went by the way side has, and has had a lot of customers in wireless carrier woe. If users are grandfathered into an unlimited data plan but are unhappy with their carrier, chances are they will stay put just for the peace of mind of not having to count GB per month. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Verizon Wireless   Ralph de la Vega

    5. U.S. Mobile Market is Nearing the Point Where Lower Prices Will be Needed

      Explore tmcnet.com (May 7 2012) Marketing

      U.S. Mobile Market is Nearing the Point Where Lower Prices Will be Needed Few "rules" are more universal than the rule that suggests average revenue per user will decline as adoption grows, in virtually any market. The obvious reason for such trends is that early adopters in a market tend to be early adopters who are willing to pay higher prices for new product. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   Analysys Mason   Analysys

    6. Hulu to Change Access, Business Model

      Explore tmcnet.com (May 1 2012) Applications , Business Models

      Hulu to Change Access, Business Model Hulu, which up to this point has used a "no incremental charge" model for its ad-supported streaming content, is going to change its model, adopting a "sell through" model approach where a customer has to subscribe first to a video subscription service before having access to Hulu content. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   New York Post   Providence Equity Partners

    7. Will European Telcos Lose 20 Percent of Revenue, 40 Percent of Earnings by 2020?

      Explore tmcnet.com (Apr 23 2012) Marketing

      Will European Telcos Lose 20 Percent of Revenue, 40 Percent of Earnings by 2020? One way or the other, big changes might lie in store for many large service providers over the next decade. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim

    8. Small Businesses Adopting Cloud Services Faster than Enterprises

      Explore tmcnet.com (Apr 20 2012) Unified communications

      Small Businesses Adopting Cloud Services Faster than Enterprises The reasons are probably quite practical. Enterprises have a more-complicated adoption environment, and are less likely to embrace new services that might not have the stability or reliability enterprises often require. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim

    9. End of PSTN Doesn't Mean End of Copper

      Explore tmcnet.com (Apr 19 2012) Applications , Unified communications

      The end of the Public Switched Telephone Network is inevitable, but might not occur as early as 2016, as some experts have predicted. Nor will all copper facilities be retired. 

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      Mentions:   IMS   DSL   Federal Communication Commission

    10. Survey Suggests High Customer Satisfaction with VoIP in Britain

      Explore tmcnet.com (Apr 12 2012) IP Telephony , Marketing

      Survey Suggests High Customer Satisfaction with VoIP in Britain Telappliant, a U.K.-based Voice over IP (VoIP) provider for small to medium sized businesses (SMBs), released the results of a new survey, suggesting almost seven out of 10 U.K. business are going to be using VoIP services by 2013. The study surveyed 100 British businesses from different industries and showed 41 percent already use VoIP, while 25 percent more plan to review and implement the service in the next year. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Telappliant

    11. Verizon Mobile Video Network to Become Available this Summer

      Explore tmcnet.com (Apr 9 2012) Applications , Mobility

      Verizon Mobile Video Network to Become Available this Summer Verizon may soon be launching a wireless mobile video network by the holidays according to the CEO, Lowell McAdam. Lowell said that the need to offer such a service has been fueled by the content providers realization that the current home channels and layout "may not be appropriate for the mobile environment" and that some of these content providers prefer a la carte approach. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   AT&T   Verizon Wireless   Time Warner Cable

    12. Significant Increase in Remote Cloud-based Workers Likely by 2020, According to Intergence

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      Significant Increase in Remote Cloud-based Workers Likely by 2020, According to Intergence Today, mobile devices combined with the cloud can fulfill most computing tasks, and any tradeoffs are outweighed in the minds of the user by the convenience and flexibility provided by the mobile devices. The emergence of more-natural user interface experiences is making mobility practical. As companies seek to bridge the divide between work and outside-the-office environments, and the different levels of technology found there, they need to have clearly articulated technology policies that will support ... (Read Full Article)

    13. VoIP Might be a Bigger Issue than Broadband for Rural Telcos

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 30 2012) Applications , IP Telephony

      VoIP Might be a Bigger Issue than Broadband for Rural Telcos Over the last decade, virtually all rural telcos have begun offering broadband access services, the latest survey by the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) might suggest. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   National Telecommunications Cooperative Association   Ntca

    14. IP-based Virtual PBXs Prove to be More Beneficial than Traditional PBXs: Siemens

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 27 2012) Applications , Unified communications

      IP-based Virtual PBXs Prove to be More Beneficial than Traditional PBXs: Siemens Cloud-based PBX solutions such as IP PBXs and virtual PBXs bring many advantages to businesses as they offer more cost savings when compared to traditional PBXs, according to a recent study sponsored by Siemens Enterprise Communications. Communications through a pure IP infrastructure can offer up to 43 percent in annual savings which is much higher than traditional approaches. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Siemens   Siemens Enterprise Communications   Rajani Baburajan

    15. Will Telcos and Cable Companies Really Compete with Apple and Google?

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      Will Telcos and Cable Companies Really Compete with Apple and Google? One hears more talk these days that telcos and cable companies are competing with, or about to compete with, the likes of Google and Apple. It's a catchy headline. But is it a serious reality? (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Apple   Gary Kim

    16. Mobile News Consumption in the U.S. 2012

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 19 2012) Mobility

      Mobile News Consumption in the U.S. 2012 The 2012 State of the News Media Report answers many of the questions news wires have about the relationship between mobile devices and news media. Studies show that 27 percent of Americans read their news through their mobile devices, but those using tablets read longer and stay on news sites longer than those on mobile phones. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   The New York Times   Facebook   Jeff Jarvis

    17. Tablet TV Viewing Will Reach Three Hours a Month by 2014

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 19 2012) Applications , Business Models , Marketing

      Tablet TV Viewing Will Reach Three Hours a Month by 2014 Tablet TV viewing will reach 186 minutes per month in 2014, according to Juniper Research. The increase will be most apparent in North America where there is already significant mobile TV usage, and where Internet TV services such as Hulu and Netflix are extremely popular, Juniper Research says. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   TDG

    18. Changes in the Workforce and the Enterprise with Mobility and UC Trends

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 15 2012) Applications , Unified communications

      Changes in the Workforce and the Enterprise with Mobility and UC Trends The discussion at Acme Packet's University event today in Boston on Harvard's campus spanned enormous developments in IP communications, and geared towards changes in the enterprise during the afternoon's session titled, "Enterprise IP Communications: Trends and Challenges" with Zeus Kerravala, speaking from ZK Research. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Harvard   Juliana Kenny

    19. Workforce Management: Personal Cloud to Replace the Personal Computer as the Center of Users' Digital Lives

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 13 2012) Applications

      Workforce Management: Personal Cloud to Replace the Personal Computer as the Center of Users' Digital Lives The reign of the personal computer as the sole corporate access device is coming to a close, and by 2014, the personal cloud will soon replace the personal computer, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts said the personal cloud will begin a new era that will enable new levels of user productivity. However, it enterprises will need to rethink how they deliver applications and services to users. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amanda Ciccatelli   Steve Kleynhans

    20. Intel to Launch its Own Streaming Video Service?

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 12 2012) Applications

      Intel to Launch its Own Streaming Video Service? Intel Corp. is developing an Internet-based TV service that it hopes to sell to U.S. consumers, a strategic shift for the chip maker that makes it the latest technology company to look at a foray in the pay-TV business, according to the Wall Street Journal. Intel's interest in doing so is one more example of a firm deciding it wants to "move up the stack" in terms of end user value. Instead of ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   Intel Corp.

    21. PayPal Wants to Re-imagine Money; Remember How People Wanted to Re-imagine Voice?

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 12 2012) Business Models , Mobility

      PayPal Wants to Re-imagine Money; Remember How People Wanted to Re-imagine Voice? There are a growing number of business parallels between the advent of mobile commerce and the development of IP-based voice services in the telecom business. Highly-successful mobile money systems will demonstrate clear value, for both consumers and retailers, it is clear. That also was true for VoIP. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   Sam Shrauger

    22. People Say They Don't Like Tracking or Personalization, but Don't Act that Way

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 12 2012) Marketing

      People Say They Don't Like Tracking or Personalization, but Don't Act that Way A recent Pew Internet & American Life survey asked respondents their views of search engines and other websites collecting information about them and using it to either shape their search results or target advertising to them. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   Pew Internet & American Life

    23. SMBs Using Cloud Apps Will Add 3 More Apps in 2012, Survey Finds

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      SMBs Using Cloud Apps Will Add 3 More Apps in 2012, Survey Finds Small and medium businesses that currently use cloud applications plan to add an average of three new cloud business applications in 2012, according to a survey sponsored by Dell Cloud Business Applications and conducted by Techaisle. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Gary Kim   Techaisle

    24. VoIP Growth in 4Q11

      Explore tmcnet.com (Mar 2 2012) Applications , IP Telephony , Marketing , Unified communications

      VoIP Growth in 4Q11 Recent market research from Infonetics takes a look at the fourth quarter of 2011 and how the Enterprise UC, VoIP and TDM Equipment markets fared. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   IMS   Infonetics   Infonetics Research