Growth in mobile data revenue was unable to compensate for the decline in voice revenue in Europe in 2009, but had a significant impact on the US market. This comment piece compares key metrics on the European market from our Telecoms Market Matrix with data points on the US market.
This edition of the CEO Digest features an overview of the recently published NEMs network management systems market share report 2009, as well as commentary from the Hewlett-Packard industry analyst event. In addition, you will find articles on how SaaS can benefit BSSs and OSSs, and on how infrastructure sharing can reduce costs for MNOs.
Mobile VoIP has been a persistent issue for the industry throughout 2009. The rise of smartphones with downloadable, easy-to-use VoIP applications has prompted a range of responses from industry players. This paper takes a look at the issue from the perspective of MNOs.