Yankee Group perspective: The connectivity revolution is dramatically shifting the focus from core network technologies to the new services created on them. Yankee Group believes an open environment is critical for operators and third parties seeking to create competitive offerings and drive value. Our research follows the move from closed and proprietary to standardized and open methods for delivering services on the Anywhere Network.
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The Topline Data Forecast presents the global connectivity markets, technologies and competitive landscape at a regional level. This data module is updated quarterly for Link Research clients.
Aug. 13, 2010 | Data Module | by Declan Lonergan
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Mobile video is already stoking unprecedented data traffic levels, and the demand will only increase as newer, video-savvy devices and 4G networks proliferate. Communications service providers (CSPs) can prepare for the onslaught by revamping their back-office systems and adopting more creative pricing and business models.
Jul. 30, 2010 | Report | by Terry Cudmore | CO-AUTHORS: Chris Nicoll
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Sluggish economic recovery in Central and Eastern Europe is driving consolidation among regional telecom operators. But unless consolidating operators address the need to integrate product portfolios, systems and processes, they will fail to achieve the true benefits of scale.
Jul. 21, 2010 | Report | by Camille Mendler
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The Research Topic Access Technologies presents a technological breakdown of connections and equipment in the customer premises and at the edge, including cable, DSL, cellular and FTTx solutions, at the regional forecast level. It also includes monitors of radio network capex by bearer technology and by OEM.
Jul. 9, 2010 | Data Module | by Vince Vittore | CO-AUTHORS: Andy Castonguay
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The Global Network product contains all the data to analyze the market to carriers, including billing/OSS forecasts, wireline and wireless capex forecasts and monitors, U.S. wholesale services and DSL equipment, globally.
Jul. 9, 2010 | Data Module | by Andy Castonguay | CO-AUTHORS: Susan McNeice, Vince Vittore, Jennifer Pigg
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The Mobile Device Shipment Monitor & Forecast tracks wireless vendors and forecasts sell-in and sell-through of mobile devices by feature, technology and technical components.
Jul. 9, 2010 | Data Module | by Andy Castonguay | CO-AUTHORS: Wally Swain
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One day all telecom operators will have a native IP backbone. The big question is when and how to achieve this migration technically and commercially. Accelerating to a profitable IP future is the objective of the i3 Forum , whose inner workings I witnessed up close and personal in June....
June 29, 2010 | Blog | by Camille Mendler
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Wholesale network operations, or just 'wholesale' for short, has often been characterized as one of the least interesting components of a major telecommunications network....
June 25, 2010 | Blog | by Emily Green
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Amazon and Google have rekindled the Enron-era debate about commoditizing digital assets. Buying cloud and connectivity services like pork bellies on a commodities exchange could be an efficient way to match supply and demand, but more work to standardize technology and contractual terms is urgently needed.
Jun. 16, 2010 | Report | by Camille Mendler
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The growth in mobile data traffic has reinvigorated the femtocell and Wi-Fi markets. Why carry the traffic on your mobile network when you can pass that hot potato to the residential broadband network? Recent announcements and product introductions in the femto/Wi-Fi markets are making mobile access offload a reality, but gaps in the solutions still exist.
May. 25, 2010 | Report | by Jennifer Pigg
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According to a late article in the Wall Street Journal , the Federal Communications Commission plans to regulate Internet operators to ensure network neutrality. An announcement is expected Thursday....
May 5, 2010 | Blog | by Carl Howe
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The Topline Data Forecast includes end-user and service provider activities in Anywhere markets at a regional level, and summarizes many of the Link Data modules. It is available to all Link Research clients.
Apr. 30, 2010 | Data Module | by Declan Lonergan
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The Research Topic Access Technologies presents a technological breakdown of connections and equipment in the customer premises and at the edge, including cable, DSL, cellular and FTTx solutions, at the regional forecast level. This also includes monitors of radio network capex by bearer technology and by OEMs.
Apr. 29, 2010 | Data Module | by Vince Vittore | CO-AUTHORS: Andy Castonguay
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In this webinar, Yankee Group analyst Jennifer Pigg discusses the mobile backhaul solutions operators are deploying today and the emerging strategies for tomorrow.
April 27, 2010 | Blog | by Jennifer Pigg
Mobile Backhaul Evolution
In this webinar, Jennifer Pigg examines the mobile backhaul solutions operators are deploying today and the emerging strategies for tomorrow.
Apr. 27, 2010 | Live Webinar | by Jennifer Pigg
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What's black and red and not a telco anymore? Verizon Business at least according to Francis Shammo, president of the telecom and enterprise arm of Verizon. "We are not a telco. I don't even know what a telco is anymore....
March 31, 2010 | Blog | by Phil Hochmuth
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An entrepreneur once said to me, "I learn more about other companies by walking their hallways than I do talking from with their management."...
March 28, 2010 | Blog | by Emily Green
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Internet video, iPhones, explosive growth of mobile phones in Asia, flat-rate broadband pricing these and more have sent capacity demands on the Anywhere Network through the roof in the past year....
March 7, 2010 | Blog | by Emily Green
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Legacy broadband providers are threatened by cheaper and/or better Internet services eroding their voice, video and other service revenue. They have two options: Embrace a utility strategy or completely transform their business and enable the core network to drive multiple, smaller, more stable revenue streams.
Feb. 24, 2010 | Report | by Brian Partridge | CO-AUTHORS: Benoît Felten
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Mobile network operators (MNOs) cannot afford to hang on to their TDM and SONET/SDH networks forever. MNOs should be trialing two technologies, SyncE and IEEE 1588, that promise to enable in Ethernet the same synchronization characteristics that have formed the basis of the TDM-based mobile network.
Feb. 22, 2010 | Report | by Jennifer Pigg
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This quantitative high-level view of Yankee Group data presents the global connectivity markets, technologies and competitive landscape at a regional level. This data module is updated quarterly for Link Research clients.
Jan. 27, 2010 | Data Module | by Declan Lonergan
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Yankee Group presents a technological breakdown of connections and equipment in the customer premises and at the edge, including cable, DSL, cellular and FTTx solutions, at the regional forecast level. This also includes monitors of radio network capex by bearer technology and by OEMs.
Jan. 22, 2010 | Data Module | by Vince Vittore | CO-AUTHORS: Andy Castonguay
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Farewell to the Noughties, a decade sandwiched between two crises: The dotcom bust and the current but sputtering - downturn. In that time, Europe accomplished much: The Euro was adopted, DSL went mainstream and telcos went NGN....
December 22, 2009 | Blog | by Camille Mendler
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The economic crisis permanently changed how consumers, enterprises and network builders approach everything. But those changes will create new opportunities in the Anywhere ecosystem, especially in the areas of cord-cutting, devices, cloud computing and network innovation. Here's our take on 2010's winners and losers.
Dec. 15, 2009 | Report | by Christopher Collins | CO-AUTHORS: Carl Howe, Dianne Northfield, Jennifer Pigg, Joshua Holbrook, Camille Mendler, Jon Paisner, Andy Castonguay, Declan Lonergan, Eugene Signorini, Agatha Poon
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Given the opportunity to join IBM's Global Executive Forum again this year, I jumped. Past experience has proven that it's an intimate, powerful gathering where C-level execs from global communications and media firms convene to mull key questions in leadership....
November 19, 2009 | Blog | by Emily Green
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The Topline Data Forecast includes end-user and service provider activities in Anywhere markets at a regional level, and summarizes many of the Link Data modules. It is available to all Link Research clients.
Oct. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Declan Lonergan
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In this Link Data product, Yankee Group presents a technological breakdown of connections and equipment in the customer premises and at the edge, including cable, DSL, cellular and FTTx solutions, at the regional forecast level. This also includes monitors of radio network capex by bearer technology and OEMs.
Oct. 20, 2009 | Data Module | by Vince Vittore
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The sale of Nortel's assets spells the end of an industry icon and creates opportunities for further consolidation among communications suppliers. By entering stalking horse agreements with Nokia Siemens for its CDMA and LTE business, and with Avaya for its Enterprise business, Nortel in essence established a reserve price for qualified bidders. Ericsson and Avaya came in with the highest bids, and both companies are well positioned to gain from the acquisitions.
Oct. 7, 2009 | Report | by Jennifer Pigg
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Although challenging market economics, the introduction of new services, fierce competition and the encroachment of communications service providers have created tumult in the content delivery network (CDN) space during the past year, Akamai remains at the top of the heap . . . for now. This report introduces the Anywhere Scorecard for the content delivery network market, rating the 10 most compelling players in the market and providing a prism through which customers can evaluate them.
Aug. 3, 2009 | Report | by David Vorhaus
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In December 2008, Yankee Group outlined a set of 10 predictions for the communications industry that were largely influenced by the ever-worsening economic crisis. With six months of troubling economic conditions behind us and a potential recovery on the horizon, spending and consumption patterns on all fronts are defined by cautious optimism.
Jul. 28, 2009 | Report | by David Vorhaus | CO-AUTHORS: Christopher Collins
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This quantitative high-level view of Yankee Group data presents the global connectivity markets, technologies and the competitive landscape at a regional level. This data module is updated quarterly for Link Research clients.
Jul. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Declan Lonergan
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Yankee Group presents a technological breakdown of connections and equipment in the customer premises and at the edge, including cable, DSL, cellular and FTTx solutions, at the regional forecast level. This also includes monitors of radio network capex by bearer technology and by OEMs.
Jul. 22, 2009 | Data Module | by Vince Vittore
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Sprint's landmark $5 billion outsourcing deal with Ericsson marks a turning point for the North American telecom market, and will drive more telcos to rethink their investment priorities and core activities.
Jul. 9, 2009 | Report | by Camille Mendler
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Carrier Ethernet services will continue to experience healthy growth, but service providers are tired of waiting for robust, scalable Carrier Ethernet transport solutions.
May. 21, 2009 | Report | by Jennifer Pigg
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The Topline Data Forecast includes end-user and service provider activities in Anywhere markets at a regional level, and summarizes many of the Link Data modules. It is available to all Link Research clients.
Apr. 27, 2009 | Data Module | by Declan Lonergan
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The Global Mobile Device Monitor/Forecast provides visibility into global volume and technology trends rendered on the basis of our constant contact with relevant market participants.
Apr. 23, 2009 | Data Module | by Andy Castonguay | CO-AUTHORS: Philip Marshall
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This Yankee Group Link Data product contains all the data to analyze the market to carriers, including billing/OSS forecasts, wireline and wireless capex forecasts and monitors, U.S. wholesale services and DSL equipment, globally.
Apr. 22, 2009 | Data Module | by Philip Marshall | CO-AUTHORS: Vince Vittore, David Vorhaus, Jennifer Pigg, Jon Paisner, Andy Castonguay, Arindam Banerjee
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In this Link Data product, Yankee Group presents a technological breakdown of connections and equipment in the customer premises and at the edge, including cable, DSL, cellular and FTTx solutions, at the regional forecast level. This also includes monitors of radio network capex by bearer technology and OEMs.
Apr. 22, 2009 | Data Module | by Vince Vittore | CO-AUTHORS: Andy Castonguay, Philip Marshall
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The downturn is forcing tough decisions about what remains core....
March 24, 2009 | Blog | by Camille Mendler
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Carrier movement into the CDN market continues unabated. This post examines the most recent activity, what it means, and the underlying reason that carriers are entertaining this market.
March 5, 2009 | Blog | by David Vorhaus
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A warning to anyone standing in MWC 's serpentine sandwich queues: The jamon iberico baguette isn't worth 6 - and someone might be listening to what you say. Will a mammoth nationwide LTE deal from a North American operator be announced at MWC?...
February 17, 2009 | Blog | by Camille Mendler
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Containing retrospective and prospective data on fixed-line and mobile equipment and service sales into carriers and service providers, including network infrastructure, billing, BOSS, DSLAM and wholesale connectivity services in one Excel file.
Jan. 22, 2009 | Data Module | by Philip Marshall
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The Yankee Group Link Data: Global Mobile Device Monitor/Forecast tracks and forecasts wireless vendors; sales of mobile devices by feature, technology and enabling technology; and average selling price.
Jan. 15, 2009 | Data Module | by Andy Castonguay | CO-AUTHORS: Philip Marshall
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Yankee Group presents a technological breakdown of connections and equipment in the customer premises and at the edge, including cable, DSL, cellular and FTTx solutions, at the regional forecast level. This also includes monitors of radio network capex by bearer technology and by OEMs.
Jan. 15, 2009 | Data Module | by Vince Vittore | CO-AUTHORS: Andy Castonguay, Philip Marshall
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The Topline Data Forecast contains regional forecasts for retail and service provider capex in telecom and wireless markets. It is available to all Link Research clients.
Dec. 19, 2008 | Data Module | by Declan Lonergan
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I m currently drafting a piece of research on the role of network operators in providing content delivery network (CDN) services....
December 10, 2008 | Blog | by David Vorhaus
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4G operators need to make pico/femtocells part of next-generation network architecture designs to reduce cost and economically deliver adequate capacity for 3G. This creates new service distribution demands and challenges in designing reliable network architectures.
Dec. 8, 2008 | Report | by Roberta Wiggins
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For handset vendors, successful market participation will depend increasingly on strategic value chain partnerships that are broadly aligned with the operators' service road maps and network capabilities, as well as end-user demand characteristics.
Nov. 17, 2008 | Data Module | by John Jackson | CO-AUTHORS: Philip Marshall
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All the data to analyze the market to carriers, including billing/OSS forecasts, wireline and wireless capex forecasts and monitors, U.S. wholesale services and DSL equipment, globally, is found in this file.
Nov. 13, 2008 | Data Module | by Philip Marshall | CO-AUTHORS: John Jackson, Vince Vittore, David Vorhaus, Arindam Banerjee
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CenturyTel's purchase of Embarq continues a consolidation trend among rural telcos that started more than a decade ago. In the medium term, this purchase will probably deliver economies of scale to stem the increasing pricing pressures and fixed line losses. In the long term, the combined entity must figure out a path to growth beyond acquisition.
Oct. 28, 2008 | Note | by Vince Vittore