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WINGING IT
Addressing new industry verticals could prove to be more of a leap of faith than telecoms operators anticipated
ts one thing to say youre going to do something, but its quite another to actually go ahead and do it. if that were not the case then most of us would by now have put in enough guitar practice to be comfortably on the road to stardom (in my defence, i broke my arm just as i was getting the hang of stairway to Heaven). in the telecoms space, this principle is particularly pertinent in the discussion around new verticals. Having spent plenty of time talking up the opportunities for tapping fresh sources of revenue from sectors like M2M, finance, health and automotive, some operators are
3 Timeline
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by the same year Visa believes 50% of the payments it processes will be carried out on mobile devices. A clear growth area then. but telcos still need to take care not to fall into the procrastination trap. As Arthur D. Little director Didier Levy warns, if they do not act quickly to address these opportunities, over-the-top (OTT) players probably will. The OTT risk could repeat itself in these new verticals... [OTT companies] are experimenting, he told Total Telecom recently. Adjacent industries are by no means the only new source of revenue for telcos though. The connectivity requirements of enterprises based in emerging markets are becoming increasingly sophisticated as they target growth at home and abroad. On p.7 we look at how telcos need to adapt their offers in order to capitalise on these evolving demands. in keeping with the new opportunities theme, some observers are willing to speculate that the UKs forthcoming LTe auction may open the door to new market entrants (p.10). The scarcity of spectrum and the bidding power of existing players limit the likelihood of a new national operator, but there could be room for a regional player to offer LTe services targeted at specific niches, should such a company be willing to spread its wings. n
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emerging market-based multinational companies will provide a growing revenue opportunity for telecoms operators over the next decade.
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10 Niche opening
existing mobile operators are likely to snap up the bulk of the UKs LTe spectrum, but there could be an opportunity for a newcomer to sneak in.
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12 New verticals
european telcos look to adjacent markets for growth, but they could still struggle to offset core revenue declines.
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15 Prime numbers
Messaging revenues, iPTV ArPUs, backhaul, mobile capex, m-payments and smartphone ownership in the Us.
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A round-up of the major stories in telecoms in the past month, as reported in our daily news service www.totaltele.com
Business
Vodafone buys C&W
Vodafone agreed to pay $1.04 billion for Cable & wireless worldwide, after would-be rival bidder Tata Communications decided against tabling an offer. The deal gives Vodafone a fixed network in the UK and an international cable network.
arbitration proceedings against the indian government over its retroactive tax proposal.
between Vodafone, O2 and everything everywhere in the UK, highlighting competition concerns.
Indian instructions
etisalat and s Tel were ordered by the TrAi to keep their indian mobile operations open until their licences are officially cancelled on 7 september. etisalat, which shut down services on 31 March, said it would be unable to comply.
Trouble at Nokia
After a profit warning that sent its shares sharply downwards, nokia swung to a 1.3 billion operating loss in Q1, and announced accelerated cost cuts and plans to divest non-core assets.
Oi hikes capex
brazils Oi said it will invest 6 billion brazilian reais ($3.25 billion) in its operations this year, up from brL5 billion in 2011.
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The european Commission has expressed concerns over the Greek governments golden share in OTe, which it says gives it too much power. Greece has two months to respond.
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AT&T announced the sale of a majority stake in its Yellow Pages business to private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management for $950 million. The Us telco will retain a 47% stake.
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New figures from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India show that Idea Celullar captured the largest share of mobile market net customer additions in February, closely followed by market newcomer, Telenor-owned Uninor, which was one of the companies to have its GSm licences cancelled at the start of that month. Etisalat, at loggerheads with authorities overs its decision to close down its Indian mobile operations, unsurprisingly lost customers.
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control of the company. Cofounders Larry Page (also CeO) and sergey brin each hold around 29% of voting rights, while chairman eric schmidt has 10%.
RIM restructure
research in Motion is exploring its restructuring options, including the sale of assets or licensing its operating system. it also previewed the blackberry 10 Os and launched a prototype device to attract developers.
PeOPLe
Vodas Combes joins SFR
Michel Combes, CeO of Vodafone europe, stepped down to become CeO Of french mobile operator sfr. He will take up his new post on 1 August.
Lack of luxury
nokia is reportedly in talks to sell its luxury mobile phone brand Vertu to private equity firm Permira for around 200 million.
Big Apple
Apples share price rose to $644 pushing its market capitalisation above the $600 billion mark. The company added $100 billion to its market cap in 28 days of trading.
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Softbank awards LTE deals
nokia siemens networks and ericsson separately announced contracts with Japans softbank to provide LTe network equipment. ericsson will roll out the network in major cities, while nsns base stations and microwave backhaul deal also includes an HsPA+ network expansion element.
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GoING GLOBAL
new breed of multinational enterprise is springing forth from the worlds emerging markets, bringing with it a potential revenue opportunity for the telecoms operators that can provide the connectivity and services required. Telcos be warned though: there are still challenges to be overcome, and smart investment strategies and tailored service portfolios are a must. in india alone 2,200 companies will become multinationals by 2024, with the country overtaking China in terms of the number of multinational companies (MnCs) by 2018, srinivasa Addepalli, sVP corporate strategy and communications, at indias Tata Communications said at a press and analyst event in March. There are multinationals coming from emerging markets that are going into developed markets and other emerging markets, he said, presenting the results of a new survey of business leaders in developed and emerging markets (see box). Tata Communicationswhich not only provides telecoms services to global businesses, but also forms part of an ambitious emerging market-based multinational conglomerate itselfis one of a number of telecoms operators keen to exploit this emerging market potential. There are emerging market companies that are going global... we are not the only one, said Tata Communications CeO Vinod Kumar. There were 100 emerging market companies in the fortune 500 in 2011, up
E M E R G I N G M A R K E T M U LT I N A T I O N A L S
Emerging market-based multinational companies will provide a growing revenue opportunity for telecoms operators over the next decade. By mary lennighan
from 20 in 1995, 61 of which are based in China, he added. emerging markets will account for Us$1.22 trillion, or 31.7%, of the total $3.86 trillion global iT spend (including consumer) in 2012, according to Gartner. The telecoms sector will make up 75%Us$920.6 billionof the emerging markets figure. At the top end there is good evidence that there are emerging MnCs that want services and want them fast, says Ovum principal analyst David Molony. These companies are typically regional today but probably using a national telecoms provider like China Telecom or embratel, for example, he says. right now they are muddling through, but in two to five years time they will be looking for global network support and thats where theres a big opportunity for international carriers, Molony predicts. emerging MnCs...will need global service support, network performance, account management and product expertise that not many emerging operators really have; how many can do global account management, as well as regional hosted VoiP and UC services? he asks. steve rathborne, VP global banking and financial markets, bT Asia Pacific, agrees that companies within his remit are used to working with local (domestic or regional) providers...[and] thats a challenge, for companies like bT. Part of [addressing that challenge] is
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investments, says rathborne, although he notes that bT will not invest in rolling out infrastructure in local markets in Asia, but rather is partnering with local players. it may [also] require tailoring the portfolio, to address emerging market needs, rathborne explains. we continue to see increased global expansion not only by our multinational customers looking to grow in Latin America, but we also see more and more Latin American enterprises expanding within the region and beyond, says Mauro Cruzeiro, VP Latin America at Orange business services. The most important difference between emerging and developed markets is that in the former buyers and sellers are not easily or efficiently able to come together, he says, noting that the briC markets account for more than a quarter of the worlds land area and 40% of its population. enterprises from emerging markets have been facing difficult situations for many years in their home markets, such as complex regulatory environments, lack of infrastructure and security, [and] doing business in remote locations, says Cruzeiro. This experience may be an advantage when expanding to new markets where they will face similar obstacles. Orange recently boosted the capacity of its Latin American network by 10 times due to demand from multinational enterprise customers. The upgraded network accommodates customers needs for expanding high-speed broadband services, including MPLs, international ethernet link, and video services, such as telepresence, says Cruzeiro. At one level there are clear similarities, between the requirements of traditional MnCs and those based in emerging markets, says rathborne. for example, they are all interested in working with fewer partners on an international basis, he says. However, there
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are also key differences. in some cases, the company has particular expectations based on its home market dynamics. for example, rapid mobile growth in many emerging markets, means that the bringyour-own-device trend (see Total Telecom+, november 2011 issue) has been particularly prevalent in markets like China and india, he says. Meanwhile, Laurie bowen, president of sales and strategy at Tata Communications, charts the differences in the way companies based in india and in the UK, for example, operate. UK customers are thinking in a longterm way, she says, undertaking a process of selection a year before they need to make a decision. in india, i see urgency and i see speed, she says. The market is growing and changing very quickly: Youve got to be ready for that. Citing the results of an Ovum survey, Molony notes that when it comes to outsourced PbX and hosted iPT services, receptiveness was significantly [higher] for companies in Latin America, than
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for Us firms, for example, he says. The survey also revealed a strong interest in managed services, despite the still limited availability of managed services in many emerging markets. emerging market companies want support, Molony says. furthermore, emerging market MnCs will look for the ability to remain fairly agile, says rathborne, explaining that the platforms and managed services bT can offer will enable them to enter new markets without risk of upfront capital investment in infrastructure. some companies, such as those operating in the financial services space, want to enter a market on a pilot basis, he says. rathborne names Hong Kong-based brokerage and investment group CLsA as an example of a company looking to broaden their geographic ambitions beyond Asia-Pacific. in December the firm awarded bT a 45 million contract to provide a managed voice, data and trading systems solution across 14 countries in the Asia-Pacific, the UK and the Us.
we need to be able to adapt quickly, and scale up and down across geographies in a way that maximises our ability to seize opportunities and manage risk, CLsA CiO Thiyagarajah rajah said at the time. we decided to gain the required efficiencies by consolidating our communications and network requirements with a single global partner. One thing telecoms operators looking to take advantage of the emerging market opportunity need to be aware of is that not all regions and not all market segments are equal. its clear the market opportunities are variedif AsiaPac is a $500 billion iCT opportunity, Africa is only $50 billionso service providers need to select their targets, says Molony. You need to be even more careful and distinctive about which sectors you target and what kind of services you bring to the market, he says. Pick the markets and make sure your solutions are really going to work for those sectors. Molony names the financial services industry as a good example. There are some huge players among the major briC banks, he notes. There are five big banks in China, and the fifth has just announced its plan to set up operations in Australia. They are looking to get into western markets, he says. bTs rathborne also highlights Chinas finance space. Until recently, bTs investment strategy was driven primarily by its existing customers footprint. emerging market customers [are] having a stronger influence now on where our investments need to be, says rathborne. increasingly the influence is coming also from the emerging MnCs, such as those in Chinas finance industry. They are following their Chinese corporate customers investments in Latin America, for example, he says. Meanwhile, Orange business services Cruzeiro has some words of advice for anyone looking to do business in Latin America. Those with an eye on success in this market must be flexible and ready to adapt to constantly-shifting landscapes, he says. n
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NetWorK strateGIes
NIcHe OPENING
Existing mobile operators are likely to snap up the bulk of the UKs LTE spectrum, but there could be an opportunity for a newcomer to sneak in. By andrew Williams
orthcoming spectrum auctions and the move to LTe could change the shape of the UK mobile market. fierce competition may limit the opportunities for new entrants to grab anything more than a small slice of the market, but a combination of limited spectrum availability and ever-increasing customer expectations could push the LTe sector in some unexpected directions. And the flexibility promised by wholesale business models will assume greater importance in the coming years. while we wouldnt necessarily expect new national entrants to come along, we may see further MVnOs [mobile virtual network operators] or regional players emerge offering 4G services to specific niche areas [including] city centres [and] remote villages, predicts robert Joyce, radio evolution manager at Telefonica O2 UK, referring to the auction of spectrum suitable for LTe services slated to get underway before the end of the year. we may see some new entrants bid for spectrum in the 2.6-GHz band, but they will only be able to acquire spectrum to roll out sub-nationally; there isnt enough spectrum available in the auction to support a new nationwide operator and the existing set of operators are likely to bid to acquire what spectrum there is, says Matthew Howett, practice leader, regulation and policy, at Ovum.
LT E O U T L O O K
However, Howett believes there will be some variation in the levels of speed and coverage the UKs mobile network operators will be able to offer with LTe. some will be better in rural areas, others better in cities, he says. in the same way that todays operators have made available their networks to MVnOs on a wholesale basis we are likely to see the same with 4G networks. Having launched an urban 4G trial in London in november, O2 is rigorously reviewing and testing 4G technology, network infrastructure and devices. However, while we are doing the hard work now, we will only launch 4G services when we deem the technology...to be mature enough, explains Joyce. As it stands, of course, most of the UKs mobile operators have no other option but to wait to launch LTe. regulator Ofcom plans to auction spectrum in the 800-MHz and 2.6-GHz bands in late 2012, although further delays in the process are a distinct possibility, as would-be bidders object to the complex terms the regulator has laid out. based on current spectrum holdings (see chart), only everything everywhere has the means to roll out LTe before the auction. The operator is waiting for regulatory clearance for its well-documented plan to deploy LTe in refarmed 1800MHz spectrum and, despite opposition
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from rival players, Ofcom looks set to give it the green light. [if] we are granted the [LTe 1800] licence...in the spring, we will roll out 4G for britain on a small-scale this year, the company says. it is trialling LTe 1800 in various locations across the UK. everything everywhere also plans to bid in the spectrum auctions to ensure it has sufficient lower-frequency spectrum. it is running a joint LTe trial with bT wholesale in Cornwall to test LTe at 800 MHz as a means to deliver broadband to rural areas. The results have been extremely positive, proving fixed and mobile technologies can work together to offer a broadband delivery option with sufficient capacity and service for remote and rural areas using low frequency spectrum such as 800 MHz, it says. The telco is also working on a spectrum sale of its own. it has contracted Morgan stanley to advise on the sale of a quarter of its 1800-MHz spectrum, as required under the merger agreement between the UK arms of T-Mobile and Orange that created the enlarged company in 2010. whoever buys that spectrumexisting operator or market newcomercould also seek to use it for LTe services, just as everything everywhere is doing. Virgin Media, a company often named as a potential auction participant, has also been testing LTe. Late last year the company launched a trial service based on a small cells architecture in Londons Oxford street, using 2.6-GHz spectrum obtained via a temporary licence from Ofcom, and recently said it will expand to other cities. The trials delivered the expected results [of] high-speed broadband in a concentrated area, but [Virgins] involvement in the auctions is less assured, says steven Hartley, practice leader, telco strategy at Ovum. Theyd only be interested in spectrum if it were cheap. However, its a compelling notion for
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them to want to leverage their broadband pedigree, he adds. indeed, Virgin Media has not ruled out the possibility of bidding for spectrum, but it has made it clear that it will only do so if the economics stack up. Kevin baughan, director at Virgin Media, told attendees at a Total Telecom breakfast event in March that the company would be interested in acquiring good value low-power spectrum. Access networks are expensive, he said: You go bust if you get it wrong. while Ofcom has yet to make any pricing announcements regarding the auction, analysts predictions for the total amount the UK will raise range from 2 billion to 4 billion.
UK spectrum holdings
spectrum band 900 mHz 1800 mHz 2100 mHz Vodafone 2x17.4 2x5.8 2x14.8 paired spectrum holdings in mHz o2 everything everywhere 2x17.4 2x5.8 2x10 0 2x45 2x20 3uK 0 0 2x14.6
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Wholesale change
As the UKs established operators roll out trials, a new player in the LTe space has been quietly scaling up operations. PCCw-owned UK broadband (UKb) has turned on the first phase of a TD-LTe network in the London borough of southwark and will start commercial services this month. it is also building a hybrid LTe/microwave infrastructure in swindon, in partnership with Capita, swindon borough Councils iT service provider; customers are expected to start using this LTe service in July. UKb intends to offer the majority of its capacity on a wholesale, open-access basis, but will also sell capacity directly to big users such as local government. The mobile network operators (MnOs) will be free to buy capacity for offload, just as they do today with wifi, should they run short of capacity, says nicholas James, CeO at UKb. And James believes that is a likely scenario. Assuming a relatively even
distribution of spectrum from the forthcoming auction, no single MnO in the UK will have enough 4G spectrum to meet the needs of its customers in a few years time, he predicts. even with future spectrum allocations, usage will always outpace the availability of new spectrum, he says. for example, in Hong Kong average data usage has grown to 8 Gb per user, per month from 2 Gb over an 18-month period, driven by the availability of faster mobile networks, he says, adding that average data usage in the UK is currently around 0.6 Gb per month. UKb has enough spectrum capacity to deploy 6 x 20-MHz channels in any area of the UK, James says; the company holds 124 MHz of spectrum in the 3.5-GHz band, as well as 2 GHz of backhaul spectrum. However, after the auctions, James predicts that the other MnOs are likely to have only 1 x 20-MHz channel each at their disposal. Looking further ahead, LTe-Advanced, or true 4G, requires a minimum of a 20-MHz channel to deliver the full potential and capacity of LTe, James says. indeed, O2s experience suggests capacity could quickly become an issue. The UK trial...allowed us to study user behaviour on 4G and how it differs from 3G. because of the enhanced uplink speeds 4G offers, we see a much higher percentage of uplink data on the 4G network than we see on our 2G and 3G networks, with approximately one third
of traffic being in the uplink direction, Joyce says. Our heaviest 4G users [are] consuming over 200 Gigabytes of data per month. UKbs James predicts that no existing MnO can hope to satisfy the demands of its customers from its own spectrum holdings alone by 2016. Moreover, he says it is unlikely to make sense for all operators to deploy LTe everywhere. in rural areas for example, does it make sense to expect there to be four separate deployments of LTe to cover the same area? On top of this, customers are going to expect to get a great video or TV experience wherever they are and will not care how they receive it as long as any transition is invisible to them, he says. seamless domestic roaming between networks, including wifi, will be a must to meet consumer expectations and deploy LTe economically. by 2016 UKb expects roaming agreements to be in place with wholesale sources such as UKb and wifi [providers], he adds. There are a number of possible models, James says, including roaming agreements between operators, formal network and/or spectrum-sharing deals, or the emergence of separate wholesalers who will effectively take all of the roaming traffic. Although the full rollout of LTe and true 4G remains some years distant, there are clear signs that the development of a coherent LTe strategy is now a key objective for UK telcos. n
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VertIcally CHALLENGED
European telcos look to new verticals for growth, but they could still struggle to offset core revenue declines. By mary lennighan
hen not only everyone, but also everything is connected, surely telcos should benefit, notes the 11th annual telecoms report from Arthur D. Little, exane bnP Paribas. The report, published last month, focuses on the move to all-iP and the impact on european operators: This creates opportunities for telcos in adjacent markets such as automotive, energy and utilities, financial services, it says. but there is doubt over whether those opportunities will be enough to stem the decline in core revenues, and some say telcos will have to take a long-term view, dig deeper into adjacent markets and consider making acquisitions. europes incumbents have made no secret of their ambitions to enter new markets, and to generate a higher portion of their revenues from those markets. Deutsche Telekom in April brokered its latest deal in the energy space, while Telefonicas O2 targeted a new revenue opportunity with the launch of its UK m-payments service. And operators in Asia are making even greater strides. some telcos have lofty targets for these new revenue streams, but analysts show caution. we estimate potential revenues [from diversification] at 4%-9% of large telcos revenues by 2015, the ADL-exane report predicts. [That figure is]
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significant, but not enough to reverse the overall trend, the authors say, forecasting that core european telco revenues will decline by 1.8% per year through 2015. Telefonica groups together revenues from content, digital services, iCT solutions and vertical units as services beyond Connectivity. it aims to generate 9% of group revenues from these businesses by 2013, up from 5%or around 3 billionin 2010 and 6% in 2011. The spanish incumbents UK mobile unit is also getting in on the act, having launched mobile payment service O2 wallet last month. As operator revenues decline in the wake of iP-based voice and messaging, it is interesting to see O2 exploring more innovative revenue streams, noted fred Huet, managing director at Greenwich Consulting. Telekom Austria is turning to machineto-machine (M2M) communicationsfleet management, agriculture, healthcare and energy being key segmentsto drive new revenue streams. by 2015 it expects to have 5 million M2M connections across its footprint, a 50% market share, up from around 1 million in March. Deutsche Telekom, meanwhile, aims to book 1 billion in revenues from intelligent networks by 2015, which includes its operations in the energy, healthcare,
media and automotive sectors. The aim of our strategy is to expand Deutsche Telekom along the entire value chain and position the company as an open partner for other sectors, such as energy, software or the media, said Deutsche Telekom CeO ren Obermann when he unveiled the target in May 2010. in April the German telco announced a partnership with Motoren-AT, a maker of combined heat and power plants (CHPP), and sustainable energy firm GreenCom to provide small power-generators to residences that can be connected together like a virtual power plant. Deutsche Telekom generated 100 million from intelligent network solutions in 2011. we are seeing some good signs, especially at the healthcare area, Obermann said. but again, analysts are treading carefully. Deutsche Telekom has a number of competitive advantages in its home market that should bring success, but it remains to be seen whether there will be sufficient opportunities to meet [its 2015] target, warned Ovum principal analyst stuart ravens, late last year. The manufacturing and supply chain sector (which comprises fleet management, asset tracking, factory monitoring and similar) is also a key area for telcos and, according to a new study from
Fleet and freight telematics 2.0 Source: Arthur D. Little, Exane BNP Paribas estimates
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Machina research, will generate 13.5 billion globally in revenue in 2020 and will boast 175 million M2M connections, up from 71 million at the end of last year. 86% [of that revenue opportunity] is addressable by mobile network operators, and 24% is expected to go to them, says Matt Hatton, director at Machina research. fleet management will account for the lions share of the total, he says. The sector is proving particularly attractive to operators in emerging markets, where there are few established fleet management specialists, but in more developed markets telcos are looking to partner, Hatton says, highlighting the fleet management services partnership agreed between Telefonica and UK-based vehicle tracking system firm Masternaut in september 2011. some emerging market operators are showing european players the way when it comes to addressing new markets. its not just about generic connectivity anymore...you have to do more than
provide a network, says Laurie bowen, president of sales and strategy at indias Tata Communications, which is eyeing finance, healthcare, and the oil and gas industries. Tata offers managed ATM services, which include securing and maintaining cash dispensing machines and the related central switch infrastructure. According to bowen, it is considering taking advantage of a recent law change in india that allows non-banking entities to set up, own and operate white label ATMs, by rolling out Tata-branded cash dispensing machines. The reserve bank of india stipulates that, in addition to transaction fees, the white label operators will be permitted to earn extra revenue through advertisement [on ATM screens] and by offering value-added services. Meanwhile, the ADL-exane report names Japans nTT DoCoMo the global operator with the biggest announced ambitions in verticals. The telco aims to generate 20% of its revenuesor around
10 billionfrom new services by 2015. its key focuses are media/content, finance and commerce, and it has a range of partnership deals in place with companies in those sectors. The largest operators are already positioning themselves [for diversification], the report says. nevertheless, if they are to capitalise on these opportunities, operators will need to be more proactive about extending their value chain positions, potentially by acquiring early movers in the market. And Machinas Hatton agrees that mobile operators might well move from partnerships to acquisitions. Over time mobile operators might do the same thing as some did in the MVnO market: buy up those resellers or MVnOs who do a great job at acquiring subscribers in a rapidly growing market, he predicts. Theres a strong argument for bringing the expertise, and subscriber base, in-house. Theres not a lot of revenue in carrying traffic. n
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In lost messaging revenues suffered by telcos in 2012 as a result of social messaging. (Ovum)
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The number of iPTV subscribers worldwide reached almost 60 million at the end of 2011, fuelled by the largest ever number of quarterly net additions in Q4, according to Point Topic. net adds for the full year came in at close to 13 million, up from fewer than 12 million in 2010. weve [also] seen growth in the average revenue per user operators have managed to generate, the company said, noting that on a global basis ArPU grew by just under 2% last year, while total revenues increased by more than 30%. iPTV is really starting to find the sweet spot, the firm said.
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Almost half of Us mobile subscribers own a smartphone, according to new data from nielsen. As of february, 49.7% of people with a mobile subscription had a smartphone, up from 36% a year earlier. More than two thirds of those who acquired a new mobile device in the last three months opted for a smartphone over a feature phone, nielsen said. Android continues to dominate when it comes to operating systems; 48% of all smartphone users have an Android device, 32% a phone based on Apples iOs and 12% blackberry. However, Apple is making up ground. Of the subscribers that acquired a smartphone in the past three months, 48% opted for Android, 43% for iOs and just 5% for blackberry.
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