Research and Markets : Detailed Market Forecast of Billing Spending from 2005-2009

Research and Markets (researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15076) has announced the addition of Billing Market Outlook 2004 -- 2009 to their offering.

Dublin (PRWEB) April 6, 2005 -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15076) has announced the addition of Billing Market Outlook 2004 -- 2009 to their offering.

Competitive pressure to introduce new and innovative services and consolidate legacy billing systems presents CSPs with highly complex billing challenges, along with the need to control risk and expenses. Transaction-based billing and revenue assurance programs will drive this market. However, outsourcing, system and CSP consolidation, and increased spending on customer management will tend to inhibit commercial spending in the sector.

This 37-page report includes a detailed market forecast of billing spending from 2005-2009. Spending on billing software is quantified by wireline and wireless communication service providers. Additional forecast segmentation includes geographical regional segments (North America, EMEA and Rest of World), and detailed sub-segment functional areas to include rating and pricing, mediation, fraud management, interconnect and partner management, revenue assurance and real-time charging.

Features:

-Market drivers and inhibitors. How new services, products and customer segments drive billing spending, while improvements in customer management tend to divert funds away from the sector.

-Assessments of leading vendors market positions, with mini-profiles and product listings.

-Analysis of changing market dynamics. How purchases and upgrades/ replacements of billing systems depend the size, type and location of the communications service provider.

-Definitions of the main functional billing segments -- rating and pricing, mediation, fraud management, interconnect and partner management, revenue assurance and real-time charging.

-Recommendations for vendors and service providers.

-List of notable billing contracts in 2004.

Key questions answered

What is the size of the billing software market and how fast is it growing?

Where are the fastest growth areas?

Which are the leading vendors?

What are the important trends and changes impacting this sector?

Content Layout:

Executive summary

Market dynamics

Billing segmentation

Drivers and inhibitors

Market forecast

Forecast by geography

North America

EMEA

Forecast by segment

Leading vendors

Profiles of leading vendors

Recommendations

Figure 1: Global billing spending forecast

Figure 2: Supplier market segments

Figure 3: Market shares

Figure 4: Percentage of spending by region

Figure 5: Billing forecast by region

Figure 6: Global billing forecast by segment

Figure 7: Inter-relation of billing segments

Table 1: CSP buying trends

Table 2: Leading vendors

Table 3-9: Vendor products

Table 10: Highlights of public billing contracts

Companies Mentioned:

ADC, Agilent, Alcatel, Amdocs, Azure, Basset, Belgacom, Ceberus, Cisco, Comptel, Convergys, CSG Systems, Digital Route, DST, Innovis, Ectel, EDB4tel, Ericsson, HP, Inet, Intec, Telecom Systems, LHS, Narus, Nextel, Nokia, Openet, Portal Software, SBC, Siebel, Sprint, Steleus, Subex, Vodafone

Who should read this report?

Executives from communications service providers and software vendors who need to understand the dynamics of this fast-changing market. This report enables service provider executives to make more informed choices about their billing migration strategies. Software vendors will better understand their companys market position in relation to competitors and will gain insight into customer requirements.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c15076

Laura Wood

Senior Manager

Research and Markets

press@researchandmarkets.com

Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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