New Blog Explores Transformational Impact of Key Technology and Business Trends on Telecom Industry

A new blog from TransformationEnablers.Com written by Lane F. Cooper, editorial director of BizTechReports.Com, tracks and analyzes the role that dynamic market forces, new technologies and emerging business strategies are having on the global telecom industry.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 16, 2008 -- A new blog from TransformationEnablers.com (http://www.transformationenablers.com/blog/archives/telecommunications/index.html) written by Lane F. Cooper, editorial director of BizTechReports.Com (www.biztechreports.com), tracks and analyzes the role that dynamic market forces, new technologies and emerging business strategies are having on the global telecom industry. Issues addressed in the blog include:

Obama Telecom Policy: Pro Intervention, Pro Competition

With the national election now decided, the technology and communications industries are scrambling to understand the impact that the new administration will have on their space. While the picture is not entirely clear, one thing is certain. Change is coming to the regulatory environment. Where you stand in the industry will determine if it is change you can believe in.

Texting Out the Vote: Communications Tech Plays Central Role in National Election

I promise I am not going to get political. But it is worth pointing out that beyond breaking the race barrier, cracking the glass ceiling of gender bias, and blowing through an estimated billion dollars in campaign spending, this political season will be remembered for the dominant role that communications technology played in getting the messages out and bringing the voters in.

Cable Edging Out DSL, But Mobile Emerging as Long-term Broadband Winner

As telcos duke it out with cable providers to win the hearts and minds of residential broadband users, the competition is fierce. The clear frontrunners at this point are the cable providers. But before communications service providers start waving any white flags, they should notice that mobile broadband is probably the next meaningful field of battle.

Security Investments to Remain Steady...But is Risk Reduced?

So here is some good news if you are in the risk management and data protection arena in a telco. It looks the financial crisis is not prompting many cuts in security budgets. The bad news, however, is that despite steady investments in information assurance initiatives, risk may actually be rising. The reason: people...lots of them...often ignore security policies.

Managed And Hosted Services Surge Globally

While it is tempting - and often appropriate - to focus on how next- generation services are going to generate future revenues for service providers, it is easy to forget that traditional offerings will for the foreseeable future be responsible for meeting expectations. Many telcos are finding that pursuing managed and hosted services offerings are a great way to leverage their traditional connectivity and traffic management expertise in a new way.

Service Providers Shares Struggle, But is There a Silver Lining?

While the past month has been no picnic for any investor, it has been particularly tough in the global telecom service provider sector. Sprint, Telecom Italia, and Quest saw extremely large dips in share price since September 15th, as frightened investors headed for the exits. A credit and liquidity squeeze, many reason, will certainly affect consumer and enterprise communication systems budgets. But at least one analyst thinks the most pessimistic projections are a little overblown.

Global IPTV Subscriptions Generating $4.5 Billion, Yet Some Service Providers Still Wonder...

Internet protocol television (IPTV) may represent the most dramatic transformational opportunity for traditional service providers around the world. But while the potential upside of replacing traditional connectivity revenues with content delivery and advertising fees is great, so is the investment of time, money and intellectual elbow grease that telecom carriers will have to apply to be successful.

Service Providers That Don't Transform Lose Capital Value

Service providers will experience erosion in their capital value if they fail to transform their businesses to gain a sustainable market position. While a great deal of effort is underway to implement transformational initiatives, many carriers are so addicted and committed to existing revenues streams that they are having major trouble with the shift.

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