Business Services Analysis & Statistics, May 2013

M2M Deployment Best Practices

$ 995
Industry report
June 2011
by Yankee Group

Although the M2M industry is still in its infancy, early adopters have paved the way to an easier M2M deployment process. By following the trail blazed by M2M pioneers, enterprises can overcome device, ...

Industries : Marketing

Verizon LTE: NOT the Most Reliable?

$ 995
Industry report
May 2011
by Yankee Group

As operators push consumers to an always-on world, the availability and reliability of networks is taken for granted. The day-long outage of Verizon’s 4G LTEnetwork is a reminder that all new technologies ...

Industries : Internet Access, Isp

Network: Connecting Users to the Experience

$ 995
Industry report
May 2011
by Yankee Group

Yankee Group defines the Connected Experience as one that combines networks, devices and content into a seamless engagement that captivates users. Herewe explain the network’s role in what we estimate ...

Industries : Network Equipment

10 M2M Deployment Pitfalls to Avoid

$ 995
Industry report
May 2011
by Yankee Group

Deploying an M2M solution can be a daunting task with many factors to consider. By understanding typical device, connectivity, data management and deployment challenges at the outset, enterprises increase ...

Industries : Software and Consulting

Tapping the Federated Mobile Cloud for Profit

$ 995
Industry report
April 2011
by Yankee Group

Today’s mobile network operators (MNOs) are not fully monetizing their unique network, IT and data assets. To unlock new revenue, the entire mobileecosystem must work more efficiently. The mobile cloud ...

Industries : Business Outsourcing

CTIA 2011: Carriers React to Market Dynamics

$ 995
Industry report
April 2011
by Yankee Group

Mobile data was king at this year’s International CTIA Wireless show. A review of show events reveals the winners in the market will be those carriers thattransmit data traffic more efficiently on thei ...

Industries : Broadband

DNS: Building the Secure, Smart Network

$ 1 495
Industry report
April 2011
by Yankee Group

DNS can be leveraged by communications service providers (CSPs) to provide not only increased network security, but differentiated services. Users,particularly parents, are willing to pay for increased ...

Industries : Network Equipment, Security Systems

UK Mobile Has a Bright Future

$ 995
Industry report
April 2011
by Yankee Group

The U.K. mobile communications market will achieve solid growth during the next five years as data revenue increases compensate for a declining voicemarket. If U.K. operators build on recent success in ...

Industries : Broadband
Countries : United Kingdom

MWC 2011: Vendors Look to 4G for Differentiation

$ 995
Industry report
March 2011
by Yankee Group

At Mobile World Congress 2011, it was clear the buzz is back in the telecom industry. Operators are talking about their next-generation networks, services and solution implementations while taking advantage ...

Industries : Broadband
Countries : World

Early 2011 Device Trends: OEMs Show Their Cards

$ 995
Industry report
March 2011
by Yankee Group

In Q1 2011, mobile device manufacturers showcased dozens of software and hardware innovations. For the moment, Motorola, Samsung and HTC lead the field, while Vizio and Dell struggle to make waves. Device ...

Industries : Wireless Technology, Consumer Electronics
Countries : World

WAC’s Continued Success Depends on Great User Experience and Developer Satisfaction

$ 995
Industry report
March 2011
by Yankee Group

The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC) has made surprising progress in its first 12 months. In order for WAC to maintain long-term relevance, the entire WAC ecosystem must collaborate to ensure developers ...

Industries : Telephony
Countries : World

4G B/OSS: Oxymoron or Mandate?

$ 1 295
Industry report
October 2010
by Yankee Group

Executive Summary It's no secret the communications industry is rushing headlong into this thing called ?4G.? Communications service providers (CSPs) have committed to multi-billion dollar investments ...

Industries : Wireless Technology

OneAPI Pilot Shows Business Issues Still Trump Technology Hurdles in Operator-Developer Partnerships

$ 495
Industry report
October 2010
by Yankee Group

The GSM Association's (GSMA's) OneAPI initiative, announced with some fanfare at Mobile World Congress in 2009, has a role to play in the overall effort to strengthen operator/application developer relationships, ...

Industries : Wireless Technology
Countries : World

Enterprises Require Clean Clouds

$ 1 295
Industry report
September 2010
by Yankee Group

Executive Summary The cloud's promise of doing more with less has enterprises' attention, but security concerns hold them back from embracing the cloud fully. Indeed, from audit necessities to network ...

Industries : It Hosting
Countries : United States

The Promise and Perils of Tokenization

$ 495
Industry report
August 2010
by Yankee Group

A Get Out of PCI DSS Jail Free Card? The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a set of security best practices defined by the credit card industry and focused on protecting cardholde ...

Industries : It Hosting, Hardware and Electronic Equipment

HP-Palm Deal Is Representative of the Shifting Wireless M&A Landscape

$ 495
Industry report
May 2010
by Yankee Group

The spate of recent acquisitions in the wireless space has a familiar ring to it. In the October 2009 Yankee Group Report ?Navigating the Turbulent Sea Change to Mobile 2.0, Yankee Group speculated that ...

Industries : Telecommunication Services, Wireless Technology

Qwest Merger Catapults CenturyLink to the Top of the Tier 2 Market

$ 495
Industry report
May 2010
by Yankee Group

CenturyLink Takes a Big Bite The acquisition of Qwest by CenturyLink (formerly CenturyTel) is an audacious move by an aggressive operator that has grown largely by embracing the rural wireline sector, ...

Industries : Broadband, Telecommunication Services
Countries : United States

There Is a Business Case for FTTP in (Some) Emerging Markets

$ 1 495
Industry report
May 2010
by Yankee Group

Executive Summary Next-generation access (NGA) is generally considered to be a market trend relevant only, or at least mostly, for developed markets. In fact, the large majority of ongoing deployments ...

Industries : Fiber, Network Equipment
Countries : Lithuania, United Arab Emirates, Europe, Russian Federation, Romania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Malaysia, India, China, World, Africa, Asia

IPTV Continues its Messy Evolution

$ 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

IPTV World Forum: OTT Dominates but Business Model Questions Loom IPTV is slowly gaining momentum, but it's still a nascent market without a slam-dunk businesses model'yet. Even the very definition of ...

Industries : Vod, Television Broadcasting, Internet Access, Isp
Countries : World

Sprint Charges Ahead with 4G Flagship Device

$ 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

Sprint's HTC EVO 4G Sets a New US Standard for Technical Prowess Nestled last in a quarter of huge trade shows, CTIA recently has produced fewer surprise or game-changing announcements than it did in its ...

Industries : Wireless Technology, Consumer Electronics, Telecommunication Services
Countries : United States

Assessing the Managed Public Cloudscape

$ 1 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

Executive Summary Enterprises evaluating the current crop of public cloud providers tend to find them wanting, especially when it comes to security and service availability guarantees. And the recent spate ...

Industries : It Hosting, It Services
Countries : United Kingdom, United States

Mobile Hotspots' Moment in the Spotlight

$ 1 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

Executive Summary Several new products offering dual wide-area Wi-Fi and 3G or 4G network connectivity are or will soon be available to consumers. These are not the first ?mobile hotspot solutions available, ...

Industries : Telecommunication Services, Wireless Technology
Countries : United States

HP Acquires Palm in a Risky Move to Break into the Advanced OS Market

$ 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

Mismatched Strengths and Weaknesses Require Reorganization for Success Much like Dustin Hoffman and Katherine Ross in the final scene of ?The Graduate, HP and Palm have now boarded a bus speeding toward ...

Industries : Telephony, Hardware and Electronic Equipment

What If Google Paid?

$ 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

Google Is Targeted by Several Telecom Executive Declarations In recent months, several high-level executives from European incumbent telecom operators have publicly expressed the necessity for Internet ...

Industries : Telecommunication Services
Countries : France

Cloud, Video and Collaboration Reshape Enterprise WANs

$ 1 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

Executive Summary Enterprises are blowing up legacy application/server architectures the way Las Vegas dynamited its old-time casinos in the 1980s and '90s. The difference is there will be no nostalgia ...

Industries : It Hosting, Telecommunication Services, It Services
Countries : United States

Carriers Eye B2B Opportunities at CTIA

$ 995
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

The Bottom Line: CTIA Wireless 2010 highlighted a renewed focus on the business market for operators. Sprint made waves with its WiMAX-capable EVO smartphone, T-Mobile announced plans to get in the mobile ...

Industries : Wireless Technology, Network Equipment
Countries : United States

2009 Advertising Forecast Update: Less TV, More Internet

$ 1 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

The Bottom Line: In June 2009, we forecast that TV advertising was going to drop 4 percent from 2008. We were wrong. The U.S. ad market declined 12 percent in 2009, and consumers actually reduced the amount ...

Industries : Advertising
Countries : United States

The Convergence Bandwagon Rolls On

$ 1 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

Executive Summary Convergence is a bandwagon and no one is getting off. Consumer demand for bundled or integrated land-line/mobile services continues to increase. Communications service providers (CSPs) ...

Industries : Telephony, Telecommunication Services, Wireless Technology
Countries : Europe

2010 Global Telecom Capex Forecast: As North America Recovers, Asia-Pacific Falls

$ 1 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

Executive Summary Yankee Group annually assesses the health of the global telecom market by analyzing regional capital spending plans. These plans not only provide insight into the health of the operators ...

Industries : Telecommunication Services, Telephony
Countries : World, China, North America, United States, Brazil, South America

Cloud 99.99: The Small Print Exposed

$ 1 495
Industry report
April 2010
by Yankee Group

The Bottom Line: Cloud vendors offer enterprises poor service guarantees and limited financial redress if their service fails. Get-out clauses are rife, and worryingly, robust privacy policies are rare, ...

Industries : It Hosting, Business Services