http://www.ovum.com/ Advising on the commercial impact of technology and market changes in telecoms, software and IT services. Ovum has offices in London, Paris, Cologne, Boston, Melbourne and Seoul. en-gb © Copyright Ovum 2010 Ovum RSS Generator Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:39:09 GMT 60 http://www.ovum.com/images/template_images/main_logo.gif http://www.ovum.com/ 80 80 ovum.com http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,77729 Universities have a key role to play in building an accurate understanding of services. With their focus on research and evidence-based analysis they can expose gaps in current knowledge and explore potential solutions to service problems. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,77538 Price (margin) squeeze tests are used to limit the practice by dominant operators of predatory pricing and excessive pricing. In this article we look at the approaches and key issues found in ex-post assessment of price squeezes. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,77654 Ovum has recently published the first in a series of reports on services science. This extract from that report outlines the basic reasons why we believe its stakeholders should take action now to make services science mainstream. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,77416 In addition to the EC recommendation on interconnection rates, telcos are suffering from the effects of the financial crisis and the difficulty of sustaining an efficient WACC. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,77411 Although accounting separation is generally recognised as an essential remedy for ensuring a transparent enforcement of cost-orientation and non-discrimination principles, its effectiveness remains rather limited in most Member States. Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,76703 The waiting is over. The Government has released Sir Peter Gershon's ICT review and now we await Minister Tanner's thoughts on what the Government will do. There are, in fact, few surprises in the report. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,76368 Over the past few years, SAP has increasingly committed itself to "co-innovation", a strategy of systematically enlisting partners and customers in long-term programs that promote collaboration, idea sharing and problem solving. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,75971 Incumbents in Asia-Pacific are fighting back across the region as mobile and broadband revenue growth continues. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,75972 Recent Ovum research highlights the risks and opportunities in the international undersea cable market. David Kennedy believes that a Pacific Internet cable bubble is avoidable if the industry makes the right decisions during the next two years. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,75974 Matt Walker looks at climate change from the telco CFO view and lists the three forces that will drive action. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,75986 Ovum examines the current status and future of fiber. The growth of fiber is expected to continue at a very fast pace with the number of fiber subscribers expected to grow to over 100 million by the end of 2012. Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,75740 If I may borrow the phrase that my friend Richard Holway uses to describe UK companies that deliver consistently good results, Oracle is in danger of becoming boring. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,75453 The Australian government has launched a tender process to invest up to A$4.7 billion of public funds for the construction of a FTTN network to reach 98% of the population. Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,75074 Building B, renamed Sezmi, comes out of stealth mode with a wholesale service that not only merges broadcast with on-demand and Internet content but also cleverly uses hybrid delivery combining over-the-air broadcast and IP broadband. Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.ovum.com/go/content/c,75026 There are plenty of reasons why SMEs should find bundled services attractive. Clearly incumbents think so, as bundling forms the main focus of their current SME strategies. Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT