Articles tagged with: Ovum

European Networks First to Feel Full Punch of the Credit Crunch

Europe has become the first regional mobile telecoms market to feel the impact of the credit crunch, according to a new report from ovum. The report looked at the third quarter financial results of multiple mobile operators in all regions of the world, finding that Europe's top mobile operators are the one that are beginning to feel the hit from the credit crunch. more

Related Tags: mobile-data, latin-america

Nokia kick-starts GPS market in Europe

Opinion piece by Tony Cripps and Michele Mackenzie, principal analysts

According to a new ovum forecast, the market for GPS-enabled mobile devices will grow rapidly, from an estimated 163.9 million shipments in 2007 to almost 572 million in 2012. In the early years this growth has been driven by the CDMA players, namely Qualcomm, serving large CDMA markets such as the US, where the E911 mandate stipulates the use of location-based technologies in handsets, and markets such as Korea and Japan where demand for location-enabled services is higher than in other regions. more

Facebook-Twitter talks break down

Opinion piece by Madan Sheina, principal analyst at ovum

What would have been the first major consolidation between two social networking giants has failed to materialise, as Facebook's attempts to woo Twitter with an all-stock offer fell on deaf ears. Facebook's valuation seems to have been the sticking point. But with neither company as yet able to demonstrate that it can make money on a scale that matches its number of users, the outcome might not be a bad thing. more

Related Tags: google, microsoft, sms, social-networking, twitter, ofta, yahoo, compete, text-messages, facebook

No sign of wireless downturn in North America yet

Independent Analyst Comment - Steven Hartley, Senior Analyst at ovum

North America was the first region to be affected by the current economic crisis and, to date, has been the hardest hit. Although the full effects of the downturn are yet to be felt, the wireless operators' results in the third quarter reflect how mobile services have become indispensable and two-year contracts are protecting the sector in the region. Mobile telecom remains on track to grow in the region in 2009. more

Credit crisis brings telecoms to a turning point

Opinion piece by Matt Walker, principal analyst at ovum more

Related Tags: rsa, etisalat, vodafone, mtn, china-mobile, zain, singtel, optus, global-crossing

Nokia getting on top of handset media portability

Opinion by Tony Cripps, principal analyst at ovum

Nokia has greatly extended the range of its multimedia codec support in the fifth edition of its S60 platform for Symbian OS, in an effort to overcome the problems of multimedia portability arising from codec proliferation. An important addition to the core is Microsoft's Windows Media Audio (WMA) format, which largely completes Nokia's audio codec support. However, some gaps still remain, notably the DivX Internet video codec and the popular, and free, Ogg family. more

Related Tags: microsoft, p2p-, samsung, apple, apple, wind, rcom, ofta, lg, symbian, windows

Open source in mobile phones: challenges for software vendors

Opinion piece by Adam Leach, principal analyst at ovum

Open source is the emerging development methodology for mobile phones, reducing operational costs, harnessing innovation and shortening time to market for new devices and services. With both Nokia and Google already choosing an open source model for their mobile platforms over the past twelve months, the pressure is on independent software vendors (ISVs) in the mobile market to adopt an open source strategy. more

Telcos Planning Ahead for an Economically Troubled 2009

In September 2008, the scale of the financial market meltdown grew by orders of magnitude, and apprehension about its effect on the communications industry reached new heights. Recognizing that many companies are now setting budgets for next year and need to make assumptions on how current events will play out, ovum developed several planning scenarios that put boundaries on the uncertainties in the telecoms industry for 2009. ovum believes the most likely scenario is a generally mild impact on the telecoms industry, with growth and spending slowing but not declining. The scenarios are described in the October edition of ovum's Straight Talk Monthly communication to clients. more

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Mobile Operators revenues undented by credit crunch

Europe's mobile telecoms industry remains strong despite fears about the impact of the global credit crunch, according to a new report from consulting firm, ovum. more

Related Tags: mobile-data, roaming, mobile-broadband

Vodafone says Apple will meet it part way over branded iPhone apps

Independent analyst comment - Tony Cripps, senior analyst at ovum more

Related Tags: iphone, mobile-data, itunes, apple, rsa, walled-garden, vodafone, compete, app-store