Ukraine Strong Data Demand to Mitigate Effects of Conflict, Currency Devaluation, New Report Launched

'Ukraine: Strong Data Demand to Mitigate Effects of Conflict, Currency Devaluation, offers a precise, incisive profile of Ukraine's mobile and fixed telecommunications and pay-TV markets based on comprehensive proprietary data and insights from our research in the Ukrainian market. Published annually, this presentation-quality, executive-level report provides detailed analysis of the near-term opportunities, competitive dynamics and evolution of demand by service type and technology/platform across the fixed telephony, broadband, mobile and pay-TV sectors, as well as a review of key regulatory trends.

Key Findings

• The telecom market in Ukraine generated an estimated $5.2bn in 2013, 3.3% more than in 2012, with the mobile voice segment contributing 45.4% of total revenue.
• Over the next five years, Publisher expects total market revenue in Ukraine to decline at a CAGR of -2.4%, to $4.7bn in 2018. The expected revenue decline is attributed to the current political and economic difficulties in the country.
• The annexation of the Crimea and the military conflict in the eastern part of the country will have a negative effect on general consumer purchasing power in addition to network disruptions and a currency devaluation..

Synopsis

This report provides an executive-level overview of the telecommunications market in Ukraine today, with detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2018. It delivers deep quantitative and qualitative insight into Ukraine's telecom market, analyzing key trends, evaluating near-term opportunities and assessing risk factors, based on proprietary data from Publisher's databases.

The Country Intelligence Report provides in-depth analysis of the following:

• Regional context: telecom market size and trends in Ukraine compared with other countries in the region.
• Economic, demographic and political context in Ukraine.
• The regulatory environment and trends: a review of the regulatory setting and agenda for the next 18-24 months as well as relevant developments pertaining to spectrum licensing, national broadband plans, number portability and more.
• A demand profile: analysis as well as historical figures and forecasts of service revenue from the fixed telephony (including VoIP), broadband, mobile voice, mobile data and pay-TV markets.
• Service evolution: a look at changes in the breakdown of overall revenue between the fixed, pay-TV and mobile sectors and between voice, data and video, from 2013 to 2018.
• The competitive landscape: an examination of key trends in competition and in the performance, revenue market shares and expected moves of service providers over the next 18-24 months.
• In-depth sector analysis of fixed telephony, broadband, mobile voice, mobile data and pay-TV services: a quantitative analysis of service adoption trends by network technology and by operator, as well as of average revenue per line/subscription and service revenue through the end of the forecast period.
• Main opportunities: this section details the near-term opportunities for operators, vendors and investors in Ukraine's telecommunications and pay-TV markets.

Reasons to Buy

• This Country Intelligence Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of Ukraine's telecommunications and pay-TV markets, service providers and key opportunities in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
• Accompanying Publisher's Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in Ukraine's mobile communications, fixed telephony/VoIP, broadband and pay-TV markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
• With more than 20 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.
• The report provides an easily digestible market assessment for decision-makers built around in-depth information gathered from local market players, which enables executives to quickly get up to speed with the current and emerging trends in Ukraine's telecommunications and pay-TV markets.
• The broad perspective of the report coupled with comprehensive, actionable detail will help operators, equipment vendors and other telecom industry players succeed in the challenging telecommunications market in Ukraine.

Spanning Over 28 pages, “Ukraine: Strong Data Demand to Mitigate Effects of Conflict, Currency Devaluation” report covering the Executive summary, Market and competitor overview, Regional context, Economic, demographic and political context, Regulatory environment, Demand profile, Service evolution, Competitive landscape, Major market players, Segment analysis, Mobile services, Fixed services, Pay-TV, Identifying opportunities. The report covered companies are - MTS Ukraine, Kyivstar, Intertelecom, PEOPLEnet, Ukrtelecom, 3Mob, Life, K-telecom, Datagroup, Vega, Xtra TV, OLL.tv. Volia, Viasat, NTV+

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Current environment and future outlook for cloud computing, New Report Launched

“Current environment and future outlook for cloud computing” is a new report by Publisher that globally analyzes usage status, preferred types, key drivers, and major challenges associated with cloud computing, apart from identifying cloud computing services which are currently used and planned for implementation over the next 12 months. This report also examines the annual procurement budget allocation for cloud computing and highlights projected cloud computing budget patterns for 2014–2015 across industries.

Key Findings

• Flexibility in terms of IT capacity and increased connectivity within organizations are driving the usage of cloud computing
• SaaS is the most used cloud computing type within organizations
• The highest percentage of executives foresee implementation of data backup and software application hosting in the next 12 months
• 16.6% of the overall procurement budget is spent for cloud computing

Synopsis

“Current environment and future outlook for cloud computing” is a new report by Publisher that analyzes current environment and future outlook for cloud computing which includes cloud computing usage levels, key drivers, and currently employed cloud computing types. This report also examines currently used cloud computing services and identifies those which are planned for implementation in the next 12 months. Furthermore, it highlights key barriers for implementing cloud computing services, cloud computing share in annual procurement budget and expected cloud computing budget spending pattern for 2014–2015.

In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the following:

• Level of cloud computing presence in organizations: examines level of introduction or degree of usage of cloud computing in organizations
• Key factors influencing cloud computing implementation: identifies key drivers which are influencing the deployment of cloud computing in organizations
• Currently used cloud computing types: analyzes cloud computing types which are currently employed by organizations
• Currently employed cloud computing services: determines cloud computing services which are currently used by organizations
• Preferred cloud computing services for implementation in the next 12 months: identifies cloud computing services which the organizations intend to introduce in the next 12 months
• Annual procurement budget allocation for cloud computing: evaluates the percentage of annual procurement budget which is spend on cloud computing
• Expected cloud computing budget spending pattern for 2014–2015: identifies the distribution of cloud computing budget for 2014–2015 in certain specific areas
• Key barriers for implementing cloud computing services: highlights major challenges faced by organizations for implementing cloud computing services.

Reasons to Buy

• The report assists readers to make strategic decisions by providing information and an introduction to cloud computing in organizations
• The report identifies cloud computing types which are currently employed by organizations which allows readers to make effective business decisions
• Organizations will be provided with a clear uncovering of the major challenges for introducing cloud computing services
• The report determines annual procurement budget allocation for cloud computing which helps organizations in budget allocation and business planning
• The report helps industry executives to recognize new business opportunities and restructure business operations, by providing information about the expected cloud computing budget spending pattern for 2014–2015.

Spanning Over 48 pages, “Current environment and future outlook for cloud computing” report covering the Methodology and sample size, Level of cloud computing presence in organizations, Key factors influencing cloud computing implementation, Types of cloud computing currently deployed within your organization, Currently employed cloud computing services, Cloud computing services intended to be introduced over the next 12 months, Annual procurement budget allocation for cloud computing, Expected cloud computing budget spending pattern for 2014-2015, Key barriers for implementing cloud computing services, Appendix. The report covered companies are - Banco Popular Espanol, S.A, IBM Corporation, ArrowStream Inc., US Foods Inc., Bank Zachodni WBK, Boursorama Bank, Riverbed Technology, Ricoh Company Ltd.

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IT Business Confidence Report Q3 2014, New Report Launched

“IT Business Confidence Report Q3 2014” is a new report by Publisher that globally analyzes industry opinions on the latest economic and consumer issues, and their impact on investment decisions and growth prospects within the IT industry. This report also examines executive opinion about the current and future state of the economy and its retrospective effect on the industry. Furthermore, it analyzes the likely effect of supplier price changes, sales performance, and staff headcount within the industry over the next quarter. In addition, it provides an overview of the key priorities, threats, and opportunities for the global IT industry over the next quarter. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results with Q1 2014 and Q4 2013 results, wherever applicable.

Key Findings

• Overall, 47% of IT respondents state that they are operating in a stable economic environment, while 27% state that the current economic conditions are favorable
• The majority of respondents anticipate a positive change in company and industry growth prospects over the next quarter
• Compared to Q1 2014, projected staff head count and sales growth are lower in Asia-Pacific in Q3 2014
• Protecting and growing market share, and customer retention are the most preferred priorities by IT industry executives operating across all regions

Synopsis

This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from Publisher’s exclusive panel of leading global IT industry executives. The report analyzes current economic conditions prevailing across the globe and their impact on the IT industry, and forecasts the company and industry growth prospects over the next quarter. Furthermore, it provides information about the impact of customer confidence, supplier prices, and staff headcount likely to affect investment decisions in the industry over the next quarter. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results with Q1 2014 and Q4 2013 results, wherever applicable.

In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the following:

• Industry executives’ opinion about the current state of the global economy: examines the prevailing economic conditions and executives’ opinion about the global economy and the state of economy across various regions
• Growth prospects of company and industry: provides industry executives’ expectations towards the growth prospects of their company and the industry over the next quarter, and tracks the change in executives’ opinion during the last six months
• Change in consumer confidence: analyzes IT industry executives’ opinion about the change in customer confidence, globally, over the next quarter and a comparative analysis with the last two quarter’s results
• Impact of supplier prices: determines the expected change in supplier prices across various categories and their impact on business confidence, and examines the key factors influencing the change
• Change in staff headcount and sales performance: tracks the expected change in staff headcount and sales among industry executives operating in various regions, over the next quarter
• Investment activities: ascertains the various investment activities on which industry executives intend to focus, and tracks the change priorities and strategies regarding future investments
• Business concerns: examines the industry executives’ attitude towards various business concerns and their change in opinion over the last six months
• Key priorities: identifies the immediate priorities of industry executives operating in various regions, and tracks the change in executives’ sentiment compared to the last quarter

Reasons to Buy

• The report projects the current and future operating conditions of the IT industry, and allows readers to make effective business decisions
• The report assists readers in making strategic decisions by understanding the present and future economic conditions, and consumer issues including key growth regions
• IT industry suppliers will be provided with a clear uncovering of the key challenges and opportunities, and identify the key priorities likely to affect the industry’s growth prospects
• The report forecasts the change in supplier prices of various products, which are likely to influence the industry’s growth prospects over the next quarter
• The report helps IT industry executives to recognize the change in consumer confidence levels in the global IT industry over the next quarter

Spanning Over 54 pages, “IT Business Confidence Report Q3 2014” report covering the Economic overview, Methodology and sample size, Confidence indexes, State of the economy, Growth prospects and customer confidence, Supplier prices and levels of expenditure, Organizational outlook and strategy, Appendix. The report covered companies are - IBM, Facebook, Little Eye Labs, Intel, Accenture, Tesco

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Strategic Focus Report - Business intelligence : Technology and market trends, New Report Launched

This Strategic Focus report analyses the current trends, drivers, and inhibitors impacting the business intelligence market. The report outlines the evolution of business intelligence technologies, and identifies and assesses the best performing vendors in the market. This report also presents Publisher’s view of the revenue opportunities in the business intelligence market through to 2018, highlighting the market size and growth by technology, geography, sector and size band. Moreover, following in-depth ICT decision maker surveys, the report outlines enterprises’ investment priorities in the business intelligence segment.

Key Findings

• The BI market is going through a transformational phase where vendors are looking to develop analytical tools for broader market usage rather than just for power users.
• According to Publisher, BI vendors are striving to enhance the functionality of their mobile BI solutions so that they do not appear to be an extended version of their desktop solutions.
• According to Publisher’s market share data, the top 10 BI vendors constitute a significant share of the total BI market, contributing 84.7% of total BI market revenues in 2012, with this share maintained in 2013 as well

Synopsis

This Strategic Focus report analyses the current trends, drivers, and inhibitors impacting the business intelligence market. The report outlines the evolution of business intelligence technologies, and identifies and assesses the best performing vendors in the market. This report also presents Publisher’s view of the revenue opportunities in the business intelligence market through to 2018, highlighting the market size and growth by technology, geography, sector and size band. Moreover, following in-depth ICT decision maker surveys, the report outlines enterprises’ investment priorities in the business intelligence segment.

This product covers the latest trends in the business intelligence market, coupled with insight into the vendor landscape and market size in the business intelligence domain.

In particular, it provides an in-depth analysis of the following:

• The latest trends impacting the business intelligence market.
• The market drivers (both supply-side and demand-side) that will facilitate the growth of the business intelligence market.
• The market inhibitors that may hinder the pervasive adoption of business intelligence solutions.
• Identification of the top ICT vendors in the business intelligence market, coupled with an overview of the top 5 vendors.
• The report also covers the primary findings from Publisher’s view of revenue opportunities in the business intelligence market through to 2018, highlighting the market size and growth by technology, geography, sector and size band.
• An identification of enterprises’ investment priorities based on their budget allocations relating to business intelligence.

Reasons to Buy

• Helps the reader to understand the business intelligence market landscape, the recent trends, drivers, and inhibitors shaping the business intelligence segment.
• The report will provide an assessment of business intelligence vendors and their relative performance in the business intelligence market.
• The most exhaustive and up-to-date report providing revenue opportunity forecasts in the business intelligence market from 2014 to 2018, spanning four technology segments, six regions, 14 verticals, and two size bands.
• Extensive technology growth predictions based on adoption indicators, end-user technology demand, Publisher’s in-house ICT survey results, and macroeconomic factors.
• The report provides a detailed breakdown of the opportunities within the business intelligence segment and its sub categories.

Spanning Over 32 pages, “Strategic Focus Report - Business intelligence : Technology and market trends” report covering the Technology evolution, The vendor landscape, The market opportunity, Business intelligence investment priorities, Summary, Appendix. The report covered companies are - Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP, SAS, MicroStrategy, QlikTech, Information Builders, Tableau Software, Tibco, Yellowfin, RemitDATA, GoodData, Lyzasoft . Panorama Anaplan, Domo, and Birst

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Competitive Analysis of Taiwanese and Chinese IC Foundries: TSMC, UMC, SMIC, Huahong Grace, New Report Launched

Dominating nearly 70% of total foundry sales in 2013, Taiwanese top two foundries have their leading positions secured. Chinese counterparts have been catching up fast though as the Chinese government has declared the IC foundry industry as one of main industries in China. With a consistent large amount of government funds being allocated for the industry, the results have been fruitful. This report profiles the development of top two Taiwanese foundries, TSMC and UMC, and two Chinese foundries, SMIC and Huahong Grace; examines the pros and cons of those cross-strait foundries as well as their strategic planning for the future.

List of Topics

• Development of TSMC, UMC, SMIC, and Huahong Grace, including the analysis of their revenue, profit margin, capital expenditure, fabrication process technology, and production capacity.
• Strategic planning of TSMC, UMC, SMIC, and Huahong Grace, touching on their pros and cons with respect to the future development.

Spanning over 25 pages, 2 Figures and 6 Tables “Competitive Analysis of Taiwanese and Chinese IC Foundries: TSMC, UMC, SMIC, Huahong Grace” report cover Development of Taiwanese and Chinese Foundries, Strategic Planning of Major Foundries in Taiwan and China, Conclusion.

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The Taiwanese Smartphone Application IC Market, 2Q 2014, New Report Launched

This research report presents market size and value forecast and recent quarter review of the Taiwanese smartphone baseband, transceiver, power amplifier, application processor, GPS IC, Bluetooth IC, and Wi-Fi IC markets. The report includes baseband, transceiver, power amplifier, application processor, GPS IC, Bluetooth IC, and Wi-Fi IC market volume, value, ASP, and market share by solution provider. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with smartphone component makers.

The report finds that Taiwanese smartphone application IC market volume declined 29.6% sequentially in the first quarter of 2014, due largely in sluggish sales of smartphones in the same quarter. Taiwanese smartphone application IC market volume is anticipated to have declined sequentially in the second quarter of 2014, the transitional period between new and older branded smarpthones. Qualcomm continued the leadership in the Taiwanese smartphone baseband IC market with a 92.7% adoption share in the first quarter of 2014, followed by MediaTek and Intel. As for application processors, Samsung's application processors continued to be widespread used by 92.4% of smartphones produced by Taiwanese makers, followed by application processors from Qualcomm, and Nvidia.

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Mobile Game Market in China, New Report Launched

Mobile Game Market in China report gives an overview of the Chinese mobile game  market as it stands today and details its evolution over the years. China is one of fastest rising country, driven by significantly increasing smartphone adoption. The report lists out not only the market structure but also profiles and shares of key developers and publishers, and also provide Chinese mobile game user behaviour and key trends.

The report highlights market entry barriers and challenges for foreign players in China market and foreign players’ case studies. The report would help foreign investors as well as mobile game developers that are looking for a depth of Chinese market understanding and key entry barriers.

Spanning over 46 pages, “Mobile Game Market in China” report cover Market Overview, Key Market Trends, User Behavior, Market Barriers and Challenges, How Foreign Players Enter The Chinese Market.

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Mobile Game Market in Korea, New Report Launched

Mobile Game Market in South Korea report gives an overview of the Korean mobile game market as it stands today and details its evolution over the years. South Korea is one of fastest rising country, driven by significantly increasing smartphone adoption. The report lists out not only the market structure but also profiles and shares of key developers and publishers, and also provide Korean mobile game user behaviour and key trends.

The report highlights market entry barriers and challenges for foreign players in South Korea market and foreign players’ case studies. The report would help foreign investors as well as mobile game developers that are looking for a depth of Korean market understanding and key entry barriers.

Spanning over 38 pages, “Mobile Game Market in Korea” report cover Market Overview, Key Market Trends, User Behavior, Market Entry Barriers & Entry of Foreign Players.

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Touch Panels for Use in Smartphones and Tablets: Current Developments and Future Trends, New Report Launched

The popularization of smartphones and tablets has made them the two largest touch panel applications and the touch panel sector one of the few bright spots in the display panel industry. Of all types, projected capacitive touch panels are most commonly used in smartphones and tablets. The bullish market demand for capacitive touch panels is where the competition has come in. This report profiles the development of smartphone and tablet touch panels and types of projected capacitive touch panels, with their future trends examined.

List of Topics

• Development of global smartphone and tablet markets, touching on key market and product trends observed by our analysts 
• Development of global touch panels for use in smartphones and tablets, with market share breakdowns by technology type, and examines the effects of major brands' product strategies on their touch panel adoption 
• Analysis of the pros and cons of all types of touch technologies, including G/G, OGS, AM-OLED, and film-types; shares of touch technology among tablets and smartphones equipped with touch panels

Spanning over 16 pages, 1 Tables and 5 Figures “Touch Panels for Use in Smartphones and Tablets: Current Developments and Future Trends” report covering Smartphone Market Development, Development of Smartphone Touch Panels, Tablet Market Development, Tablet Touch Panel Development, Appendix. This report Covered 17 Companies - Alcatel, Apple, Coolpad, Gionee, HTC, Huawei, JDI, Lenovo, LG, LGD, MediaTek, OPPO, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, Xiaomi, ZTE.

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As India’s Telecom Market Recoversit Looks towards a Fresh Period of Growth, Reveals New Report

Growth in India's huge mobile market had effectively stalled in 2012 and the market was looking very subdued coming into 2013. However, by early 2014 there were positive signs of a recovering market, following some major adjustments. There was also evidence that some serious restructuring was taking place.

Back in 2010/2011, mobile operators in India added around 370 million new subscribers to their networks, an average of 15 million per month over the two years, to bring the total number of subscribers to around 900 million by the start of 2012. However, in the twelve months that followed we saw some erratic behaviour of the subscriber base and by the year end there were just 865 million subscribers. The drop in subscriber numbers was a combination of falling customer demand and the effect of operators 'cleaning out' their data bases. The drop was predominantly in the urban markets with the rural subscriber base actually continuing to grow during this period.

Despite the big drop in mobile subscribers the key drivers were considered to still in place; the mobile market was continuing to be driven by cheap call rates, low handset prices and rising incomes among the hundreds of millions of the population that are described as the country's middle class. While offering some of the lowest mobile tariffs in the world, India's market had also been running for many years with one of the highest usage rates in the world with the average customer using around 500 minutes per month. (This had dropped to around 350 by 2013.) Additionally, the operators were continuing their push into the rural and remote parts of the country.

By the end of January 2014 India's mobile subscriber base was increasing again and had reached 893 million. Most importantly, there was a renewed interest in data services. For example, 4G / LTE networks were being rolled out and this was shaping as a key battleground in the market once newcomer Reliance Jio launches its 4G services in the December 2014 quarter and goes head-to-head with Bharti Airtel.

In the meantime, the fixed-line market, which had grown strongly over a number of years, began experiencing zero and then negative growth.

Fixed-line subscriber numbers stood at 28 million by early 2014. With less than 3% fixed-line penetration, India has nevertheless achieved a

remarkable national coverage, with 99% of the population having some form of access to a telephone.

In terms of online access, there have been a number of efforts by the government to promote broadband internet throughout the country; broadband development had long been languishing, but there was new hope for a serious expansion phase in this segment of the market. By early 2014 there were around 15 million fixed broadband subscribers - a lowly penetration (by population) of slightly more than 1%. Meanwhile, the

impact of mobile broadband was finally starting to hit the market and in the medium term this was expected to lift broadband penetration significantly.

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Iran Shows Progress in 2014 with Fibre Network Deployment, Reveals New Report

In recent years the international community identified Iran as lagging behind in terms of broadband infrastructure and access, particularly when compared to other GCC member states. However in 2014 there are encouraging moves underway to improve this situation, with the FttX operator Iranian-net currently deploying a fibre network which aims to have 8 million customers by 2020.

Broadband penetration is also improving due to the growing number of competing ISPs, made possible through a licensing scheme. Competition

has also improved following the launch of alternative infrastructure-based offerings centred on WiMAX.

In 2014 there are four companies licensed to provide WiMAX services, including MobinNet, MTN Irancell; MTCE and Rayaneh Danesh. In 2013 Datak

Telecom failed to obtain ongoing authorization to continue to offer WiMAX services.

Despite these progressive developments; censorship in Iran appears to be increasing with Iraq utilising China's experience on how to implement

Internet control using Iran's National Internet Network. In addition social media apps have been banned at various times including Instagram, Facebook , YouTube and Twitter and all Iranian's are required to register their websites with the Ministry of Art and Culture.

Other potential inhibitors to growth in Iran include the government's tight control of the telecoms market combined with the general economic situation and international sanctions. One bright spot however is the mobile sector which has shown strong growth.

With a young population willing to embrace technology; Iran has seen huge growth in mobile subscriber numbers in response to competition over

the past 8 years. It now has nearly 90% mobile penetration and there is still room for continued revenue growth. Mobile data services are available but account for only a small proportion of total revenue. This is expected to increase over time as it becomes clear that mobile data services will increasingly underpin future revenue growth.

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Africa - Mobile Voice Market and Major Network Operators, New Report Launched

The countries covered in this report include: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Subjects covered include:

• Mobile statistics, trends and analyses for each country;
• Government policies and regulatory issues;
• Prepaid vs. Postpaid sectors;
• Fixed-mobile convergence;
• Mobile satellite services;
• Major mobile operators;
• Brief company histories and overviews;
• Major shareholders;
• Telcos’ financial and operational results;
• Technology used – GSM, CDMA, 3G, 4G (LTE);
• Network infrastructure and coverage;
• Major contracts awarded;
• Services offered;Average revenue per user (ARPU).

Mobile services capitalising on low fixed-line connectivity

Accurate figures for mobile penetration in Africa are complicated by the popular use of multiple SIM cards in some markets. This has led to penetration rates of 150% or higher in a few countries, though given the diversity of the region penetration rates vary considerably, with Eritrea and South Sudan sporting very low rates. In general terms, higher penetration can be seen in several southern countries, including Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, as also in the north from Morocco to Egypt and in a number of West African states including Gambia, Ghana and Gabon. A large band of sub-Saharan and central African countries, often characterised by thinly populated areas or socio-political unrest, have relatively low penetration. Average penetration for the continent reached about 75% by mid-2014.

To some degree the sharp variable in penetration rates are evening out as countries at the lower end of the spectrum, such as Ethiopia, are typically recording far faster growth rates than those at the upper end.

Growth in the use of mobile voice services is largely stimulated by network coverage and quality of service. The latter is increasingly recognised as important by regulators who are prepared to fine operators for poor QoS, or temporarily suspend their ability to attract new subscribers until remedies are made. Another stimulus is poor fixed-line infrastructure which had rendered mobile connectivity as the only viable telecom service in many areas. This applies both to voice as well as internet services, though the latter are still largely geared to the 2G environment.

As a result of fixed-line limitations, mobile services still represent more than 90% of all telephone lines in service. The popularity of cheaper prepaid services, which in some markets account for up to 98% of all mobile subscribers, as well as a steady fall in tariffs has meant that an increasing proportion of the population can both access and afford a mobile phone.

Some market consolidation continues to occur in the region, with a small number of players, notably Bharti Airtel, MTN, Orange and Tigo, now having a significant multinational presence. In early 2014 Etisalat sold to Maroc Telecom its Moov-branded mobile subsidiaries in Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Niger and Togo. The deal enabled Maroc Telecom to consolidate control of the West Africa operations and make use of its experience in this region. Newly introduced converged licensing regimes have also increased competitive pressure among operators, and have enabled them to branch into new service segments.

Mobile broadband and data services are covered in a separate report: Africa - Mobile Broadband Market.

Spanning over 176 pages, “Africa - Mobile Voice Market and Major Network Operators” report covering the Mobile Voice Market Africa, Market overview, Africa Voice-over LTE (VoLTE) Developments, Mobile statistical overview Africa.

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Africa Mobile Broadband Growth Doubling Each Year, 75% of All Connections to Be 3g/4g by 2020, Reveals New Report

The African region is witnessing one of the strongest increases in mobile data use in the world. Forecasts suggest that mobile internet traffic across Africa will double between 2014 and 2015, and will see a 20-fold increase by the end of the decade. Services based on 3G networks will be dominant within three years, replacing older and more limited 2G technology. By 2020, about three-quarters of all mobile connections will be on 3G or 4G, and thereafter the focus for operators will be on making use of released spectrum to expand the reach of LTE networks beyond the major cities.

This growth in traffic is being spurned on by the maturing social media sector, data-rich applications and mobile video. The region is also hosting a new wave and locally built cheap smartphones which is making such devices more readily available to a larger proportion of the population.

Another key facilitator is mobile banking and m-commerce. Mobile banking has taken root in a number of markets, particularly in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda and Tanzania. This has supported a fast developing m-commerce sector which is enabling mobile-based transactions, remittances and payments between a growing number of participating banks. Such facilities across borders are making m-commerce a viable international service within the region.

Regulators and governments have encouraged improvements in national backbone networks, as well as international connectivity, to enable operators to increasing traffic volumes as well as customer expectations of a reliable service. These developments are providing the bandwidth needed to connect millions of additional citizens to the internet, while the cost of services has plummeted as networks are no longer constrained by expensive satellite links.

To encourage improved services, quality of service parameters in a number of countries in the region have been tightened during the last two years, which have obliged network operators to upgrade networks and improve services offered.

Broadband based on DSL technology remains limited in most markets, since it is offered by telcos on fixed-line networks which are generally

underdeveloped. As such, the future of connectivity for many markets in the region, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas, lies in mobile

broadband. The cost of mobile broadband, traditional far more expensive that limited fixed-line alternatives, is being driven down by the combination of network upgrades and the pressure of market competition.

Having introduced HSPA+ technology, in recent years many operators, particularly the main players including Bharti Airtel, Millicom, Etisalat, Orange and MTN, have launched or trialled a number of commercial LTE networks. Various regulators have worked to address the shortfall in available spectrum by enabling spectrum refarming and releasing digital dividend spectrum for mobile broadband.

Given these rapid developments, mobile broadband and data services are beginning to contribute a higher proportion of African cellcos' overall

revenue. SMS remains a leading contributor to data revenue, but in coming years operators will expect greater returns from data-rich services carried on upgraded networks.

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IT market in Central and Eastern Europe 2014 - Development forecasts for 2014-2018, New Report Launched

Explore opportunity in the IT markets of seven Central and Eastern European countries. Report includes value data, development prospects for markets and key segments 2014-2018

Important Questions Answered in This Report

• What is the outlook for the IT industry, overall, in the Central and Eastern European region?
• Which segments of the market are doing exceptionally well – hardware, software or IT services?
• What is the value (in EUR) of each market and each segment?
• How are these numbers expected to change in the years ahead?

Purchase your copy of IT market in Central and Eastern Europe 2014, Market analysis and development forecasts for 2014-2018, Publisher’s complete guide to IT market operations, top players and upcoming opportunities across the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, for answers to all of these queries and more. This publication supplies coverage of the latest developments in all areas of the market, from value to key distribution channels, while describing the unique aspects of markets in each of seven countries - Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Ukraine.

The document supplies breakdowns of the market structure in each country by segment, and offers the values of each (in EUR), growth rates of each segment and sales data by unit for specific types of high-demand hardware. It offers insight into the complexities of the distribution networks in the region and in each country, placing emphasis on the most important and high-volume channels.

The report includes listings of the most active companies participating in each of the seven Central and Eastern European IT sectors, in order of revenue and activity segment. It examines data describing current wage levels for the IT sector and IT exports, furnishes news on significant events and merger and acquisition activity and updates readers on market conditions in the hardware, IT services and software segments including SaaS as well as trends and their implications on the future of the market.

This publication also features reliable forecasts prepared by Publisher experts who’ve observed this market for years and are familiar with its status and structure. Detailed forecasts for the overall regional CEE market and IT markets in each of the specified countries are provided, with special attention to growth estimates of the high-performance segments, products and companies active in the Central and Eastern European IT sector.

This publication is a must-read resource for companies currently operating in Western Europe and considering the prospects of expansion eastward, providers of cloud computing and other expanding IT services to the region, marketing departments of IT companies already active in CEE markets and seeking expansion, hardware and software product vendors, and top ICT service providers with interests in the CEE region.

IT market in Central and Eastern Europe 2014, Market analysis and development forecasts for 2014-2018 is especially helpful when creating a business strategy for the future or compiling forecasts for in-house consumption, or estimating the affects of key trends on market value, structure and growth.  Other uses include: evaluating potential investment opportunities, effecting an M&A on the market and comparing the conditions and growth possibilities in markets of each of the seven CEE countries covered by the report.

Spanning Over 438 pages, “IT market in Central and Eastern Europe 2014 :Development forecasts for 2014-2018” report covering the Methodology, Executive summary, Overview of the IT market in Central and Eastern Europe, Macroeconomic overview, Market condition in 2013, Outlook for 2014, Forecasts for the hardware market.

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Cloud computing market in Poland 2014 - Development forecasts for 2014-2018, New Report Launched

How will Cloud computing affect the future of the IT industry in Poland?

This report offers exclusive market analysis and forecasts for development 2014-2018.

The advent and growth of the Cloud computing services market has many implications for the Polish IT sector. Major telecommunications companies are interested in offering services to their customers, and small, medium and large enterprises throughout Poland use Cloud computing to maximize profits and streamline operations. Many of these enterprises have become or are in the process of becoming Cloud services providers as well as users.

For a complete and timely guide to market conditions and growth potential of this expanding market, consult Cloud computing market in Poland 2014, development forecasts for 2014-2018. This publication provides data on the current value and expected growth of the market and its main segments – SaaS, IaaS and PaaS.

The informational value of this report is enhanced by the inclusion of material obtained through a survey of Poland’s leading IT services providers that focused on their knowledge, opinions and outlooks for success in the current cloud computing market, as well as for the future of cloud services as compared to the IT sector overall.  The report uses the Publisher Index of Cloud Computing Market Growth, a group of specially chosen indices designed to measure the market and its opportunities and compare them to those in other regional markets.

This unique document provides overall cloud computing market value in Poland as well as the values of each segment – SaaS, IaaS and PaaS – and analysis of the elements of service models utilised in each of these segments. It examines key trends and associated market impacts, provides legal and regulatory updates and SWOT analyses of the leading companies providing Cloud services to Polish customers. The report also offers corporate profiles and analysis of the competitive dynamic as observed in the current marketplace.

This publication also furnishes details on the predicted expansion of this market from 2014-2018, variations in cloud computing usage among enterprises of different sizes and analysis of unified communications packages presented to consumers. It delves into the future of the cloud computing market and its various service models, analyses the evolution of best practices and top sales strategies in the industry and explains how technological advancements will benefit this market in the years ahead.

Cloud computing in Poland, development forecasts for 2014-2018 was created for IT services providers operating on the Polish market or investigating the possibilities for market entry. The report will also benefit the management of data centre operations, telecommunications operators considering becoming cloud service providers and financial and investment services providers. It is a handy business information tool that enables users to gain a clear picture of conditions in the current market and to prepare for opportunities that are likely to arrive in the coming months.

Spanning Over 101 pages, “Cloud computing market in Poland 2014: Development forecasts for 2014-2018” report covering the Methodology, Executive summary, Cloud computing market in Poland, Selected players on the Polish cloud computing market.

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