Patrick Kelly is a partner and co-founder of OSS Observer. He has twenty years of experience in the communication industry, primarily focusing on IP services and operational support systems. Patrick was formerly Senior Analyst at RHK. At RHK, he was involved in consulting projects for service providers and suppliers and published research under the OSS practice. Before working for RHK, Patrick was Director of Product Management for Aprisma Management Technologies, where he helped define future product direction for Spectrum and managed the partner alliance programme. Patrick is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. He holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Vermont, and an MBA from Plymouth College.
The top 15 suppliers generated USD9.85 billion in sales to service providers in 2007. Amdocs retained its leadership position with a 13% share of a USD17.6 billion market, followed by ... more
The market for next-generation service assurance software will be driven by network upgrades and the service applications that use this technology ... more
Global service assurance spending is forecast to grow from $2.3 billion in 2007 to USD3.5 billion in 2012 with a CAGR of 9% ... more
OSS Observer forecasts that the SOA software component market will grow from USD280 million in 2007 to USD910 million in 2012 at a CAGR of 27% ... more
The probe system market is the most mature segment within the service assurance marketplace, but continues to show strong growth to support new services as operators migrate from circuit-switched to IP technologies ... more
