Tony Lavender (Managing Partner) joined Analysys Mason in 2007 from Ovum, where he had worked since 1999. At Ovum, Tony led a large research programme covering the telecoms, software and IT services sectors, while his own particular focus was on telecoms industry and regulation issues. Tony's extensive management experience includes leading a global team of 90 people and responsibility for research revenues of GBP12 million. Before Ovum, Tony spent two years at Oftel and worked at BT for 18 years. He has a degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering.
I am pleased to use this issue of Insight to introduce OSS Observer, which Analysys Mason acquired on 26 June 2008. Later in this edition, Larry Goldman, one of the founders, sets out his...
It has often been said that spectrum is a scarce resource. This idea has driven spectrum allocation policy for commercial services, including mobile telecommunications, for many years.
So, it is official. France Telecom has made a ‘friendly’ USD46.4 billion bid for TeliaSonera, following weeks of speculation. TeliaSonera has rejected France Telecom’s initial valuation but I'm sure that this isn't the end of this issue …
Sometimes it is worth stepping back and seeing what the industry data that we track at Analysys tells us about what is actually going on in the telecoms industry. A good starting point is the report on electronic communications published annually by the European Commission. According to the 2006 report¹,EUR289 billion in revenue from...
