1. Global macrocell mobile backhaul equipment market reaches $8bn Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 3 2013) Access , Mobile Backhaul “While its revenue growth rate is slowing, macrocell mobile backhaul equipment remains a huge market, with annual spending up in the $8bn to $9bn range over the next years. Just a few years ago in 2009, the market was worth under $5 billion,” said ...and more » (Read Full Article)

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2. Four steps to SDN Explore Telecoms.com (Mar 11 2013) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul With Software Defined Networking (SDN) generating a lot of interest at MWC, there are plenty of approaches jockeying for position. Networking equipment vendor Juniper Networks recently came out with its own contribution and a four-step approach to implementing the concept. (Read Full Article)

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3. CEO of CSL Hong Kong: “The greatest opportunity lies in us launching our own cloud services” Explore Telecoms.com (Mar 8 2013) Middle Mile The greatest opportunity lies for us to launch our own cloud services for our customers, as part of a complete package of care for their personal data, providing the strongest stickiness. The key challenge around the monetisation of data is our ability as an operator to deliver good yield on the increasing network infrastructure investments. (Read Full Article)

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4. Optical network market “poised for growth in 2013″ Explore Telecoms.com (Mar 5 2013) Business Ethernet , Global , Infonetics The global market for optical network hardware looks set to have a good year in 2013, with North America and 100G expected to shine particularly bright, according to a report from Infonetics Research. (Read Full Article)

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5. CTO, Zain: “Data growth is the biggest challenge in today’s market” Explore Telecoms.com (Jan 21 2013) Access , Regional In the past year the major step for Zain was the introduction of HSPA+, which delivered a significant speed boost for customers with compatible devices. With an eye on continuing evolution we have also begun some LTE trials. On the fixed line side we have started rolling out Ethernet-to-the-Home (ETTH) and Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH). (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Telefónica

6. Europe’s wholesale telecoms market remains stable, reports Ovum Explore Telecoms.com (Jan 14 2013) Business Ethernet , Wholesale , Wholesale / Exchange , Ovum Despite the economic downturn, intense competition, and regulatory actions, revenues for the European wholesale telecoms market remained steady between 2010 and 2011, according to research firm Ovum. In the firm’s annual analysis of the size of the European wholesale market it revealed that the market was worth $48.4bn in 2011, just 0.5 per cent less than in 2010. This represents 11 per cent of the leading wholesalers’ total European revenues. (Read Full Article)

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7. Global operator revenues exceed $2tn in 2012 Explore Telecoms.com (Jan 3 2013) Ovum Total global telecom operator revenue has exceeded $2tn in 2012 according to analysis published by Ovum. 60 per cent of that figure was generated by mobile operators and, although overall growth is expected to be minimal over the next five years, Ovum believes some segments will still have above-average growth over the period. (Read Full Article)

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8. A tale of two strategies Explore Telecoms.com (Dec 18 2012) Business Ethernet There are three further units that NSN has identified as being non-core: Perfect Voice, the firm’s fixed line VoIP offering; Narrowband and Carrier Ethernet. (Read Full Article)

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9. Orange Business: Eyes on the Enterprise Explore Telecoms.com (Oct 22 2012) As head of Orange Group’s enterprise division, Vivek Badrinath delivers one third of group revenues. And while the consumer retail market reflects economic uncertainty and value chain disruption, the enterprise segment is offering scope for growth in all directions.  Badrinath expects all of these trends to remain prevalent, with the deployment of more Carrier Ethernet supporting the continuing growth in demand for bandwidth. (Read Full Article)

   Comment Mentions:   Telefónica   Orange Business Services

10. Operators worldwide “spending like crazy” Explore Telecoms.com (Jun 20 2012) Business Ethernet , Infonetics Telecoms operators around the world will drive a significant spike in capital expenditure (capex) this year as they seek to launch LTE networks and carry out other big projects related to wireless connectivity, according to a new report from US firm Infonetics Research. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Deutsche Telekom   France Telecom

11. Global carrier Ethernet equipment market to generate $186bn over next five years Explore Telecoms.com (May 28 2012) Middle Mile , Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , Infonetics The global carrier Ethernet equipment market grew 13.4 per cent to reach $31.7bn in 2011, and will go on to hit $42.4bn in 2016, according to market research firm Infonetics Research. “Over the five years from 2012 to 2016, operators will spend a cumulative $186bn worldwide on carrier Ethernet equipment, outpacing overall telecom capex,” said Michael Howard, principal analyst for carrier networks and co-founder of Infonetics Research. “Every major operator in the world, including BT, Belgacom (Read Full Article)

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12. CTO, Deutsche Telekom: “There can never be enough innovation” Explore Telecoms.com (May 8 2012) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul , Global Bruno Jacobfeuerborn, is the CTO of Deutsche Telekom, Germany, one of the largest operators in Europe. Jacobfeuerborn is delivering a keynote on Day One of the LTE World Summit 2012 taking place on the 23-24 May 2012 CCIB, Barcelona, Spain. Ahead of the conference, Jacobfeuerborn presents his take on where the operators stand with regard to LTE. (Read Full Article)

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13. Congrats Vodafone, but heed Groucho Marx Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 23 2012) Business Ethernet , Mobile Backhaul , National , Other analysts It’s about time for a shakeup. And for a mere £1 billion (US$1.7 billion) in cash, Vodafone may pull it off. If successful, its bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide creates nothing less than a new top-tier player in the global enterprise telecoms market. Not least, Vodafone’s move underscores a truth that mobile network operators [...] (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Telefónica   Informa   Deutsche Telekom

14. Hong Kong Broadband Network: “For us, speed is always the first priority” Explore Telecoms.com (Apr 10 2012) Asia , Metro Ethernet , National The Hong Kong Broadband Network is one of the FTTH leaders in Hong Kong and our core technologies are Metro Ethernet and GPON. The HKBN launched a 100Mb service to the general public as far back as 2005 and a 1GB service in 2008. In future, we’ll mainly engage in GPON network for our FTTH service. I think FTTH is the future. (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Virgin Media

15. MWC surprises with signs of a positive vibe Explore Telecoms.com (Mar 5 2012) Event Related , Middle Mile Vendors are broadly agreed that integrated wifi will be an essential element in any small cell strategy, although there is little consensus when it comes to the choice of backhaul technology. Differentiation meanwhile is building around the various deployment strategies, and the management and co-ordination of small cell deployments in the macro network environment. And while the large OEMs are stressing the importance of end-to-end capabilities, opportunities still exist for smaller providers from small cell developers to integrated software, network optimization and backhaul suppliers. (Read Full Article)

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16. Differentiating in a dynamic world Explore Telecoms.com (Feb 13 2012) Middle Mile “Technology is one of the drivers of this business model–Ethernet and backhaul is a pre requisite–and the upgrades around 4G are more difficult than operators expect. They may know network deployment but this is not just another network deployment,” Bultema says. (Read Full Article)

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17. Network Sharing: Improving the medium so the message is not lost Explore Telecoms.com (Jan 31 2012) Middle Mile , Mobile Backhaul Way back in 1996, at the dawn of the digital revolution, Microsoft founder Bill Gates declared in an article that “Content is King.” Gates drew a parallel to television, saying that “The television revolution that began half a century ago spawned a number of industries, including the manufacturing of TV sets, but the long-term winners were those who used the medium to deliver information and entertainment.” This statement has proved prophetic. (Read Full Article)

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18. Mobile broadband to drive telecoms growth through 2015, predicts Ovum Explore Telecoms.com (Oct 11 2011) Ovum There will be $ 213.8bn of new revenues up for grabs in high-potential telecoms segments between 2012 and 2015, according to a report from UK consultancy Ovum this week. Key growth areas are IPTV, which will generate $ 20bn in extra revenues between 2012 and 2015, Carrier Ethernet services ($ 18bn), consumer services such as digital music downloads and subscriptions ($ 11.5bn), and managed and hosed IP voice ($ 9.2bn). (Read Full Article)

    Comment Mentions:   Ofcom

19. The American LTE dream Explore Telecoms.com (Oct 6 2011) Mobile Backhaul , Global As president of the 4G Americas association, Chris Pearson has a unique vantage point of the US LTE industry. Here he discusses whether the industry has moved on from 3G too quickly. (Read Full Article)

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20. Incumbent Thinking: BT, Broadband and Ethernet Explore Telecoms.com (Sep 16 2011) Access , National Sean Williams, group strategy director at BT Group, and keynote speaker at the Broadband World Forum in September, gives Telecoms.com an overview of the UK incumbent’s comprehensive broadband deployments strategy. (Read Full Article)

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21. euNetworks announces fibre-optic deal with Vodafone Explore Telecoms.com (Jul 26 2011) Middle Mile euNetworks, a fibre-optic infrastructure provider has announced a network supply deal with Vodafone Germany. As part of the agreement, euNetworks will deliver fibre services to the operator in Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin and Munich. The deal will enable Vodafone Germany to enhance its backhaul for its LTE network, which it is continuing to roll-out since in launch in December 2010 and now reaches more than four million homes. euNetworks owns 13 fibre-based metropolitan networks across Europe and according to a statement the deal will, “enable Vodafone to benefit from euNetworks extended footprint”. (Read Full Article)

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22. IPv6 transition stalled by lack of motivation Explore Telecoms.com (Jul 13 2011) Other , Ovum The telecom industry’s call to action over the adoption of IPv6 is falling on deaf ears in the enterprise space, according to analyst research released on Wednesday. Analyst house Ovum has identified a ‘head in the sand’ attitude prevalent among corporations with regards to the deployment of IPv6, a new addressing standard essential to future growth of the internet. (Read Full Article)

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23. Ofcom launches interactive map of UK’s fixed broadband infrastructure Explore Telecoms.com (Jul 7 2011) Europe UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched an interactive map of the country's fixed broadband landscape, using data provided by communications providers and giving a range of information including the availability of superfast broadband and average broadband take-up. (Read Full Article)

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24. The Fiber of Society Explore Telecoms.com (Jun 15 2011) Access , Mobile Backhaul Hunter Newby argues that his dark fibre project is the key to making LTE work and explains why the Pixar movie Cars is a prophetic warning about what could happen to those places that miss the boat on fibre. (Read Full Article)

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