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• Press release: Informa deepens Africa coverage with new consultant appointment
  By Nicholas Jotischky February 22, 2012

  Sadiq Malik joins Informa as new consultant Informa Telecoms & Media today announced that it is expanding its Africa team, based in Johannesburg, with the appointment of Sadiq Malik. An experienced consultant, Sadiq has served Africa’s telecoms industry for the last 12 years, initially at Motorola South Africa and subsequently as business development director for… Read more

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• Press release: Operators need clear strategy to combat free web-based apps such as WhatsApp
  By Dario Talmesio February 21, 2012

  IP-based messaging services emerge as serious threat to operator voice and text revenues Operators must provide internet-style communication services to remain relevant to customers and to challenge the OTT services which are beginning to erode voice and text revenues, according to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media. The increased penetration of smartphones and… Read more

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• Press release: Margin, not machines matter for M2M success
  By Camille Mendler February 20, 2012

  M2M expected to be 5% of service provider revenues by 2015, but profits will be erratic Service providers must focus on margin not machines for a sustainable role in the M2M market, according to a new white paper from Informa Telecoms & Media and SAP. The white paper, ‘M2M Communications: Turn Potential into Profit,’ draws… Read more

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• Press release: Shift in smartphone market with lower-end devices to dominate by 2016
  By Malik Saadi February 7, 2012

  The smartphone market will see a huge shift over the next five years, moving from predominantly premium devices aimed at advanced users towards cheaper, mass-market devices. According to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media, 81% of all smartphones shipped in 2011 were sold at a wholesale price above US$300; however, this proportion is… Read more

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• Press release: Tablet market to generate over US$120 billion in retail revenue by 2016, but operators’ share will be limited to 30%
  By Julio Püschel January 26, 2012

  Telecom operators lose out in lucrative tablet market to independent retailers According to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media, the tablet market will explode over the next five years with retail revenues increasing from US$34.5 billion in 2011 to US$121.5 billion in 2016. The potential of the tablet market is unquestionable, but increasing… Read more

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• Press release: M-Commerce transactions to generate service revenues of US$37 billion in 2016
  By Shailendra Pandey January 18, 2012

  Service revenues or fees from m-commerce transactions are expected to reach US$37 billion by 2016, according to the latest research published by Informa Telecoms & Media. The biggest opportunity to earn service revenues will be from the mobile remote payments for physical goods and services and international mobile money transfers, which together will be worth… Read more

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• Press release: European telcos remain cautious in cloud gold rush
  1 By Camille Mendler January 17, 2012

  North American and Asian operators account for 90% of cloud investments European telecom operators risk being sidelined in the global cloud computing market as aggressive North American and Asian operators spend billions to build international presence. New research from Informa’s Telecom Cloud Monitor has found that European operators accounted for only 7% of the US$13.5… Read more

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• Press release: The UK high street fails to push Smart TVs to consumers
  By Andrew Ladbrook December 22, 2011

  Retailers fail both manufacturers and consumers alike as Smart TVs remain a low priority According to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media, awareness of Smart TVs remains low as UK retailers fail to educate consumers of their benefits and provide even the most basic information regarding connected-TV features. Informa estimates that 35% of… Read more

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• Press release: Major operators scale up small cell deployments and set sights on rural, enterprise and LTE
  By Dimitris Mavrakis December 14, 2011

  Numerous operators announce deployments of hundreds of thousands of 3G small cells Informa Telecoms & Media today issued its latest femtocell market status report which highlights that operators’ 3G small cell deployments are achieving volume and extending into new markets beyond the home. It also registers the growing number of operators committing to LTE small… Read more

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• Press release: Leading telecoms operators succeed in outperforming broader economy in 2011
  By Paul Lambert November 29, 2011

  London, UK – November 29, 2011 – The 40 leading telecoms operating groups out-performed the global economy by 5.0 ppt (percentage points), according to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media. Based on data taken from the recently published World Telecoms Financial Benchmarks (WTFB) service, the largest operators, as measured by consolidated total revenues,… Read more

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